Archive for the Project Development Category
Let’s Talk About Money
When it comes to money matters, it seems many of us don’t have anyone to confide in. A recent national survey has revealed that three-quarters of us say we feel generally happy about life when we feel good about our money and yet it seems that only a fifth of us feel we have someone [...]
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Banking on Neilston
The newly refurbished Bank building in Neilston has become a lively cultural centre of the village that offers a range of activities and workshops to local residents and serves as the base for the Neilston Development Trust.
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Tackling Fuel Poverty in Inverclyde
Fuel Fix Inverclyde is a project that has been developed in partnership with Solas Scotland and IHAF (River Clyde Homes, Cloch Housing Association, Oak Tree Housing Association and Larkfield Housing Association). The project is being run for an initial 6 month pilot and will ensure that RSL tenants within selected areas have access to appropriate [...]
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Centre 81 Garelochhead – One Year On
On 2nd March, Centre 81 in Garelochhead, a community and outdoor education facility, celebrated its first birthday. Community Links Scotland have been working with the Route 81 Youth Project since 2006 to secure funding for the redevelopment of the old Garelochhead Youth and Community Centre into a facility capable of meeting the needs of the [...]
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Plotting in Tobermory
Local food production is growing in popularity particularly in more remote rural areas where access to a range of fresh fruit and veg can be limited and costly. Following a request from a Mull-based group Tobermory Endeavour and with support from West Highland Housing Association who are building locally to Tobermory, we carried out a [...]
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Argyll College Courses
West Highland Housing Association and Argyll College are running new free courses starting late January 2012. Are you unemployed? Are you facing the challenge of coming off incapacity benefits? Are you at a turning point in your life? Or do you just want to learn something new?
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Mull Movements
Community Links Scotland have been working in Argyll and Bute for the last seven years. Much of this work has been generated through our strong working relationship with West Highland Housing Association, but our reputation is growing in the area and we have secured several pieces of independent consultancy over the last 3 years. An [...]
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Community Links Scotland Sponsor an Architects Design Competition
Glasgow Institute of Architects, Rosneath Peninsula West Community Development Trust and Community Links Scotland announced the winner of their architects design competition titled ’ A Future for Rural Communities’ that invited architects, design professionals and students to produce ideas for the small community of Kilcreggan on the Rosneath Peninsula. The local community has successfully undertaken [...]
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Community Action Plan for Rosneath Peninsula West
For the last 12 months, Community Links Scotland have been working with the Rosneath Peninsula West Community Development Trust to produce a community action plan that would inspire the community to improve local facilities and services, the local economy and the appearance of the area which can contribute to improved quality of life and attract [...]
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A Job Well Done
Each year we work with our client Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) to develop a programme of projects for potential Wider Role support. Outline ideas are submitted to the Scottish Government Wider Role Team who then arrange to visit each RSL for a Programme Meeting to ‘quiz’ them further on the justification, benefit and match funding [...]
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