Newmains Action Group was set up to develop a
Community Action Plan for the Newmains Community
Council area, to make Newmains a better and more
sustainable place in which to live. The group's main
objective was to implement the aims set out in the
Action Plan and use it as a tool to attract funding for
the identified projects.
They received Sustainable Action Grant funding
for the design and printing of the Newmains Community
Action Plan to describe the aspirations and needs of
the people of Newmains and identify the main aims and
priorities for action. There was support also from
Forward Scotland. The Plan was produced as a result of
four months of intensive surveys, meetings and
workshops in the Newmains area. It identified the hopes
and fears of the community and prioritised action to
make the area more sustainable.
There was a public launch of the Plan as a
promotional tool for the work of the community in
January 2002. 5,000 copies of the plan were distributed
to various outlets in the area. It provided a key tool
for promoting the work of the steering group and
enabling agencies, stakeholders and potential funders
to understand fully the aims of the community. The plan
was thus a means of drawing in funding to further the
action points. This will hopefully build longer-term
community confidence and help empower continuing
steering group action.