A Snapshot of the Voluntary Sector in the North Area
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A Snapshot of the Voluntary Sector in the... North Area LOCAL AREA... SECTORAL PROFILE... ORGANISATIONS... The North area has a population of 84,130 (2011 census). Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire research indicates that 390 voluntary sector organisations listed Brief synopsis of a few key local voluntary sector organisations Cumbernauld is the area’s biggest town with a population of 51,610 premises in the North area as their main address (as at 2015), with an estimated total 1300 voluntary operating in and specifically providing services to the North area: (2012 estimate). The area is split into the five wards of Kilsyth (Ward sector organisations, including a large proportion of local authority wide and national organisations, 1), Cumbernauld North (Ward 2), Cumbernauld South (Ward 3), having a footprint in the North area during the period April 2014 to March 2015. Key investors in the CACE (Older People Active Lives) – Promotes the welfare of Abronhill, Kildrum and the Village (Ward 4), and Strathkelvin (Ward voluntary sector locally include North Lanarkshire Council, Scottish Government, The Big Lottery Fund, vulnerable older people and carers through a range of services 5). The North area includes towns and villages around Cumbernauld, Voluntary Action Fund, and several private sector trust funds. Cumbernauld Citizens Advice Bureau – Provides free, including Moodiesburn, Condorrat, Croy and Kilsyth. The area is impartial, and confidential advice services for local citizens sometimes regarded as quite separate from the remainder of North The North area depicts an industrious, vibrant hub of voluntary sector activity, with the area’s large Cumbernauld YMCA-YWCA – Delivers a variety of services for Lanarkshire in terms of its geography, structure and transport links. population replicated with an equally large number of active voluntary sector organisations and children, young people, families and communities, including an volunteers. In keeping with the geography and demographics of the local area, the voluntary sector in the accommodation service for 16-25 year-olds in need Cumbernauld was initially established as one of five Scottish ‘new North area takes a somewhat unusual form compared with other localities in North Lanarkshire. It would Moodiesburn Community Development Trust – Community towns’ after the Second World War to cope with Glasgow’s oversized appear that a high number of national voluntary sector intermediaries have identified Cumbernauld as a activities and development for people of the Moodiesburn area. population. Media coverage towards the town’s structure and design very central location from which to provide services to the whole of Scotland. However, much fewer has not always been favourable; however significant development North Lanarkshire or Lanarkshire wide serving organisations have established main base here due to the Brief synopsis of a few key local authority wide voluntary sector work has taken place over the last decade to upgrade the town centre North area’s geographical segregation from most key towns in the local authority. organisations with a major footprint in the North area: and its large indoor shopping mall. Cumbernauld in the last few years North Lanarkshire Leisure Ltd – Charitable Trust delivering has seen a surge of business activity, with a number of leading Localised voluntary sector activity and volunteering in the smaller towns and villages located outside sport, recreation and health improvement services for local people manufacturers relocating to the Wardpark industrial estate. Cumbernauld town is very strong, most notably in the communities of Croy, Kilsyth and Moodiesburn. RECAP Community Project – Furniture and recycling project that refurbishes and redistributes household goods to local people According to data from the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR), the collective income of The Alpha Project – Provides free community support services, VOLUNTEERING... ONLINE RESOURCES...charities in the Bellshill area is lower than any otherP localityARTNERSHIP in the North LanarkshireS ...area. However, the including day care, to disabled people living in North Lanarkshire , the New OKI UK headquarters in Wardpark and Yaskawa impact and outcomes achieved by the voluntary sector in the Bellshill area appear to be every bit as Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire – Scottish Government’s Third Sector Interface for supporting voluntary sector in local area. ElectronFrom Januaryics, A.G. 2014 Barr to World December Headquarters. 2014, 281 new Voluntary Actionpositive North as Lanarkshire in other ar eas– of North Lanarkshire. ThisListing indicates some thatof thethe voluntarykey local sector partnerships in Bellshill and is volunteers from the North area were successfully www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org.ukdelivering excellent value for money. Organisationsf orumssuch as relevant Bellshill to and the localMossend voluntary YMCA sector: and Orbiston Brief synopsis of a few key national voluntary sector organisations Inmatched the 19th with century, local iron volunteering and steel production opportunities were key to theVoluntary town’s ActionNeighbourhood Scotland – Centre have clearly demonstrated the positive impact that well-organised, very local through support provided by the local Third Sector www.voluntaryactionscotland.org.ukvoluntary sector services can have on residents of the Bellshill North area. Area Local Area Partnership – Local with a significant footprint in the North area: development. Today, the largest employers in the local area include Interface (Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire). Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations – strategic community planning table. Key items Morrison Facilities Services Ltd and Virgin Media. The area’s central on the agenda include anti-social behaviour, Quarriers – National charity supporting adults with disabilities, location and close proximity to key motorways (M8 and M74)www.scvo.org.uk has providing a befriending and support service in the North area During the same period, 390 voluntary sector Volunteer Scotland – www.volunteerscotland.net activities for young people, developing the helped attract industry in recent years, with Strathclyde Business Park capacity of the local community, and continued Scottish Centre for Children with Motor Impairments – Offers housingorganisations a number listing of alarger main employers. premise in the North Locator Tool (forStrathclyde older people’s Country services) Park provide – s a central hub for sports, outdoors, and recreational voluntary sector education and therapy services for children with motor disorders area promoted 155 live volunteering www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org.uk/locatoractivity in the Motherwell and District area. Key volunteeringdevelopment and voluntary of Cumbernauld sector involvement town centre regularly North Lanarkshire Voluntary Sector Scottish Spina Bifida Association – Provides support, advice, opportunities through engagement with the Third Saltire Awardssupports – www.saltireawards.org.uk major events happening at the Park, such as the 400 volunteers that supported delivery of the Key community venues include Bellshill Cultural Centre, Sir Matt Partnership Group – Key strategic group and information about Spina Bifida, based in Cumbernauld Sector Interface. The most frequent genres of Office of the ScottishLanarkshire Charity International Regulator Children’s – www.oscr.org.uk Games in 2011. Several voluntary sector organisations frequently Busby Sports Centre, and Strathclyde Country Park, which Bellshill linking the voluntary sector to North Lanarkshire The Richmond Fellowship Scotland – Provides support to volunteering opportunities available in the local access the Park as a base for outdoor, recreational or sporting activities. sits on the fringe of. The Park is a central location for sports, Partnership people with a range of needs to help them live independent lives. environmentalarea were working and culturwith alchildren activity or for young local citizens.people Cumbernauld and North Area Voluntary and working in a health or care setting. Based on STRATEGIC RESOURCES... Sector Locality Network - Network for the Please note that the organisations noted above represent only a small the number of active volunteering opportunities in local voluntary sector, facilitated by Voluntary sample of active local and national voluntary sector organisations. Motherwellthe local area, was Voluntary noted as Action the Northsteel productionLanarkshire capital of Scotland have taken significant steps to provide extremely valuable and arguably essential services for local and North Lanarkshire Voluntary Sector Strategy 2013-18 – Action North Lanarkshire on behalf of the North duringestimates the that19th approximately and 20th centuries. 16,000 The individuals closure of the Ravenscraig isolated people living in rural areas. North Lanarkshire Voluntary Sector Partnership Group’s Lanarkshire Voluntary Sector Partnership Group steelworksfrom the Northin 1992 area signalled engage thed inend volunteering of steel making in the area. strategy document outlining a vision for the voluntary sector (two gatherings per annum) Sinceduring then,2014 -15Motherwell (including has charity to antrustees). extent recovered from the high HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE North Lanarkshire Partnership Community Plan and Cumbernauld Community Forum – North unemployment and economic decline brought about by the collapse Lanarkshire