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 research indicates that 390 voluntary sector organisations listed Brief synopsis of a few key local voluntary sector organisations 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 (Ward sector organisations, including a large proportion of local authority wide and national organisations, 1), (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 , 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 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 the the voluntary key local sector partnerships in Bellshill and is www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org.uk volunteers from the North area were successfully delivering 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 cultur with 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 North steel 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 that 19th 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 North in 1992 area signalled engage thed in end volunteering of steel making in the area. strategy document outlining a vision for the voluntary sector (two gatherings per annum) Sinceduring then,2014 -15 Motherwell (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 Partnership’s recognised vehicle for ofVolunteering heavy industry. activi Largety was employers also notable include in the North local Lanarkshire Single Council Outcome Agreement 2013-18 - Key strategic The voluntary sector, along with NHS Lanarkshire, North Lanarkshire engaging with citizens of Cumbernauld andarea Police through Scotland opportunities (both of provided whom have by statutoryheadquarters establisheddocuments in of NorthIssues Lanarkshire affecting Partnership local citizens highlighting include social deprivation and unemployment. Craigneuk in is Council and the Independent Care sector, played a key role in the Motherwell),partners, including and a few largeNHS call Lanarkshire centres that has(at located in thepriorities area. and objectivesrecognised for developing as the 9th communities most deprived community Kilsyth in Scotland, & Villages according Community to Scottish Forum Scottish– North delivery of North Lanarkshire’s Reshaping Care for Older People Cumbernauld Central Health Centre and Kilsyth  A Framework forGovernment’s Third Sector Scottish Connectivity Index of to Multiple Deprivation (2012).Lanarkshire Partnership’s recognised vehicle for Change Plan during the period 2011-15. Following on from the Change MotherwellVictoria Cottage College, Hospital based), onNorth the regeneratedLanarkshire site of theCommunity former Planning in North Lanarkshire 2015-18 – engaging with citizens of Kilsyth and Villages Plan, the voluntary sector is a central delivery partner in Scottish RavenscraigCouncil (mainly steelworks, through Activ is Northe Schools Lanarkshire’s North largestOutlines further a vision and three-year Improvement Plan for  Northern Corridor Community Forum – North Government’s Health and Social Care Integration agenda. Lanarkshire and Community Learning and voluntary sector involvement in Community Planning Lanarkshire Partnership’s recognised vehicle for education institute, annually hosting in excess of 15,000 students. Development), and Secondary Schools (clear  Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire Business and engaging with citizens of the Northern Corridor As part of a well-established Locality Partnership Development evidence of senior pupil involvement in Operational Plans – The Business and Operational Plans of  North Area Community Learning and Programme, CACE (Older People Active Lives) is the lead volunteering at Cumbernauld Academy, St The Third Sector Interface include a number of aims and Development Partnership – Multi-agency organisation for the North area for supporting and facilitating voluntary Maurice’s High School, Kilsyth Academy, objectives for developing the local voluntary sector Partnership to assist the development of local sector involvement in Health and Social Care Integration. A number of GreenfauldsThese days, North High School, Lanarkshire Chryston Council High suggest Scho thatol, the majority MILO of Platform – The Scottish Government endorsed online communities, facilitated by North Lanarkshire local voluntary sector organisations have been funded to deliver and Our Lady’s High School. database for Third Sector Interfaces to hold key data. Council Community Learning and Development. the biggest employers in the town are supermarkets, with the services that contribute to this agenda.  exceptions of Royal Mail, which has its main Scottish distribution centre at Shieldmuir and the NHS as a result of Wishaw General  Other Partnerships include Voluntary Sector