MAYFIELD AND EASTHOUSES COMMUNITY FUTURES NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN FIVE YEAR PLAN: 2012-2017
PRODUCED BY Mayfield and Easthouses Community Futures Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group Midlothian Community Planning Partnership Coalfields Regeneration Trust THE KIND OF PLACE WE WOULD LIKE MAYFIELD AND EASTHOUSES TO BE: OUR VISION FOR THE FUTURE
MAYFIELD AND EASTHOUSES COMMUNITY FUTURES NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN 2012-2017 A great place to bring up a family, learn about the world, build a foundation for working, and enjoy life to the full
A community built between the city and the countryside, with good access to green open space and to life enhancing jobs
A safe community where people of all ages respect each other
A clean and attractive place filled with colour and pleasant outdoor spaces
A real community trusting its heritage, where people look out for each other and continue working together to improve the lives of all our residents
This statement summarises the main views of local people and organisations about what they want for the future of Mayfield and Easthouses.
MAYFIELD AND EASTHOUSES COMMUNITY FUTURES NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN 2012-2017 CONTENTS
Section 1: About The Mayfield and Easthouses Community Futures Neighbourhood Plan ...... 5
Section 2: Our Community Now: Profile of Mayfield and Easthouses ...... 7
Section 3: Community Views ...... 14 What People Like About Mayfield and Easthouses ...... 16 What People Do Not Like About Mayfield and Easthouses ...... 18
Section 4: Main Strategies and Priorities ...... 20
Section 5: Action Plan ...... 24 Theme 1: Safe Mayfield and Easthouses ...... 25 Theme 2: Families and Children ...... 29 Theme 3: Community Facilities, Services and Activities...... 34 Theme 4: Employment and The Economy ...... 39 Theme 5: Townscape and The Built Environment ...... 45
MAYFIELD AND EASTHOUSES COMMUNITY FUTURES NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN 2012-2017 SECTION 1: ABOUT THE MAYFIELD AND EASTHOUSES COMMUNITY FUTURES NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN
Neighbourhood Plans are being consultation and development THE STEERING GROUP created across Midlothian support to the community for Each Neighbourhood Plan is between 2008 and 2015. a period of one year, with the led by a steering group, which Neighbourhood Plans are part aim of producing a community brings together Community of Midlothian’s Community action plan. Additionally, it Planning Partners and local Planning process. They give would bring an investment of community organisations. local people chances to £30,000 to be used to support The Mayfield and Easthouses express their views about the community-based projects Steering Group has involved opportunities, services and the arising out of the action plan. partners from: environment where they live, Mayfield and Easthouses were and to work with Community fortunate to be chosen as • Mayfield and Easthouses Planning Partners to make one of the three communities Community Council improvements. Neighbourhood Scotland-wide to take part in • Mayfield and Easthouses Plans are being produced for this programme in 2011/12. Development Trust each community council area. The Mayfield and Easthouses • Mayfield and Easthouses In April 2011, an opportunity Community Futures Youth 2000 (Y2K) arose for Mayfield and Neighbourhood Plan is • McSence Easthouses Neighbourhood the product of successful Plan to benefit from some partnership work between • Midlothian Sure Start (Family investment by the Coalfields Midlothian’s Community Reachout) Regeneration Trust. The Planning Partners, the Coalfields • Midlothian Council Coalfields Regeneration Regeneration Trust and their Trust sought to identify three development practitioner from • NHS Lothian ex-coalfield communities in STAR Development Group, and • Lothian and Borders Police Scotland to participate in its the local community. • Midlothian Patient Community Futures Programme. Participation Forum This programme would bring
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5 The Steering Group partners • Articles in the local press; and was returned by just will continue to work together over 200. The survey was • Regular meetings of the to ensure that the actions Steering Group; distributed and collected are delivered. This includes by hand by volunteers from a new forum of community- • Interviews or focus groups the Steering Group and based organisations which will representing a wide cross the local Army Cadets, and come together to develop joint section of the community, efforts were made to return projects and continue to work including equalities groups to homes where people were in close association with public (18 separate groups not in at the time of the first sector partners. The Steering including young parents, visit. An online version of Group will also distribute the kinship carers, older people, the survey was also made CRT funding. children and young people, available; Black and Minority Ethnic A community profile detailing LOCAL PEOPLE HAVE THEIR SAY community members and • business people, people with facts and figures about the The Plan was prepared community; following extensive community disabilities, and others); A Community Futures Open engagement over the second • A community views • half of 2011. Community survey that went to 1,000 Day in October held in engagement included: households (1/3rd of the the Mayfield Church Hall, households in the area) attended by roughly 100 people.
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6 SECTION 2: OUR COMMUNITY NOW: PROFILE OF MAYFIELD AND EASTHOUSES
LOCATION AND HISTORY roads against a backdrop of A local newsletter, the Mayfield Mayfield and Easthouses stretch woodlands on the upper slopes. and Easthouses Reporter, was out across the hillside south of established offering information Mayfield was built with four Dalkeith, separated from the and advice to people suddenly primary schools (including the town by open green space. having to face the problems first shared primary school of unemployment. A local Easthouses, one of the oldest campus in Scotland) and a high social enterprise, McSence, mining villages in Scotland, was school, a new parish church, was founded in 1988 to bring built early in the 1900s to house a park and a shopping area work and jobs back into the the families of miners working in what was then the centre community. Over time, a range mainly in the Easthouses Drift of the village. Not long after of community organisations Mine. It still has its Miners Club, came the library, the Catholic was established including the Bowling Club and fine park Church, the Labour Club (now Community Council, MAEDT, but the primary school closed the Community Club) and, in Y2K, the Family Reachout project (the local branch of when the new ones opened time, the community centre Midlothian Sure Start). New in Mayfield and the shops are and a further row of shops. housing was built and the now mainly fast food outlets. People worked hard to create population of Mayfield and Expansion of other neighbouring a sense of community. MECA, Easthouses expanded to nearly mines – including the Lady the Mayfield and Easthouses 8,000. Victoria and Bilston Glen - Community Association, was created an urgent need for established and the annual In 2012, Mayfield and workers and the construction Gala, firework display and Easthouses is a hard-working of Mayfield was begun in other celebrations rolled out community with the majority 1952. New housing and the of that. Jobs were the bedrock of its people in work, although jobs associated with the mines for families. By the mid 1980s, recent austerity measures, attracted people from across however, jobs and work suffered frozen wages, higher fuel the Scottish coalfields and from greatly, the pits shut and male and food costs and inflation further afield. Photographs show unemployment in Midlothian was as well as the reform of the hillside scraped for new 12% in the early 1990s. welfare benefits, are directly
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7 affecting families throughout and Scotland respectively. around 350 are privately let. the community. Accessing Conversely, the proportion of Mayfield and Easthouses have employment, training and further people over the age of 65, a higher proportion of social education is particularly difficult although growing, is marginally rented accommodation than for young people. lower than in Midlothian and in either Midlothian or Scotland Scotland more widely. In the and a lower proportion of The community and its 2001 Census, less than 1% of owner occupation than either organisations are determined to the population of Mayfield and Midlothian or Scotland. make Mayfield and Easthouses Easthouses was made up of once again a place to be proud people from Black or Minority As an example of housing of. This plan is an important step Ethnic communities. However, it is need, the waiting list for Melville towards that. expected that this figure will have Housing Association properties increased subsequently and that is nearly 1,400; in the year 2010 PEOPLE the local population is becoming – 2011, just 65 new tenancies Mayfield and Easthouses are more ethnically diverse. were possible in Mayfield and home to very nearly 10% of none in Easthouses. the population of Midlothian, HOUSING Salisbury View provides 43 although the population There are roughly 3,555 homes independent living homes with decreased slightly from 7,961 in Mayfield and Easthouses of some centralised common in 2001 to 7,658 in 2010. The which 685 are flats and the facilities for older people. proportion of children and young remaining 2,870 are houses. people under the age of 25 Of these, 1,315 are social ECONOMY is higher than both Midlothian rented accommodation, owned In common with other parts of and Scotland. In 2010, people by Midlothian Council, Melville Midlothian, the main sectors for between the ages of 20 and Housing and other housing employment are construction 24 made up 8.4% of the local associations. 1,900 homes and related trades, retail and population, compared with are owner occupied, and 6.2 % and 6.9% in Midlothian the public sector including
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8 Midlothian Council and and there are opportunities for people leaving Newbattle NHS Lothian. Mayfield and skilled, cutting edge jobs at the High School are more likely Easthouses have two areas Science Parks elsewhere. than those from other high with industrial premises located schools in Midlothian not to in them – one near the former UNEMPLOYMENT AND be in work, training or further/ EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS Easthouses Mine and the higher education. 22% of young other on the boundary with Mayfield and Easthouses people who left Newbattle High Newtongrange. experience higher levels of School in June 2010 were out of deprivation than the Midlothian work and seeking employment. Other places of work in the average, largely connected with community include the schools, higher levels of unemployment Consistent with higher than the sheltered housing complex, and lower levels of qualifications average levels of unemployment, shops and the store, pubs and within the population. As of Mayfield and Easthouses also clubs, McSence Community February 2012, roughly 6% experiences higher rates of Business (both McSence of the working age population some health conditions, as well itself and the tenants of the was claiming Job Seeker’s as people being treated for workspace), community projects Allowance, as opposed to the substance misuse. (like Y2K and the Family Midlothian average of 4.4% and Reachout Centre), the Leisure the UK average of 4.1%. Further statistical information Centre, the library, offices and about Mayfield and Easthouses administration (like Sure-start Qualification levels are can be found in the Profile of and MAEDT in Bogwood Court) historically lower than elsewhere Midlothian 2010, available on and the Medical Centre and the in Midlothian, with significant Midlothian Council’s website: dentists. parts of the area ranking in the www.midlothian.gov.uk. top 10% ‘most deprived’ in Edinburgh is a just bus ride educational terms according to away, there will be a railway the Scottish Index of Multiple line nearby within three years Deprivation, 2009. Young
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9 CRIME AND ANTISOCIAL community include Mayfield HEALTH AND CARE SERVICES BEHAVIOUR Nursery School, Lawfield Newbattle Medical Centre Although fear of crime and Primary Nursery class, Mayfield provides a comprehensive antisocial behaviour emerged and St Lukes Combined Primary coverage of GP and other as an area of concern within Schools, Lawfield Primary health related services such the community engagement School including the Community as health visitors, district and consultation, evidence Learning and Development nurses, nurse practitioners, from Lothian and Borders Facilities. Secondary schools child and baby clinics, and Police suggests that the rate of include Newbattle High School, various counselling services. crimes per head of population which serves Mayfield and It is located at the southern is slightly lower in Mayfield and Easthouses, Newtongrange, end of Mayfield and also Easthouses than the Midlothian- Gorebridge and surrounding serves Newtongrange. The wide range. Nevertheless, rural communities. St David’s Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh the perception that crime and RC High School is situated is located around 5 miles antisocial behaviour is pervasive on the combined high school north and includes Accident in the area does have an impact campus in Woodburn. The and Emergency services. The upon the confidence of many nearest Further Education nearest dentist surgery is in individuals within the community, college is Jewel and Esk Mayfield Place in the shops area and ongoing work is required to College at Eskbank; Newbattle of Mayfield. help reduce both the perception Abbey College Adult and reality of antisocial Education Institute is also SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY easily accessible. Edinburgh’s behaviour and crime. Mayfield and Easthouses has universities include Queen a good range of venues for EDUCATION AND Margaret, Edinburgh, Napier community activities including CHILD CARE and Heriot Watt. the Mayfield Community Nursery and primary school Club, Easthouses Bowling facilities in and near the Club, Easthouses Miners
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10 Welfare, Lawfield Primary services and taken over some In and around the areas of School Community Learning & First Bus routes to fill some of housing there is a wealth of Development facilities, Mayfield the gaps. open space. On the immediate Leisure Centre, the Library, the edge of the built area are the MAEDT premises, Mayfield ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOOR two parks of Mayfield and RECREATION AND ACCESS TO Easthouses Church Hall, THE COUNTRYSIDE Easthouses and a wooded McSence Conference Centre, scrubland area known as the three churches, two pubs and Mayfield and Easthouses are Kilns. Wide green verges – the Y2K Project. There are also located at the southern extremity mainly of mown grass - line the several active sports clubs in of the Edinburgh City and urban more important feeder roads the area, as well as the drama village environment around it. that lead to and around the club, pipe band and uniformed Around the two villages the land areas of housing and areas of organisations. is open – with a golf course green space. Both litter and and the wooded valley of the dog fouling were highlighted in ROADS, TRAFFIC AND South Esk to the west, rolling the survey results as problems TRANSPORT mainly arable farmland to the which cause serious upset to Mayfield and Easthouses have east, a wooded ridge hilltop people using open spaces, regular bus services linking the to the southeast with Camp woodlands and footpaths. community to Dalkeith and to Wood and the “Fort” at about Edinburgh. Recent changes to 270m (900 feet) above sea Many gardens are very well routes have meant that more level. Open farmland provides kept but a minority have been journeys from the upper Mayfield a green inter-space a mile or neglected, and this also estates involve using more than so wide between Gorebridge emerged as an area of concern one bus. The withdrawal of First to the south and Mayfield. The for some community members. Bus services from Midlothian in views are stunning – a west to June 2012 has caused changes east panorama including the Local people are concerned to bus services. Lothian Buses Pentland Hills, the city, Arthur’s that there has been over the have re-routed some existing Seat and the Fife coast. years a steady erosion of these
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11 green spaces – mainly with new community facilities and open has the magnificent local NUM housing – and the proposals spaces which accompany new banner in a display case in the for a further 800 homes to the housing developments, and that lounge. The Scottish Mining immediate south will result work is undertaken to foster Museum at the former Lady in this trend accelerating. community cohesion between Victoria Colliery is just a mile Residents fear that new established and new residents. away. housing development will lead to coalescence between the HERITAGE AND HISTORY Mayfield and Easthouses various built areas, with a loss of There is local pride in the Community Association (MECA) treasured open space restricting knowledge that most of the led the celebration in 2005 of the informal recreational uses to place names in Mayfield are fifty years of the Mayfield and which it is put and the pleasure, based on earlier patterns of Easthouses community. exercise and wellbeing that life - farm names, landscape Mayfield Library has an important people derive from it. references, local house names - collection of archive material signifying links with the past and relating to the area – newspaper The local core path network a time before Mayfield was here articles, copies of the Reporter, leads out into this surrounding in its present form. green space in all directions photographs and reprints of with a dozen or so paths. Care The mining history has been historical articles and papers. will be needed to maintain and referred to earlier. One sombre Local organisations like MAEDT, enhance this network if the new reminder of that is the memorial McSence and Y2K all produce housing proceeds. It will be to the 18 miners who lost their newsletters and annual reports – important to ensure that local lives over the sixty year period the archive of the future. people continue to have an of operation of the Easthouses input into the planning of new Drift Mine. The Community Club
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12 PLANNED GROWTH OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY The Midlothian Local Plan 2008 A further 800 houses are These houses will increase the shows areas zoned for housing allowed for in the Local Plan, number of homes in Mayfield and other developments. See many on the land south of and Easthouses by nearly one the diagram above which shows Newbattle Health Centre, and third. how this has been planned for. 300 others on the land between Mayfield and Newtongrange.
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13 SECTION 3: COMMUNITY VIEWS
Following the Community A total of 207 survey forms development of this Community Futures model which has been were returned. This represents Futures Neighbourhood Plan. employed in other areas, the a 21% return, which is a good Some of the headlines from the survey was kept intentionally response given the seemingly consultation results are shown simple. This was a change continuous history of local on the following pages. from previous Midlothian consultation over the past Neighbourhood Plan surveys, twenty years. HEALTH: PATIENT EXPERIENCE SURVEY which have been much longer and have asked more specific To add qualitative substance Questions about health services questions about services. This to the survey returns, meetings provided at the Newbattle survey asked four questions: and conversations were held Health Centre were asked as at play group sessions, with part of the Plan. We decided 1. What do you like about school children, with young not to repeat the questions Mayfield and Easthouses? people at Y2K, at the Miners that had been asked during 2. What do you not like about Welfare and with the Retired the Patient Experience Survey Mayfield and Easthouses? Miners, the Community Council, conducted by NHS Lothian the sheltered housing lounge, and the Midlothian Public 3. What would make Mayfield at the Family Reachout Centre Partnership Forum at Newbattle and Easthouses a better with different groups of men Medical Practice.1 The results place to live in, work in or and women, grandparents and of this survey, published in visit? a meeting of eastern European 2010, showed that generally 4. What are the most important residents, with primary school practice users are positive projects for you – your pupil councils, with the about the services they receive priorities for action - the directors of MAEDT, with staff at Newbattle Health Centre. ones that you would like to at McSence, with shop keepers, see developed FIRST? at coffee mornings and with 1 The Patient Experience Survey is the Mother and Toddler groups. available online: http://surveyresults. bettertogetherscotland.com/reportsnew/77106- All of these have fed into the GP2009.pdf
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14 However, there was a high level of concern about through the Community Planning Partners about lack of privacy at reception and being overheard local arrangements to expand services to meet by other members of the public. There was also increased need as new housing is developed. some concern about the overall arrangements People interested in getting involved in helping for booking doctor’s appointments in advance to influence changes in their local health care and being able to see the doctor of choice. provisions should contact Catherine Evans, The Public Partnership Forum is following up Public Involvement Co-ordinator, at the results of this survey with the health centre. [email protected] or It will also be important for the Health Centre telephone 01968 671365 and the Public Partnership Forum to feed back
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15 WHAT PEOPLE LIKE ABOUT MAYFIELD AND EASTHOUSES
% who Topic What people said noted this 46% Friends, family and “Events, organisations to build up the community – e.g. community McSence, MAEDT, Youth Clubs, Christmas Lights, Fireworks Close strong etc” community, good “I was born in Mayfield and like the people that live here. I community spirit have lived elsewhere but feel at home in Mayfield. I know Like the people, a lot of people in the community and I am committed to neighbours making it a better place for everyone” Friendly, helpful “The general mix of an established community. The people people who are trying in various ways to make a better place and, very important, a safer place for all residents” Born here / family connections “We found Easthouses very welcoming when we arrived here with our children 52 years ago” Range of community events 36% Community “Sure start for my children” Services and “Facilities at the Leisure Centre” Facilities “Education provision – centrally located schools” Schools “Good supply of primary schools and a good health centre” Good range of shops “The Book Bug Club on a Wednesday!” Health Centre SureStart / Family Reachout Leisure Centre
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16 30% Location and “Good bus services” transport services “Rural setting” Good bus services “Location is very good, not too far from anywhere in any Near the city direction with a good bus service and nice views” Close to countryside “Not too far from major shopping centres” Close to local “The surroundings are clean and the air fresh” amenities “Handy for work” Convenient for schools 27% Natural “Great views – park, roundabout, verges, hanging baskets at environment Bogwood Court all well kept” Good views “Up here it’s like an island – a different world” The Park / parks “I live in Easthouses where my children have access to open Green spaces spaces and the woods” Countryside “Country feel to the area – especially in summer but any more development will ruin this” Woodlands 11% Sense of “My children feel safe in and around Mayfield and community safety Easthouses and use the Y2K Youth Club which is well Quiet and safe organised” “Nice village to live in” “I can only comment on the neighbourhood we live in which is very quiet and safe – I have lived here for 25 years”
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17 WHAT PEOPLE DO NOT LIKE ABOUT MAYFIELD AND EASTHOUSES
% who Topic What people said noted this 57% Community safety “Litter and dog dirt” and civic issues “What seems like gang mentality of some youths” Dog dirt left lying “Young people destroying and vandalising things at night Young people hanging time” around the streets “Park had knife – unsafe” Vandalism, crime and “Lack of respect for community” graffiti Young people making a nuisance of themselves Feel unsafe/ young people frightened to go out 31% Poorly served by “The lack of amenities for all generations” community services “Lack of bus (86) services to upper Mayfield” and facilities “Poor shopping facilities” “Terrible dull dreary shops” “The Lack of shopping store (Scotmid)” “Not enough shops – limited choice” choices “My plain dislike for Mayfield is the lack of proper play Problems with the bus facilities for children” service Scotmid Lack of amenities (esp. bank) Local shop prices too high
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18 27% Townscape and the “Community Centre requires serious external refurb as it built environment looks like a prison” Litter / not enough bins “Very run down and shabby appearance despite council’s Run down, dirty streets efforts with flowers. The shops when closed look like a and paths fortress with shutters” The look of the flats “The area feels run down and needs a lift and some new life injected into it” The look of the shops “Cosmetics of the shops – not very attractive to look at” Inadequate street lighting 21% Natural environment “The Park is a disgrace” and open spaces “Unkempt gardens” Open spaces unkempt “The litter on the streets after the recycling bins have been / litter left out for emptying” People not taking care “Litter and graffiti” of their gardens “Verges not kept up – especially in the streets away from the Lack of upkeep of open main thoroughfare” spaces Fly tipping 17% Lack of opportunities “Lack of amenities for teenagers between 14 and 16 years” and activities “The combined child and teen park – we need separate For young people young children’s play park - like the old ways” For children For families 14% Other public realm “Unable to get out during the snow and bad weather” issues “Pavement unsafe during winter freeze as we are pensioners Pavements / roads not and not able to get out” cleared well enough in “Pot holes in the estate roads” winter Poor roads and surfaces 4% Employment, “Not easy to get work even after college – feel sorry for unemployment and youngsters” worklessness “No major employer in the district” High level of “Lack of employment is also a problem” unemployment No jobs 3% How others see us “The negative publicity” Stigma / bad name for “The bad name it gets from other areas” area
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19 SECTION 4: MAIN STRATEGIES AND PRIORITIES
This section sets out the five THEME 1: SAFE people and agencies including main development themes MAYFIELD AND EASTHOUSES Midlothian Council and Lothian and the priorities that the In keeping with the vision for and Borders Police. The community is aiming for. These Mayfield and Easthouses as actions have a strong focus will be developed in partnership a fine place to live well, it is on information, education and with a range of agencies and important to tackle some issues practical facilities for dealing with supporters. around anti-social behaviour. dog fouling. It will be important The level and frequency of crime that these actions create in Mayfield and Easthouses opportunities for good and is relatively low and roughly growing understanding between equivalent to most of the county, people of different generations. but it does affect some people and the fear of it affects many Main Priorities more. • Reducing dog fouling Lack of thoughtfulness to • Reducing anti-social others is demonstrated by the behaviour and violence minority who do not clear up • Tackling drug and alcohol after their dogs and by antisocial abuse & drug dealing behaviour, noise and nuisance. Drug and alcohol misuse and its association with crime, here as elsewhere in Scotland, is all too much a part of life.
The group that met to develop detailed actions to tackle these issues brought together local
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20 THEME 2: ones. Our focus is on both THEME 3: COMMUNITY FAMILIES AND CHILDREN indoor spaces and services like FACILITIES, SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES The quality of life for families those run at the Church Hall and and children is essential for Lawfield, and improving outdoor Although Mayfield and the people of Mayfield and spaces. Easthouses have several Easthouses. The population community venues and is young in comparison with It is understood that some buildings, many people say they other areas and the numbers of children and families are would like a better quality and children and young people are more vulnerable than others. more accessible community likely to continue to grow with Midlothian Sure Start’s Family hub: a place which provides the new housing that is planned. Reachout is an excellent source a welcoming meeting space, Despite the existence of the of support for vulnerable cafe, and area to organise leisure centre, the football clubs, families, but family support different activities. Mayfield Y2K and the youth clubs, the could be offered more widely – and Easthouses, like other survey responses indicated that through more parent and toddler communities, have growing people would like to see a wider groups, playgroups, summer numbers of older people. It is diversity of activities for children schools and a range of training important to build and maintain and young people of all ages, opportunities in parenting skills. community support networks to and better information about prevent older people becoming Main Priorities how to find them. isolated and vulnerable. • Providing more activities for This means improving what A map of the community would young children is there, using the centres show that there are premises and venues that already exist • Providing more family throughout both Mayfield and more fully, providing clearer support Easthouses that could be made available for use for community information and readier access Improving play spaces for • activities of all sorts. It is clear and developing more activities children of all ages – both regular and exceptional that good information about
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21 “what is happening where”, how Main Priorities youth unemployment locally is a to take part and at what cost great cause for concern. would be useful to many people. • Community Spaces in We will consider the most Mayfield and Easthouses Major local infrastructure developments will be rolled appropriate ways to do this and • A campaign for better find out how other communities shopping facilities out over the next few years: have tackled just this problem. the Borders Railway link, new • Improve condition of roads housing developments, school Quality of life is also affected and pavements – summer building projects, roads and by the way public services - like and winter, community engineering projects, as well roads and pavements and the transport and buses. as the new life science parks bus service - are managed in • Explore options for improving and businesses that are already Mayfield and Easthouses. We bus routes and services flourishing around Roslin. We aim to work with Midlothian will focus on fostering skills, THEME 4: EMPLOYMENT AND Council to set in place “early THE ECONOMY training and apprenticeship warning” systems so that developments around these problems with litter and rubbish, Mayfield and Easthouses were opportunities by working potholes and dangerous built around local jobs and the closely with businesses, social pavements can be reported community solidarity which enterprises, schools and colleges and tackled quickly. Likewise grows from that. The context and the statutory agencies. we will seek improvements to is different now, and ongoing transport links where possible work to help young people and Main Priorities and maintain dialogue with bus adults benefit from training and More training in skills companies and the council’s employment opportunities- both • for young people / more public transport officer. local and those further afield- is essential. It is particularly apprenticeship opportunities important that young people are • More job opportunities in the drawn into this as the level of local area
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22 • More employment watch the world go by, rest the school grounds into every- preparation and and relax or enjoy the view. The day pleasant, enjoyable, life opportunities for young space where all these elements enhancing places to spend time people of urban life are set has little in. THEME 5: TOWNSCAPE AND THE about it to cheer the spirit — BUILT ENVIRONMENT there are paved areas, windy Main Priorities connecting pathways, a dreary Sadly, Mayfield town centre A new role for the Town car park, rattling roller shutters. • lacks a sense of place; it could Centre and should be the heart of the As a first step, we will support • Clean up streets and community, a place that people a Shop Local campaign to overgrown gardens want to be - thriving, bustling, encourage more people to Family Reach-out garden lively, imaginative. The survey spend more locally. • responses showed a great deal project of dissatisfaction with the local Our aim is to turn all this on its shops and with the experience head and re-create the Heart of shopping here. The centre is of Mayfield as a symbol of also the location for Y2K, the our determination to improve Church and Hall, the dentist’s, the quality of life for all our the Leisure Centre and the park residents. Our hope is that this and there are homes here as will spread out from the centre well above some of the shops. to include action to clean up our public spaces throughout There are some bright spots — the community, removing new tenancies in some of the litter, finding ways to tidy up shops, the café, new seating in overgrown garden spaces in the Bogwood Court — but it’s not housing areas and transforming a place to hang about in and the green acres of the park and
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23 SECTION 5: ACTION PLAN
The action planning phase from the three primary schools The action plan is structured was carried out between mid- in discussion regarding activities according to the themes set January and late February and services for families and out in the previous section. It 2012. This involved bringing children. The children were contains some actions that are together focused discussion articulate, eager to share already part of local agencies’ groups including local people, their views, and identified a workloads and plans, as well organisations and public service number of activities which as new actions that have providers to identify specific are included in the plan. It is been developed specifically. actions to address issues suggested that primary pupils Timescales are given as short: arising through the engagement. should be included in future up to 6 months; medium: 1-2 A particularly successful aspect Neighbourhood Plans. years; and long: up to 5 years. of the action planning phase Some work is already started was the participation of pupils and ongoing.
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24 Conserving and Improving Midlothian’s Environment Ensuring Midlothian is a Safe Place to and Visit Live, Work is a Safe Place to and Visit Live, Work Ensuring Midlothian is a Safe Place to and Visit Live, Work Community Planning Theme First meeting to be established short term. Ongoing over long term: 5 years. Lawfield: short, 6 months. Ongoing over long term: 5 years. Short: 6 months Ensuring Midlothian Starts 5th on March 2012- six months Timescale Relevant To be identified To following development of approach Various small grants Various budgets if required. Lawfield supported through CRT Community Futures Communications/ website resources Environmental Health have an allocated budget for this implications Regeneration, Environmental Health and Planning Policy (Sustainability) Community council Parent councils, Schools Community organisations Midlothian Council Environmental Health and Communications Midlothian Council Environmental Health Who will do this Financial 4. Establish a working group to adopt a multi- county-wide agency, aimed approach at bringing about long-term behaviour regarding change dog fouling 3. Support local groups to undertake their own anti-dog fouling campaigns (currently Lawfield Parent Council working on one, involving posters and leaflets) 2. Make it easier for people to report it by improving and publicising reporting mechanisms 1. Midlothian Council Environmental Health Anti-dog fouling campaign: county-wide Action Reduced dog fouling Outcome THEME 1: SAFE MAYFIELD AND EASTHOUSES THEME 1: SAFE MAYFIELD
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25 Improving Opportunities of for the People Midlothian is a Safe Place to and Visit Live, Work Ensuring Midlothian is a Safe Place to and Visit Live, Work Ensuring Midlothian is a Safe Place to and Visit Live, Work Community Planning Theme months Promotion: medium to long term Working group to Working be established: Medium term (1 year) , with actions planned subsequently Timescale Relevant CLD budgets Audit: Short term: 6 To be establishedTo Medium: 1-2 years Ensuring Midlothian To be considered by To working group Core police budgets Long term implications CLD to undertake audit of youth activities CLD to work with partners on promoting this Community Safety and Y2K to Team lead Y2K MPEG MAEDT Centre Volunteer (young people volunteering work e.g. at Salisbury View) LB Police Who will do this Financial 8. Assess gaps in youth provision and promote locally, existing activities better 7. Install lighting at 7. skatepark 6. Local working group to plan Intergenerational to approaches building trust between young people and older people 5. Police will 5. Police continue to work on building relationships with people at local level, particularly young people Action Reduced fear of anti-social behaviour and violence Outcome
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26 Ensuring Midlothian is a Safe Place to and Visit Live, Work Ensuring Midlothian is a Safe Place to and Visit Live, Work is a Safe Place to and Visit Live, Work Community Planning Theme Establish medium term: 1 year Ongoing Medium term: 1-2 years Timescale Relevant Little budget required: to be assessed Core Community Safety budgets School budgetsSchool Medium: 1-2 years Ensuring Midlothian implications Community Council, supported by MECA, McSence, MAEDT Police, Community Safety Team Mayfield and St Luke’s Primary Schools Who will do this Financial 11. Celebration of positive aspects of Mayfield and Easthouses: awards for people who have made positive contributions to community (all ages) 10. Raise public awareness that mediation is available for neighbours in dispute 9. Actions to address tensions between pupils at Mayfield and St Lukes Primaries: Friendship Group be re-established. 50th anniversary of campus to be used as platform for this. launching Action Outcome
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27 is a Safe Place to and Visit Live, Work is a Safe Place to and Visit Live, Work Ensuring Midlothian is a Safe Place to and Visit Live, Work Improving Opportunities for in Midlothian People Community Planning Theme Ongoing Short: 6 months to 1 year Timescale Relevant To be assessedTo Medium 1-2 years Ensuring Midlothian Core budgets Medium: 1 -2 years Ensuring Midlothian Ongoing funding from various sources CRT Community Futures. Future funding to be assessed following evaluation implications Parent Voices Sure Start CLD LB Police Supported by Community Council Elected members Y2K Other partners: CLD, MAEDT Y2K with support from SEAM MELD/Y2K Small grant from Who will do this Financial 14. Include drug and alcohol awareness in parenting support work 13. Encourage more people to use remote reporting to police or to promote crime through other as such channels elected members’ surgeries and the Community Council. Promote youth are activities which alcohol free: Y2K drop in. coffee bar, Explore long-term sustainability of this through social enterprise models. 12. MELD/Y2K: IT partnership project bringing together young people and older people experiencing drug addictions Action Efforts to tackle Efforts to tackle drug and alcohol misuse are more visible Outcome
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28 Community Planning Theme Every Midlothian Child Improving Opportunities for in Midlothian People Improving Opportunities for in Midlothian People Timescales Relevant Short: 6 months to 1 year Short: 6 months to 1 year implication To be assessedTo Medium: 1-2 years Getting it Right for To be assessed if To additional provision is necessary. instructor’s rates, letting charges Who will do this Financial CLD in partnership and with schools Other library. partners as appropriate (Tyne Arts Esk Writers, Parent Team, Councils) CLD to audit numbers attending and consult with children. Sport and Leisure Subject to Action 15. Organise specific after activities school saythat children they want, including creative writing, arts and crafts, music, ‘making ‘science’, things’ 16. Investigate Club current Youth provision, uptake and demand in consultation with of late children primary age. 17. Source new 17. dance instructor to replace popular dance classes that previously ran in Mayfield Leisure Centre Outcome A wider range of activities for children THEME 2: FAMILIES AND CHILDREN THEME 2: FAMILIES
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29 Community Planning Theme Opportunities for in Midlothian People Opportunities for in Midlothian People Opportunities for in Midlothian People Every Midlothian Child Timescales Relevant Medium: 1-2 years Improving Short: 6 months Improving Medium: 1-2 years Improving implication Subject to methods of promotion Minimal Subject to venue costs and staffing Who will do this Financial Multiple partners, including CLD, Sure Start, Library, Y2K. MAEDT, CLD to co-ordinate. Library MAEDT and Little Seedlings Parent Voices be assessed To Medium: 2-3 years Getting it Right for Action 18. Use more varied and effective to promote channels activities available for families and Joint children/ planning to spread timings of activities. 19. Make the library more ‘parent friendly’ by having of toys for a box to play with children while parents are working in library 20. Investigate viability of expanding Little Seedlings Playgroup provision to 5 days a week. 21. Training/ workshops for parents on supporting children through transitions from primary to high and leaving school school Outcome More joined up family support
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30 Community Planning Theme Opportunities for in Midlothian People Opportunities for in Midlothian People Every Midlothian Child Timescales Relevant Long: up to 5 years Improving Long: up to 5 years Improving implication Subject to business plan To be assessed: To external grants External funding Long: up to 5 years Getting it Right for Who will do this Financial MAEDT, Church, Church, MAEDT, Regeneration and SEAM, possibly Leisure Centre CLD and Midlothian Sure Start Parent Voices and Parent Voices Sure Start Action 22. Investigate options for a soft play facility where parents can have some respite while play children 23. Look at options for expanding family learning opportunities which support health and as wellbeing, such cookery and life skills. 24. Train up parents 24. Train to deliver play and learning activities for parents and children under 3 Outcome
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31 Community Planning Theme Conserving and Improving Midlothian’s Environment is a Safe Place to and Visit Live, Work Timescales Relevant Short: Jun/July 2012 Short: Jun/July for walkabout Medium for works: 1-2 years Short: 6 months Ensuring Midlothian implication Preparation of design, capital works and ongoing maintenance to be costed Cost for walkabout minimal, Costs for specific improvements to be determined Who will do this Financial Midlothian Council Land Services, in partnership with Neighbourhood Planning partner groups Midlothian Council Land Services, in partnership with Neighbourhood Planning Partners and local residents Action 25. Mayfield Park improvements. at Walkabout the park bringing together members of the community with Land Services and elected members to look at options for improvements that might be made for different levels of funding. Master plan to be developed for park 26. Walkabout of 26. Walkabout some of these areas to identify specific solutions to problem spots for broken glass and vandalism Outcome Parks and play Parks spaces are safer, cleaner and more suitable to a wider range of age groups and users
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32 Community Planning Theme Every Midlothian Child Supporting healthy, Supporting healthy, caring and diverse communities where local needs are met young for children, people and their families Timescales Relevant Medium to long Getting it Right for Medium to long, depending on funding options implication MAP funding: external grants To be costed To following preparation of design Who will do this Financial Midlothian Association of Play Mayfield and St Luke’s Primary Land Schools, Services, working with Education and Communities Division and Grounds for Learning Action 27. Midlothian 27. Association of Play has funding for ‘play ranger’ scheme. Investigate ways of building on this to build confidence of parents to let kids out to play and be more responsible for their environment. 28. Improvements to Mayfield/St Lukes grounds: Engage with head and offer teachers to bring Land Services/ Grounds for Learning to talk to them. Engage also with police/ community safety partnership to look at methods for prevention of vandalism. Outcome
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33 Maximising Business Opportunities in Midlothian Opportunities for in Midlothian People Community Planning Theme Short: 6 months for first meeting Medium Short: 6 months Improving Timescales Relevant CRT Community Futures funding ongoing to initially, be assessed Funding required to pay for banners etc. shop Would keepers contribute to the scheme? Minimal initially to venues Work subject to plans to be determined subsequently implication MAEDT and other local organisations Shop Keepers MAEDT Council as Landlord Interested individuals Community organisations forum with support from CLD Who will do this Financial 30. Set up Forum of Community Organisations to promote local facilities and undertake joint activities 31. Set up a shop local campaign to support local businesses raffle each Possible month for local Vouchers shops Erect banners to promote shop local campaign 29. Draw up an audit of local venues and explore options for improvements Better shopping facilities Improved community spaces Outcome Action THEME 3: COMMUNITY FACILITIES, SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES SERVICES THEME 3: COMMUNITY FACILITIES,
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34 and Improving Midlothian’s Environment Conserving and Improving Midlothian’s Environment Opportunities for in Midlothian People Community Planning Theme Short: 6 months Conserving Medium: 1-2 years Improving Timescales Relevant Midlothian Council Roads Department will pay for bollards to be moved. None presently Long term Funding/ generated income for McFi implication Midlothian Travel Midlothian Travel Bonnyrigg Team, Midlothian Council Transport: McFi (Loanhead Miners) and Regeneration Who will do this Financial 34. At the junction of Bogwood Road and the B6392, arrange to move bollards back from the give way line. will extend the This area of Mayfield that is served by the 29 giving access to the lower Bogwood Road. helps to secure the This future of the Mayfield 29s at a time when they are only running Mon-Fri peaks. 33. Monitor issues surrounding the long terms transport requirements of the area. Increased bus service subject to market demand: may increase with future house building 32. Work with 32. Work Midlothian Community Initiative to Food increase presence of in for Fruit Van Toot Mayfield/Easthouses It is easier to get around: transport, roads and pavements Outcome Action
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35 Community Care Conserving and Improving Midlothian’s Environment Community Planning Theme Short : 6 months Adult Health and Long: 3 years or more, depending on timescales for new housing developments. Timescales Relevant No funding available within Team existing Travel budget. Support will be sought from wherever it may be found – community groups, possibly even a commercial as sponsor such one of the major supermarkets. There is no current There for kick- scheme startfunding for new or enhanced bus services. implication Midlothian Travel Midlothian Travel Bonnyrigg Team, Midlothian Travel Midlothian Travel Bonnyrigg Team, Who will do this Financial 36. Help to make existing provision of community transport more widely known within communities by contributing to a Midlothian-wide Transport “Accessible Directory” 35. Seek increased bus provision where is more possible. This likely to happen if led by an economic upturn. off-peak Mayfield The 29s may be reinstated if the residential development of South Mayfield goes ahead at the southern end of Bogwood Road and across towards Gowkshill. Outcome Action
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36 Conserving and Improving Midlothian’s Environment Adult Health and Community Care Community Planning Theme Short: 6 months Medium Timescales Relevant Midlothian Council roads department has budget to fix pavements Subject to assessed need/planning implication Midlothian Council Roads department MAEDT Walking Group Action Group members Community Forum Community Forum to lead initial discussion Who will do this Financial 38. Organise a walkabout to identify a list pavements/roads in need of repair Contact LIVING STREETS with the council Work to highlight major issues – in detail Encourage local people to use Council’s reporting mechanisms 37. Investigate 37. demand and possible opportunities for additional community transport solutions for people for with mobility difficulties: particularly for shopping and hospital trips. Outcome Action
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37 Adult Health and Community Care Community Planning Theme 6-12 months Timescales Relevant Midlothian Council has a budget for snow clearance. In Kind Support from Community Groups and Organisations implication Lead partners - Mayfield and Easthouses Community Council MAEDT Local community members Midlothian Council MVA Centre Volunteer Midlothian Red Cross Local schools Who will do this Financial 39. Support the development of a clear action plan for snow clearance by identifying potential “hotspots” – e.g. individual house driveways, for vulnerable pedestrian routes that link between main roads and housing areas disseminate MVA information from council to community groups. As in winter 2010/11 work closely with Care providers and other agencies e.g. Red Cross, Midlothian Council Social Work – to identify people at risk. Explore issues relevant to volunteering – e.g. training, insurances Better winter clearing of pavements and roads Outcome Action
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38 Community Planning Theme Opportunities in for People Midlothian Opportunities in for People Midlothian Timescales Relevant implication be determinedTo Medium 1-2 years Improving be assessedTo Medium: 1-2 years Improving Who will do this Financial CLD in partnership with neighbourhood planning partners/ New Leaf McSence with Midlothian Council Communities and Division Wellbeing 40. worker Crèche training through CLD: ensure this is ongoing, that uptake is maximised, and that trainees are linked into employability/ careers advice/further learning and development opportunities. 41. Care worker training and placements. Specific work to identify barriers work placement creation within Midlothian Council care facilities Outcome Action More training in skills and apprenticeship opportunities for young people THEME 4: EMPLOYMENT AND THE ECONOMY
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39 Community Planning Theme Improving Opportunities in for People Midlothian Timescales Relevant initial meetings. Long term: of Timescale opportunities dependent on contracts offered/ capital project schedules. implication be assessedTo Short: 6 months for Who will do this Financial Regeneration Section working with Midlothian Council Procurement Services and other Community Planning Partners Economic Development section staff working on Supplier Development Programme 42. Community Benefit Clauses in Procurement: with Midlothian Work Council Procurement Manager and other key partners to ensure that Community Benefit Clauses are rolled out needs This appropriately. to be particularly weighted in areas of higher unemployment. In Mayfield, this could relate to new housing, Newbattle High School, roads and infrastructure Also longer- term procurement opportunities offered from Borders Rail project. Initial meeting to assess this is the extent to which done currently and how to move forward Outcome Action
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40 Community Planning Theme Improving Opportunities in for People Midlothian Maximising Business Opportunities in Midlothian Maximising Business Opportunities in Midlothian Timescales Relevant Medium: 1-2 years and ongoing Medium implication be assessedTo Long term of BG Transfer funding to Midlothian Council, already agreed Agreed, Midlothian Council Who will do this Financial Colin Taylor/Alasdair Mathers/Chief Executive/elected members Economic Development/ Business Gateway Economic Development 43. Midlothian Council to create more apprenticeship opportunities: Education linking with Chief Executive already to promote more modern apprenticeships within should Council. This be linked to priorities identified through Neighbourhood Planning. 44. Midlothian’s Business Gateway will be provided by the Council Business Gateway advisors could go into offering community, workshops and business start-up advice on basis. outreach to 45. Micro loan scheme be developed, targeted at sole traders, small businesses and social enterprises. Needs to be promoted within community. Outcome Action Growth of job opportunities in the local area
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41 Community Planning Theme Opportunities in for People Midlothian Maximising Business Opportunities in Midlothian Timescales Relevant meeting: short: 6 months Medium for deliver implication be assessedTo Medium to long Improving be assessedTo Initial scoping Who will do this Financial Local ‘anchor organisations’, supported by Social Enterprise Alliance for Midlothian Economic Development / New Leaf in partnership with CLD, McSence and other partners 46. Network of organisations to explore what they can do to support people to become more enterprising through developing micro-enterprises using Church McSence, MAEDT, Hall, and other community facilities to offer services people want locally Soft play Cinema club music/comedy community cafe community shop other Explore options for a 47. Job Club and/or Enterprise Club based in Mayfield/ Easthouses Outcome Action Better preparation for employment/ employability for young people and adults
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42 Community Planning Theme Maximising Business Opportunities in Midlothian Right for Every Midlothian Child Timescales Relevant months to 1 year implication be assessedTo Short to medium: 6 be assessedTo Medium: 2-3 years Getting it Who will do this Financial John Beveridge, (Economic Development), Colin Taylor Head Teachers, David Dawson Skills Development Scotland 48. Make link between Newbattle High School and the science parks/ institutes, research bringing bio-sciences staff and pupils to into school the science park to learn about career opportunities in bio-sciences, related and support fields. Explore options for extending this to primary based on schools evaluation of High School pilot visits 49. Workshop from people of different occupations for children: P5-P7 level Outcome Action
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43 Community Planning Theme Opportunities in for People Midlothian Timescales Relevant implication be assessedTo Medium: 1-2 years Improving Who will do this Financial Organisations involved in learning including community, CLDschool, area operations manager (Karen McGowan) and voluntary organisations. 50. Curriculum for Excellence Training for community based youth work, voluntary organisations Joint youth work planning within the broad ‘learning community’ of Newbattle to ensure that catchment, CforE is integrated into their programmes Outcome Action
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44 Conserving and Improving Midlothian’s Environment Conserving and Improving Midlothian’s Environment Community Planning Theme Right for Every Midlothian Child Community Planning Theme Timescales Relevant Short to medium Getting it Timescales Relevant Minimal initially 6 months be assessedTo Medium Financial implication CRT Community Futures funding awarded for design Further funding to be assessed implication MAEDT and other local partners MAEDT and Midlothian Gardening Services In partnership with Land Services Who will do this Who Midlothian Sure Start, with support from Regeneration Who will do this Financial 52. Carry out walkabout (in conjunction with one mentioned 4) to identify hotspots, in Theme fly-tipping areas and overgrown garden areas toward establishing a 53. Work local environmental clean-up and education group Action 51. Support funding applications Project for the Family Reachout to design and create garden in conjunction with users Streets and over-grown gardens are cleaner Outcome Family Family Reach-out Garden is created Outcome Action THEME 5: TOWNSCAPE AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT THEME 5: TOWNSCAPE AND THE BUILT
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45 Conserving and Improving Midlothian’s Environment and Improving Midlothian’s Environment Community Planning Theme Flags and shelters – can be on site within two months of order being placed Timescales Relevant Part of annual expenditure be assessedTo Long: 5-10 years Conserving implication Midlothian Travel Midlothian Travel Bonnyrigg Team, Community supported Forum, by Regeneration, Planning Policy and others Who will do this Financial 54. Improve bus stopping places adjacent to Bogwood Court [both sides of road] New flags to include “Mayfield Centre” Town Upgrade bus shelters to latest Midlothian standard including solar-powered lighting 55. Bring together Community elected members, local Forum, people and businesses to create a longer-term vision for improvements to the Mayfield could town centre. This potentially involved a long-term programme of work to identify the plans as well short term work to improve visual appearance of town centre (public art/repairs/ landscaping/clean-up). A more attractive and sustainable Town Centre Outcome Action
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46 The Community Futures way of working was designed by the Small Town and Rural Development Group - for more information go to: www.stardevelopmentgroup.org
Original design concept for this action plan: Sophie Roxburgh, STAR Design, email: [email protected]
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We wish to thank all of the individuals and If you wish to get involved with the ongoing roll- agencies who have given their time to help out of the Mayfield and Easthouses Community create this plan, as well as all of the community Futures Neighbourhood Plan, please contact: members who have completed surveys, taken Rebecca McKinney, Regeneration Officer, part in focus groups and action planning Midlothian Council on 0131 271 3338 or meetings, or come along to the open day. [email protected] or Geraldine Bathe, Community Learning and Particular thanks are due to: Development on 0131 270 5694 or McSence, who kindly donated their conference [email protected] space and - most importantly - the tea, coffee For more information about the Coalfields and biscuits for our Steering Group meetings; Community Futures Programme contact: Coalfields Regeneration Trust whose Community Coalfields Regeneration Trust at Futures Programme not only funded a large www.coalfields-regen.org.uk proportion of the community engagement work but also provided £30,000 of seed-corn funding which is being distributed to projects identified as priorities in the Plan.
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