A Snapshot of the Voluntary Sector in the...

Coatbridge Area

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The area has a population of 47,730 (2011 census). Voluntary Action North research indicates that 280 voluntary sector organisations listed Brief synopsis of a few key local voluntary sector organisations Coatbridge is the area’s biggest town with a population of 43,970 premises in the Coatbridge area as their main address (as at 2015), with an estimated total 1300 operating in and specifically providing services to the Coatbridge area: (2012 estimate). The area is split into the three wards of Coatbridge voluntary sector organisations, including a high proportion of local authority wide and national North and (Ward 6), (Ward 9), and organisations, having a footprint in the Coatbridge area during the period April 2014 to March 2015. Key  Coatbridge Citizens Advice Bureau – Provides free, impartial, (Ward 10). Outside the main town of Coatbridge, investors in the voluntary sector locally include Council, Scottish Government, The Big and confidential advice services for local citizens Glenboig village is situated rurally to north of the town and Lottery Fund, Voluntary Action Fund, and several private sector trust funds.  Glenboig Neighbourhood House – Focal point for community is situated to the west bordering ’s local authority area. activity and development in the rural village of Glenboig The profile of the voluntary sector in Coatbridge is fairly diverse, with a healthy mixture of small and large  The Conforti Institute – Promotes global citizenship and Leisure activities and tourism is a main focus of Coatbridge, with organisations based in the area and providing a wide range of services. With health and employability education opportunities for citizens from the local area facilities such as Summerlee Museum, The Time Capsule, Showcase levels in the Coatbridge area sitting below the North Lanarkshire average, it is clear that the voluntary  The Safety Zone - Provides youth work services, a cafe and Cinema, Hollywood Bowl and . Significant sector has responded to the needs of local citizens with the type of services provided (for example, North community hub for children, families and residents of Bargeddie. employers in the local area include Tannoy Ltd and New College Lanarkshire Leisure Ltd’s central base for leisure activities is in Coatbridge, and Lanarkshire Community Lanarkshire. Coatbridge is also home to Albion Rovers Football Club. Food and Health Partnership promotes healthy eating from its base in Bargeddie). Brief synopsis of a few key local authority wide voluntary sector organisations with a major footprint in the Coatbridge area: Scottish Index for Multiple Deprivation results from 2012 indicated Coatbridge town centre is somewhat short of a recognised hub for voluntary sector activity, although the  Deaf Services Lanarkshire – Based in Coatbridge, providing a that some areas of Coatbridge have some of the poorest health Fountain Business Centre does house a few voluntary sector organisations. A modern community hub range of support services to the deaf community in Lanarkshire statistics in . It is estimated that one in five residents of and sports facility adjacent to St Andrew’s High School is operational to the south of Coatbridge.  Lanarkshire Community Food and Health Partnership – Coatbridge are classified as obese. Drumpellier Country Park provides a focal point for much conservation and outdoors sectoral activity. Works to maintain the Lanarkshire network of community run food

and health initiatives, with central base in Bargeddie

 North Lanarkshire Leisure Ltd – Charitable Trust delivering VOLUNTEERING... ONLINE RESOURCES...According to data from the Office of the Scottish CharityPARTNERSHIP Regulator (OSCR), theS collective... income of sport, recreation and health improvement services for local people Morrison Facilities Services Ltd and Virgin Media. The area’s central charities in the area is lower than any other locality in the North Lanarkshire area. However, the  Routes to Work Ltd – Provides employability support, advice and Fromlocation January and close 2014 proximityto December to key 2014 motorways, 220 new (M8 and M74)Voluntar hasy Actionimpact North and Lanarkshire outcomes achieved– by the voluntary sectorListing in some the Bellshill of the area key appear local topartnerships be every bit and as guidance to local citizens from its Coatbridge office. volunhelpedteers attract from industry the in recentCoatbridge years, areawith were Businesswww.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org.uk Park positive as in other areas of North Lanarkshire. Thisforums indicates relevant that to thethe local voluntary voluntary sector sector: in Bellshill is successfullyhousing a number matched of larger with employers local volunteering.  Voluntary Actiondelive Scotlandring excellent – value for money. Organisations such as Bellshill and YMCA and Orbiston Brief synopsis of a few key national voluntary sector organisations www.voluntaryactionscotland.org.ukNeighbourhood Centre have clearly demonstrated the Coatbridge positive impact Local that Area well Partnership-organised, – very Local local with a significant footprint in the Coatbridge area: opportunities through support provided by the local Third Sector Interface (Voluntary Action NL).  Scottish Councilvoluntary for Voluntary sector services Organisations can have – on residents of the Bellshillstrategic area. community planning table. Key items on the agenda include anti-social behaviour,  DEBRA – Retail shop based in Coatbridge town centre Coatbridge has four significant public parks. Dunbeth park,www.scvo.org.uk West contributes to fundraising to support those with EB skin disorder During the same period, 280 voluntary sector  Volunteer Scotland – www.volunteerscotland.net activities for young people, improvement to local End park, park and Drumpellier Country park. Woodend and play facilities, continued development of  Enable Scotland – Delivers services from its Coatbridge office to Witchwoodorganisations Loch listing are situated a main on the premise north - inwest the edge of Coatbridge. Locator Tool (for older people’s services) – support children and adults who have learning disabilities Coatbridge area promoted 135 live volunteering provides a central hub for sports,Coatbridge outdoors, town and centre, recrea healthtional improvements,voluntary sector Key community venues include Bellshill Cultural Centre, www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org.uk/locator Sir Matt  Irish Diaspora in Scotland Association – Promotes and opportunities through engagement with the Third activity in the and District area. Key volunteeringestate and management voluntary sector and community involvement safety regularly Busby Sports Centre, and Strathclyde Country Park, whi chSaltire Bellshill Awards – www.saltireawards.org.uk celebrates the strong Irish cultural history in Scotland Sector Interface. The most frequent genres of supports major events happening at the Park, such as theNorth 400 Lanarkshirevolunteers that Voluntary supported Sector delivery of the sits on the fringe of. The Park is a central location forOffice sports, of the Scottish Charity Regulator – www.oscr.org.uk  TCV Scotland – Provides conservation and environmental volunteering opportunities available in the local Lanarkshire International Children’s Games in 2011. SeveralPartnership volunta Groupry sector – Key organisations strategic group frequently environmental and cultural activity for local citizens. support in and around the Drumpellier Country Park area. area were working with children or young people access the Park as a base for outdoor, recreational or sportinglinking activities. the voluntary sector to North Lanarkshire and working in a health or care setting. Based on Partnership  TRATEGIC RESOURCES... Please note that the organisations noted above represent only a small the number of active volunteering opportunities in S  Coatbridge Area Voluntary Sector Locality Motherwell was noted as the steel production capital of Scotland sample of active local and national voluntary sector organisations. the local area, Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire Network - Network for the local voluntary during the 19th and 20th centuries. The closure of the estimates that approximately 12,000 individuals  North Lanarkshirehave Voluntary taken significant Sector stepsStrategy to pr 2013ovide-18 extremely – valuablesector, and facilitatedarguably essential by Voluntary services Action for North local and steelworks in 1992 signalled the end of steel making in the area. from the Coatbridge area engaged in volunteering North Lanarkshireisolated Voluntary people Sector living Partnership in rural areas. Group’s Lanarkshire on behalf of the North Lanarkshire Since then, Motherwell has to an extent recovered from the high during 2014-15 (conservative estimate including strategy document outlining a vision for the voluntary sector Voluntary Sector Partnership Group (two HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE unemployment and economic decline brought about by the collapse charity trustees).  North Lanarkshire Partnership Community Plan and gatherings per annum) of heavy industry. Large employers include North Lanarkshire Council Single Outcome Agreement 2013-18 - Key strategic  Coatbridge Community Forum – North and (both of whom have headquarters established in The voluntary sector, along with NHS Lanarkshire, North Lanarkshire Volunteering activity was also notable in the local documents of North Lanarkshire Partnership highlighting Lanarkshire Partnership’s recognised vehicle for Motherwell), and a few large call centres that has located in the area. Council and the Independent Care sector, played a key role in the area through opportunities provided by statutory priorities and objectivesIssues affecting for developing local citizenscommunities include social deprivationengaging and unemployment. and consulting with citizens in Wishawof the is delivery of North Lanarkshire’s Reshaping Care for Older People partners, including NHS Lanarkshire (at Coathill  A Framework forrecognised Third Sector as Connectivity the 9th most to deprived community Coatbridge in Scotland, community according to Scottish Scottish Motherwell College, based on the regenerated site of the former Change Plan during the period 2011-15. Following on from the Change Hospital), North Lanarkshire Council (mainly Community PlanningGovernment’s in North Scottish Lanarkshire Index of 2015 Multiple-18 – Deprivation (2012). Coatbridge Community Learning and , is North Lanarkshire’s largest further Plan, the voluntary sector is a central delivery partner in Scottish through Active Schools North Lanarkshire, North Outlines a vision and three-year Improvement Plan for Development Partnership – Multi-agency education institute, annually hosting in excess of 15,000 students. Government’s Health and Social Care Integration agenda. Lanarkshire Shopmobility, and Community voluntary sector involvement in Community Planning Partnership to assist the development of local

Learning and Development), and Secondary  Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire Business and communities, facilitated by North Lanarkshire As part of a well-established Locality Partnership Development Schools (clear evidence of senior pupil Operational Plans – The Business and Operational Plans of Council Community Learning and Development Programme, Glenboig Neighbourhood House is the lead involvement in volunteering at Coatbridge High The Third Sector Interface include a number of aims and  Other Partnerships include Voluntary Sector organisation for the Coatbridge area for supporting and facilitating School, St Ambrose High School, and St objectives for developing the local voluntary sector Thematic Networks (including Employability These days, North Lanarkshire Council suggest that the majority of voluntary sector involvement in Health and Social Care Integration. A Andrew’s High School). Students of New College  MILO Platform – The Scottish Government endorsed online Network), North Lanarkshire Social Economy number of local voluntary sector organisations have been funded to the biggest employers in the town are supermarkets, with the Lanarkshire also regularly volunteer. database for Third Sector Interfaces to hold key data. Partnership, and private sector liaison. deliver services that contribute to this agenda. exceptions of Royal Mail, which has its main Scottish distribution centreA few privateat Shieldmuir sector and organisations, the NHS as a most result notably of General HospitalVirgin . There Media are, many have service also industry demonstrated businesses located in the  rovides a range of youth work and personal