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Copy of in It Together J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 0 , I S S U E 0 1 IN IT TOGETHER NEWSLETTER WELCOME This is the first in a series of newsletters We have already been doing quite a lot of produced by In It Together and the consultancy background work to get things moving before team to provide you with information about the we started consultation with local residents. work we are doing to develop proposals to improve the town centre in Mayfield. In the New Year we plan to distribute questionnaires to local residents to ask Camerons architects and other consultants, about your preferences for local facilities and including ARK Consultancy, have teamed up to the layout and appearance of the town centre. help develop the vision for the town centre. We want to make sure that people living in We also plan to host one or two events where Mayfield play the biggest part in developing the local people can drop by, look at ideas we are vision. developing and talk to us in more detail about what you would like to see. We’ll aim for a In It Together and Camerons will be working on relaxed set-up where you can chat with people proposals over the next few months. That work from In It Together and from Camerons and will result in the production of a masterplan ARK. and this should set out clearly what we would all like to achieve for Mayfield Town Centre, DID YOU KNOW? what that would cost and how it could be paid This is the first community led Master Plan for. exercise in Scotland. We all look forward to working with you to find the most successful We are planning to have contact with you in a regeneration plan that reflects the key ambition number of different and hopefully helpful ways of Mayfield and Easthouses previous over the course of our work. There will be Neighbourhood Plan. further editions of the newsletter to keep you up to date with progress. I N I T T O G E T H E R ABOUT THE IN IT TOGETHER GROUP We are a group of community organisations Mayfield and Easthouses Youth 2000 Project whose work is based in or focussed upon (Y2K) – Y2K’s main purpose is to provide a safe Mayfield & Easthouses. The group consists of and secure environment, open and accessible two representatives from each of the to all young people in the Mayfield/Easthouses organisation. All of the members of the IIT community. We offer a diverse range of Group live and/or work in Mayfield and services and supports, responding to their Easthouses, and we all know the area very well. expressed needs. Young people attend We work together to make things better for voluntarily and our aim is to provide a safe local people. We are: space for them to enjoy being with friends, meet new people and broaden horizons. We offer young people the opportunity to play Mayfield & Easthouses Church – In active roles in their wider community, 2019 Newbattle Parish was appointed a encouraging them to grow and develop as Transition Minister for 5 years to take the confident individuals and responsible citizens. congregations and communities of Newbattle, Newtongrange and Mayfield and Easthouses through radical change in parallel with the Mayfield Community Council – As volunteers emerging masterplans for Newtongrange and we act as a voice for our local community and Mayfield. The Mayfield and Easthouses church co-ordinate and express your views to campus has already been two thirds Midlothian Council and other public bodies on refurbished to include a café area, “New to a wide range of issues E.g planning, licensing, You” shop and modern praise area. Further consultations, issues that are important to you refurbishment and development of the use of and the local community. the buildings will be progressed in partnership with existing user groups and potential future It is our role to determine what the priorities users groups in the surrounding community are for our community. This is based upon during the 5 year Transition Ministry. consultation and engagement with you and the local community. McSence – an award-winning community business and social enterprise, founded in 1988 Mayfield and Easthouses Development Trust – to provide employment, training, personal set up in 2006 following extensive consultation development opportunities and support with the local community with the aim to economic growth. achieve the sustainable regeneration of the community through addressing the economic, social, environmental and cultural needs of the Midlothian Voluntary Action - is the Third residents and the area. Sector Interface for Midlothian. They offer support and expertise to voluntary groups in the area and their work on health inequalities in Midlothian Council – Midlothian Council – the Mayfield & Eashtouses was what made the IIT Project is fully supported by Midlothian whole IIT project happen. They continue to Council. A member of staff sits on the IIT support the IIT group and intend to do so into group as advisor and conduit to enable smooth the future. lines of communication at all times. P A G E 2 ABOUT THE CAMERONS TEAM MEET THE TEAM CAMERONS Camerons is one of the leading architects’ firms TEAM working in Edinburgh, the Lothians and the Borders. We have a history of working closely with local communities to produce great new or improved buildings including community facilities, schools, health centres, shops and homes. Camerons is the lead consultant for the masterplan work. The Camerons team includes other specialist consultants like Fairhurst Quantity Surveyors, GAVIN YUILL Camerons, Project Lead Shepherd Property and ARK Consultancy. ARK is leading the local consultation work and has lots of experience of working with local communities to understand their needs and preferences and to work out how best to meet these. We have already been busy over the past couple of months, assessing the town centre and exploring the possibilities for improving things, and meeting the local business operators. JOHN PATERSON ARK Consultancy We are now moving into a phase of work where we want to hear from local people about their preferences and also begin to develop some ideas and options to help people to see what might be possible. As well as the newsletters and events, we are linking with the In It Together Facebook page to post information on what we are doing and allow people to ask questions and to keep in touch. P A G E 3 When Mayfield Town Centre was originally built, there were shops, pubs, leisure facilities F E B R U A R Y 2 0 2 0 and landscaping that invited people in. What do you think we should include in our newly designed Town Centre? 04 Come along to the public consultations and let 5pm - 8pm us know what is important to you and how you think we could bring our Town Centre back to life. F E B R U A R Y 2 0 2 0 TIMELINE Community Consultation work is to be carried 07 12noon - 5pm out during February and will be publicised in various ways in order to make sure as many people can attend as possible. The first consultation has been set for 4th February 2020 between 5pm and 8pm at the Hall of Mayfield and Easthouses Church. ‘A great place to bring The second consultation is set for the 7th of up a family, learn February 2020 between 12noon and 5pm. at Newbattle High School, please follow the notices displayed at the school. about the world, build Following the public consultation, the Master a foundation for Plan will be prepared and Regeneration Strategy launched in the beginning of May 2020. working, and enjoy life to the full.’ If you would like to find out anything more about the project, you can contact the team on the following: Camerons Team ARK Consultancy Team 01896 753077 0121 515 3831 [email protected] [email protected] @InitTogetherMayfieldandEasthouses @ARK Consultancy Ltd @InItTogetherME @ARKConsultLtd P A G E 4.
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