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Grangemouth Community Action Plan Draft DRAFT Grangemouth Community Action Plan Introduction The Community Planning Partnership Grangemouth is an important contributor to the Scottish economy due to The Community Planning Partnership is the term used in each Local the petro-chemical, and other industries in the town. Despite this, Authority area to describe the joint-planning and priority-setting of local Grangemouth has many areas with inequalities such as higher public and third sector organisations, alongside community bodies. These unemployment and benefit claimants, and more low-income families. organisations work together so they can share their local knowledge and resources to get the best outcomes for the people living there. This plan was developed to help address some of these inequalities so we can improve the wealth, health and wellbeing of its residents and In Falkirk partners include: workers. It was done through a range of events, speaking to local • CVS Falkirk residents about what is important to them and what they think should be • done to improve their town. Falkirk Community Trust • Falkirk Council • Forth Valley College Why the Plan was Developed • The Health and Social Care Partnership • Local Community Bodies The Scottish Government published the Community Empowerment • NHS Forth Valley (Scotland) Act in 2015, which outlined all Community Planning • Police Scotland Partnerships in Scotland must develop an improvement plan for each • Scottish Enterprise area with higher levels of deprivation or disadvantage within the local • Scottish Fire and Rescue Service authority boundary. • Scottish Natural Heritage In Falkirk, the Community Planning Partnership is developing this plan for • SESTran Grangemouth, a plan for Denny, Dennyloanhead and Dunipace, and will • Skills Development Scotland develop further plans in places with higher levels of inequality. DRAFT Grangemouth Community Action Plan About Grangemouth Local Community Groups Grangemouth was originally known as Sealock, a name attributed to the • Glitter Team: A well-known team in Grangemouth, this group workers building the Forth and Clyde Canal, though was never officially organises community clean up events. adopted as the name. The canal was commissioned in 1768 and completed • Kersiebank Community Project: based in Grangemouth Town in 1790, and the town thrived through industry and trade creating a link centre, it provides activities, support, and learning opportunities between the Forth & Clyde Canal, the River Forth, and on to the North Sea. to the local community as well as a foodbank. The town's industrial heritage continues, visible from the petrochemical • Bowhouse Community Association: runs the community centre plant and Grangemouth Port, which is the largest in Scotland and is which hosts numerous activities and is available to book. responsible for as much as 30% of Scotland’s Gross Domestic Product. • NU2U Furniture Project: an affordable furniture service to help homeless people into new tenancies. Grangemouth’s local economy grew significantly in the post war decades • and there was a significant increase in the workforce. This has Grangemouth Heritage Trust: the trust showcases artefacts from subsequently led to an ageing population. Due in part to the layout of the Grangemouth’s past to preserve its history. town, there is little opportunity for new development in Grangemouth What has been achieved so far which has led to stagnation and a declining population over the last 30 years. • Kersiebank medical practice has diverted some of its resources to have additional capacity for mental health workers Points of Interest (Show this on a map in design) • Town Centre Wifi: public wifi was installed in early 2020 in the • Kelpies town centre and Charlotte Dundas Court • Docks • Falkirk Council has begun work to reconfigure the town centre, moving businesses from Kerse Road into the centre to renovate • Grangemouth Town hall Kerse Road. • Community centres • Kersiebank Food Pantry was established in September 2020 as • Com Ed Centre part of Falkirk Community Food Consortium, which received • Grangemouth Stadium £153,000 from the Scottish Government to develop these • Talbot House pantries in areas of need. • Zetland Park DRAFT Grangemouth Community Action Plan Grangemouth Profile - TO BE ADDED IN DESIGN 16,204 people 965 fewer people than 10 years ago 2,626 children 25% of children living in poverty 555 children are in low income families 31% of pupils receive a clothing grant 52.9% of homes are flats Unemployment in February 2020: 5.6% Unemployment in November 2020: 9.1% Youth unemployment is 14% Average household weekly income is £47 DRAFT Grangemouth Community Action Plan One Page Timeline of events, infographic TO BE ADDED IN DESIGN Category Event Date Attendance Your place, Your Views Online Survey 15 Jan 18- 151, 97 of 15 Feb 18 which were under 16 (64%) Grangemouth Community Workshop at 31-Jan-18 25 Grangemouth High workshop not recorded 30 Carrongrange Workshop 19th Feb 18 Community Conversations Workshop at Bowhouse Community Centre 27th June 18 Youth Forum Forum event run by community police officer and Community Learning and 7th Sept 18 36 yp, 30 Development adults invited Community Links Drop-ins Throughout 79,more March 19 were unrecorded Focus Groups 25 March- 4th 59- 31 yp, 28 April 19 adults Community Design Sessions 3rd-6th April 19 120- 87 adult, 33 children Review of Local Services 13 Interviews with front-line staff March/ April 19 19 Action development workshops Housing and Poverty 4th Sept 19 19 Employment and Employability 17th Sept 19 10 Town Centre Regeneration and Transport 30th Sept 19 23 Community Links/ Growth Deal Community links and Falkirk Council Chief executive fed back to community 5th Oct 19 feedback event DRAFT Grangemouth Community Action Plan What people like What people don’t like ‘People are lovely’ ‘People are friendly’ ‘we try to do things together – ‘town centre is dying’ ‘electric theatre is an eyesore’ ‘town centre is community matters, get people together’ empty’ ‘Zetland Park, the Helix and Kelpies’ ‘Beautiful park, wide open streets, ‘Rubbish everywhere, scattered everywhere – needs to be addressed as sports facilities, 24-hour ASDA, regular buses to Falkirk’ filthy – it makes the place look bad’ ‘Recently added paths to Kelpies and other walks’ ‘too many flats’ ‘Too many flats and rubbish lying around them’ ‘Historical past and buildings, docks, beautiful park, community pride ‘Pollution from industry, noise from industry, smells from industry’ (long term residents)’ ‘No train stations’ ‘No public transport to hospital’ ‘People genuinely care, but need encouragement/opportunity to get involved’ ‘Too many areas of deprivation – more money generated in/through the ‘Good: children’s day, glitter teams (more needed) people look out for town should be spent in the town – very disproportionate currently’ elderly neighbours’ ‘Centre is shocking – too many shops closed/closing’ ‘Too many empty ‘Kersiebank Community Project – helping those in need’ shops, town could be better shops etc. Anti-social behaviour due to drink people vandalising places in town’ ‘Depleted, forgotten about’ ‘We seem to have become a “dumping ground” with no easy access to other areas, shops closing, doctors leaving – the forgotten town’ ‘More activities for our children and youth’ DRAFT Grangemouth Community Action Plan Housing: • 70% of all council owned properties in Grangemouth are flats. • 10% of Council tenancies end within the first year, which is similar Housing in Grangemouth is clean and attractive, suits the needs of all to the rest of Falkirk. residents, and people moving into Grangemouth are supported as part of • The average time to fix housing repairs is 3.1 hours for an the community emergency and 5.23 days for non-emergency. This is better than What local people said: the average for Falkirk. • ‘Too many blocks of flats, too much ‘homeless’ accommodation, Priorities to address together: build more houses for families’ • Housing amount and type: Local people have many concerns about • ‘Build housing not flats’ the housing available locally and they want to see a long-term • ‘Need to reduce density in flatted areas - programme of planned solution, including housing for families and those with disabilities. regeneration required’ • Physical and environmental improvements: Issues have been raised • ‘Many different types of housing in the area all close by, some of about repairs, fly-tipping, graffiti, litter and the condition of the area has recently been done up which looks great!! Hopefully communal areas; and we want to improve these. the rest will be able to soon also make improvements to the area’ • People are supported within the community: there is a stigma around • ‘Other tenants in houses not looking after their property, rubbish some areas and tenants, and some people think Grangemouth is a everywhere gardens left in a state, not looking after it at all’ ‘dumping ground’ for people with additional barriers. We want to • ‘Too many flats which nobody wants to live in – so transient ensure people are supported in their tenancies, and have access to people are being housed in them’ the support they need to improve sustainment; and people • ‘I do not understand the system of giving out houses. understand how and why people are allocated housing. • ‘Better repairs service/process’ • ‘Incomers to Grangemouth – drug and alcohol’ What will be different in 10 years? • ‘Support people who live there and are struggling’ 1. There will be more houses and fewer flats 2. The communal areas around flats will be cleaner What we know: 3. People moving into Grangemouth will stay longer and be • Almost a quarter of all low-demand Council properties in Falkirk accepted as members of the community are in Grangemouth. 4. More tenants will have access to the support they need • Grangemouth has 23% of all Council owned flats across Falkirk, but only 13% of all houses. DRAFT Grangemouth Community Action Plan Housing Action Plan No. Action Who will be involved This will be achieved by: 1. Create a housing masterplan for Grangemouth including public and Link, Paragon, FC Housing, Private 2022 private landlords to address local housing issues.
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