Dunure Community Action Plan 2014 - 2019

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Welcome to Dunure Community Action Plan

This Community Action Plan lays out the community’s priorities for the development of Dunure over the next 5 years. These priorities have been established through a process of community engagement and consultation carried out during 2013 Dunure Community Action Plan 2014—2019 This Community Action Plan is for people who live or work in Dunure and who want to plan for its future. The contents provide the results, conclusions and recommendations from a survey which took place in Dunure during the summer of 2013. The Action Plan is a statement about the type of place the community wants Dunure to be, and what needs to be done.

The Action Plan provides:

 An outline of our community profile  A summary of our community‘s views  A vision for the future; where the issues that matter most are priorities for action

The Action Plan will be our guide for what we as a community want to try to make happen over the next five years, laying the foundations for change over the longer term. Equalities This plan contains information on: During the course of the consultation and  Community Profile engagement with this community, the  Strengths and Weaknesses consultants and other partners have been  Who's Who and What's going on  Community Vision mindful to consider all equality issues and  Themes and Actions carry out all of the activities inclusively to  How to stay informed and involved ensure that throughout the community, all ages, genders and themes have been considered and represented in a positive manner.

Dunure Community & the Ayrshire 21 Project Our Community has worked with the Ayrshire 21 team, to undertake community consultations that have gathered the views and interests of local people about their community.

The consultation work has used a variety of methods including a householder survey to find out the opinions of local people about a range of topics. Various meetings have also taken place with community groups in Dunure to ascertain their wants and needs. This process has fed into the action plan to identify our needs and wants, things that need to be improved or changed, and our aspirations for the future of Dunure.

The result of this work is an Action Plan with a list of recommendations for the future of the area. This project has been part-financed by the Scottish Government and by the European Community Ayrshire LEADER 2007-2013 Programme, along with volunteer work within the community.

Representatives from our Community have guided the consultation process and the development of this final report and action plan. Without the help and support of members of the community in responding to the consultation process, this report and action plan would not have been possible.

Page 2 Householder Survey results A sample of 50 Dunure households were asked to complete a short questionnaire about living in this picturesque fishing village. Residents commented on:

 Lack of Post Office—difficult for elderly residents to access postal van sometimes.

 46% of respondents felt that public transport was adequate although there were a few nega- tive comments.

 Bus service could be improved by routes to Maybole to meet surgery times for Doctors.

 78% of respondents agreed that the community felt a safe place to live in.

 68% agreed that their community was also clean and well maintained. As always, there were a few comments about litter and dog fouling, particularly from the children's consultation at the school.

 62% of respondents agreed that Dunure should be maintained as a working harbour and that working boats are important to the local economy of Dunure.

 68% of respondents also agreed that the historical aspect of the community should be highlighted to preserve and promote Dunure’s historical past to locals and visitors alike.

During our consultation with the children attending Fisherton Primary School, the children showed us how proud they are of their community and how safe they feel in the community. There were some comments about the speed of cars through the village and the children demonstrated where the problems are by drawing slow signs on the roads that they felt cars went too quickly on. The children also commented that they were pleased that the village shop had now reopened . Several of the children also remarked about the new heritage panels that had been installed as part of the Carrick Community Heritage Trail with Dunure’s panels depicting the village’s association with Charles Rennie Macintosh. The children also agreed that the castle and harbour should be looked after for the future. “Like any community, it’s the people who make it a good place to live, anything else is secondary”

Page 3 Dunure

Dunure is a small fishing village in South Ayrshire, located on the coast of the Firth of Clyde. The first buildings in the lower Dunure village were erected in the early nineteenth century. Dunure Harbour is a square basin with a breakwater quay, topped off by a characteristic cylindri- cal stone harbour light, a very popular fishing area. Kennedy Hall within the village dates from 1881 and Dunure House from 1800. With Limekilns being a common feature throughout the harbour and Dunure. Dunure Castle today stands in ruins on the Carrick coast, overseeing and once protecting Dunure Harbour. The site dates back to the 13th Century, when the Kennedy family was granted lands in 1357 and built the castle. However the remains are 15th and 16th century. When in use, the castle consisted of two distinct parts: a keep and a lower building. It is reputed that Mary Queen of Scots stayed at Dunure Castle for 3 days in 1563 . Today the castle is surrounded by the Kennedy Park ,a play area and picnic spot with ample parking for the many cars that visit Dunure during the summer months. Parking payments are made by a trust box and money raised through this goes towards maintaining and refurbishing the hall and park area.

Community Comments:

 New tourism trail uses Dunure’s connections with Charles Rennie Macintosh

 There is a lack of local social activities for elderly residents

 Create more activities for visitors so that they stay longer and spend more in the local pub, shop, inn and other businesses

 Campaign to keep the shop open

 Continue to make improvements to Kennedy Hall, particularly for disabled access

 Develop Welcome Ashore Project for visitors by boat

 Provide more appropriate tourism signage to encourage visitors to drive off the A719

 Develop Light Tower Refurbishment project

Youth Club is good here with an active membership and good activities

Page 4 Businesses in Dunure Dunure Harbour supports some small local fishing craft that catch prawns, lobster and crab. The boat owners have a vested interest in keeping the harbour working. They also supply local restaurants in the area and as they are also local, spend locally. The harbour is run as a social business by a volunteer committee.

The Inn and Cafe at the harbour area are owned by the same family although run by different family members and as separate businesses. Part of the local appeal for visitors is to eat locally caught seafood so these ‘harbour’ businesses are working well together. There is scope to develop local eating and food leaflets with funding from local Community Benefit Funds, South Ayrshire Council and Visit Scotland Growth Funding.

The village shop, located at the residential end of Dunure has been running with the current pro- prietor for a little under one year. This business is also dependent on both local and visitor trade but, as it is a fragile business, needs to work with other local businesses to spread the marketing costs and benefit from other mutual campaigns and activities.

The Hall and Kennedy Park can also claim to be a social business or enterprise, with the park needing to provide income to upkeep the park and the village hall.

Page 5 SWOT Analysis

Strengths Weaknesses

 Strong Community Council  Hall in state of disrepair

 Active Harbour Group and Hall  School Hall lets are costly Association

 Community Owns Kennedy Hall

Opportunities Threats

 Reopening of Village Shop  New Co-Op at Doonfoot threatens viability of Dunure Village Shop  Tourism Opportunities

 Economic down turn

Community Empowerment Bill—what it means to communities Community Empowerment (Scotland) Bill The Scottish Government believes that its people are its greatest asset, and best placed to make decisions about their future. The proposed Community Empowerment (Scotland) Bill aims to make the most of the talents that exist in our communities; deliver high quality and improving public services; and support strong local democracy and local decision-making. It will be community organisations and volunteers, working to deliver first class public services or innovating in the private sector, who will deliver a more successful future for Scotland. It is likely that this bill will include:

 New opportunities for communities to become owners of land and buildings from the public sector, Wherealong we with want new legislation to go t pertaining to the rural community right to buy  New and greater opportunities for communities to be more involved in shaping and delivering better outcomes locally

 Strengthened Community planning, with public sector partners working better together to deliver better outcomes for communities

 New powers and legislation on rate relief schemes, allotments, defective and dangerous buildings

Community empowerment is about communities taking their own decisions about their futures. It’s about communities choosing to grow and become stronger, and to improve things for their families, friends and neighbours through their own actions.

Through the proposed bill, communities will be enabled to develop their local economies, environments and actions.

The proposed bill is under consultation at the point of going to press. The bill will be finalised in 2014. Further information can be obtained through http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0043/00437584.pdf

Page 6 Dunure Harbour

Dunure Harbour is a Grade B Listed structure, dating from 1811. The harbour comprises four sides of the harbour wall, together with a stone lighthouse tower at the entrance, thought to be unique in design. Dunure Harbour Committee Association Ltd (DHCA) wishes to carry out restoration work to the lighthouse tower together with its occulting wall, and the west wall of the harbour itself. These structures are subject to ex- treme exposure to sea and weather conditions, and substantial repairs are urgently required to consolidate both structures before further deteriora- tion occurs. The lighthouse tower was designed to guide boats safely into the harbour, avoiding the adjacent dangerous rocks. Not only is this architectural heritage at risk, but maintaining the working harbour in active use depends on the condition of the harbour wall and lighthouse tower. The Harbour Association also wish to improve access to the tower via the sea wall and add in interpretation materials about the lighthouse tower and harbour, so that visitors can gain a better understanding of this important harbour. Working with Ailsa Horizons, funding is being sought to generate the funds required to carry out this substantial project. Funding organisations such as the Heritage Lot- tery fund and local community benefit funds are being approached to provide grants for much of the funding, but local fundraising by way of Harbour Galas and other activities will fall to the community to raise some of the money needed for the project. There is an active volunteer sub group of the harbour committee who are working very hard to achieve these aims. These volunteers are important as they also rep- resent a value to any project. The time given freely by volunteers can be marked against projects as ‘in kind contributions’ to a project and show as a monetary value to that activity. The harbour association also have ambitious plans to provide better facilities for visiting boats and also to encourage more working boats back into the harbour. These plans include:

 Access to electricity

 Showers

 Welcome ashore pack for visitors

Page 7 Main Themes and Priorities Theme: Priority

Kennedy Hall  Obtain funding to refurbish hall and attend to urgent repairs  Maintain hall condition and keep clean and tidy

 Raise funds for upkeep and investigate grants to supplement fund raising or to purchase specific items

Harbour and Lighthouse  Heritage Lottery Application being developed to support Tower refurbishment and repair of Lighthouse Tower and Harbour walls

 Following successful funding package, put build contract out to tender

 Appoint contractors and complete works

 Develop interpretation materials to market and celebrate new-

Working Harbour  Continue to develop the harbour area as a working harbour with both working and pleasure craft utilising the services

 Work towards a Welcome Ashore Programme that develops the harbour with lighting, security and facilities that encourage visiting boats to moor up and explore Dunure

Roads and Pavements  South Ayrshire Council to assess road surface and pavements along Station Road. Health and Safety issues for pedestrians and particularly if they initiate litter control activities

 Hedges and verges need attention with over growth and ditch- es needing attention

People and Community Spirit  Harness our local community spirit to expand on our volunteer activity

 Provide training and encouragement to new volunteers

 Ensure our community remains vibrant and active. Ensure that our partners are working with us together to continue to maintain our community spirit and sense of place

Activities and People  Provide more activities for young people within the community

 Publish list of Activities and Groups on websites and other local media

Page 8 Who will work on this? What Resources are needed? Timescales

 Hall Association  Meeting Time and venue  Ongoing

 Community Council  Ideas and co-operation

 Community User groups  Funding Support to working group

 Ailsa Horizons  Communication

 Harbour Association and work-  Coastal Communities Funding  HLF app result

ing group  Heritage Lottery Funding awaited   Ailsa Horizons  Funding Support to working group Match funding required  ARPL Architects  Planning and specialist advice  End of 2016  Contractors  Other local funding

 Harbour Association  Coastal Communities Funding  End of 2016

 Working boats  Funders

 Consultation with visitors to the  Funding Support to working group harbour  Communication

 Community Council   Urgent

 Community Groups in Dunure

 South Ayrshire Council

 Local Land Owners

 Community Groups in Dunure  Capacity Building Training  Summer 2014

 South Ayrshire Council  Volunteer Skills Register

 Volunteer Centre Ayr (VASA)  Communication

 Dunure Community Council  Equipment such as mobile  Ongoing

 South Ayrshire Council - climbing wall Community Safety Team  Permanent equipment for youth

 Dunure Youth Club club - fund raise to provide equipment such as Wi Fit etc

 Programme of summer activities Page 9 Main Themes and Priorities

Theme: Priority

Tourism Activity in  Continue to find new ways to market our tourism offer within Dunure

 Continue to work with CCCF and the Carrick Tourism Development Project

 Look at new products (Harbour Interpretation etc) and develop as required

Better Marketing of local  Tourism businesses in Dunure work together to market their Cafes and Restaurants businesses and the area better

 Apply for VisitScotland Challenge Funding to contribute towards joint marketing activities

 Create an Eating Out / Food Outlet leaflet

Litter Control and Dog  Initiate anti litter campaigns throughout Dunure so that Fouling everyone in the community is aware and works towards a cleaner and safer environment

 Work with the primary school on civic pride activity

 Improve litter bin locations and campaign for more frequent uplifts

Walking Trails  Work with newly formed Carrick Way to ensure Dunure is in- cluded as an access point to this trail.

 Work with Ayrshire Coastal path to promote Dunure

 Regular Walk Assessments around Dunure

Local Heritage and Histo-  Maintain newly installed Macintosh Trail ry  Work with Association of South Ayrshire Community Councils and Carrick Community Councils Forum to build on the work of the Bruce Trail and Eco-museum activity

 Work with Harbour Committee to ensure harbour welcome ashore and historical interpretation work goes ahead

Page 10 Who will work on this? What Resources are need- Timescales ed?

 Local Businesses  Meeting Time and venue  Ongoing

 Dunure Community Council  Ideas and co-operation

 Carrick Community Councils’  Communication Forum

 Ayrshire Round Table (Coastal Path)

 VisitScotland  Visit Scotland Challenge Funding  By Easter 2014

 Dunure Community Council  Businesses Networking together  Dunure Hall Association to achieve this

 Dunure Harbour Association  Printed and Digital Leaflet and distribution around the area and  Local Business Owners on local websites

 Dunure Community Council  Signs / posters / pavement  Ongoing

 Fisherton Primary School stencils   South Ayrshire Council Litter bins and Dog bins (Community Safety team and  New bin location uplifts Refuse teams)

 Local Walk Volunteers  Meeting Time and venue  Ongoing  Carrick Way Group  Ideas and co-operation

 Ayrshire Round Table  Communication

 Dunure Community Council  Meeting Time and venue  Ongoing

 Local businesses and premise  Ideas and co-operation owners where plaques are  Funding located  Volunteers  Harbour Assocation  Communication  Ailsa Horizons

Page 11 Tourism and Dunure Carrick Community Councils Forum’s unique, community-led Tour- ism project has worked with over 400 members of the local community as well as local tourism businesses, to create a new brand, website and other marketing materials for Carrick, targeted towards reversing declining visitor numbers. Visitors are now encouraged to “Experience more of Scotland” through Carrick’s promotional strap line, a typographic logo and website (www.carrickayrshire.com).

This is the first time that Carrick has been given its own signature brand, as well as a place for all information on the area to be stored and easily accessed by visitors and tourists – the website includes details on the wide range of gift shops, B&Bs, restaurants, visitor attractions, outdoor activities and more available.

Marketing materials including a quarterly newsletter and “Welcome to Carrick” booklet, have been created and are now distributed throughout the area and beyond. A key product development aspect of the project has also been the establishment of the new Carrick Community Heritage Trail.

We also want to celebrate the links we have with Robert the Bruce, Robert Burns, and Charles Rennie McIntosh. We will work with Carrick Community Councils’ Forum on projects that help to promote the lives of these famous of Scots. Genealogy will also feature in encouraging more people to return to their roots and visit the area and their history.

Walking and Cycling are also a major reason for people to visit and stay in Carrick. We want to work with all our local accommodation businesses to ensure that they are geared up for these visitors. By promoting walking and cycling, we can encourage people to visit Straiton on public transport, cutting down on our carbon foot print whilst still being accessible.

Visitors to Dunure have a good choice of accommodation provision, in the area from self catering cottages to traditional inns, with modern styling. There are also many activities to take part in, from walking or cycling in and around Dunure and in particular fishing and water based activity.

Both local academies in Girvan and Maybole have made 16-foot Skiff boats to be rowed as a reminder of a bygone age. These are now starting to be rowed out of our local harbours and we would welcome any opportunities to showcase these boats to visitors and locals alike.

The Carrick Community Heritage Trail

Dunure’s contribution to this new Trail features famous Glasgow architect, Charles Rennie Mackintosh who, with his great friends, known as ‘The Immortals,’ spent weekends and summer vacations at two rent- ed cottages in the village.

The Carrick Way / Ayrshire Coastal Path

This long distance waling route has been a long time in the making but there is renewed impetus which should see the route fully developed and marketed. With good access from Dunure, it is part of the tourism mix that helps to attract visitors to the area.

Page 12 Kennedy Park Dunure The park offers visitors the opportunity to relax in pleasant surroundings and explore historic Dunure village, Castle. And surrounding beaches. Within the park there is a free skateboard facility, children's play area a tennis court. There is also a free toilet block at the Park.. These facilities are looked after by the community and revenue collected from the Car Park returns to the local community, and is the main source of income for running the Village Hall. Local children enjoy access to the play area and meet up with visiting children many of whom holiday regularly in the Carrick area and find Dunure a ‘must stop’ on every visit. The park is also the venue for the annual Gala day which is well attended by locals and visitors alike. Each community group adds to the day, with stalls and attractions using the day to swell the coffers of their own group funds as well as donating to the Gala Committee funds. Dunure Contacts

GROUP MEETING WHEN CONTACT PLACE

Dunure Community Kennedy Hall 7.30pm Third Tuesday in the Mr Phillip Findlay Council month except July and Decem- ber

Dunure Harbour Committee Dunure Youth Club

Mother and Toddler Kennedy Hall EVERY MONDAY 1pm - group 2:30pm EVERY THURSDAY 10am - 11.30am

Fisherton Primary Fisherton Mrs Sheila McKinley School Fisherton Primary School Ayr Road, Dunure

Dunure Inn 01292 500549

Key Contacts within South Ayrshire Council

South Ayrshire Council—Housing email: [email protected] Community Engagement Team Gus Collins 01292 612128 email: [email protected] Community Safety Co-ordinator

Linda Warwick 01292 559403 email: [email protected] Community Planning Partnership

Valerie Stewart 01292 612134 email: [email protected]

Page 13 Making it Happen

This action plan is reliant on all partners working together to make these priorities happen.

We have identified the following partners who have agreed to work with the community of Dunure to ensure this action plan moves forward:

South Ayrshire’s Community Planning Partnership: South Ayrshire’s Community Planning Partnership:

 South Ayrshire Council  NHS Ayrshire and Arran  Strathclyde Partnership for Transport  Skills Development Scotland  Scottish Natural Heritage

 Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry  Police Scotland  Scottish Fire and Rescue Service  Scottish Enterprise  Ayrshire College  Jobcentre Plus  Voluntary Action South Ayrshire

The South Ayrshire Community Planning Board also has two community representatives – one for the Kyle area and one for the Carrick area – and a representative from the South Ayrshire Youth Forum.

Other partners also include:

 Dunure Community Council

 Dunure Community Groups

 Ailsa Horizons This Community Action Plan for 2014-19 has been informed by many other engagement activities, consultations and strategic activities within the local area. It provides a robust context for the community to determine priority actions with realistic timeframes. Ailsa Horizons will work with the community to develop y a year one delivery plan which sets out: an agreed list of specific tasks, actions and projects that will be taken forward over the coming year as starting projects from this plan. One of the first actions will be to establish a Forum to help to steer this action plan. This group will seek regular progress reports from any of the groups responsible for an action. Progress will then be re- ported to the wider community through local newsletters and websites. Some of themes and priorities are currently aspirational in nature without necessarily spelling out the fine detail of what could be achieved. This is inevitable given how reliant the community is on volunteers and the need to build up relation- ships with funding and other delivery partners. We will review the plan regularly to monitor progress and develop the fine detail of other actions, Training and capacity building will be needed to help our community to achieve its aims. The community will work with Partners to address those needs so that we are enabled to carry out the actions within this plan

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Our Councillors Ward 7 - Kyle

Sandra Goldie Scottish Labour Party Home Tel: 01292 570054 Office Tel: 01292 612293 Email: [email protected]

" The Ayrshire 21 project aims to help communities develop plans that highlight their wants and needs. These plans can then be used to evidence requests for action and to help to develop projects further. I think that this is a good idea as it has made communities come together and think about a longer term view of their community"

Ann Galbraith Scottish Conservative and Unionist Home Tel: 01655 740447 Office Tel: 01292 612687 Email: [email protected]

“I fully support the work done towards these action plans, in particular, by the work done by Julia Whitaker and the Ayrshire 21 team. There has been good feedback and response from the communities of Carrick which have been visited regularly to answer questions and give advice.

Communities are aware of the benefits of these action plans which communities must now follow up to their advantage.”

Brian Connolly Independent Mobile Tel: 07970540591 Office Tel: 01292 612274 Email: [email protected]

"The Ayrshire 21 project has presented an opportunity for local villages to look at their long term aspirations and needs in a way that they will be able to develop over the coming years. With the forthcoming community empowerment bill,communities will need to be organised and strong to achieve the aspirations they have and take advantage of opportunities that will come as a result of this new bill"

William Grant Scottish National Party Mobile Tel: 07794037597 Office Tel: 01292 612479 Email: [email protected]

“Having carefully considered the brief produced in 2013, I fully endorse the local action plans which provide communities with evidence of need and a mandate from the community to address priorities and projects. The Ayrshire 21 project has clearly brought communities together, highlighted common issues, objectives. Working together to address these actions can only be positive for our local communities. I wholeheartedly lend my support and wish everyone involved every success.”

Page 15 Community Planning Partnership (CPP) The South Ayrshire Community Planning Partnership was set up in 2001. It tries to improve the quality of life in South Ayrshire by bringing together the Council and other providers of public services, such as the National Health Service, with private business and community organisations, such as the Association of Community Councils and Voluntary Action South Ayrshire.

Our Vision:

‘to establish South Ayrshire as the most dynamic, inclusive and sustainable community in Scotland’.

Our Strategic Outcomes:

 Economic recovery and growth

 Supporting our Children and Families

 Health Inequalities and Physical Activity

 Caring for Older People

 Safer and Stronger Communities

 Protecting and Enhancing our Environment

What We Want To Achieve In 10 Years:

 South Ayrshire has an enterprising and sustainable economy

 People in South Ayrshire are skilled, confident and successful in accessing employment

 Our children and young people in South Ayrshire have the best possible life chances

 People in South Ayrshire enjoy the best possible health and inequalities are reduced

 Older people in South Ayrshire enjoy full and positive lives within their own communities

 Communities in South Ayrshire are stronger and safer

 South Ayrshire is clean, attractive and delivering a sustainable low carbon future

Page 14 Page 15 Funding Sources

When considering grant aid, the following table lists the potential sources of funding under which applications may have some probability of success. As with all aspects of grant aid there can be no guarantees that any applications will be successful, particularly given the current financial climate.

Funding Source Description Likely Possible

Big Lottery Funds: £500 - £10,000 Investing in Ideas Development of feasibility planning for new concepts, testing ideas Yes £500 - £10,000 Awards for All General support for all activities Yes Communities and £500 - £10,000

Families Giving Young children(0-8) the best start in life Yes 2014 Communi- Up to £2,000 ties Encouraging new participants in physical activity Yes £10,000 to £50,000

Helping young people (8-24) become more healthy, connected, confident, enterprising. Young Start Yes Could be used to support marketing, organising, assisting in civic events. Also potential to host specific aspects of sports development for young people.

£500 - £10,000 Celebrate Support for events/activities celebrating the Commonwealth Games. Could be linked to Yes the development of new activities £10,000 - £750,000)

The Scottish Land Fund is aimed at supporting rural communities to become more resilient and sustainable through the ownership and management of land and land assets. It will provide practical support and funding to enable local people to work together to develop their ideas and aspirations, put in place effective structures and plan The Scottish Land and complete viable land and land asset acquisition projects. Yes Fund All projects must meet outcome 1: Outcome 1. Rural communities achieve increased sustainable economic, social and environmental development through the experience of acquiring, owning and manag- ing land and land assets; Funding is available to eligible projects for up to 95% of £750,000. Investing in Com- munities

Supporting 21st £10,000 - £1,000,000 Yes Century Life Investing in Com- munities Life Transitions £10,000 - £1,000,000 Yes Investing in Com- munities £10,000 - £1,000,000 Yes Growing Commu- nity Assets

Improve local support for people experiencing hardship. Supports: · welfare advice Yes Support and Con- · financial skills training and services nect · action to address food poverty · provision of clothing and household goods · action to address fuel poverty Page 16 Funding Source Description Likely Possible

Other Funds:

The National Agency for Sport has a number of capital and revenue funding streams sportscotland available in relation to sports facility provision and redevelopment Yes £10,000 to £100,000 sportscotland- Improvement to physical infrastructure to support more people taking part in sport. This Legacy 2014 Ac- Yes could be used to support developments in the games hall and the gym, e.g. construc- tive Places Fund tion of an indoor climbing wall Various grant strands up to £150,000 Creative Scot- Development of civic performances and events, involvement of young people and de- land Yes velopment of sustainable arts programmes. Up to £10,000 per group or £30,000 per Cluster Voluntary Action Creating new volunteer projects, increasing diversity of volunteers. Men’s Shed devel- Fund Yes opment may be suitable project or marketing initiatives

Historic Scotland provides a number of grant and funding schemes to support bodies and individuals in the protection, education and promotion of the historic environment.

Historic Scot- Decisions on grants are made on information gained from extensive public consulta- Yes land tion, and are also influenced by the extent to which projects deliver benefits for communities, promote quality, develop knowledge and skills and build capacity for local heritage management. Grants are offered across 9 different categories. The Climate Challenge Fund is being supported by an alliance of partners from key Keep Scotland organisations and networks throughout Scotland, who bring expertise and experience Beautiful of community-level interventions. Applicants must own their facilities and local authori- ties cannot apply. Yes The Climate £150,000 per project till March 2016 Development Challenge Fund Grants £750 for disadvantaged communities

Up to 50% funding covering all rural Ayrshire. Examples of what can be funded feasi- Yes Ayrshire LEAD- bility studies, business plans, options appraisals, environmental improvements, visitor/

ER 2014 -2020 tourist facilities, promotion and marketing, materials and equipment, events, training

and professional fees.

South Ayrshire Funding for training, bid preparation or professional assistance, to help improve com- Community De- munities. Developing feasibility studies, action plans, engaging with local communities, Yes velopment Fund professional assistance to prepare funding bids.

Using money raised through the National Lottery, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) offers grants to sustain and transform heritage sites and related projects. From muse- ums, parks and historic places to archaeology, natural environment and cultural tradi- Heritage Lottery tions HLF invest in every part of Britain’s diverse heritage. Yes Fund HLF offer a range of grant programmes, awarding grants upwards of £3,000. They want to support innovative as well as tried-and-tested approaches, and welcome pro- posals that are pioneering in concept and delivery.

Up to 10% of capital costs and up to 3 years funding of salaries and running costs Robertson Trust Revenue funding to allow activities to be developed in a more sustainable fashion. Yes

Wind Farm Com- munity Benefit Available mainly in South Carrick Yes Funds

Various small grant bodies, e.g. Tesco Community Fund, Coop Community Fund, Lloyds TSB Foundation, etc.

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Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the people of Dunure, along with the community groups for their help in putting together this action plan. All age ranges of the community have had the opportunity to feed into this process and have their views reflected within this plan. We would also like to thank the youth club volunteers who kindly delivered our household surveys within Dunure.

Information from this plan has also been informed by other re- cent activities and projects such as:

 Dunure Harbour Light Tower Project

 Kennedy Hall Committee

 Dunure Community Council

Implementation and Feedback

This Community Action Plan represents the end of one process, (capturing the views of the community and compiling recommendations) and the start of another - the implementation phase.

The recommendations within this plan need to be acted upon to realise the improvements to the quality of life that have been identified. It is your community that will drive these actions forward, supported by partners and other agencies. The main community groups that have fed into this Action Plan with ideas and actions will be able to draw on expertise of regeneration, community development, and economic development specialists within South Ayrshire Council, VASA and Ail- sa Horizons to further develop and carry out their plans.

The local residents and groups within Dunure who have been directly involved in the Action Planning process now invite other residents to review these results and conclusions. Through this Action Plan, you are sure to gain a better understanding of the issues of concern to your community and we would welcome your comments on the analysis and any new insights.

If you wish any further information on this action plan or the contents, please feel free to contact any of the groups listed in the Action List or Dunure Community Council. Further information on how this action plan was put together can be found through Ailsa Horizons on 01465 710628.