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Grangemouth Local Community Plan Grangemouth Local Community Plan Designed by Communications Unit, Corporate and Commercial Services, Falkirk Council Grangemouth Local Community Plan Grangemouth Local Community Plan Contents 1. Foreword 1 2. Background 1 3. Local Community Planning 2 4. Grangemouth Local Community Plan Action 1 Improving the Local Economy and Tourism 2 Action 2 Lifelong Learning and Opportunity 3 Action 3 Creating a Sustainable Environment and Improving Transport 4 Action 4 Regenerating Grangemouth 5 Action 5 Enabling Our Citizens to Live Safely 6 Action 6 Improving Health and Wellbeing 7 Action 7 Young People in Grangemouth 8 5. Monitoring and Evaluation 9 1. Foreword industry, affordable housing, leisure, tourism and heritage, and that individuals live healthily Community Planning is now a legal in a safe, thriving, friendly community requirement because of the Local Government supported in ways that allow them to reach in Scotland Act 2003. This places responsibility their full potential.” on the key public sector agencies in Falkirk to develop and implement the community planning process . Community Planning is about everyone - communities , the Council and its partners - working together to make 2. Background their area a better place to live and improve local services. Grangemouth is the second largest population settlement in the Falkirk area, with over Since 2005 community groups and individuals 17,000 residents, after Falkirk town itself. It is have been meeting to discuss what they situated between Stirling and Edinburgh, would like to see addressed in their area. bound by the river Forth to the north and the Meanwhile officers from a range of services M9 to the south. As well as having defined and agencies were examining their priorities physical boundaries, the community has a and programmes for Grangemouth. strong sense of self, with its own unique history, traditions and identity. A series of joint meetings meant a coming together of the local views and the sharing of Grangemouth has been one of the most information and knowledge, resulting in important sea ports in Scottish history and common ground in a whole range of areas. retains that status today, handling a wide range of imports and exports. The port has These were then considered on a theme by good rail and road connections and, as a theme basis and action agreed on how to result, warehousing and transportation are address the priorities. The actions are around : important employers in the area. In addition, Improving the local economy Grangemouth is home to most of Scotland ’s petrol, chemical and plastic industries and Enhancing life-long learning accommodates several life science companies. Creating a sustainable local environment Although there has been a significant decline and improving transport in the number of people employed in this Regenerating Grangemouth sector since its peak in the 1970 ’s, the sector still remains significant, both in local terms - Enabling our people to live safely employing over 2,100 individuals - as well as nationally - contributing over £1 billion Improving health & well-being annually to the Scottish economy . Youth Despite this, these industries present a Local people and officers have the following number of challenges, both in terms of vision for Grangemouth: environmental impact and the restrictions imposed on the developments arising from “That Grangemouth returns to being a the HSE consultation zones . flourishing town with a diverse mix of 1 Grangemouth Local Community Plan 3. Local Community Planning Community engagement, and We are all customers of the public sector, Public sector reform whether borrowing a book from the local library, going to visit a GP or reporting a crime to the police. In the past, the service providers In Grangemouth, young people are so e.g. the Council, police, health service, etc important to local community planning that acted mainly on their own when planning and we have identified a separate action around delivering services for the public. this theme. The community planning process involves bringing these agencies together to plan for Falkirk as a whole (the Strategic Community Plan) and for each local area within Falkirk. By working together in partnership, services can be provided more effectively. 4. Grangemouth Local Community Plan The Strategic Community Plan sets out a vision The following seven actions are a result of the for the area that had been developed and combined meetings between local people, agreed by a number of partners, including groups and staff working in the area. Falkirk Council, Scottish Enterprise Forth Valley and Forth Valley Health Board along with the community and voluntary sectors. The Action 1 Strategic Community Planning Partnership Improving the Local Economy and Tourism identifies five inter- related themes which are: So many things can help the economy of Improving the performance of the local Grangemouth. The two main factors are economy and tourism. increasing sustainable growth and opportunity and improving how Grangemouth is marketed, Enhancing lifelong learning and opportunity especially to recognise the potential of Improving our neighbourhoods tourism, culture and leisure. The main partners involved in progressing this action are Falkirk Enabling our citizens to live safely Council , Forth Valley College, Jobcentre Plus , Improving health and wellbeing Careers Scotland, Paragon and Link Housing Associations. In Grangemouth we want Growth and The Strategic Community plan also has five Opportunity , so we will: cross-cutting themes, which overarch all the activities of the Community planning Increase the number of people in partnership. These are: employment through Community regeneration Ensuring people receive relevant career guidance and support to achieve Sustainable development qualifications Equal opportunities and equity of access Modern Apprentice, Skillseekers and 2 Workforce Plus schemes Learning Community, Kersiebank Community Increasing support to young people in Project, Grangemouth Quality Action Group and out of school and Grangemouth Adult Learning Forum . Encouraging companies and contractors In Grangemouth we want to improve to use local labour/staff by promoting opportunities for lifelong learning , so we will the local workforce Provide early years intervention and parenting support , by Create more business incubator units by Developing programmes to prepare Developing 3 new flexible office buildings young people and their families for in Wholeflats transitions in nurseries and schools Considering redevelopment opportunities Supporting early reading skills in at South Bridge Street Grangemouth Library Stimulate diversification away from the petro-chemical industry , by continuing to Provide more effective support to Attract inward investment such as the vulnerable individuals, families and children, £32m Whyte and Mackay development by Invest in the infra-structure, and progress Targeting “at risk “ groups opportunities for the £22M regeneration Providing confidence building , personal of Town Centre area development and communication programmes Have a better housing mix by Sustaining & supporting ‘Mellow Falkirk Council, Paragon and Link Housing Parenting ’ Associations continuing to develop Improving levels of literacy and numeracy appropriate housing across the community Market Grangemouth more effectively by Ensure the new Grangemouth High School is promoting the positive aspects such as a springboard for real integrated learning, location and transport links by Developing opportunities for community consultation and involvement in Action 2 initiatives Lifelong Learning and Opportunity Falkirk has a Community Learning & Extend opportunities for vocational , life Development Strategy in place to consider the skills and core skills training by key aims of this theme. These have been Increasing the range of provision and identified as Engagement, Lifelong Learning learning locations across Grangemouth and Cultural Diversity. The main partners involved in this action are Falkirk Council, Identifying and reducing barriers to Forth Valley College , Grangemouth Integrated participation 3 Grangemouth Local Community Plan Increase opportunities for community-based Action 3 adult learning and community capacity Creating a Sustainable Environment and building , by Improving Transport Continuing to develop a range of projects Promoting sustainable development is central and activities with groups such as to the success of Grangemouth. The Kersiebank Community Project, the ‘Sustainable Falkirk Strategy” aims to improve Quality Action Group and Grangemouth the local environment and quality of life at the Adult Learning Forum same time as contributing to national/global targets on sustainable development . The Local Use more effectively the skills of retired Transport Strategy sets out to provide a people, volunteers and community groups, transport network which allows people a by reasonable choice of travel options as well as promoting walking, cycling, motorcycling and Investigating inter-generational projects public transport with some car restraint. The with interested individuals and groups Community Litter Plan sets out the Council ’s Investigating the potential for retired aims and objectives, what is currently being people to work in schools around local done and what people can do themselves . The history and heritage main agencies involved in addressing this action are Falkirk Council, Scottish Increase opportunities for access to cultural Environmental Protection
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