Our Community ... A Way Forward Action Plan - Aviemore, Rothiemurchus & Glenmore

THEME AIM ISSUES/OBSTACLES 1. IMPROVE MAIN ROAD To help traffic move more easily  Highland Council still maintaining its not necessary CROSSINGS AND REDUCE through the centre  Cost - budget cuts CONGESTION THROUGH To increase safety of pedestrians  Delay in relocating Tesco which would improve the situation CENTRE and road users

ACTION COMMUNITY ORGANISATION AGENCIES INVOLVED INDIVIDUAL CONTACT  Change Tesco crossing to a Community Council  Northern Constabulary light controlled one  Highland Council  Push for the new Tesco to get  SNH re Tesco development/ started survey  Install a new light controlled  CNPA - planning crossing at Myrtlefield (away  Tesco from roundabout)  Developers  Make crossing disabled friendly

 Traffic warden to stop illegal parking

 Sort out delivery lorry congestion at Spar, petrol station, Julian Graves, Myrtlefield

 Yellow lines opposite Myrtlefield

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THEME AIM ISSUES/OBSTACLES 2. UPGRADE LEVEL CROSSING Greater safety of road and steam  High potential risk of serious accident AT DALFABER rail users  Cost - who is responsible

ACTION COMMUNITY ORGANISATION AGENCIES INVOLVED INDIVIDUAL CONTACT  Discuss upgrade to barriers Community Council  Highland Council with road and rail authorities  Transport Scotland  Enforce developer condition to  Strathspey Steam Railway pay for upgrade  CNPA - planning enforcement  Upgrade barriers  Developer(s)

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THEME AIM ISSUES/OBSTACLES 3. MORE NHS DENTISTS To increase access for residents to  Budget cuts NHS dental provision in the area  Perceived lack of need by NHS Highland  Public lack of knowledge on how to access NHS provision through the waiting list

ACTION COMMUNITY ORGANISATION AGENCIES INVOLVED INDIVIDUAL CONTACT  Start dialogue with NHS Community Council  NHS Highland Highland over more provision  Highland Council? in Aviemore

 Gain evidence of need from the community

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THEME AIM ISSUES/OBSTACLES 4. REDRESS PERMANENT vs To look at what can be done to  Recognising difference between 2nd and holiday homes 2ND / HOLIDAY HOME increase the percentage of permanent  Difficulty of controlling market occupancy of housing in the area. IMBALANCE  Lack of permanent residents reduces the sustainability of communities To enable the local population to have  Locals outbid on prices access to a greater number of  Too much unsustainable development affordable accommodation in the area.

ACTION COMMUNITY ORGANISATION AGENCIES INVOLVED INDIVIDUAL CONTACT  Define affordable housing via a Community Council  CNPA - planning formula relating to average  Highland Council - planning wages in the area.  Housing Associations  Promote importance of getting locals' names on the housing  Highland Small Communities register to show need and Housing Trust obtain funding (word of mouth)  Developers  Highland Council to make it easier for individuals to rent out their properties-empty houses. Provide a 'carrot' to homeowners

 Rural housing leasing scheme. Agencies to promote this and encourage people to enter into the scheme

 Lobby HC, CNPA, MSPs, MPs to improve chances of getting mortgages on properties with restrictions

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 Tighten up on contravention of 2nd home deeds when they are run as a business ie holiday lets. This is a change of use.

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THEME AIM ISSUES/OBSTACLES To improve public transport  Often services are poorly integrated and not frequent enough 5. CHEAPER/BETTER  Accessibility for all required INTEGRATED BUS & TRAIN  More affordable pricing/concessionary fares to Inverness eg 10 journey LINKS FOR WORK/LEISURE TO ticket INVERNESS/CENTRAL BELT  Poorer services when schools are closed  Poor service in the evenings  Better service for cyclists/bike transport  Route consistency eg all local buses via Dalfaber ACTION COMMUNITY ORGANISATION AGENCIES INVOLVED INDIVIDUAL CONTACT  Bus & train operators need to Community Council  Stagecoach integrate services  Scot rail  More timetables required at  Network Rail stops - make them larger ie legible  Transport Scotland  CNPA  Improve information on return times. Better IT to find this out  Highland Council (Power through subsidy)  Difficulty of supply/demand. Need to improve service and  Citylink encourage people to use it with  National Express confidence  Community Transport Company  Community Planning Partnership  Hi Trans

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THEME AIM ISSUES/OBSTACLES To help unemployed people find more  No Job Centre in Aviemore 6. JOB CREATION SCHEME TO jobs and of greater variety  Everything is based in Inverness HELP UNEMPLOYED  There is no incentive to get a service centre (under minimum wage) (COMMUNITY WORK)

ACTION COMMUNITY ORGANISATION AGENCIES INVOLVED INDIVIDUAL CONTACT  More vocational qualifications Community Council  Highland Council need to be provided through  Inverness College/UHI the area's Learning Centres, giving training and guidance  Learning Centres

 Inverness College to run more vocational training suitable for area including outdoor courses

 More work to be done in the community eg river bank

 Investigate forms of suitable employment

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THEME AIM ISSUES/OBSTACLES To improve locals and visitors  Delays in planning process 7. START THE NEW shopping facilities and range of goods  Tesco dragging their heels - not in their interests / no urgency TESCO/BIGGER SUPERMARKET WITH CLOTHES ETC

ACTION COMMUNITY ORGANISATION AGENCIES INVOLVED INDIVIDUAL CONTACT  Lobby Tesco executive re Community Council  Tesco plc urgency from local population  SNH re Tesco development/ to get store started survey  Lobby Tesco to ensure wider  Developers range of goods are included in new store  CNPA - planning  Highland Council  Lobby Tesco to provide petrol station as part of development

 See further actions at Point 1.

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THEME AIM ISSUES/OBSTACLES To establish and inform on what is  Public funding cuts 8. YOUTH CENTRE & already available and identify further  Commercial/community input required to assist/get things going different activities ACTIVITIES FOR 12-20 YEAR  Lack of awareness and coordination of different clubs OLDS

ACTION COMMUNITY ORGANISATION AGENCIES INVOLVED INDIVIDUAL CONTACT  Identify what activities/classes Community Council  Highland Council /Youth are available, when and where Development Service  Utilise 'What's On' with a  CNPA regular section for locals/young  ACDMO - What's On people. Set up a website to access What's On online  Reidhaven Estate  Information at Youth Centre/Service Points  Investigate possibility of a skate or roller park Ali Macpherson/Reidhaven Estate  Fishing club for all ages - maybe in 8 week blocks to encourage young people to take it up. Invite to meeting  Extend the range of the Highlife card  Revive Aviemore Shinty group  Raise awareness event with providers and parents & YP to help run groups and provide back up

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THEME AIM ISSUES/OBSTACLES To improve quality of life for drug and  Lack of awareness of current service level provided 9. COUNSELLING FOR alcohol abusers by providing  Not enough proactive courses locally especially in schools rehabilitation services and information DRUG/ALCOHOL REHABILITATION

ACTION COMMUNITY ORGANISATION AGENCIES INVOLVED INDIVIDUAL CONTACT  Investigate better approaches Community Council  Highland Alcohol & Drug to educating people about Partnership effects of drug/alcohol abuse  Highland Council  Encourage agencies to support  GP's local YP more with information and counselling services

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THEME AIM ISSUES/OBSTACLES To provide open and free access to all  Railway needs to make a profit 10. OPEN/FREE ACCESS TO at the Cairngorm summit, all year  Perceived environmental impact (negative) by some people/groups round CAIRNGORM SUMMIT  Safety issues

ACTION COMMUNITY ORGANISATION AGENCIES INVOLVED INDIVIDUAL CONTACT  Lobby SNH and Highland Community Councils  The Highland Council Council as signatories, HIE, Aviemore Business Association  SNH Scottish Government, CNPA as Cairngorms Business Partnership access authority, RSPB  CNPA

 To investigate the possibility of  HIE enabling parascending and  RSPB mountain bike tracks.  Cairngorm Mountain Ltd

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HIGH PRIORITIES (in order) MEDIUM PRIORITIES LOW PRIORITIES

1. Improve main street crossings and congestion  Better access to Spey for fishing  Go Karting facility 2. Upgrade level crossing at Dalfaber  Riverside footpath  Dealing with dog fouling 3. More NHS Dentists  2nd petrol station/Cheaper fuel  Replace/Increase trees to screen houses 4. Redress permanent vs 2nd/holiday home imbalance  Small retirement homes for rent or purchase from A9 noise 5. Cheaper/Better integrated bus & train links for  More buses (evenings and 6 days)  Get a 2nd supermarket work/leisure to Inverness/Central Belt  Larger bus timetables  Part pedestrianised centre 6. Job Creation scheme to help unemployed (community  Better broadband/mobile coverage  Traffic Warden work)  Extend library size and opening hours  Stop speeding at Aviemore north end 7. Start new Tesco/bigger supermarket with clothes etc  Make more use of village green 8. Youth Centre & activities for 12-20 year olds  Information points for facilities/learning/sports 9. Counselling for Drug/Alcohol rehabilitation opportunities & activities  BMX bike area 10. Open/Free access to Cairngorm summit  More variety of educational/evening classes/learning  More rubbish bins & street cleaning 11. More rented/affordable accommodation to help keep facilities at Learning Centre  Lorry & bus park out of centre workforce in the area  Affordable swimming  Complete and integrate the Resort 12. New indoor ice/sports centre  More small shops  Social Club with trips and events 13. Bigger Health Centre with weekend opening hours  More walking/cycle routes incl. new developments  More winter buses to ski area 14. More competitive rents for retail/office/workshop start ups  More community space for games eg rugby, shinty  Job Centre 15. Better snow clearing service (especially for the elderly)  Day facility for the elderly  Reduce rates to encourage smaller, 16. Secondary school for Aviemore area  Training/support for people wanting career change individual shops 17. Allotments  More buses up to Cairngorm Mountain  Pub in Dalfaber 18. More activities for the over 50's  More childcare facilities  Scout/Guide Hut 19. More recycling with kerbside collection (plastics/cardboard)  More apprenticeships - land based & tourism  Entice companies to move here, creating 20. Car scheme extended to Aviemore  Cycle racks on buses higher paid jobs 21. More benches to enjoy the views  Redevelop derelict garage site at south end of village  Bring back Meals on Wheels 22. Play parks/football field  More sheltered housing  Reduce car park charges at Loch an Eilein 23. Make older housing more energy efficient (access to grants)  Nursing home  Upgrade village entry signs 24. Bigger industrial estate with cheaper rents  Post box in Dalfaber area 25. More diversity of shops (non sports)  26. Better car parking in centre of village Safeguard Park from housing estate development  Increased police presence at weekends  Community noticeboard in Rothiemurchus/Glenmore  More non sports clubs  Shuttle bus around Aviemore including new developments