Sandford and Upper Avondale Community Action Plan 2020
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Sandford and Upper Avondale COMMUNITY LED ACTION PLAN 2020 Sandford and Upper Avondale Community Action Plan 2020 Sandford and Upper Avondale COMMUNITY LED ACTION PLAN 2020 Sandford and Sandford and Upper Avondale Upper Avondale Community Council Community Council Sandford and Upper Avondale Community Led Action Plan 3 BACKGROUND Location Sandford and Upper Avondale is locatedSandford in South and Upper Lanarkshire Avondale with Communit Sandfordy Led Action Plan around 15 miles south east of Glasgow. The area is situated to the west of the A74, Sandford and Upper Avondale Community Led Action Plan south of Strathaven. It is now primarily a rural farming area with a past that owes 3 much to coal miningBACKGROUND and heavy industry and a future based on wind farms and renewable energy. 3 Location BACKGROUND Sandford and Upper AvondaleSandford is located and in Upper South Avondale Lanarkshire Communit withy LedSandford Action Plan History Locationaround 15 miles south east ofSandford Glasgow. a Thend Upper area isAvondale situated Communit to the westy Ledof the Action A74, Plan The area is steeped in history. There are several historic monuments which Sandfordsouth of and Strathaven. Upper Avondale It is now primarilyis Sandfordlocated a ruralinand South Upper farming Lanarkshire Avondale area with Communit with a past Sandfordy that Led Actionowes Plan 3 emphasise the area's connection to the Convenanters. In 1679, during the battle of aroundmuch 15 to miles coalBACKGROUND southmining east and of heavy Glasgow. industry The area and is a situatedfuture based to the on west wind of thefarms A74, and 3 Community Planning Drumclog, Johnsouth Grahamrenewable of Strathaven. of energy. Claverhouse, It is now primarilyan arch apersecutor rural farming of area the withCovenantors, a past that owes Background3 was forced tomuch retreat. toBACKGROUND coal LocationDuring mining theand heavybattle industry, Claverhous and a futuree lost based his on horse wind farmsand and renewable Location energy.SandfordBACKGROUND and Upper Avondale is located in South Lanarkshire with Sandford commandeered theHistory Trumpeters mount.Location The unfortunate trumpeter was caught, around Location 15 miles south east of Glasgow. The area is situated to the west of the A74, What is a Community Led Action Plan? killed and his body The thrown areaSandford isdown steeped and a well.Upper Sandfordin history.Avondale and Upper There is Avondalelocated are is several locatedin South in Southhistoric Lanarkshire Lanarkshire monuments with Sandford Sandford which southSandford of Strathaven. andaround Upper 15It is milesAvondale now south primarily east is locatedof Glasgow.a rural in farming TheSouth area isLanarkshirearea situated with to a the pastwith west thatSandford of owes Community Led Action Plans give people a real opportunity to say what’s important to them and what needs to happen around 15 miles south east of Glasgow. The area is situated to the west of the A74, Historyemphasis e the area's connectionthe A74, south to of Strathaven.the Convenanters. It is now primarily In 1679, a rural farmingduring area the with battle a of southmuch ofaround Strathaven. to coal 15 miles mining Itsouth is andnow east heavy primarily of Glasgow. industry a rural The and farming area a future is situated area based with to onthe a pastwind west that offarms the owes A74,and to make sure that their communities are better places to live for everyone. This Plan sets out the priorities andThe Drumclog, area is steepedJohn Graham in pasthistory. ofthat Claverhouse, owes There much toare coal an miningseveral arch and persecutor heavyhistoric industry monuments of and the a future Covenantors, based which renewablesouth of energy.Strathaven. It is now primarily a rural farming area with a past that owes aspirations of Sandford and Upper Avondale residents and identifies ways of makingAt these Auchengilloch things happen. theremuch is a monumentto coal miningon windwhich and farms heavy was and renewableindustry erected energy.and in a1830 future to based mark on the wind site farms and emphasiswas forcede themuch area'sto retreat.to connection coal mining During toand the heavythe Convenanters. battle industry, Claverhousand aIn future 1679, ebased during lost on histhe wind battlehorse farms of andand of various Conventicles.renewable The site energy. was c hosen because of it's remoteness ensuring Drumclog,commandeered Johnrenewable Graham the Trumpeters energy.History of Claverhouse, mount. an The arch unfortunate persecutor trumpeterof the Covenantors, was caught, Why do a Community Led Action Plan? History The area is steeped in history. There are several historic monuments which the meetings werewaskilled notforced and disturbed. histo bodyretreat. Drumclogthrown During down Kirk,the a well. originallybattle , Claverhous constructede lost in his 1901 horse of and • Local people are the best source of knowledge about their communities, which leads to better decision making HistoryThe area is steepedemphasise in the history. area’s connection There are to the several Convenanters. historic In 1679,monuments during the which corrugated iron,commandeered was replacedemphasisHistory thein 1912 eTrumpeters the battlearea'sby an of connection Drumclog,attractive mount. John toThe stoneGrahamthe unfortunate Convenanters. of building. Claverhouse, trumpeter InIt an 1679,was arch persecutorduringnamed was thecaught, of battle the of • The process of working together and achieving things together creates a sense of community The area is steeped in history. There are several historic monuments which The area is Covenantors,steeped in was history. forced toThere retreat. are During several the battle, historic Claverhouse monuments lost his which • Community involvement accords with people’s right to participate in decisions thatDrumclog affect their lives MemorialkilledAt Auchengilloch Kirkand his inDrumclog, bodyremembrance thrown there Johnhorse is Grahamdown a and monumentof commandeered athe ofwell. Claverhouse, Bat whichtle the of Trumpeters Drumclogwas an arch erected mount.persecutor. in The 1830 unfortunate of tothe mark Covenantors, the site emphasisemphasise the area'se the area's connection connection to the to Convenanters.the Convenanters. 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Kirk, originally constructed in 1901 of How the Plan was completed DrumclogAt Memorial Auchengilloch Kirkoriginally therein remembrance constructed is a monument in 1901 of which theof corrugated Bat wastle erected ofiron, Drumclog was in replaced 1830 .to in mark1912 the site coins at Chapletoncorrugated, Torfoot iron, was Farm, replacedby Drumclog.an attractive in 1912 stone by anIn building. attractive1860 It was Roman named stone Drumclog building. graves Memorial It werewas Kirk named in • Stage 1 community survey carried out by Banks Renewables of various Conventicles. 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