Community Investment meeting 6th Dec. NC Community Centre.
13 December
The Community Council and Liaison Group are talking about setting up of a new subgroup to focus on driving forward the ideas and options for local development. Npower Renewables have agreed to organise a community profile report from the Scottish Community Foundation which will add more detail to the list of ideas that we gathered and consider funding and organisational options. (see below).
Hopefully others will be willing to contribute over the coming months.
Development aspirations and priorities
Main Street development – demolition or redevelopment of derelict and run-down buildings
- “Need to make NC a place where people want to stop”
- “Provide facilities that make people want to stop in the village
- Give a “town centre” feel to Main Street
Multi-purpose children’s/youth centre – option of Crown Hotel, Homing Club buildings
Facilities / projects that can provide or stimulate local employment
- Development of skills and training
- Apprenticeships
- Premises and support for start-up businesses
- Forestry training
- Attract employers to the area
Refurbish and maintain NC swimming pool
Heritage trail
Mountain bike trails
Walking routes (including connecting Glen Afton Path with Southern Upland Way)
Mining / Agricultural museum
Burns museum
Public toilets in the village
Café
Astro-turf sports pitches
- Glenafton Athletic youth football tournament
Afton Water – bottled mineral water
Potential for a micro-brewery using local vegetation
Community turbine with feed in tariff
Signs/noticeboards in the town (electronic?) to promote events and local news
Potential events
Purpose to attract visitors, revenue – and potential funding
Celebration of Burns, Bruce and Wallace
- Possible tie in to 2014 Year of Second Homecoming
Farmers markets (Afton Glen meats)
Triathlon events – use of great natural resources
Food based event
Music
Crafts and Creative arts
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