A presentation from Community Development Lens (CoDeL) looking at the links between education and the sustainability of rural communities, and the need for local education hub or centre of excellence.
This report reviews the links between education and the sustainability of rural communities, and focuses on opportunities and challenges for educational provision in the Glenkens, a dynamic and engaged rural community.
Fiona Smith and Sarah Ade, representatives of the Glenkens Community Action Plan Steering Group, and Helen Keron, GCAT Executive Manager, met Gillian Brydson, Director of Education, Skills and Community Wellbeing and Ingrid Gemmell, Stewartry Ward Officer to discuss actions from the July meeting and future plans for partnership working to find a sustainable model of education and learning in the Glenkens
The Glenkens Community and Arts Trust (GCAT) hosted an Education and Learning event in the Glenkens on 11th July 2024, on behalf of the Glenkens and District Community Action Plan Steering Group.
Dalry Community Council with GCAT commissioned three complementary reports studying Land Use and Local Place Planning in the Glenkens. The studies were funded by SoSE and Nature Scot, to set out the next steps required to embed land use considerations in the Glenkens into the medium term.
The Network’s purpose is to bring these voluntary committees together for peer support and to encourage partnership working across the Glenkens. This report summarises the work done to date on these priorities, and sets out plans for the final year of the currently-funded delivery phase.
Slides from meeting held on 19th September 2023 at the Smiddy, looking the findings of the Energy Efficiency & Decarbonisation in Glenkens Buildings reports.
