Community Action Plan – revised list of priorities
As mentioned in a previous post, the revised CAP priorities list should be seen as a working document and a best current estimate of what can be delivered during the life of the Community Action Plan 2017-2022. The filtered priority list can be revisited at any time should the resources become available to deliver additional elements of the CAP, or if a case is made for a revision.
Theme 1: Community
Priority 1:
- Better support and care for the elderly and people with dementia. For example, establish a support group, arrange regular get-togethers at the halls and day trips
- Investigate activities and youth club for young people, for example sports and outdoor activities
- Develop festivals and events to bring the community together
Priority 2:
- Establish heritage trails
- Engage in more community archaeology
- Modernise Memorial Hall, Aberfoyle
Priority 3:
- Develop an outdoor classroom or a similar facility which would benefit both school pupils and the wider community
- Improvement of the playparks including installing more seats and picnic benches, new play equipment, and development of a toddler play area
Priority 4:
- Better maintenance of local and tourist facilities
Priority 5:
- Make sure the Resilience Plan is produced and communicated
- Develop a First Responders Team outside Aberfoyle
Theme 2: Environment
Priority 1:
- Deal effectively with non-native plants
- Better links between the community and agencies
Priority 2:
- Upgrade the properties and appearance of Aberfoyle Main Street
- Upgrade and regularly maintain the Riverside Path
- Plant more hanging baskets and tubs in Aberfoyle
Priority 3:
- Campaign to encourage people to dispose of litter and dog-mess properly
Theme 3: Outdoor Recreation and Economic Development
Priority 1:
- Investigate developing a Mountain Bike Centre and promoting Strathard as a ‘cycling hub’
- Investigate more mountain bike and multi-use trails
- Establish more mountain bike and cycling events
- Better signs, interpretation maps and leaflets for paths and trails
Priority 2:
none
Priority 3:
- Better broadband to encourage new businesses and home working
- Reduce retail rents to encourage SMEs
- Encourage a wider variety of businesses
- More flexibility in business leases and reduced rates to encourage pop-up shops
- Start-up assistance for aspiring enterprises
Priority 4:
- Develop a tourism and economic vision based on eco-tourism and natural assets
- Develop a good marketing strategy/brand to promote Strathard as ‘Gateway to the Trossachs’
Theme 4: Roads, Traffic and Transport
Priority 1:
- Upgrade Loch Ard road with minimal local disruption
- Lobby for better roadside-drain maintenance
- Upgrade Aberfoyle Main Street road surface
- Lobby for better verge maintenance
Theme 5: Engagement and Communications
Priority 1:
- Support and promote the Strathard News and village noticeboards
- Create a central internet hub for the community
Priority 2:
- Improve mobile signal in Kinlochard and outlying areas
- Lobby for Super-Fast Broadband
Priority 3:
- Capitalise on current events to bring people and actions together
- Employ a development officer