Strathmore & The Glens Rural Partnership
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THE YEAR AHEAD Strathmore & the Glens have a busy year ahead and have started the
wheels in motion for a number of projects that they hope will inform local
people and attract visitors to an area renowned for its beauty, sporting
activities and quality of life. Feedback
on the website (www.strathmoreglens.org)
has been very encouraging.
The site is continually being developed and we hope it will be a valuable
resource to the area.
We currently have information about the role of the Partnership, What’s
On in the area, Community Learning Plan, and links to other interesting sites.
Information
is currently being compiled for the production of an up-to-date, user friendly,
Local Resource Directory containing details of local groups and organisations.
We hope to be able to launch the Directory at this year’s Better Place
to Live Fair on 1 June 2002.
The Directory is to be updated on a yearly basis and a copy is to be
distributed to every household in the Strathmore & Glens area subject to
funds being available.
A competition is also being organised for local school children to submit
their designs for the cover.
We would therefore ask local organisations not to miss out on this
opportunity to obtain a free entry in the Directory.
We are also looking at including a section on local businesses.
The
Better Place to Live Fair, which continues to grow in popularity, is to be held
on 1 June 2002.
The weekend of the fair is also the start of the Queens Golden Jubilee
celebrations so no doubt there will be a ‘golden’ element incorporated into
the fair.
Spaces for last year’s fair were quickly filled, so to avoid
disappointment we suggest
you book early.
If you are interested in supporting the fair please contact Sue Cole on
01828 640763. We
are also looking at holding a series of E-commerce workshops for local
businesses.
The workshops would be held in Blairgowrie in conjunction with UK online
for Business and the aim would be to equip companies with information about how
to make their own decisions on the advantages of all aspects of e-commerce.
We understand that it is not easy for local firms to get started or how
to improve their existing e-commerce.
Whilst courses are available at the Small Business Gateway in Perth we
recognise that it can be difficult for small business owners to take time to
travel.
As a result we would like to hold a workshop locally which requires
twelve people to attend.
Full details will shortly be available on the Strathmore & the Glens
website but if you would like to register an interest please contact Sue Cole. The
Partnership are also designing a quarterly newsletter which we hope will go some
way to ensure that each of the organisations we represent knows what all the
other is up to.
This ensures that problems, successes and ideas can be shared and avoid
duplication of effort. Strathmore
& the Glens are part of a rural framework at present unique in Scotland.
In order that we can represent you effectively we need to know your
views.
We are here to facilitate self-help so let us help you get your ideas on
paper of find funds, as our achievements are your achievements. Strathmore
& the Glens were successful in securing an additional £5,000 funding for
the Blair in Bloom Committee, following which additional enhancements to the
town could be made. Further information about the role of the Rural Partnership can be obtained from the Chairman, John Hart or Secretary, Sue Cole c/o Miller Gerrard, Solicitors, The Studio, Blairgowrie PH10 6ET or on the website www.strathmoreglens.org. |
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