OUR
PURPOSE
Within our area (Aberchirder
& Marnoch, Banff & Macduff, Alvah & Forglen, Whitehills,
Portsoy, Cornhill & Ordiquill, King Edward & Gamrie,
Fordyce & Sandend), to contribute to the economic,
social and environmental well-being of local communities by;
• valuing the work of volunteers
•
creating opportunities for employment
based on the sustainable use of local culture, skills and
resources.
•
enabling and encouraging lifelong learning
amongst local people.
We also aim to encourage and support partnership working between
community groups and private, public and voluntary organisations.
Values:
We
try to:
•
encourage participation and concensus
•
be open and transparent in our dealings
•
maximise resources - human, physical
and financial
•
remain people focused
Objectives:
To
promote a healthy local economy; keeping people working
and living locally by:
•
promoting tourism initiatives
•
providing project management support
to community enterprise
•
buying locally
•
using local venues and services
•
providing transport so people can access
local jobs, services and training
To
support community activity by:
•
providing advice and information to
people developing local projects
•
encouraging active partnership between
local groups, private business and public agencies
•providing
transport solutions to community groups and activities
•
providing assistance to enable local
groups to access funding
To
provide a focus for local views and priorities by:
•
running networking events on themes
of local interest and acting as a networking hub
•
undertaking participitave research
and publishing the results
•
facilitating two way communication
with public agencies and policy makers at regional, national
and European level
•
producing a regular newsletter
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