Regional networking in Fife Suzy Goodsir Greener Kirkcaldy and Fife - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Regional networking in Fife

Suzy Goodsir Greener Kirkcaldy and Fife Communities CAN @suzygk

What are we?

Network of grassroots community organisations in Fife that are taking action on Climate Change Linked to Scottish Communities Climate Action Network Currently 18 member organisations

Tayport Development Trust

PLANT project – gardening activities around Tayport to brighten up our surroundings

Sustainable Cupar

Aims to encourage people to use sustainable means of transport

Falkland Centre for Stewardship

Local Food Works - a new market, cookery workshops and community meals

Pilot Project with SCCAN

• Fife network has existed since 2008… but

lacked capacity

• Funding from Investing In Ideas for paid

network facilitator for a year

• Pilot project

– programme of networking meetings and communications – support members to share learning and explore

• pportunities for working together

Network meetings

Project visits

Fife Environment Partnership event

Project outcomes

• More effective community groups?

– 90% better informed – 86% better connected to other groups – 55% helped to overcome challenges

• “helped with sustaining morale”
• “ideas for how we could develop in future”
• “session on community planning was excellent “

Project outcomes

• Fife network as a shared 'voice' for members?

– A ‘seat at the table’: we are now members of Fife Environment Partnership, a key community planning body

Project outcomes

• Facilitate joint work between members?

– Burntisland Energy Masterplan project

Next steps

• Pilot project ended in December
• Fife network keen to continue
• Roll out model to other parts of Scotland?
• Exploring funding options

Any questions?

For more information

• Read the full report on our pilot project

– http://www.scottishcommunitiescan.org.uk

• Contact the Fife Network

– Email facilitator.fccan@gmail.com – Website – http://fccan.wordpress.com