McLaren Communities Futures
A collective of 10 rural Stirling communities within the catchment of McLaren High School who have come together to build our collective resilience and sustainability from the grassroots up. See the full story at our partnership website.
Participating partners:
Callander Community Development Trust
Strathard Community Trust (Aberfoyle, Kinlochard, Stronachlachar, Inversnaid)
Kilmadock Development Trust (Doune, Deanston)
Strathfillan Community Development Trust (Crianlarich, Tyndrum, Inverarnan)
Trossachs Community Trust (Brig O’Turk)
Balquhidder Lochearnhead Strathyre Community Trust
Port of Menteith Community Council (Port of Menteith, Ruskie, Blairhoyle, Dykehead)
McLaren Communities Futures is a multi-year partnership programme to help communities across our catchment take steps towards building their resilience both individually and as a region.
The project would deliver a coordinated programme across five themes, each with identified “quick wins” and longer-term actions:
Stronger Communities - supporting community-led resilience activity and strengthening local capacity by better sharing the skills and expertise we already have with each other. This could include community repair projects, reuse hubs and waste reduction initiatives. E.g. skills & knowledge directory, inter-community communications, library of things, catchment food network.
Getting Around - improving the rural, low-carbon transport network and active travel capacity through increasing shared journey infrastructure, trails, pathway interpretation and community mapping. E.g. transport connections mapping and bike share schemes
Energy Efficiency - enhancing and streamlining access to community retrofit resources, knowledge and funding E.g. community heat team, energy forum and information and signposting
Regenerating Nature - expanding opportunities for nature connection, restoration and citizen-led monitoring. E.g. Educational trails, nature groups mapping and volunteering pathways
Skills & Jobs - sharing and training of rural skills, youth employment pathways, peer-learning and school-based climate leadership. E.g. rural future careers events and learning exchange visits.