Since the launch of the Pitlochry Community Action Plan, this group of committed volunteers has gone from strength to strength. Using the CAP as their launchpad, they set up the Pitlochry Community Action Trust to take forward the themes and priorities. PCAT creates opportunities for local people to be involved and develops strong partnerships to make things… Continue Reading
In this news section we will keep you updated with projects we are involved in, including links and articles from the local press and other sources. Keep checking back to see if your project is featured.
Pitlochry Community Action Trust – representing the community’s views
Posted on November 14, 2023
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How your CAP can influence planning decisions….
Posted on May 18, 2023
The current emphasis on Local Place Plans, with communities being “given the opportunity” to influence a Council’s development plans, has obscured the value of a well created Community Action Plan in influencing planning decisions. This article in The Courier, tells the story of how Auchterarder and Aberuthven CAP have effectively used the evidence from their… Continue Reading
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Burntisland CAP has huge community support
Posted on April 27, 2023
Burntisland Community Development Trust and the Burntisland Community Council have been working towards their second Community Action Plan. STAR helped Burntisland with their first CAP in 2016, and much has been achieved since then. Over the last 6 months, STAR has worked closely with the BCDT Development Officers to help them to carry out a… Continue Reading
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Glenorchy & Innishail – a lockdown Community Action Plan!
Posted on June 16, 2021
Glenorchy & Innishail have just launched their first 5 year Community Action Plan. A first for them, and a first for STAR too! This is the first CAP, in 25 years, that we have helped to prepare during a pandemic, and completely on line. The process got underway in November 2020, with several Zoom Steering… Continue Reading
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Troon gets it Together!
Posted on August 20, 2019
We have been working with the Troon Together team over the last couple of months on widespread community engagement to prepare the first Troon Community Action Plan. Over 800 survey responses were received from across the whole community and age groups, representing a really impressive percentage of the population. We have also met with many… Continue Reading