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Background
The
Formartine Partnership is a non profit making organisation which was
formed to promote sustainable community
development across the Formartine area and the
One of the six administrative areas of Aberdeenshire, Formartine encompasses the 3 main settlements and surrounding areas of Ellon, Turriff and Oldmeldrum.
The Formartine Partnership has been supported with administration and project funding from Aberdeenshire Council and the Scottish Executive Rural Challenge funding, which has allowed the organisation to develop and implement a wide range of innovative community based initiatives.
The
Formartine Partnership was formed in 1997,
initially to address environmental issues concerning the River Ythan and its catchments,
and the impact of these issues on local communities.
After
consultation with/by Aberdeenshire Council, questionnaires were sent out to all
of the Community councils and
many Community Groups across Formartine, and results from these highlighted a
perceived lack of ‘independent’ quality support and information provision
for communities. The
Partnership was formed and a management team of 12 was elected
to oversee the work of the group. The
Formartine Community Council Forum
was selected as the lead group of the Partnership, to ‘ensure and
promote continuity of operation’
The agreed priorities for
the Partnership are to:-
Provide
a community based approach to the development of Formartine and the a
Increasing community involvement in all agency activity b
Raising environmental awareness c
Improving communication between communities and other partners d
Identifying, co-coordinating and promoting community and agency
actions which benefit the whole area Provide
a network to facilitate and support community group action in
Formartine by
- a Developing close links between communities and agencies providing administrative support for partners b
Enhancing access to relevant expertise c
Identifying funding sources and increasing funding by pooling/matching d
Helping to set up and support topic partnerships
Since its formation, the Partnership has attracted 27 member groups and
organisations representing community, voluntary, environment, and business
sectors across Formartine.
The main users of the Partnership are community groups who wish to
enhance and/or
develop aspects
of their communities and local environment.
The Formartine Partnership also has a Tourism sub-group to address
tourism issues in Formartine. The group comprises members with both tourism and
community interests, and through the Formartine Partnership, is a member of
The Partnership has been successful in attracting grant funding for both
its core activities and its project work with the communities across Formartine,
from the Scottish Executive’s Rural Challenge Fund and Rural Community
Transport Initiative, from Aberdeenshire Council, Scottish Natural Heritage,
Scottish Enterprise Grampian, Direct Grants, and from Shell Expro
The Partnership has more recently been tasked with delivering initiatives
on behalf of other statutory and community bodies, including
Aberdeenshire Community Planning
Partnership.
The Partnership includes representatives from the following -
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