Issue - meetings

Discussion facilitated by Vice-Chair and Committee Manager

The Committee Manager opened a discussion on covid-19 resilience and stated that suggestions had been submitted from:

1.    Anne Campbell (Dunoon Area Alliance) who suggested that the Group consider the model set up by Bute Resilience Group and ask them for their views on how their volunteer training and links with emergency services had prepared them for the covid challenge; and how Scotland's Regeneration Network (SURF) gathered over 150 examples of community responses to lockdown from across Scotland; and

2.    Sue Wallis who highlighted the Volunteer Cowal South West organisation -

https://www.facebook.com/Volunteer-Cowal-South-West-104145671239460/  which was a group of about 65 volunteers who were mainly involved in delivering prescriptions from the GP surgery to patients. This service had saved the surgery having to deal with this difficult aspect when they had enough adapting to do. The Group had ran for over a year with funding being received for travel costs and for PPE. It also meant there was a known Group of people for any other tasks that needed doing quickly. Even though this Group is not as active now they remain in place if required.

Decision

The Bute and Cowal Area Community Planning Group agreed to invite the Bute Resilience Group, Scotland's Regeneration Network and Volunteer Cowal South West to present updates on their organisations’ long-term community resilience to a future meeting.