Reflection on Seminar (Amenity Services, Insurance and Community Engagment)
SOA Theme 2 – We have Infrastructure that Supports Sustainable Growth
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Minutes:
On 17th April, a
training event was held in Lochgilphead Community Centre, to which all Members
of the MAP, as well as all Community Councils on the Kintyre peninsula were
invited. The training was in three parts
with input from the Councils Insurance Services, a presentation on future challenges from
Amenity Services, and a Community Engagement workshop.
The Chair asked that the meeting
pause for a moment and reflect on the learning points from the training. Some issues which were highlighted were that
the Community Council insurance cover is more flexible than most Community
Councils thought and the ease with which advice is accessible had sometimes not
been fully understood. The Amenity
Services input was seen as a form of Community Engagement and the challenges
were better understood following the presentation, with a number of possible
projects being mooted. The Workshop was
seen as a very positive experience, and again a number of the issues raised
encouraged participants to relate the workshop back to their own practice. As with the Amenity Services presentation,
the assistance of the Community development and Governance teams was noted.
The Chair particularly
acknowledged the contribution of Duncan Clelland and noted his and others regret that Duncan has now moved on from the
Council.
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