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Linwood Community

Coalition

PurposePurpose

Linwood Community

Coalition

The Linwood Community Coalition Groups have joined together to create a positive change within the Linwood community.

The Coalition believes that groups who work together solve local problems together.

Who we are:Who we are:

Linwood Community

Coalition

Linwood Focus

Linstone Housing Association

Linwood Community Council

Linwood Elderly Forum

Linwood Education Centre Management Committee

Local Churches

Our VisionOur Vision

Linwood Community

Coalition

The Linwood Community Coalition Groups vision is to make Linwood a stronger, safer, healthier, greener and happier place to live.

Our MissionOur Mission

Linwood Community

Coalition

Our mission is to provide a fit for purpose community facility for the benefit of all age groups in Linwood…..

......run for the community by the community.

Community BenefitsCommunity Benefits

Linwood Community

Coalition

Provide a focal point for local people to meet up informally;

Provide a common ground for communities and professionals to work together in an innovative way;

Support the Governments programme to reduce health and social inequalities by empowering local communities to address local problems;

Provide the opportunity for local residents to volunteer in their own community by learning new skills which in turn will build confidence and self esteem that could lead to future employment;

Provide a long term outcome on Social Return on Investment; as

It would be a ‘More than Profit’ project that would bring added value through meeting social, health and environmental needs for all age groups within ‘our’ community. 

Council BenefitsCouncil Benefits

Linwood Community

Coalition

The Linwood Community Coalition The Linwood Community Coalition recognises that it has the potential recognises that it has the potential to contribute to local and national to contribute to local and national policy and strategy: policy and strategy:

– National Performance Framework National Performance Framework

– Single Outcome AgreementSingle Outcome Agreement

– HEAT targetsHEAT targets

Community ConsultationCommunity Consultation

Linwood Community

Coalition

4000 households in Linwood were targeted to give their views on the proposed plans for the New Tweedie Hall.

To-date we have received responses from 517 household. (average of 3 members per household, equates to responses from 1551 residents)

Linwood Community

Coalition

Do you think the new Tweedie Hall should Do you think the new Tweedie Hall should be located within the new Linwood Town be located within the new Linwood Town

Centre development?Centre development?

99.6%

0.4%

Yes

No

Linwood Community

Coalition

Do you think the New Tweedie Hall should be ‘run for the community by the

community’ and all income should be reinvested back into Linwood to develop

the facilities we need?

99%

1%

0%

Yes

No

Not Sure

Linwood Community

Coalition

Would you like to offer your time, skills or Would you like to offer your time, skills or expertise to help develop this approach?expertise to help develop this approach?

517

121

CompletedQuestionnaires

Volunteers

Linwood Community

Coalition

• Hall

•Stage

•Kitchen

•Café with Internet Access

•Meeting Rooms

• Education Suite

•Youth Drop In

•Changing Facilities for local football clubs so they can access public park

•Function Suite

•Soft Play Area

•Information Centre

•Dance Studio

What facilities would you like to see in the New Tweedie Hall that would cater for all age

groups in your household?

PlansPlans

Linwood Community

Coalition

The Linwood Community Coalition will:The Linwood Community Coalition will:

– Make a joint approach to Renfrewshire Make a joint approach to Renfrewshire Council to request a meeting to discuss the Council to request a meeting to discuss the opportunity of managing and designing the opportunity of managing and designing the New Tweedie Hall on behalf of the Linwood New Tweedie Hall on behalf of the Linwood Community.Community.

– Confirm the level of support Renfrewshire Confirm the level of support Renfrewshire Council can provide to Council can provide to empower the empower the community of Linwood to achieve this.community of Linwood to achieve this.

Question to CouncillorsQuestion to Councillors

Linwood Community

Coalition

How will you personally ensure How will you personally ensure that Renfrewshire Council that Renfrewshire Council empowers the community of empowers the community of Linwood to develop a new Linwood to develop a new Community Centre?Community Centre?

Plan Submitted

Store Plan

Community Centre/Housing Association

Consultation

Council

Community

Tesco

Advisors

Advisors

General Agreement

Community control