Bleachingfield, Dunbar
DELAP Admin Support:
It was agreed that the removal of admin support from attendance at Area Partnership Meetings put the Area Partnerships in a difficult position viz-a viz their Standing Orders.
This view has been communicated to Caroline Rogers and through her to Paul Ritchie and Sarah Fortune and will continue to be pursued. Action by Role Bearers.
It was recognised that if this view remains unchanged, the Standing Orders will be reviewed, for there must be a proper record of meetings and decisions taken to protect the members of the Area partnership. Action by Role Bearers.
High Street Development Plans:
The consultation meeting in the Town House on 16th November was a great success and the main high-level outputs were reviewed.
It was agreed to review the development plan when it has been further developed, but thanks went to all of those who have contributed so much to date.
It is hoped that the Dunbar High Street Residents Group will be f`ormally constituted before too long.
It was agreed that sources of funding will be pointed out to this group to enable the residents to move forward with their plans. Action by VSEL.
Dunbar & East Linton Directory:
Jo Waddell was thanked for all her work in establishing the idea on behalf of Dunbar Trades Association and the DELAP community.
It was agreed that the idea should be further developed with a view to an April 2025 launch, bringing in community matters as well as economic development matters. Action by JW and the Vice Chair.
The four Community Councils will be asked to arrange for the distribution of the Directory in due course.
Community Gathering Event:
It was agreed that this event should be planned for the Spring of 2025. There was a strong recommendation that it should “celebrate the success of DELAP’s third sector organisation” and would be helped by a strong theme. Attracting the right audience, and not confusing the event through a lack of focus, will be challenges for the working party. Action by JM
Health Inequalities Event Feed-back:
Laura Chant (NHS) was thanked for her excellent workshop.
The ten action points that emerged from that workshop were endorsed by the meeting and will now be monitored and published. Action by Vice Chair
Area Plan Short-term Working Group feed-back:
The conclusions of the working group were tabled and there was no disputing that these are indeed the areas of concern expressed by the community through the Local Place Plan.
It was decided that the Area Plan should be published as soon as possible but be now divided into two sections. The first section will contain the matters that are in the circles of Concern or Influence which require as much data as possible to support them as possible. The second section will contain the matters that are in the circle of Control, where the Area Partnership can aim to make a difference to our community through its own efforts. The draft will be sent out to members of the Area Partnership for comment and amendment before being published. Action – Vice Chair.
Grants:
There have been insufficient replies from members for the decisions to be valid.
All members were encouraged to ensure that their votes were submitted by the end of this week so that the grants can be paid. Action – Members.