Wester Hailes Community Trust

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CONTACT DETAILS

30 Westburn Grove, Wester Hailes, EDINBURGH, EH14 2SA
0131 458 3267
info@westerhailesct.org.uk
LOCALITY
South West

information DESCRIPTION

Wester Hailes Community Trust is a new collaborative community organisation that has been established to support genuine community-led development in Wester Hailes.

The Trust is led by and accountable to its local membership. Initially it’s will focus will be on two significant steps:

Step 1: The establishment of a locally controlled community fund that will allow local people to take forward ideas and actions to address community priorities – initially those that came out of the Wester Hailes Open Space event.

Step 2: The development and direct delivery by Wester Hailes Community Trust of projects that meet its charitable purposes.

Our Priorities

Our Priorities as decided by the local community:

Making Wester Hailes safer for the community...

- Includes raising awareness of hate crime, tackling anti-social behaviour

Making the community better together...

- Includes improving recycling, better care of green space

Engaging With Young People...

- Includes activities, events and groups supporting young people

Addressing transport issues...

-Includes more frequent bus routes to schools and hospitals, better rail service.

Making better use of IT...

- Includes free Wi-Fi, more IT classes

Improving community facilities and unused land...

- Includes spaces for young people, developing the Plaza

Wester Hailes Community Trust is run by local people, for local people. If you have an idea that will make a positive difference in Wester Hailes we could help to make it happen …

ORGANISATION ACTIVITIES

Community Development Fundraising/Funding Social Economy/Social Enterprise

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Registered Office: 525 Ferry Road, Edinburgh EH5 2FF