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
