Clackmannanshire Council

Robertson Construction Central East is hosting a ‘Meet the Buyer Event’ on Thursday 6th June at Alloa Town Hall, Clackmannanshire, to support the delivery of the new highly anticipated state-of-the-art Wellbeing Hub and Lochies School in Alloa. Robertson will deliver this Passivhaus project for Clackmannanshire Council on behalf of Hub East Central Scotland. The new Lochies School has been designed to meet the needs of young people with severe and complex needs, while the Wellbeing Hub will offer accessible sport, health, learning, and leisure opportunities. We look forward to meeting Clackmannanshire suppliers who can support the delivery of this project and our commitment to community wealth building. The event is free to attend, but spaces are limited. To secure your place, please reserve a ticket. #Construction #supplychain

Abercromby Primary has won a prestigious Campaign for Learning award. The Tullibody school was successful in the ‘family learning innovation’ category in the annual awards, which celebrate ‘imaginative, innovative and inclusive family learning’. Abercromby won the award for its Paternal Play project, formerly ‘Dads and Lads’, which aims to encourage more dads and other male carers to attend events in school with their children. The project is run by Emma Craig, principal teacher and Lindsay Patterson, family support worker, who, since 2018, have been running The Link, a family room designed to support family learning at home. A diverse range of activities both in and out of the classroom were offered including boxing, archery, a STEM challenge, coding, orienteering and pizza making, culminating in a final trip to Gartmorn Dam to make dens, build fires and pond dip. As a result of the project more male carers, dads and family members are now attending school events and family sessions as well as engaging with staff. New skills have been learned, existing skills have been shared, and firm friendships were formed. Parents who attended the previous programme are now keen to share their own skills, with the next sessions to be co-created with attendees. Lindsay Patterson and Emma Craig are pictured here marking the award win.

What Matters 2 You a collaborative approach from The Hunter Foundation and BBC Children in Need have released a paper on how we can drive genuine, voice-led system change within our communities. We're delighted to be working with WM2U in Clackmannanshire too. Read the paper here: https://lnkd.in/eipNmMx9

This morning the COSLA Presidential Team, President Councillor Shona Morrison and Vice President Councillor Steven Heddle, alongside Chief Executive Jane O'Donnell, visited Clackmannanshire Council. The COSLA delegation are pictured here with Council Leader, Councillor Ellen Forson, and Chief Executive, Nikki Bridle.

Council leader, Councillor Ellen Forson joined her Stirling and Falkirk Council counterparts at a recent Community Wealth Building (CWB) event. The leaders were joined by public, private and third sector partners at Grangemouth Town Hall to discuss how the CWB approach can revitalise communities across Forth Valley. Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance, Tom Arthur MSP, gave a speech and engaged in a question and answer session alongside the three Forth Valley council leaders. The event was attended by more than 70 people and provided an opportunity to share good practice examples of Community Wealth Building activity, as well as to begin to chart a regional way forward. The Council is an early adopter of the CWB approach, being only the second Scottish local authority to establish a CWB plan, and continues to be a beacon of CWB activity in Scotland.

The latest edition of Connected, our staff magazine, is available now on CONNECT.

Lack of work experience was the main barrier for pupils seeking any form of employment post school in 2023. Some fantastic businesses that are supporting young people gain their first exposure to the world of work this week including: BSW Group, NHS Forth Valley, McMillan's Cleaning and Restoration ,Sweco, Alliance Ambulance Services, Harvey Donaldson & Gibson Chartered Surveyors, Rainbow Turtle, Inverclyde Leisure, Murray Farmcare, Network Rail., L&I Eaton ARC Ltd, Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service, East Lothian Council CD Architects Ltd, Minster Care Group, Motherwell FC Community Trust, Antibody Analytics, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, West Lothian Council. We manage all student work placements in Scottish Borders Council, Dumfries and Galloway Council, East Dunbartonshire Council, East Lothian Council, Glasgow City Council, Renfrewshire Council, East Renfrewshire Council, Inverclyde Council, Stirling Council, Clackmannanshire Council, North Lanarkshire Council, and West Lothian Council. Does your business struggle to recruit entry level talent? Could you offer a young person work experience? If you would like to find out more we would love to hear from you please get in touch! DYW Scotland, DYW Borders, DYW Dumfries & Galloway , DYW Lanarkshire & East Dunbartonshire , DYW East Lothian, DYW West Lothian, DYW West (Developing the Young Workforce), DYW Glasgow, DYW Forth Valley #workplacements #workexperience #workit #worldofwork

Do you represent an #smebusiness in #Clackmannanshire? If so, join me and colleagues across Scottish Business Climate Collaboration / Zero Waste Scotland and Clackmannanshire Council for a practical Net Zero Planning workshop. This FREE event takes place on Friday 1st March at the stunning Forth Valley College Alloa Campus from 10:00am until 12:00 noon. This is a short, sharp deep dive into creating a bespoke #netzero business plan for your organisation. Follow the link below to find out more and to register your free place now! #UofStirling #SME #SMEs #SMEsupport #SmallBusiness #BusinessSupport  Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) | Ceteris (Scotland) Ltd | Forth Valley Chamber of Commerce | The Enterprise Programme | Clackmannanshire Third Sector Interface (CTSI) | CERT- Clackmannanshire Economic Regeneration Trust

Do you represent an #smebusiness in #Clackmannanshire? If so, join me and colleagues across Scottish Business Climate Collaboration / Zero Waste Scotland and Clackmannanshire Council for a practical Net Zero Planning workshop. This FREE event takes place on Friday 1st March at the stunning Forth Valley College Alloa Campus from 10:00am until 12:00 noon. This is a short, sharp deep dive into creating a bespoke #netzero business plan for your organisation. Follow the link below to find out more and to register your free place now! #UofStirling #SME #SMEs #SMEsupport #SmallBusiness #BusinessSupport  Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) | Ceteris (Scotland) Ltd | Forth Valley Chamber of Commerce | The Enterprise Programme | Clackmannanshire Third Sector Interface (CTSI) | CERT- Clackmannanshire Economic Regeneration Trust