SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY COORDINATOR
Investment project code: 43
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FUNDING A NEW SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY COORDINATOR POST WITHIN GILMERON COMMUNITY CENTRE AND PROVIDING MATERIALS, SESSIONAL WORKERS AND A PROGRAMME OF WORKSHOPS TO FURTHER DEVELOP OUR OPPORTUNITY PROVISION AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT.
The gilmerton community garden has been evolving over the last couple of years with a smal but dedicated group of volunteers working to develop the unused space around gilmerton community centre with the garden now having fully accessible surfacing, raised beds to grow produce, wilder areas that encourage biodiversity and outdoor learning shelter, we are now at a point of being able to safely welcome the wider community into this wondeful space. with a sustainable communnity coordinator in place, we hope to offer a varied programme of oppurtunities, activities and events that will connect and explore what the garden can provide to work being done elsewhere in the centre and wider community, such as the pantry service, mental health support groups, day services and play groups.
With the manybenefits of nature connection being highlighted through the recent pandemic, Gilmerton community centre is perfectly placed to offer its community a safe and welcoming space in which to meet this essential need, through both facilitated sessions and free public access. The candidate would develop a programme of workshops to enhance a nature connection, improve biodiversity, foster environmental awareness and develop community artworks that reflect these themes. In collaboration with local artists and makers , we hope to create pieces that highlight and celebrate the involvement of a wide variety of community members, creaing a sense of pride in, and active stewardship of, this wonderful community asset. We see the new outdoor shelter structure in the heart of the garden becoming an accesible social hub, which everyone will be welcome to make use of.
We hope to build an outdoor cooking area, ideally engaging a sessional worker and local secondary school students to use heritage skills and natural bilding materials to construct a clay oven for community for community use.
The candidate would then look to set up social cooking sessions, using produce provided by the pantry service and grown in the garden. It is hoped that the current well used pantry service, will evolve to become part of a permanent community kitchen space within the centre, which this project would allow the initial development of. Further supporting the development of the growing areas, we hope to be able to provide fresh, seasonal produce for the pantry service to distribute.
Enabling the whole community to benefit from outdoor programmes, learning new skills, gain confidence and improve their health and well being. The person working within this new role will be based in the garden and community centre 14 hours per week. They would be visible to local people and have a very hands on approach, with an ability to connect and network with a variety of organisations, key stakeholders an potential volunteers. The role would also include promoting the project through local contacts, coomunity networks and social media, to raise its profile and encourage everyone to get involved.
Location: GILMERTON COMMUNNITY CENTRE
Proposed on behalf of: The centre’s core aim is to relieve those in need by reason of disadvantage by: • The provision of facilities with the object of improving conditions of life. • Combatting isolation by encouraging people to leave their homes. • Encouraging and supporting personal development. • Creating a community-based organisation which solely focuses on a shared interest. • Developing an approach which will deliver outcomes for individuals while averting costs to the public sector. • Connecting people with shared interests, goals and friendship to improve self-esteem & reduce loneliness. • Reducing barriers to those with disabilities Enabling the community to tackle climate change and other environmental issues by: • Growing food to reduce plastic and miles contributing to the city’s net zero target. • Developing our woodland and wild-flower area, reducing the risk of flooding and extreme temperature which are both predicted to increase with climate change.
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