Fintry Kirk Resilience and Community Trust

Constitutional objectives

The saving of lives: to be a Resilience Centre for ‘The Community. Although Fintry village is only 50 minutes north of Glasgow we are an isolated rural community with no shops, post office, bus route, etc. Located in the Endrick River catchment area, we are prone to flooding and severe weather which is not just confined to the winter months. Fintry Community Council have drawn up a Resilience Plan with Stirling Council. Central to this plan is a designated ‘Resilience Centre’ for the community. This centre is to utilise the buildings that were previously the Church and its Session House. There are plans to hold first aid course, safety and defibrillator training, etc. throughout the year to ensure that our community is as well prepared as we can be in the event of adversity. The Trust will work with Fintry Community Council and its Resilience team to: • provide a safe haven for ‘The Community’ in the event of disaster. • be a base for the Trossachs Search and Rescue teams when deployed into the Campsie Fells, Fintry Hills and Carron Reservoir areas. • offer facilities such as an independent power source, kitchen, accommodation, toilets, first aid, defibrillator and other facilities in support of the Fintry Council Resilience Plan. • Provide first aid courses, safety and defibrillator training, etc. to ensure that our community is as well prepared as we can be in the event of adversity. The advancement of citizenship. The village and its surrounds is a rural and dispersed community. Only a handful of people commute out of the Parish. The reality of access in and out of the Parish, particularly over the winter months and with no public transport, is extremely difficult and sometimes impossible. All four roads out of the village (the B822 Fintry to Lennoxtown, the B818 Fintry to Denny, the B822 Fintry to Kippen and the B818 Fintry to Killearn), are “low priority”. This has resulted in parishioners choosing to work from home and run their businesses from there without having to leave the community. Isolation is a particular problem, not just for the extensive farming community. There are three registered SCIOs in the area (The Hall, The Sports Club and the Fintry Development Trust), all have specific purposes. There are also other non-SCIO organisations within the community (for instance The Hub, Courtyard Cafe and the Community Council). The Community Council envisage that our Trust will be a unifying entity that will facilitate integrated activity linking all the organisations within our community to advance community development and citizenship. An example could be a wedding ceremony held in the building that was the Church followed by a reception in the Village Hall. This overarching community and citizenship role would: • prevent individuals from becoming socially excluded. • assist people to live better, safer or more fulfilled lives by encouraging social inclusion and interaction. • extending the activities of community organisations into new areas or to a wider range of beneficiaries. • support networks that bring community organisations together and facilitating partnerships. • provide space for Roman Catholics, Baptists, Methodists, Humanists, etc who have all indicated they wish to use the building that was the Church, for their services and meetings. Previously, denominations and organisations that were not Church of Scotland were precluded from using these facilities. • build on and maintain partnerships between community groups and organisations that contribute to local decision making. • offer buildings or equipment which benefits the community through providing facilities, activities and services that help promote people’s ability to participate in community life. The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture. Our small Museum, based in the Sports Club, has insufficient space to store or display its artifacts. MAXIMUM TEXT REACHED - PLEASE CONTACT CHARITY FOR FULL PURPOSES