Community Representation

KI's approach is guided by representatives of the community through the KI Community Representatives and Project Champion Forum.

Each project has a Community Representative and Project Champion to represent the views of local people and give expert advice in their project area.

They also sit on Project Liaison Groups designed to make sure each of the projects work well together and benefit the people of Kirkintilloch. These are:

• Communication and Publicity

• Town Centre Vitality

• Southbank Development

• Business Plan

• Transport Infrastructure Masterplan

One of the objectives of the Forum is to make sure the KI projects build on Kirkintilloch's historical and industrial heritage. This is clearly reflected in the Forum's statement of objectives for development of the Town Centre.

Membership

Arts & Cultural Centre
Project Champion: Joan Riddell and Grant Williams
Community Representative: Iain Carmichael

Countryside Access Network
Project Champions: Mark Brand and Crawford McGhie
Community Representative: Janet Dickson

Integrated Care Centre
Project Champion: John Donnelly
Community Representative: Eric Mackay and Brian Rourke

Leisure Centre
Project Champion: Mark Grant
Community Representatives: Arun Save and Carmen MacDonald

Link Road
Project Champion: Colin Smith
Community Representative: Allan Jarvis and Brian Rourke

Southbank Area Redevelopment
Project Champion: Andrew Thomson
Community Representatives: Derrick Milligan and Stuart McIntosh

Town Centre Regeneration
Project Champions: Duncan Hamilton, David Gear, Graeme McIay, James Higgins and Frances Tonner
Community Representatives: Robert Muir and Stuart McIntosh

Training & Access to Jobs Programme
Project Champions: Crawford McGhie and Drummond Stewart

Woodilee Housing Development
Project Champion: Colin Smith
Community Representative: Debbie Miller

Affordable Housing
Project Champion: Allan Moyes
Community Representative: Robert Muir

KI Community Representatives and Project Champions Forum Topic Group Membership

Communication/Publicity/Marketing
Michael Devlin
James Higgins
Carmen MacDonald
Mark Grant
Arun Save
Brian Rourke
John Donnelly

Town Centre Vitality
Stuart McIntosh
Robert Muir
David Gear
James Higgins
Frances Tonner

Southbank Development
Derrick Milligan
Joan Riddell
Andrew Thomson
Brian Rourke
Mark Brand

Business Plan
Stephen MacIntyre
Allan Moyes
Karen Shaw
Drummond Stewart,
Crawford McGhie
Carmen MacDonald
Mark Grant

Transport Infrastructure Masterplan
Janet Dickson
Allan Jarvis
Debbie Millar
Crawford McGhie
Brian Rourke
Graeme McLay

KI Community Representatives and Project Champions Forum Town Centre Objective

The Kirkintilloch's Initiative Community Representative and Project Champion Forum would like to see a comprehensive plan for the future enhancement of Kirkintilloch Town Centre which builds on the towns' loyal customer base and provides new attractions for the expanding catchment of the town. The future prosperity of the town centre depends on the successful exploitation of its unique features such as its Roman Heritage, its unique location adjacent to the Forth & Clyde Canal and its industrial history particularly that associated with boat building and iron foundations.

Key features of the plan will include a comprehensive marketing strategy based on an appropriate image, enhancement of the streetscape and expansion of the services on offer through the promotion of tourism and events. Key improvements will include better provision for pedestrians, improvements to access including parking and the creation of a civic space. The Forum recognises that investment funds will be limited and considers it important that priorities are agreed by all parties with an interest in the future of the town centre and that the available investment is used to enhance the impacts of planned works such as the Kirkintilloch Leisure Centre, the Southbank Canal Basin and the Kirkintilloch Arts & Cultural Centre.