by Christina Johnston | Feb 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
Stranraer has been awarded funding for Citizen Space – an easy way to shape the Place Plan going forward. Over the last 4 months, as we’ve been talking to locals about the Place Plan, we’ve listened to issues. One recurring theme has been that local...
by Christina Johnston | Feb 17, 2023 | Uncategorized
We have a Town Team for Stranraer helping to steer the Place Plan. Cloe Allison, Youth Councillor (pictured) is one of the fresh voices round the table. Some are there for their area of expertise – like education, health, active travel. Round the table, we have...
by Christina Johnston | Feb 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
Place Planning – also called Place-Making – is an ongoing thing. It’ll never be finished. It’s not new. It’s what we’ve been doing for centuries. It’s just getting together, identifying need and coming up with solutions...
by Christina Johnston | Jan 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
Since October 2022, we’ve been finding out what matters to locals about their town and asking what they’d like to see happen here, using the Place Plan as the driver for change. On 24 January, we brought this phase of engagement to a close at another...
by Christina Johnston | Jan 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
Over the last few months, Barbara has been out and about talking to local people to understand what their issues are and what ideas they have about how to transform Stranraer. Now we’re moving into Planning mode. All the ideas have to be filtered and prioritised as...
by Christina Johnston | Jan 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
We set up stall for a week at the Ryan Centre to share information about the Place Plan and got lots of ideas and feedback about how we could improve the town. We grabbed folks on their way to and from classes and sessions to find out what they need and what would...
