Duns Community Led Planning

06/01/2025

Flooding in the park was one of the priority themes that came out of community-led planning survey. But did you know there is already a public consultation about fixing flooding in the park? Only 2 weeks left - consultation ends on 19th Jan 2025.

Find and participate in consultations run by Scottish Borders Council

12/12/2024

Meeting notes from the last Duns Community Led Planning meeting are now available on the website. https://dunsclp.uk/meeting-notes-20-nov-2024

26/11/2024

Berwickshire Area Partnership is hosting a Warm and Well Event to help people stay warm and well during these periods with high cost of living and energy bills. See poster for details

20/11/2024

We’re at the Christmas Market at the volunteer hall today… loads of great stalls… come along and do a bit of shopping. When you’ve spent your pennies … stop for a chat and let us know what you think of the Priorities and Projects that came out of the Community Led Planning Survey.

18/11/2024

We're still looking for feedback on Priorities and Projects for Duns Local Place Plan. We'll be at A Heart for Duns AGM tonight between 6:30 and 8pm. You're also needed there for wine testing ... so come and chat while you're supping. Wine and Opinions ... they go together like ... ?

06/11/2024

Here is the list of Priority themes and Potential projects that came out of the survey. https://dunsclp.uk/priorities-and-projects
We'd love to hear your feedback - Do the priorities seem right? Is anything missing?
You can print off the feedback forms from the document and hand them into the Volunteer Hall, or use the QR code to respond online.
Or speak to us in person at any of the following events ...
Wed 6th November - watch out for us at the Community Lunch 12-1pm
Tue 12 November - Duns CLP Drop-in Event 6-8pm
Sat 16 November - Watch out for us at the Berwickshire Swap 10am-2pm
Wed 20 November - watch out for us at the Christmas Market 10am-4pm
Wed 20 November - Duns CLP Drop-in Event 6-8pm

21/10/2024

Opportunities to get involved ...
Watch of for an outline of priorities, project suggestions, innovative ideas emerging from the Community Led Planning survey - report available over the next couple of weeks.
Have your say (again!) - have we heard you correctly? Have we missed something? Duns CLP team members will be available at various events at the Duns Volunteer Hall in November to collect feedback:
6th November - watch out for us at the Community Lunch 12-1pm
12 November - Duns CLP Drop-in Event 6-8pm
16 November - watch out for us at the Berwickshire Swap 10am-2pm
20 November - watch out for us at the Christmas Market 10am-4pm
20 November - Duns CLP Drop-in Event 6-8pm

21/10/2024

Here are the Town Team meeting notes for 9th October... Do get in touch if you've got questions or comments.
https://dunsclp.uk/meeting-notes-9th-oct-2024

19/09/2024

Since you asked ... We'll start posting town team meeting notes on the dunsclp.uk website. Here's the link for the last meeting. https://dunsclp.uk/meeting-notes-20th-aug-2024

16/09/2024

What's been done so far?
2023 - Community led planning team gets underway.
> Town team formed from local services and volunteers, and meeting every 4-6 weeks approx.
> 200 participating in consultation from community groups - incuding Springfield residents, Open Event, Senior Citizens, Silver Sunday, Friends of Duns PS, and primary school children.
> 10 emerging themes identified ...
2024 - Town team's focus - "which groups still need to be consulted?" Drive to hear more from 16 - 64 age groups, and people who travel into Duns to use local services.
> Emerging themes tested - @ Greener Duns event
> Online questionnaires promoted via sports clubs, businesses, health services (>40 responses).
> Paper questionnaires distributed via Duns show, local employers, sports centre, local shops and services (>20 responses).
> Longfield focus group (14 residents 2 staff)
Next steps ...
> Youth responses?
> Update emerging themes - prioritise via public consultation (Sept/Oct)
> Then draft a Local Place Plan for public consultation (Oct/Nov)

03/09/2024

We've just posted the first of a series of polls in the Duns Community Led Planning - Discussion group. Join the group and tell us which development themes you think are highest priority to keep Duns a great community for the future?

22/08/2024

Who do you think is going above and beyond to make Duns a place we're proud of? We've only got 'til Friday 23rd Aug to nominate them for a "Scotland Loves Local" award.
Go to https://lovelocal.scot/awards/ - click on Apply button at the bottom. To nominate a person, choose Place Leader category, or choose High Street Hero to nominate a business or organisation.

21/08/2024

Are you aged between 16-44 and you live, work, play, learn in Duns? Your voice is underrepresented in Duns community-led planning survey. But you can change that by filling in our questionnaire ... https://dunsclp.uk/lp-qr ... Please share with friends and family too...
(Images are only for illustration of activities in our community)

21/08/2024

What do you like about Duns and what would make it even better? - the questions at the heart of Community-led planning - Help us get a broad range of voices from Duns into the next Local Place Plan -fill in the questionnaire - https://dunsclp.uk/lp-qr - or use the QR code. Please share this page with others who live, work, shop, eat, drink, etc in Duns.