Are there Publicly Owned buildings and land in your community that you think could and should be used by the community? Want to find out what new opportunities there are in recent Scottish law that could help? this event is for Community Organisations in the Larnarkshier area that want to find out more about Asset Transfer and how it can benifit communitys

Venue: Whitehill Neighbourhood Centre 9 Hunter Road Whitehill Hamilton ML3 0LH  

9.30am registration and coffee

10am – Start - Welcome and introduction David Henderson, COSS advisor

10.10am – If Not You then Who? Lynn Molleson, COSS advisor

Identifying and evidencing community needs and considering options for assets that address the needs.

10.30am – What are the Rights of Communities? David Henderson, COSS Advisor 

Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 nuts and bolts of community rights

11.00am – Community Support in South Lanarkshire Peter McGhee, VASLAN

11.20am –South Lanarkshire Council Community Asset Transfer process, John McCafferty, Senior Development Advisor, South Lanarkshire Council

11.45am – COSS support and practical tools available – David Henderson, COSS advisor

11.30 – Coffee

11.50 – Viability not Liability – Lynn Molleson COSS advisor

Do you have the Leadership and skills and do you have a Viable and Sustainable project?

12.15 – North Cost connections video

12.45 – Lunch 

13.30 – a local example of asset transfer

14.00 – Acquisition Funding

HIE – Scottish Land Fund (tbc)

14.30 – Post Acquisition Development Funding

Big Lottery – Community Assets

15.00 – END

To book go to https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/assets-for-people-and-place-tickets-53533927418  or contact Peter McGhee at VASLan peter.mcghee@vaslan.org.uk or call 01698 300 390