A community going places

A local charity has asked NEN to support their campaign to make a city community a better place …

Craigentinny: a community seriously going places

People Know How, an Edinburgh charity based near Meadowbank, has an invitation for everyone living in Craigentinny to put together plans and ideas for a great future for the area.

People Know How works with local residents to identify a community’s assets – all the good and positive things happening – to capitalise on them and realise everyone’s aspirations for the future. Putting together your ideas and skills with their support can bring about positive social change and real improvements to the lives of people.

They believe that by sharing our feelings and listening to each other, we can work to enable huge and exciting changes that communities like Craigentinny want and need. Supporting and helping local people to consult local people on what they think is the first and most important step in this project.

So – to plan this future with you – People Know How’s volunteers want to start a conversation, all over Craigentinny. That way we can all find out EVERYTHING people think and feel about Craigentinny – your hopes, your beefs, your plans, your dreams …

Here are a few ideas to kick the conversation off:

• They say north-east Edinburgh is going to expand and boom in the next few years. How’s that going to work for you? What would you like to see happening?

• What are the great things about Craigentinny and around that work well? What’s under-appreciated? What could work better? What needs supporting and what needs sorting out?

• How are you doing? Are you appreciated? Do you feel that your community could make better use of you and your skills?

• What should People Know How do to help Craigentinny residents unlock their ideas and potential? What do you think we could do together to make life here fairer and happier?

In the next few months there will be many chances to share views and to sound off with the People Know How team. You’ll probably see their volunteers talking to folk on street corners (and, no, they won’t be asking for your money), in pubs, clubs, churches, outside the school and shops. They’ll be asking more questions and discussing the answers through NEN and other local media.

And – this isn’t just another bunch of “clipboarders” doing a survey that you’ll see nothing from. People Know How PROMISES that when the conversation is running, they’ll share what’s being heard, and help you get the change you want.

They want to hear from you:

People Know How:

Phone: 0131 652 1315

Email: craigentinny@peopleknowhow.org

Twitter: @PKHinnovation      

Facebook: /People Know How                            

Website: www.peopleknowhow.org