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Young Tenants Pilot Project

This is being developed by Tenants First along with Community Learning & Development and Aberdeenshire Literacies Partnership.  The aim of the project is to identify the issues for young people within their tenancy and to look at ways of offering support.  We cannot do this without the help of tenants though and so we would like to bring tenants together to share their experiences of what works and what doesn’t.  We will be having a drop in session at suppertime shortly - food and crèche facilities will be provided.  Although this is a valuable project, we plan to have some fun as well.  If you are interested, or for more information contact Sheila Erridge, Community Development Officer on 01779 474282.

The Terrace Bring and Buy Success

Residents in Aboyne Terrace/Place have set up a Residents Association in order to help provide more social activities for the residents.  A Bring and Buy Sale with tearoom was held in the summer – there was a steady stream of people throughout the day and just over £200 was raised.  They plan to use some of the money to buy flowers for tenants who are in hospital.  They are holding a regular tea and buttery morning and they are currently planning a carol singing night and Christmas lunch.

Tarts and Crafts

An innovative new community craft shop and café has just opened in Balmedie, in an old cottage situated behind the library.  This provides a much needed community facility for our Balmedie tenants and the wider community. This project is funded by Direct Grants and Aberdeenshire Council and run as part of Elllon LETS (Local Exchange Trading System)—where members from all over Ellon buy and sell goods and services in a local currency called Aikens.  They also trade in pounds sterling.  They are keen to hear from local people who would like to volunteer their time working in the café or people willing to do some gardening work.  People are also invited to take part in craft courses or sell their goods in the shop. 

Bennachie Tenant Management Board, part of the structure of management of Tenants First Housing Co-operative, are supporting this project and have given £200 towards this project which was gratefully received and which enabled them to purchase a wood burning stove. Tenants First Housing Co-operative are very much in support of local community projects like this and the Community Development Team are assisting the project managers to apply for additional sources of funding in order to provide a community garden with play park and an outdoor craft and complimentary health workshop area next summer.

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