Forfar and Kirriemuir Locality Plan

Our commitments in Forfar and Kirriemuir

lessen the impact which poverty and inequality are having in our communities
make services more accessible to people living in the rural areas of the locality
target our efforts to improve the quality of life for people in parts of Central and West Forfar
support all of our children and young people to achieve and attain at the highest level they can
support vulnerable people and carers to reduce social isolation

to achieve the best possible outcomes for the locality
to put local people and places at the heart of our planning and delivery
to develop new ways of working
to establish a locality implementation partnership to ensure actions and commitments in this plan are delivered

develop our understanding of resources including staff, budgets, volunteering, networks, knowledge and facilities
develop a better understanding of how we are using resources now and where our challenges lie if we are to shift them to help address our shared priorities
make sure that the actions set out in this plan drive activity and the deployment of resources within each of our separate organisations.
invest in our people by providing the learning and support they need to help them deliver change.
shift and share resources by thinking in a more collective way

shift our resources to where we think they can make the biggest difference in the long-term
giving greater priority to ensuring that children and young people get the best possible start in life
take early action when things start to go wrong

use online media, the printed press, events and updates to local groups to keep everyone informed
carry out a yearly sense check with members of the community to find out if things are improving for them
make regular reports to the Angus community planning partnership executive group and through it to the partnership board
publish progress reports
review the plan