About Us
How Strathdearn Community Developments began
- To provide, or assist in providing, recreational facilities, and/or organising recreational activities, which will be available to members of the Community and public at large with the object of improving the conditions of life of the Community.
- To advance community development, including urban or rural regeneration within the Community.
- To advance the education of the Community about its environment, culture, heritage and/or history.
- To advance environmental protection or improvement including preservation, sustainable development and conservation of the natural environment, the maintenance, improvement or provision of environmental amenities for the Community and/or the preservation of buildings or sites of architectural, historic or other importance to the Community.
Who does what in Strathdearn?
Each group plays an important part in helping Strathdearn thrive, working hand in hand to represent local views, support community projects, secure funding and create opportunities for the future.
Our Mission
The company, through its community mandate, will implement the vision by creating employment opportunities, care at home for the vulnerable, attraction outwith the area for profitability and viability of the investments. Focusing on local and tourist alike to improve the area and build a brand, as well as infrastructure, for future generations to benefit from the work SCD is currently engaged upon.
Our Vision
For sustainable demographic growth by encouraging new employment opportunities, supporting existing local businesses, good services and facilities, and affordable housing. Guided by the Community Development Plan, which evolves as projects are completed and new ones added in consultation with local wishes.
Learn more about our community: the areas of natural beauty that surround us, the wide range of activities available for everyone to enjoy, our rich history and maybe even spot some local wildlife.
The structure of SCD
Membership
Local people who have the right to attend the AGM and any EGM and can who elect people to serve as Directors. These people help to make decisions in relation to any changes in development.
Volunteer Directors
Elected Directors, Appointed and Co-Opted Directors who hold regular meetings between each AGM. They set the strategy and policy of the Company. They are responsible for monitoring the financial position of the Company.
SCD’s Fair Work Commitment
SCD is committed to playing its part in the Fair Work Convention’s vision that by 2025, people in Scotland will have a world-leading working life where fair work drives success, wellbeing and prosperity for individuals, businesses, organisations, and society in general. We have therefore, introduced our Fair Work policy which is built on the five key dimensions of Fair Work:
- Effective voice
- Opportunity
- Security
- Fulfilment
- Respect