Introduction 

Who the interviewee is, their relationship and experience of community development and wider 

Understanding the aims of the programmes 

What is the interviewee’s understanding and have these been met, are there any unexpected outcomes  

What’s the impact been of the programmes 

Capturing the impact of the programmes, who has benefitted and how?  

How does this fit with other public and third sector interventions

Do the programmes complement each other? How could this be developed? Are there any gaps in support? 

Challenges and opportunities

For those delivering, what has been challenging and where has there been opportunities? 

What could be further developed in the future

What could the support look like? What other aims could be developed? How could impact be measured in the future? 

Opportunity for other reflections or comments and questions 

Who might be good to approach in these areas?

We’d be looking for a diverse range of groups, and can include organisations you are involved with or you think we would approach 

Where & who else might be missing? 

Where and who is often overlooked?

Armadale, Blackridge, Westrigg, Westfield and Torphichen.

Whitburn, Blackburn, East Whitburn, Greenrigg and Seafield.

Uphall Station, Pumpherston, Mid Calder, East Calder, Kirknewton, Wilkieston .

Fauldhouse, Longridge, Bents, Stoneyburn, Loganlea, Addiewell, Breich, West Calder, Polbeth and Harburn

12K people moving here.

New schools developing in last few yeas

Minority groups - indians. polish communities, multicultural

Scouts, girl guides, charities - football, golf

Other areas- Foghouse - operating for a while, 20+

Linlithgow

Whitburn CDTS

Are we still rual

Livingston too big

Becoming an island.

Even to get a bus. Getting from stonyburn - has massive number of connections despite being close.

Very difficult to operate and bring people together - unable to do that. People aren't able to fund transport to come out to people.

Have got new houses.

Section 75 - will find out more.

Community bowling club

Who runs trips? Run a larder

Foodball club

MOOD - phase 4 of the mental health funding. Only member of staff.

suppporting the Community Psychiatric Nurses, to ensure transitiion is trauma informed and helping making connections.

Lonliness and isolation, one by one, numbers aren't high, funding is impossible

Heating, lighting, transports, in rural areas can happen. Can't reach out to the bigger things. One-to-one is essential

Caring etc.

People frightened to leave housing

Funding is very short- usually once a year.

Where do you go next?

(After lottery/3 years)

Can't get money for transport or basic stuff

If you can't get that, you don't have a project

Can be so complicated

it needs to be streamlined

Trying to signpost to each other. To save money, we could do more signposting - more jointworking would save money and work together rather than competition