Forres Area Community Trust

Forres Area Community Trust (FACT) was set up in September 2011 to promote the regeneration of areas including, Rafford, Dunphail, Brodie, Dallas, Dyke, Findhorn, Logie, Kinloss, part of Alves, and Forres itself.

Aspiring to be recognised as a charitable company limited by guarantee, the Trust aims to identify and develop projects that create social and economic benefit for the community. Members plan to help ensure that the Forres area remains a place where people want to live and work, now and in the future.

Already, £175,000 of joint funding has been secured from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and Moray LEADER. This is earmarked to enable the employment of two full-time equivalent development officers.

Forres Area Forum has been the incubator for this project, hosting and supporting meetings since March 2011.

• Visit the FACT website for up to date information

Forres Academy Catchment Area Community Survey 

The survey results form part of a series of community surveys commissioned by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). The participating communities are receiving a programme of intensive support through HIE's Community Account Management programme. This involves helping communities to take responsibility for planning their future economic and social development.

HIE is developing a measurement framework and outcome indicators for each area, and the survey results will form an important part of the baseline data. The research explores local attitudes and aspirations and it attempts to measure the level of 'community confidence' in each area. The exercise will be repeated some years in the future. These survey findings will be used in conjunction with other desk-based research as well as locally collected data in each community.

• Download the survey report here

Latest news

• News release, 14 February 2012 - Forres Area Community Trust appoints staff team
• News release, 05 December 2011 - Forres Area Community Trust ready to recruit
• News release, 07 September 2011 - Over to you 
• News release, 05 September 2011 - Ready to launch
• News release, 10 June 2011 - Trust plans move forward

Forres Area Forum meeting minutes

• Meeting minutes - 7 June 2011
• Meeting minutes - 11 July 2011
• Meeting minutes - 17 August 2011
• Meeting minutes - 14 November 2011
  Meeting notes -      14 November 2011
• Meeting minutes - 05 December 2011
• Meeting minutes - 09 January 2012
• Meeting minutes - 13 February 2012
• Meeting minutes - 12 March 2012

Background:

• Rising to the Challenge
  This report sets out the findings of an open meeting held from 7 pm on Wednesday 30 March 2011 at Forres Academy, Burdsyard, Forres, to help bring about a community-led response to the challenges facing the Forres area, including those associated with the imminent closure of RAF Kinloss.
• Board member roles
  An explanation of the duties carried out by those on the Board of Directors