Fauldhouse Community Development Trust (CDT) have bought a building and are in the process of working on it to create a self-sustaining community facility that will provide:
- A venue for positive activities for local people, including health walks, youth events, arts & crafts / sewing / cooking workshops, and the proposed Fauldhouse Community Cinema
- Retail space for small social economy groups and local businesses
- Office space for voluntary organisations and social economy groups
- Printing and administration services for community groups, social economy groups and local businesses
- An outreach venue for various West Lothian-wide agencies involved with employment, business start-up assistance, skills training, volunteering, youth projects etc.
- A coffee area for people to socialise (without alcohol) and meet informally
- A soft play area for pre-school children
- A gallery for local artists and educational displays
- Access to all types of information
Initially running costs will be mostly grant funded (by the Lottery), with an ever increasing amount being raised through income generation. We will raise income from room rentals and provision of the services above. We intend for the building to be self-sustaining in 5 years.
We obtained ownership of the building (10 Main Street, Fauldhouse) on 31st March 2010. 95% of the purchase price has been awarded by the Big Lottery Growing Community Assets fund. The remaining 5% is coming from LEADER (European funding).
From August – November 2010 we have planned construction works which will make the building fit for the purpose of being a Community venue. Funding for the construction works and new equipment needed comes from the Lottery Growing Community Assets fund, The Levenseat Trust (Landfill Tax), 3rd Sector Enterprise Fund (Scottish Government) and LEADER (European funds).
The Community Hub will provide a premises for the CDT and will be the base for the CDT’s current and future projects. The funding package for the premises is complete for the next 5 years, and it is planned that, through income generation, the building will be self-sustaining after 5 years.
We have a Community Hub sub-group, made up of Directors, Volunteers and our Professional Design Team. If you’re interested in getting more involved or finding out where we’re at with the project, contact us, and we can invite you to the next sub-group meeting.