Shaping Callander's Future

The Callander Charrette was a very successful event attracting approximately 400 residents including representatives from local youth groups, over five days from Saturday 19 to Wednesday 23 November 2011.

The event was formally concluded by Bruce Crawford, Cabinet Secretary for Government Strategy and Parliamentary Business who commented:

"I was very impressed by the commitment of the community in Callander to the Charrette project which was demonstrated to me by the excellent level of attendance at the closing event. I was particularly pleased by the important contributions to the project made by the town's younger people clearly evident that evening. The Callander project is the second Charrette in the Scottish Government's Charrette Mainstreaming Programme, and it is through this that Scotland is leading the way in how communities are contributing to their future environments. I look forward to seeing the community, Stirling Council and the National Park Authority working together to explore how they can take forward the recommendations of the Charrette."

The Process

Part of the Scottish Government sponsored SSCI Charrette Mainstreaming Programme, the Callander Charrette involved hands-on workshops where ideas were translated into plans and drawings. As well as the input to the master plan a review of community facilities was also undertaken. The master plan framework will influence future Local Development Plans and feed into the development of the new Community Action Plan being led by the Callander Community Development Trust.

Callander Charrette Report

Following several considered responses to the report from the Callander Partnership, the final report has now been produced summarising the process and outcomes of the Callander Charrette and can be downloaded below.

Part 1
Part 2A
Part 2B
Part 3

Appendix Sections A-D
Appendix Section E-1
Appendix Section E-2
Appendix Section E-3

Next Steps

The next stage in the Charrette process is the compilation of early action tasks by the Callander Partnership. Agencies, along with Community Groups have already started to progress plans to improve the town infrastructure. The Callander Community Development Trust are simultaneously working with the National Park’s Community Partnership to deliver the next Community Action Plan for Callander which will complement the tasks resulting from the Charrette.