# The Stobswell Forum SCIO

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC051135
- **Known as:** The Stobswell Forum
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
- **Registered:** July 21, 2021
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC051135


## Contact

- **Address:** The Stobswell Forum SCIO, The Arthurstone Community Library, (First Floor Community Empowerment Team), Arthurstone Terrace, Dundee
- **Postcode:** DD4 6RT
- **Website:** www.stobswell.org.uk



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It carries out activities or services itself&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the advancement of citizenship or community development&#x27;

**What the charity does:** The Stobswell Forum aims is to support local residents and visitors to the local area and work with partners to improve the living conditions and wellbeing of the local community. We will do this by working with people across all characteristics without distinction including but not limited to religion, gender, sex, age, race or disability.  We work in partnership with the local authority and local volunteer and third sector organisations to deliver practical actions to improve lives and wellbeing. To do this we encourage local people both associated with the Stobswell Forum and with other organisations and no organisations to become involved in the local council planning processes. Help formulate the Development &amp; Community plans and deliver the Stobswell Local Place Plan.  The Stobswell Forum work hard to build strong and lasting relationships with other organisations across the public, private and third sectors.

**Beneficiaries:** &#x27;No specific group, or for the benefit of the community&#x27;

**Objectives:** 4. The Purposes of the Forum shall be: - 4.1 The advancement of citizenship and community development to promote for the benefit of everyone living, working and visiting Stobswell without distinction of political, religious, gender or disability and other opinions by associating with the Local Authority, voluntary organisations and local people, by working in common effort to advance social welfare and wellbeing with the object of improving the conditions for all of those living and visiting Stobswell. We will do this by. 4.1.1 Supporting people and community groups to identify and articulate their needs, then take practical action to address those needs. 4.1.2 Encourage and support public involvement in the planning and development process. 4.1.3 Help to develop a community plan that identifies local needs and sets out a programme for addressing them 4.1.4 Build and maintaining partnerships between community groups, voluntary organisations and public sector bodies that contribute to local decision making 4.1.5 Deliver specific projects or targets that are part of an agreed community plan 4.2.Contribute to Urban regeneration by supporting action that will. 4.2.1Improve the social, economic and physical quality of life of the whole community. 4.2.2 Improve housing standards specifically in those parts of the district which have high levels of multiple-deprivation 4.2.3 Maintain and improve accessibility to main transport routes 4.2.4 Improving recreational and sporting facilities across the district 4.2.5 Preserve buildings in the area which are of historic or architectural importance 4.2.6 Increase amenities and facilities for use by the public 4.2.7 Upgrade local streetscapes, other public areas and open spaces 4.2.8 Encourage and support the provision of public and street art





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** Dundee City
- **Geographical spread:** A specific local point, community or neighbourhood







