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Ayr’s Steering Group, made up mostly of members from NHS Ayrshire and Arran, Police Scotland and South Ayrshire Council has met monthly since February 2022.

Susan Beattie, former Project Lead for Ayr, and Eleanor Crawford, former Community Link Lead for Ayr, both finished on the Programme in March 2024.

What has been the impact of the Shaping Places for Wellbeing Programme in Ayr?

Former Project Lead, Susan Beattie shares her thoughts in our first Impact Story for Ayr.

How has input from our Programme helped to refresh the Sustainability and Climate Change strategy? Read our second Impact Story for Ayr.

Ayr's Data Journey

The support from the Shaping Places for Wellbeing Programme began with our quantitative data exercise to identify the population groups of Ayr experiencing the most inequality, carried out with support from the Public Health Scotland Local Intelligence System Team (LIST). This is captured in a Quantitative Data Profile of the findings that allowed us to identify four main areas of impact around:

• People experiencing poverty with a focus on children
• People who experience a substance use disorder
• Premature mortality in those aged 15-44 years living in North Ayr
• Geographic split of life expectancy if living in North or South Ayr

We have shared our findings through:

• Quantitative data profile
• Quantitative data infographic, highlighting key areas of inequality

To understand residents’ experiences of the places they live, work and relax, our Community Link Leads aimed to bring this quantitative data to life by undertaking a qualitative data gathering exercise which was informal in its approach, and prioritised building relationships with third sector organisations and community groups, combined with desk-based searches. We have shared our findings through:

• Community Link Lead report
• Visual summary of key insight from the report

Read more about our data journey here.

Place and Wellbeing Outcome Briefings: Impact on Ayr's Community

We are putting together a series of useful briefing documents which explore the impact of the Place and Wellbeing Outcomes on the Ayr community. Our briefings below, which sit under the Place and Wellbeing Outcome themes, highlight the evidence behind each of the Place and Wellbeing Outcomes, and explore how this affects communities, organisations and practitioners in Ayr.

Resources

• Read our Work and Economy: Impact on Ayr's Community Briefing

Ayr's Place and Wellbeing Assessments

Ayr has also undertaken a number of Place and Wellbeing Assessments:

• Wallacetown Housing Regeneration
• Sustainable Development and Climate Change Strategy Review
• Local Housing Strategy
• Accessible Ayr

Following each Place and Wellbeing Assessment a report is produced recommending how a more place based approach can be taken. If you’re interested in our approach, read Ayr’s Place and Wellbeing Assessment reports in full.