Our Programme worked in Clydebank from 2022 until June 2024. Here you can find information about the Project Town, all the work we carried out and the documents we created.
The final document we produced is our Project Town Closing Summary which brings together all of this information.
About our Clydebank Project Town
Clydebank is the largest of three towns within the local authority of West Dunbartonshire and was our fifth Project Town to get underway. With five of eight areas in Clydebank experiencing areas of high deprivation and work already underway on 20-minute neighbourhoods, it met our programme criteria for support.
Clydebank’s Steering Group was made up mostly of members from West Dunbartonshire Council and West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership and met monthly since July 2022.
Geraldine Donnan, former Community Link Lead for Clydebank, finished on the Programme in March 2024. Mary Sinclair finished working with Clydebank Project Town at the end of June 2024.
What has been the impact of the Shaping Places for Wellbeing Programme in Clydebank?
How did input from our Programme help to shape the West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership 2023-2026 Strategic Plan, followed by a Place and Wellbeing Assessment on the Clydebank Health and Care Centre’s Green Travel Plan. Read our Impact Story for Clydebank.
Clydebank's Data Journey
The support from the Shaping Places for Wellbeing Programme began with our quantitative data exercise to identify the population groups of Clydebank experiencing the most inequality, carried out with support from the Public Health Scotland Local Intelligence System Team (LIST). This was captured in a Quantitative Data Profile of the findings that allowed us to identify five main areas of impact around:
- Poverty
- Deprivation
- Mental health
- Alcohol use
- Early morbidity
We 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 shared our findings through:
Read more about our data journey here.
Place and Wellbeing Outcome Briefings: Impact on Clydebank’s Community
Each Project Town created Place and Wellbeing Outcome Briefings, which explored the impact of the Place and Wellbeing Outcomes on communities, organisations and practitioners within our Project Towns. Read Clydebank’s range of Place and Wellbeing Outcome Briefings below.
Movement
- Active Travel: Impact on Clydebank's Community Briefing
- Public Transport: Impact on Clydebank's Community Briefing
- Traffic and Parking: Impact on Clydebank's Community Briefing
Stewardship
- Care and Maintenance: Impact on Clydebank's Community Briefing
- Influence and Control: Impact on Clydebank's Community Briefing
Spaces
- Streets and Spaces: Impact on Clydebank's Community Briefing
- Natural Spaces: Impact of Clydebank's Community Briefing
- Play and Recreation: Impact of Clydebank's Community Briefing
Civic
- Feeling Safe: Impact on Clydebank's Community Briefing
- Identity and Belonging: Impact on Clydebank's Community
Resources
- Work and Economy: Impact on Clydebank's Community Briefing
- Services and Support: Impact on Clydebank's Community
- Housing and Community: Impact on Clydebank's Community
Clydebank's Place and Wellbeing Assessments
Clydebank also undertook a number of Place and Wellbeing Assessments:
- Implementation of Clydebank Town Centre Development Framework (Report Summary)
- West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership Strategic Plan
- Clydebank Health and Care Centre Travel Plan
- Safe Delivery Improvement Group Strategy (Community Planning Partnership)
Following each Place and Wellbeing Assessment a report was produced recommending how a more place-based approach could be taken. If you’re interested in our approach, read Clydebank’s Place and Wellbeing Assessment reports in full.
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