Rural community halls play a key role in meeting the wide ranging social, cultural, and recreational needs of our communities. Community halls remain a vital part of the County's social fabric, yet in recent years many have experienced a range of issues that affect their sustainability.
Council's 2022-2026 Strategic Plan specifically identified "development of a Community Halls Strategy" as a priority project. This broad strategy would be used to help address the complex issues that affect sustainability & viability of community halls in the County of Barrhead.
Throughout 2022-23, the County of Barrhead engaged with rural community halls to identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, & threats that they face, to help support their path towards viability and long-term sustainability.
Community Hall Strategy:
- Outlines challenges identified by community hall organizations
- Identifies sustainability goals
- Creates a framework for assessing solutions & recommendations
- Lays out roles & responsibilities of the County and Hall organizations
- Identifies performance measures for the County
Stakeholder Engagement:
Stakeholder engagement was essential to the development of a Community Hall Strategy. Click here for more details about how we engaged community hall organizations and what we heard.
