Positive start for Nairnshire Common Good Fund Engagement Group

Members of the Nairnshire Area Committee, who came together today (Monday, 13 May), took the opportunity at the outset of their meeting to reflect positively on the inaugural Common Good Fund Engagement Group for the area, which was held on 24 April 2024. 

Members acknowledged that the first Engagement Group was well-attended, with a diverse and varied range of input from attendees.  Wide ranging issues were discussed and there was recognition of the significance of the opportunity for engagement that the new group would provide. 

The formation of the new Nairn Common Good Fund Engagement Group was agreed by Ward 18 members during their meeting of October 2023 and was achieved through signing-off a framework to underpin the basis of the Group. 

The framework had been developed to meet the appetite from Community Councils within the area who had expressed a desire for a stronger role in discussions involving the role of the Nairn Common Good Fund. 

Nairnshire is acting as a pilot area for this Engagement Group, with the potential for consideration to be given to rollout across Highland.    

The community views obtained through the Group will be brought back to the Nairnshire Area Committee for consideration. 

Councillor Michael Green, Chair of the Nairnshire Area Committee, commented: “As Chair of the Nairnshire Area Committee it was an honour and indeed a pleasure for me to host the first meeting of the Nairn Common Good stakeholder engagement group.  

“It was a ground breaking meeting enabling local community stakeholders to engage with officers involved in the administration of the Nairn Common Good Fund with a view to working together on issues impacting the future of this important asset focused on bringing benefit to the people of Nairnshire.   

“I would like to thank all those who attended especially for the excellent contributions made and the detailed knowledge shown by members of the community in the workings of our common good fund. I look forward to future meetings and the progress they will bring.”