Milton Village Community Group was formed in July 2022. Our initial activities related to the Village Hall which we are custodians of following the demise of the previous hall group. We now run community activities and events from the Hall and have been able to create a focus for village community life. Our activities have been very well received and well attended. The young people of the community designed and painted a mural within the hall during the October holidays and we feel that a sense of community ownership of the hall and the surrounding area is growing within the community.
We completed the initial stage application for the Community and Renewable Energy Scheme through Local Energy Scotland. We were successful in this application which then allowed us to make a request for an Energy efficiency assessment. This is now completed and we have the evidence advising of the changes that would enhance the operation of the building and importantly cut the energy costs which are currently curtailing the use of the hall. More importantly it has been agreed in principle that we will receive 75% of the costs from the Government's SME Loan Scheme with the group required to support the remaining 25% of the costs, we will use the grant to cover these costs.
The Hall which sits within King George V Field which is the only field in trust in West Dunbartonshire and is maintained by the Council on behalf of the Village. Our activities and the offer we make to the community is hampered by the energy inefficiency of the Hall. We cannot open as often as we would like in the winter months due to the cost of energy and heating the Hall. The work we are proposing will reduce the carbon footprint of the hall (in terms of energy) by up to 72% and reduce our energy costs by a similar amount.
Location: Milton, Dumbarton
Proposed on behalf of: Milton Village Community Group
A really deserving group, everyone has pulled together in recent years to bring the 'village' element back to the Milton! This would be priceless for the kids to see their village hall updated to reflect tasks/groups/events held there!
A really deserving group, everyone has pulled together in recent years to bring the 'village' element back to the Milton! This would be priceless for the kids to see their village hall updated to reflect tasks/groups/events held there!
A really deserving group, everyone has pulled together in recent years to bring the 'village' element back to the Milton! This would be priceless for the kids to see their village hall updated to reflect tasks/groups/events held there!
A really deserving group, everyone has pulled together in recent years to bring the 'village' element back to the Milton! This would be priceless for the kids to see their village hall updated to reflect tasks/groups/events held there!
A really deserving group, everyone has pulled together in recent years to bring the 'village' element back to the Milton! This would be priceless for the kids to see their village hall updated to reflect tasks/groups/events held there!
A really deserving group, everyone has pulled together in recent years to bring the 'village' element back to the Milton! This would be priceless for the kids to see their village hall updated to reflect tasks/groups/events held there!
A really deserving group, everyone has pulled together in recent years to bring the 'village' element back to the Milton! This would be priceless for the kids to see their village hall updated to reflect tasks/groups/events held there!
A really deserving group, everyone has pulled together in recent years to bring the 'village' element back to the Milton! This would be priceless for the kids to see their village hall updated to reflect tasks/groups/events held there!
A really deserving group, everyone has pulled together in recent years to bring the 'village' element back to the Milton! This would be priceless for the kids to see their village hall updated to reflect tasks/groups/events held there!
A really deserving group, everyone has pulled together in recent years to bring the 'village' element back to the Milton! This would be priceless for the kids to see their village hall updated to reflect tasks/groups/events held there!
A really deserving group, everyone has pulled together in recent years to bring the 'village' element back to the Milton! This would be priceless for the kids to see their village hall updated to reflect tasks/groups/events held there!
A really deserving group, everyone has pulled together in recent years to bring the 'village' element back to the Milton! This would be priceless for the kids to see their village hall updated to reflect tasks/groups/events held there!
A really deserving group, everyone has pulled together in recent years to bring the 'village' element back to the Milton! This would be priceless for the kids to see their village hall updated to reflect tasks/groups/events held there!
A really deserving group, everyone has pulled together in recent years to bring the 'village' element back to the Milton! This would be priceless for the kids to see their village hall updated to reflect tasks/groups/events held there!
A really deserving group, everyone has pulled together in recent years to bring the 'village' element back to the Milton! This would be priceless for the kids to see their village hall updated to reflect tasks/groups/events held there!
A really deserving group, everyone has pulled together in recent years to bring the 'village' element back to the Milton! This would be priceless for the kids to see their village hall updated to reflect tasks/groups/events held there!
This is a well deserving group. the community hall and the leadership has revitalized Milton community.