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<title>Action Kintore RSS feed</title><link>http://www.kintore.org.uk/index.html</link><description>Action Kintore news feed in RSS format</description><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:creator>editor@kintore.org.uk</dc:creator><dc:rights>Copyright 2009 Action Kintore</dc:rights><dc:date>2011-09-09T10:09:19+01:00</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.realmacsoftware.com/" />
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<lastBuildDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:44:11 +0000</lastBuildDate><item><title>The Bothie project potentially back on track</title><dc:creator>editor@kintore.org.uk</dc:creator><category>News</category><dc:date>2011-09-09T10:09:19+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.kintore.org.uk/Action_Kintore/files/153829d7c320bcbfd0113dd80c85f64c-16.php#unique-entry-id-16</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.kintore.org.uk/Action_Kintore/files/153829d7c320bcbfd0113dd80c85f64c-16.php#unique-entry-id-16</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Following the poor attendance at the public meeting this spring, we reported in May that The Bothie project to create a youth cafe in the centre of Kintore, had been cancelled. 


...At the AGM on May 19 there was unanimous support for continuing The Bothie project and &ndash; at a volunteers meeting in July &ndash; a number of very enthusiastic people turned up.


...&ldquo;As we have said, community support for this project is vital,&rdquo; says Kenny Thomson, Director of Action Kintore, &ldquo;and volunteers for the many and varied tasks associated with the build, running the building and general youth work will always be welcome.&rdquo;
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Bothie project scrapped</title><dc:creator>editor@kintore.org.uk</dc:creator><category>News</category><dc:date>2011-05-09T17:27:26+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.kintore.org.uk/Action_Kintore/files/5ffa5dc993b55d7a739b1e8443dd2078-15.php#unique-entry-id-15</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.kintore.org.uk/Action_Kintore/files/5ffa5dc993b55d7a739b1e8443dd2078-15.php#unique-entry-id-15</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The decision has been taken to cancel The Bothie project which had envisaged a youth cafe in the centre of Kintore, to be constructed using sustainable strawbales construction methods. 


The decision came following a public meeting on March 25 to discuss progress on the project. 

...&ldquo;In light of the obvious lack of community support and interest, which was always recognised as being crucial to providing the volunteers to supervise the activities, the Bothie is cancelled,&rdquo; Kenny Thomson, chairman of Kintore and District Community Council, confirmed. 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Kintore Youth Forum thanks community for support</title><dc:creator>editor@kintore.org.uk</dc:creator><category>News</category><dc:date>2011-05-27T11:20:54+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.kintore.org.uk/Action_Kintore/files/b0f26cdc077e42ee903853b448fcc183-14.php#unique-entry-id-14</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.kintore.org.uk/Action_Kintore/files/b0f26cdc077e42ee903853b448fcc183-14.php#unique-entry-id-14</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The AGM of Action Kintore Ltd was held in Kintore School on the evening of Thursday 19 May and Directors took the opportunity to invite local businesses, Grampian Police and Aberdeenshire Council, to thank them for the support given to Kintore Youth Forum by financing the use of two rooms within Kintore Town House. 

...This innovative and eco-friendly youth and community facility will be built on vacant ground in Allandale Gardens, and has already taken four years of planning and commitment by young people and Action Kintore members. 


Building cannot start however until additional volunteers are found and the staffing issue resolved, so PLEASE contact&nbsp;Isobel Kendrick on 07754 706780 if you can offer any kind of voluntary support for the project.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Work on The Bothie due to start in June</title><dc:creator>editor@kintore.org.uk</dc:creator><category>News</category><dc:date>2011-03-21T09:08:46+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.kintore.org.uk/Action_Kintore/files/96237730179ab9693d343dd8aaa25691-13.php#unique-entry-id-13</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.kintore.org.uk/Action_Kintore/files/96237730179ab9693d343dd8aaa25691-13.php#unique-entry-id-13</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Thereafter, work on the building itself will continue through this year until completion and it is the intention for Youth Forum members to be involved in the actual building process, particularly the straw bale sections. 


...Significant funding is in place and Action Kintore and the Youth Forum gratefully acknowledge the financial support already given by Nexen Petroleum UK Ltd and also that pledged by the Scottish Government and the European Community Rural Aberdeenshire LEADER Programme (2007-2013) and Aberdeenshire Council. 

...It is hoped there will be a good turnout of Kintore residents, to hear more about this exciting project and consider how they may wish to get involved, or support the project in any way. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>CANCELLED: Fundraising Ceilidh on Saturday&#x2c; Nov 20</title><dc:creator>editor@kintore.org.uk</dc:creator><category>event</category><dc:date>2010-11-12T16:32:40+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.kintore.org.uk/Action_Kintore/files/9f8fe6c9e71875acfbb1bf37013ef367-11.php#unique-entry-id-11</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.kintore.org.uk/Action_Kintore/files/9f8fe6c9e71875acfbb1bf37013ef367-11.php#unique-entry-id-11</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Unfortunately this event has had to be cancelled due to poor ticket sales.   Kintore Youth Forum Fundraising Ceilidh with Celtallica, on Saturday, November 20 in Kintore Public Hall. 


...Tickets available by contacting Isobel Kendrick at 01467 642504 / 07754706780 or from Chalmers & MacKay Music School Inverurie.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Help Action Kintore build The Bothie&#x21;</title><dc:creator>editor@kintore.org.uk</dc:creator><category>News</category><dc:date>2010-06-08T14:16:29+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.kintore.org.uk/Action_Kintore/files/e7ef3e92d3f1762d96cba951bbd6218b-10.php#unique-entry-id-10</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.kintore.org.uk/Action_Kintore/files/e7ef3e92d3f1762d96cba951bbd6218b-10.php#unique-entry-id-10</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Fundraising has now started for The Bothie, the youth cafe proposed eco-friendly youth cafe for Kintore.


The Bothie features an innovative construction involving 640 straw bales and a living green roof. 

...Name plaques will be installed in The Bothie recognising those who have contributed to the project. 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Plans for &#x27;The Bothie&#x27; youth cafe in Kintore</title><dc:creator>editor@kintore.org.uk</dc:creator><category>News</category><dc:date>2010-02-19T10:05:21+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.kintore.org.uk/Action_Kintore/files/39a39f4b838caad1787104ccb06fedb9-9.php#unique-entry-id-9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.kintore.org.uk/Action_Kintore/files/39a39f4b838caad1787104ccb06fedb9-9.php#unique-entry-id-9</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Although Action Kintore Limited received Company status on 16 March 2009, the &lsquo;Action Kintore&rsquo; organisation (herein referred to as AK) has in fact existed for approximately two years and was formed specifically to focus on the needs of a growing population of young people, brought about as a result of a significant housing boom in the town.  


...Members of AK Ltd., the Youth Forum and youth workers from the Community Learning Dept. visited various locations and considered various building options, including a log cabin and a portacabin, but an eco-conscious straw bale structure seen while under construction at Whitehouse, Aberdeenshire made an immediate impact and it became the focus of all efforts thereafter. 


...This is an exciting project and ticks so many boxes relative to youth and the community and in addition, the building design, with straw bales in the walls, a living sedum roof and old tyres used in the foundations is not only unique (it is highly unlikely there is another Youth Centre of this kind in the UK), but also eco-conscious.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Update from Kintore Youth Forum</title><dc:creator>editor@kintore.org.uk</dc:creator><category>Report</category><dc:date>2009-11-30T22:02:26+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.kintore.org.uk/Action_Kintore/files/1a5b27122b24295f15b5c2f52855b699-8.php#unique-entry-id-8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.kintore.org.uk/Action_Kintore/files/1a5b27122b24295f15b5c2f52855b699-8.php#unique-entry-id-8</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It was decided at these meetings to try to create an event with &lsquo;broad&rsquo; community appeal, which would hopefully increase the amount of funds raised, and also broaden community awareness of &lsquo;The Bothie&rsquo; project.


...This was a terrific day, and although numbers attending were a bit disappointing, that was more than made up for by the very positive feeling of community spirit; valuable awareness raising of the Caf&eacute; and a total of &pound;650.00 being raised.  

...Our next meeting on the 22th September will be to celebrate the good news re. planning; talk about another fundraising event &ndash; a Race Night at The Hopeville Club, Inverurie, on the 30th October which is mainly being organised by Balfour Beatty with support from the Forum; and making up an Information Board for the Forum which they can display at future events.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Minutes of Kintore Youth Forum</title><dc:creator>editor@kintore.org.uk</dc:creator><category>Report</category><dc:date>2009-09-17T22:01:32+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.kintore.org.uk/Action_Kintore/files/650da9817484e7a74b598d43e74b8a1b-7.php#unique-entry-id-7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.kintore.org.uk/Action_Kintore/files/650da9817484e7a74b598d43e74b8a1b-7.php#unique-entry-id-7</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Liz has updated the  Business plan (Profit and Loss) this was received by Action Kintore as a better reflection of costs and income, Liz was going to email this to Steven as he has the master copy.


...The forum take 3% of grant for all the work and help that they give in applying for this fund. (&pound;10,000, only 90% is payable from fund &pound;9,000- &pound;300.00 Action Kintore would receive &pound;8,700 ) A third party has to give &pound;1000 to make it up to &pound;9,700.


...Facilitate Objectives, map of area, no environmental policy as yet, once we have one the Management of Environmental policy. litter, what title on application to Aberdeenshire Council Planning and if it is full planning permission we have gone for. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Youth caf&#xe9; fundraiser</title><dc:creator>editor@kintore.org.uk</dc:creator><category>News</category><category>event</category><dc:date>2009-08-24T21:59:17+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.kintore.org.uk/Action_Kintore/files/609c1d253c81697b44cd314b8eb3c8cc-6.php#unique-entry-id-6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.kintore.org.uk/Action_Kintore/files/609c1d253c81697b44cd314b8eb3c8cc-6.php#unique-entry-id-6</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Kintore Youth Forum have organised a Youth Cafe fundraising event for Saturday 29th August at Kintore Primary School from 10.30am - 4.00pm.


...The Youth Forum are being supported to run this Event by local company Balfour Beatty; Chalmers Mackay Music


School and Action Kintore and hope to welcome lots of local to this 'mini festival day' on Saturday.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Kintore youth cafe latest</title><dc:creator>editor@kintore.org.uk</dc:creator><category>News</category><dc:date>2009-02-19T21:58:18+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.kintore.org.uk/Action_Kintore/files/330e6f79a4bf84239fe3d1d6f1b3a872-5.php#unique-entry-id-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.kintore.org.uk/Action_Kintore/files/330e6f79a4bf84239fe3d1d6f1b3a872-5.php#unique-entry-id-5</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[See the story on the Kintore youth cafe from The Press and Journal.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Action Kintore makes progress</title><dc:creator>editor@kintore.org.uk</dc:creator><category>News</category><dc:date>2008-11-30T21:56:18+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.kintore.org.uk/Action_Kintore/files/53b8ae6a9bcaa4235ad4157248e1325f-4.php#unique-entry-id-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.kintore.org.uk/Action_Kintore/files/53b8ae6a9bcaa4235ad4157248e1325f-4.php#unique-entry-id-4</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Youth Forum is firmly behind the proposal to set up a local Youth Caf&eacute; as soon as possible and has already planned a series of fundraising events and activities to support the project.


Action Kintore and the Community Council lobbied Aberdeenshire Council hard for the former Library site to become the site for a community youth facility and to the Council&rsquo;s credit, they have recently agreed to support that. 

...Thanks to the meeting in March, we are not short of ideas but without more helpers from the local community, it will not be possible to deliver the activities that were identified as wanted in Kintore.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Action Kintore sets sights on youth cafe</title><dc:creator>editor@kintore.org.uk</dc:creator><category>News</category><dc:date>2008-06-30T21:54:49+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.kintore.org.uk/Action_Kintore/files/376c39fa9425d036b18e012869dc8e28-3.php#unique-entry-id-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.kintore.org.uk/Action_Kintore/files/376c39fa9425d036b18e012869dc8e28-3.php#unique-entry-id-3</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[At the Kintore Community Council meeting on Wednesday, June 13, council members agreed to support the concept of a Youth Cafe, in addition to a carpark (which was their original preferred option) on the site previously occupied by the Library.


Somewhere to 'hang out' with friends was one of the main requests in a survey of Kintore youngsters conducted by the community council and it also cropped up as one of the main themes at the following Action Kintore public meeting. 

..."The only caveat was that, whilst supporting the Youth Cafe and Car park option, they feel there should be a survey of the site carried out, to fully ascertain if there could be better use made of it, for the benefit of Kintore," explains Kenny Thomson, of the Action Kintore sub group.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Action Kintore meeting</title><dc:creator>editor@kintore.org.uk</dc:creator><category>Report</category><dc:date>2008-04-01T21:53:02+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.kintore.org.uk/Action_Kintore/files/f7ad7a034bb07e77f7c744289b4ba97e-2.php#unique-entry-id-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.kintore.org.uk/Action_Kintore/files/f7ad7a034bb07e77f7c744289b4ba97e-2.php#unique-entry-id-2</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[At the January Meeting of Kintore Community Council, a decision was made to set up a Sub Group to arrange a Public Meeting, to address the linked challenges of a lack of recreational facilities for young people, and address the escalating anti-social behaviour within the town.

...Publicity for the event included the compilation and distribution of over 1000 flyers to every house in Kintore, the display of posters in prominent positions in the town centre, media publicity which included an interview by Ken White on Northsound Radio and interaction with young people on the streets, in an attempt to have a good turnout of young people at the Meeting.&nbsp; 

...However, Action Kintore is of the view that it was not all about young people, as older generations needed to know that something was being done, to address the challenges of lack of youth facilities and antisocial behaviour, by people who are fit and capable of doing so and now that older people have been updated, the focus can be on resolving some of the issues.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Things I like/dislike about Kintore</title><dc:creator>editor@kintore.org.uk</dc:creator><category>Opinion</category><dc:date>2008-03-15T21:51:16+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.kintore.org.uk/Action_Kintore/files/177cc9a0266307beabf7b5a47d632b96-1.php#unique-entry-id-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.kintore.org.uk/Action_Kintore/files/177cc9a0266307beabf7b5a47d632b96-1.php#unique-entry-id-1</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Note also that some people posted conditional comments in this area eg. it used to be small, it had a village atmosphere, and I have put these at the end of the list.


...These comments were given on approx. 65-70 post-its &ndash; as some comments were made pretty much word for word by several people, fewer than that are listed


...Didn&rsquo;t manage such an extensive survey on the night as these comments were given on approx. 80 post-its. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Good turnout for public meeting</title><dc:creator>editor@kintore.org.uk</dc:creator><category>News</category><dc:date>2008-03-13T21:47:19+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.kintore.org.uk/Action_Kintore/files/6f598dfafae9a9cefd88f114ed3ae9b2-0.php#unique-entry-id-0</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.kintore.org.uk/Action_Kintore/files/6f598dfafae9a9cefd88f114ed3ae9b2-0.php#unique-entry-id-0</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Although a Public Meeting is not usually top of the list of Friday night entertainments, a meeting called by Action Kintore, on behalf of the Community Council, attracted nearly 200 Kintore residents to the hall in the Community School last week (March 9th).   Young residents made up almost a quarter of the audience, and they were eager to share their views on the facilities and recreational activities they would like to have in the town.


...The organisers are under no illusions as to the challenges ahead, but feel that a good and positive start has been made in getting everyone together to address the related issues of lack of recreational facilities and outbreaks of antisocial behaviour.
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