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Stuart Gillespie

Loch Ken Trust asking for views on 10-year roadmap for Dumfries and Galloway beauty spot

People in the Glenkens are being asked for their views on a popular beauty spot.

The Loch Ken Trust is looking for feedback on its plan for the loch and surrounding area.

The document aims to align with all 17 of the UN’s sustainable development goals, which provide a framework for what is considered a sustainable community.

The trust was established last year in a bid to promote the natural, cultural and recreational assets of the loch and surrounding area.

During the past 12 months, it has been drafting the Loch Ken Plan, which aims to provide a 10-year roadmap to guide the trust.

Ideas include working with VisitScotland on a tourism campaign, installing defibrillators around the loch and looking into the possibility of a community water project.

They are now looking for feedback on the proposal, which can be found at www.lochken.org.uk/lochkenplan. Feedback can be left online until September 13

Loch Ken Trust officer Barney Fryer said: “The next few years are going to bring many challenges to our communities, whether it is environmental challenges like tackling climate change or the challenges to our economy in rebuilding from Covid. The plan is our attempt to guide the work of Loch Ken Trust in supporting our communities to thrive, whatever the future throws at us. We really want to hear from as many people as possible, so please get in touch and tell us what you think. Together, we can make Loch Ken the world’s first truly future ready community.”

Trust chairman Alan Smith added: “The trust has just had its first birthday and to get to the public consultation stage on our 10 year plan already is a remarkable achievement against the difficult background we have all been experiencing.”

For more details, visit www.lochken.org.uk or follow the trust on social media.

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