Founded in 2016, the Wester Hailes Community Trust is a collaborative community organisation supporting local-led decision making and development in the South West Edinburgh neighbourhood Wester Hailes.
Scotland’s Inaugural Local Place Plan:
The Wester Hailes Local Place Plan
The outcome of extensive community engagement, the Wester Hailes Local Place Plan proposes 36 projects for community led improvement and empowerment.
Past Projects & Accomplishments
From Small Sparks Grants, to re-developing the Westside Plaza, to commissioning the LPP, the Trust is dedicated to transformative projects led by the community, for the community.
Objectives
Facilitating local community events to encourage local residents to participate in, and inform, the activities of the Trust.
The development and direct delivery of projects such as Wester Hailes Local Place Plan that further the charitable purposes of the Trust.
Providing grants to organisations that support communities within Wester Hailes.
Providing grants to individuals that support activities that promote citizenship or community development in Wester Hailes.
