The Garnock Valley
Welcome to our web pages where you will be able to find out all you need to become involved in making your Locality better.
The Garnock Valley includes the towns of Beith, Dalry, and Kilbirnie, and some smaller villages such as Gateside, Barrmill, Longbar and Glengarnock. It has a combined population of around 20,000.
Historically, the area was built around the flax and weaving industries before iron and steelmaking took over in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It is a rural area with lovely walks, scenery and plenty of wildlife.
Interestingly, the suburb of Kilbirnie in the New Zealand capital of Wellington is named after the Garnock Valley town. You can download our Garnock Valley Infographic here
If you live in the Garnock Valley and would like to become involved our Locality Partnership might interest you. Alternatively, you may be interested in joining your local Community Council. Please see the links on the right of this page.
Local funding may be available through Grant Applications.
Garnock Valley Locality Partnership 2021 Meeting Dates
- 16 March 2021 – On-line via Microsoft Teams
- 15 June 2021 – On-line via Microsoft Teams
- 21 September 2021 – On-line via Microsoft Teams
- 16 December 2021 – On-line via Microsoft Teams
All meetings will be held from 7.00 to 9.00 pm. Meeting papers can be viewed here.
Garnock Valley Locality Partnership Impact Report
Community News
Attitudes to local food and its role in public procurement in North Ayrshire and Arran
As part of a research project at the University of Stirling, we are seeking the opinions of Arran and North Ayrshire residents on local food and its role in public food procurement. In collaboration with [...]
Garnock Valley Locality Partnership Meeting – 21 September 2021
All of our meetings are open to the public and all you have to do to contribute is speak to your local Community Representative about what you want to put forward. If you don’t [...]
Penumbra Vacancies
Penumbra Vacancies are noted below: https://isw.changeworknow.co.uk/penumbra/vms/e/careers/positions/atOGi7li9i2AxulXBRDWX9 Recovery Practitioner - This is a part-time position for 18.75 hours. https://isw.changeworknow.co.uk/penumbra/vms/e/careers/positions/coM_WlVm9d0RiEk8dXqw9J Recovery Practitioner - This is a full-time position for 37.5 hours. The closing date for both positions [...]
Herbert Protocol Launches Across Ayrshire
The Herbert Protocol is a well-established initiative that helps support vulnerable persons who are living with dementia or memory loss. The initiative is already used in some Divisions across Police Scotland as well as the [...]
Minimum Income Guarantee
An engagement exercise has been launched to gather views on how establishing a Minimum Income Guarantee could be designed and delivered in Scotland. This dialogue will close on Thursday 16 September 2021.
Locality Members
