The Partners

• Aberdeenshire Council is the democratically elected local authority that provides education, social work, housing, recreation, environmental health, planning, roads, consumer protection and many other services for the people of Aberdeenshire.

• Aberdeenshire Councils for Voluntary Service Network Our role is to understand, communicate with, and represent the interests of the voluntary sector locally.  CVSs promote good practice, support the emergence of new groups and also provide support services to, and strengthen the capacity of, existing voluntary groups.

• Communities Scotland Our fundamental purpose is to enable the effective provision of good quality housing and to stimulate self-motivated communities, which will enhance the quality of life, social well being and economic competitiveness of the people of Scotland. To achieve this we will work in partnership with a range of interests across Aberdeenshire.

• Community Councils are locally elected bodies whose remit is to represent the views of, and take action to promote, the interests of their communities.

• Grampian Fire and Rescue Service Our priority is to reduce risk by preventing emergency incidents, protecting our communities and responding to calls for assistance.

• Grampian Police Our mission is: to promote well-being and safety in our communities; to provide excellent, visible, accessible services; and to enhance the quality of life of all those we serve.

• Local Rural Partnerships are voluntary groupings who work with and promote the common issues affecting the local communities, and work to empower, support and help develop community groups.
  Banchory and District Initiative, Banffshire Partnership, Birse Community Trust, Buchan Development Partnership, Formartine Partnership, Garioch Area Partnership and the Royal Deeside Partnership acurrently have websites that can be accessed for further information.

• NESTRANS Our purpose is to develop and deliver a long-term regional transport strategy and take forward strategic transport improvements that support and improve the economy, environment and quality of life across Aberdeen City and Shire.

• NHS Grampian Our vision is to improve the health of the people of Grampian, by increasing the rate at which the health of the population improves, and at the same time narrowing the gap in health between our most disadvantaged and most affluent communities.  We will strive to provide services that have patients at the heart of the service, receiving safe, high quality treatment on the basis of clinical need, when they need it and within comfortable surroundings.

• Scottish Enterprise Grampian is the principal economic development body for Aberdeen City and Shire.  Its role is to work with businesses focused on growth to help them improve their productivity.

• And our community