Community Action Blackburn (CAB) are a Community owned and Community led charitable organisation working in partnership with statutory and voluntary organisations to engage, assist and support the community in addressing concerns regarding community life issues ultimately leading to improved health, family life, knowledge, confidence, skills, opportunities, environment, safety and a reduction in anti-social behaviour
January 2025: New! Community Action Blackburn’s 2023/24 Annual Report. Read here. (pdf opens in new tab)
November 2024: Blackburn Future Plan here (pdf opens in new tab)
October 11, 2024. Latest news: page Climate action updated.
October 1, 2024. Project Coordinator position.
Project Coordinator position within Community Action Blackburn.
Community Project Co-ordinator Community Action Blackburn
Salary: £16.50 per hour
Part time – 20 hours per week (Will involve hybrid working)
The post will be temporary for a period of 1 Year
As part of our future development, we are seeking to appoint a suitably experienced, enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to co-ordinate the work of our project. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering on a number of tasks which will include communications, maintaining the links with and building new partnerships, funding, programme planning, community shop, administration and assisting with the financial management of the project.
Applicants will have excellent communication skills, experienced in the use of IT programmes, sound understanding of service delivery and experience of working in partnership with both the statutory and voluntary sector. A full driving licence and use of a car is essential for this post and the post is subject to a satisfactory PVG.
Funding currently for a period of 1 year with possible extension.
Job description, Person specification and application form are available for download here.
If you require any additional information please email charlieblackburn.cab@gmail.com
Closing date – 22 nd November 2024
Blackburn Place Plan
Over the past few months Community Action Blackburn (CAB) in consultation with the community of Blackburn have prepared the attached Blackburn Place Plan. Under the terms of the Town and Country Planning (Local Place Plans) (Scotland) Regulations we are required to issue to the four elected members for Blackburn and Whitburn and the Blackburn Community Council you the following notice which a) ensures your awareness of the plan and allows you 28 days to make representations on the content of the plan. This was done on the 1st May 2024.
We are now posting the draft plan on the website for wider engagement.
Read the latest AGM report here (pdf opens in a new tab)
We adopt a bottom-up approach with one of the main foundations being sustainability, achieved through
• Community interaction, involvement and ownership
• True partnership working
• Effective use of funding and available resources to reduce costs
• No duplication of work
• Outcomes linking into those of partner agencies, local authority, curriculum for excellence and national outcomes.
We proceed on the basis of a whole community approach ensuring that everything we do is all inclusive and that the views and thoughts of all age groups are listened to and, most importantly, heard.
Being the anchor organisation for Blackburn we
• work closely in partnership with statutory and voluntary bodies; and
• play a close supporting role in the development and the delivery of the local regeneration plan, known as ‘Blackburn’s’ Future Plan’ (BFP).
Our 5 year plan for 2023 to 2028, ‘Building a Stronger Blackburn’ can be viewed here
