Community Resilience
We Have Been Working On
The Largo Area Resilience Group recently held a planning meeting to strengthen how our community prepares for and responds to emergencies.
Here’s a summary of what’s been happening – and how you can get involved.
A desktop emergency planning exercise led by resilience expert Dave Wishart highlighted valuable lessons about how we respond as a community.
We revisited our four-phase approach to resilience:
Preparedness – proactive planning
Readiness – responding to early warnings
Response – taking action during events
Recovery – starting to adapt and rebuild, even while events are still unfolding
We also discussed the three levels of resilience:
🔹 Individual – personal planning
🔹 Community – coordinated local response
🔹 Systemic – support from councils, utilities, and emergency services
Our focus is on strengthening community resilience – the vital link between households and the larger systems that support us.
Better Communication: Updating our volunteer contact system, improving public awareness, and having clear ways to share warnings and updates.
Volunteer Planning: Matching volunteers to the right tasks and considering a local coordinator system for each area.
Local Resources: Starting a register of assets – including people, skills, equipment, and premises – that could be useful in an emergency.
Partnership Working: Strengthening links with the Fife Resilience Forum and Ready Scot, and building relationships with local businesses and community venues.
We’re keen to:
Identify volunteers and coordinators across the area
Gather local knowledge, tools, and offers of help
Hear from anyone interested in resilience walks or local events
Connect with businesses willing to play a role in emergency response
Whether you’re a local resident, volunteer, business owner, or simply curious, this is a great time to get involved.
Let’s work together to build a more resilient, connected, and prepared community.
To find out more or offer support, please get in touch – just email [email protected]
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Hello Community, We’re thrilled to share some news and opportunities to get involved ( if you have something you want me to share on here in the future – just drop me a line). Biodiversity Boost! Thanks to ecologist and ranger Tony Wilson, The Friends of Largo Bay biodiversity monitoring group learned so much about Largo Bay’s unique environment. This knowledge fuels their exciting plans for long-term biodiversity monitoring. Calling All Seaweed Sleuths! Join the biodiversity team on April 24th for the Great Seaweed Search! Whether you’re an expert or just curious, this is a wonderful experience with amazing people. We’re also working to improve water quality, a top priority for our community. Search for Seaweed. The teams latest project is on Wednesday 24th April at 08.30. Be a Citizen Scientist and join to help data collection across the Uk All volunteers welcome. Wrap up well and help understanding of the environment. Meet at Temple Car Park. Should take about 60-90 minutes then join the group for a coffee and breakfast at The Aurrie Want to help? You are more than welcome. Email the group at [email protected] or just come along next week ! Leven Welcomes the Train! The train line reopens on June 2nd, bringing exciting events to Leven! Businesses and groups, get your events listed by emailing [email protected]. We will have our first simple discovery trail mapped out by then too – thanks for all your help on that ! Big Picnic Returns Soon ! Don’t miss the big community picnic on June 9th – email us to get involved! It will be a fun collaborative day so we want you there and fingers crossed the sun will shine. Largo Library & Community Hub Update The Hub’s AGM is coming soon! Members, mark your calendars for May 9th at 5:30 pm in the Library. Want to learn more? Email them directly. Largo Library & Community Hub (largolibraryfife.org.uk) Community Plans in Action! We’re pushing forward on our Community Action Plan and Local Place Plan proposals – stay tuned for updates! Dementia Information Day Join the Resilience Team’s Dementia Information Day on May 23rd, 11 am – 12:30 pm at the Paxton Centre. No booking needed! |
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Official Twinning Ceremony: Celebrate the special bond between our communities with this ceremony organised by the Largo Area Community Council, local residents, and organisations between the 17th and 19th of May stay tuned for more… Calling all writers! The Largo Links newsletter wants your stories, articles, and photographs for their next edition. Submit your work by the 1st of May! |
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