What is Our Place?
Our Place is an initiative from the Big Lottery Fund that aims to build stronger connections and relationships in communities, empowering local people and organisations to bring about positive and lasting changes in their neighbourhood.  Our Place launched in 2010 in 5 areas in Scotland and has since invested approximately £11m across 25 projects which positively contributed towards the neighbourhood vision statement.
The communities of Lochside and Lincluden in North West Dumfries have been selected as one of seven areas in Scotland to receive Our Place investment from the Big Lottery Fund.

​To learn more about each of the projects being funded, please click here. 
Our Place Outcomes
  • Communities have more influence on decisions taken locally
  • Communities have more sustainable services and facilities that reflect their local priority
  • People say their community is a better place to live

To find out more about how we are achieving these outcomes take a look at the process page.

Our Place Lochside & Lincluden Film

If you would like to have a look around Lochside and Lincluden virtually or if you would like to hear from some of the people involved in the developments taking place then take a look at our film:

Our Vision

We have also now published Our Vision on the website which is a set of priorities which identifies the aspirations of local people for the future of their community.  You can also download a PDF of the vision here.

Our Assets

This website was originally set up to provide a map of all the assets currently in the area and share some of the information we have gathered. In mapping the assets we are included the skills, passions, gifts & talents of the local people, the organisations working in the area, funding available in the area and the voices of young people.

Research

Since 2014 we've been talking to lots of people in lots of different ways which helps us find out what people think is good and what still, what could be better and how we could make it better. We do a Listening Survey every year and also attend community events and meetings.