What we want for the South of Scotland
1. Do you agree with our ambition outlined?
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Absolutely agree with your ambition for the future
2. What would you like to see for the South of Scotland?
What would you like to see for the South of Scotland?
Well....gosh....
I’d like to see a really nice place to live in, work in, and visit.
More shops. Good quality shops not discount stores.
Better transport. Buses in rural areas please!
Social responsibility. More projects like litter picking. Many people have piles of rubbish on their own land. I’d like to see a project where you take photos of eyesores and the council should have powers to do something.
Also noise! Tourists don’t want to stay in and area with outside dogs barking constantly, it ruins the area. Again the council seem powerless.
I’d like to see a really nice place to live in, work in, and visit.
More shops. Good quality shops not discount stores.
Better transport. Buses in rural areas please!
Social responsibility. More projects like litter picking. Many people have piles of rubbish on their own land. I’d like to see a project where you take photos of eyesores and the council should have powers to do something.
Also noise! Tourists don’t want to stay in and area with outside dogs barking constantly, it ruins the area. Again the council seem powerless.
Ambitions for the new South of Scotland Enterprise
3. What are your ambitions for the future economic success of the South of Scotland?
What are your ambitions for the future economic success of
Shops, businesses, tourism. Clean the place up and make it tourist friendly.
The economic context of the South of Scotland
4. What are the strengths you would like to see the Agency build on?
What are the strengths you would like to see the Agency
The borders railway.
Current tourism need to be enhanced.
Current tourism need to be enhanced.
5. What are the economic challenges you would like to see the Agency address?
What are the economic challenges you would like to see the
Lack of shops in towns mean there is no point shopping there and nothing for tourists to spend their money on.
Please support local people to start small businesses. The town centres have particular challenges with empty shops and decaying buildings.
Please support local people to start small businesses. The town centres have particular challenges with empty shops and decaying buildings.
Potential Activities for the South of Scotland Enterprise
6. What currently works well in the South of Scotland?
What currently works well in the South of Scotland?
It’s a beautiful area that people want to visit, but there is a lack of support for tourism. Ther isn’t that much to do. Town centres are scruffy.
8. What would you prioritise as the key areas of activity for the Agency?
What would you prioritise as the key areas of activity for the
Improve the roads, they are terrible.
Improve the look - litter picking and reporting and dealing with eyesores.
Get new businesses into our towns.
Rural buses.
Improve the look - litter picking and reporting and dealing with eyesores.
Get new businesses into our towns.
Rural buses.
9. What specific things could the Agency do to help you, your business, your sector or your community?
What specific things could the Agency do to help you, your
Report litter
Report eyesores
Report barking dogs
Report eyesores
Report barking dogs
Effective boundaries
10. What could the Agency do outwith its boundaries working with other local authorities or with agencies like Highlands and Islands Enterprise to support specific projects which benefit the South of Scotland and with national agencies?
What could the Agency do outwith its boundaries working
Transport links
People could stopover in the borders on the way to the highlands etc. I think a lot of tourists just drive through the south.
People could stopover in the borders on the way to the highlands etc. I think a lot of tourists just drive through the south.
Location of the new Agency
11. Which option, either from the list above or your own suggestion, do you think offers the best way to ensure the Agency is accessible to all across the South of Scotland?
Which option, either from the list above or your own
I think take buildings in various towns, hub and spoke model. Make a presence.
12. Which criteria should be used in reaching a decision about the location of the Agency?
Which criteria should be used in reaching a decision about
Proximity to key towns, larger populations.
13. If you were to use the services of this Agency, what factors are important to you in terms of reaching it?
you were to use the services of this Agency, what factors are important to you in terms of reaching it?
Digital delivery would be good.
Town centre locations too.
Town centre locations too.
14. What sort of people should be on the Board of the Agency and what sorts of skills and expertise should they have?
What sort of people should be on the Board of the Agency
Dynamic people with local interests who want to put south Scotland on the tourist and economic map.
Other issues
15. We know that young people are less likely to stay in or move to the South of Scotland than they are other parts of the country. Do you have any comments on things the Agency could do to meet the interests of children and young people?
We know that young people are less likely to stay in or move
Not sure, it’s about jobs and opportunities. Young people will leave rural areas for larger cities.
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