{"id":145,"date":"2024-09-03T10:54:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T10:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/connectedaberdeen.org\/woodside\/?p=145"},"modified":"2024-09-03T14:11:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T14:11:41","slug":"woodside-decides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/connectedaberdeen.org\/woodside\/2024\/09\/03\/woodside-decides\/","title":{"rendered":"Woodside Decides!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"145\" class=\"elementor elementor-145\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb23617 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bb23617\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db46505 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"db46505\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c94cde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c94cde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Woodside Neighborhood Network<\/strong> wants to work with you!<\/p><p>We want to improve things in Woodside, and we meet every month to look at how we can do this. Now we\u2019ve done a survey (Woodside Decides) and the next step is to look at the results of the survey and keep working with the community to decide how to spend some money (\u00a318,000) to make improvements in the area.<\/p><p>We need more people to help us, so please come along to our meetings if you live in Woodside, have your say!<\/p><p>The Network have recently set up the Woodside Winter Task Force and you may see some volunteers out gritting pavements around the community to make it a little safer, please get in touch if you want to help (Woodside was one of the worst areas in Aberdeen for Winter casualties last year so it will be interesting to see what difference thirty extra tons of salt make!).<\/p><p>Come along to the meetings and hear the latest crime reports from bobbies on the beat and meet your local councilors. There will be a warm welcome for you!<\/p><h5><strong>Let\u2019s Make Woodside Network work for Woodside!<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a350834 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a350834\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55bce2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55bce2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/connectedaberdeen.org\/woodside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/woodside-decides-network-small-1568x1176-1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-153\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connectedaberdeen.org\/woodside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/woodside-decides-network-small-1568x1176-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/connectedaberdeen.org\/woodside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/woodside-decides-network-small-1568x1176-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/connectedaberdeen.org\/woodside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/woodside-decides-network-small-1568x1176-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/connectedaberdeen.org\/woodside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/woodside-decides-network-small-1568x1176-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/connectedaberdeen.org\/woodside\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/woodside-decides-network-small-1568x1176-1.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-790b19c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"790b19c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our meeting schedule is, 17th April, 15th May, 12th June, 3rd July, 21st August, 18th September and the 16th of October, all meetings taking place from 11am.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-856a264 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"856a264\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c8f213 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c8f213\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dccd6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4dccd6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Woodside Decides<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30887f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30887f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A special network meeting was called on the 20th March to discuss what to do with two pots of money (funding from NESCAN and ACVO). The twenty people in attendance heard there was \u00a38000 to spend quickly on ideas that could improve either Mental Health or the Environment. After introductions by Charlene (chair of the Woodside Network), Dave (from shmu) and Rachel (from NESCAN) the room split in to two groups to look at how the money could be used.<\/p><p>Lots of local issues were raised at this point, some of which seemed expensive or longer term goals involving the city council or other agencies;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f77fa9 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0f77fa9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-138b5ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"138b5ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Poor Lighting in the community<\/li><li>Need for independent housing advice<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ddcac4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ddcac4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Dealing with overflowing bins<\/li><li>Creating a riverside pathway<\/li><li>Lack of dog poop bins\/collections<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d387e63 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d387e63\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-255f5b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"255f5b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The ideas that were more achievable with the funding we had:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0c7c4c e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d0c7c4c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-387168f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"387168f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Fairy Garden and mental wellbeing garden corner<\/li><li>Activities for isolated older people<\/li><li>Activities for women<\/li><li>Peer support mental health group<\/li><li>Fun day\/gala and creative skills showcase<\/li><li>Confidence to cook\/healthy cooking<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6957a70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6957a70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Portable stage for community events and shows<\/li><li>Community garden projects<\/li><li>Family friendly exercise classes<\/li><li>Outdoor exercise equipment<\/li><li>Flowers\/bulbs for volunteer planting activity<\/li><li>Bench at Woodside Fountain area<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7398aad e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7398aad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56cd5e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56cd5e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Everyone that took part will be invited to the next meeting where we will need to make decisions on how to spend the money and look at the other funding pots that will soon be available to improve Woodside. 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