1. Community Asset Transfer

WHALE Arts is a local charity that works to make Wester Hailes a creative, thriving, resilient, fair community. WHALE is a community-led organisation and development trust with around 50 members, and 10 trustees the majority of whom are local residents.
 
Although WHALE owns its building, it currently leases the land that the building sits on from the council. The lease ends in a few years' time, and it's time to make a decision: renew it, or take ownership of the site on behalf of the community. As well as the WHALE site on Westburn Grove, which includes the existing community garden, another possibility is to apply for a Community Asset Transfer extending to the kickabout next door and/or part of the surrounding area of woodland. If this goes ahead, WHALE would own, look after manage and develop these assets on behalf of the community of Wester Hailes, in line with its objectives as a charity. 

WHALE is working with Community Enterprise to find out what people want to happen at the WHALE Arts site. Keep an eye on our website for more information, project updates and other ways to take part. 

This survey is being carried out on behalf of WHALE Arts by Community Enterprise. All survey responses are recorded on Survey Monkey whose privacy policy can be viewed here. Community Enterprise's privacy policy can be viewed here.

If you have any difficulties with the online survey, would prefer a printable PDF version or have further questions, please contact Judith on 07927118995 or judith@communityenterprise.co.uk

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* 1. This survey contains some questions about WHALE being granted ownership of the land it stands on, the kickabout and the surrounding woodland. It also has some more general questions about how you use WHALE Arts and would like to see it develop.
First, please tell us which questions you'd like to answer...

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Here's a map of the WHALE site, the kickabout and the woodland

Here's a map of the WHALE site, the kickabout and the woodland

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* 2. Do you support WHALE Arts owning the land and gardens surrounding its building on Westburn Grove on behalf of the community?

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* 3. Do you support WHALE Arts owning the kickabout (the football pitch next door on Westburn Grove) on behalf of the community?

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* 4. Do you support WHALE Arts owning part of the surrounding woodland on behalf of the community?

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* 5. If WHALE is granted ownership of the kickabout and the woodland area, what do you think should happen there?
Would you like them to be kept as they are, or would you like to see changes? Could they be used for new activities?

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