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Communities throughout Uist will have the opportunity to have their views heard this coming Monday as the Outer Hebrides Community Planning Partnership heads to Benbecula to stage a Community Engagement Event.

The event will be held in Lionacleit School's Lecture Theatre from 5pm to 6.30pm and aims to garner the views of local communities, focusing on how Partnership Agencies and organisations can best fulfil a joint vision for the Outer Hebrides.

This vision, detailed in the Single Outcome Agreement (SOA), looks at improving population balances, improving the economy; ensuring people are well educated, well skilled, well trained; improving health and wellbeing; strengthening local communities; making use of natural and cultural resources and continuously improving services.

Chair of the OHCPP, Angus Campbell said: "The OHCPP holds meetings throughout the Islands and I am delighted that we will be in Uist next week. I would urge all individuals who have an interest in how their community develops to come along to Monday's meeting.

“It is an opportunity to shape the means by which the Comhairle, the Health Board, the Enterprise Company and other agencies deliver for communities in the Outer Hebrides."

The engagement event will be followed shortly afterwards by a meeting of the OHCPP at 7.30pm in the same location, and both events are open to members of the public and representatives of the community.

Similar events will be being held in Harris and Lewis in the near future.

Tha cothrom aig muinntir Uibhist pàirt a ghabhail ann an tachartas Diluain sa tighinn far an tèid beachdachadh air ciamar as urrainn amasan coimhearsnachdan an coileanadh.  

'S e Com-pàirteachas Dealbhadh Coimhearsnachd Innse Gall (OHCPP) a tha a cur a' choinneamh air dòigh ann am Beinn na Faoghla.

Thèid tachartas conaltradh coimhearsnachd a chumail aig Sgoil Lionacleit eadar 5-6.30f agus thathar an dòchas beachdan a' choimhearsnachd fhaighinn air mar is urrainn buidhnean a thighinn còmhla as an dòigh is èifeachdach airson na h-Eileanan.  

Chìthear anns an Aonta Shingilte Bhuilean na h-amasan a tha aca nam measg; a' toirt piseach air cothromachadh àireamh sluagh, a' toirt piseach air an eaconamaidh, a' dèanamh cinnteach gu bheil daoine a' faighinn deagh fhoghlam, a' toirt air adhart slàinte, a' neartachadh coimhearsnachdan ionadail, a' cleachdadh goireasan nàdarra agus cultaral agus an còmhnaidh a' leasachadh seirbheisean.

Thuirt Cathraiche an OHCPP, Aonghas Caimbeul: "Tha an OHCPP a' cumail coinneamhan air feadh nan Eilean Siar agus tha mi air leth toilichte a bhith ann an Uibhist an t-seachdain-sa.  

“Ma tha ùidh aig duine sam bith ann an leasachadh a' choimhearsnachd aca mholainn dhaibh a bhith an làthair aig a' choinneamh.  

“Seo cothrom dealbh a thoirt air na dòighean a tha a' Chomhairle, a' Bhòrd Slàinte, Iomairt na Gàidhealtachd 's nan Eilean agus buidhnean eile a' toirt buaidh air coimhearsnachdan nan Eilean Siar.”

Coinnichidh an OHCPP an dèidh làimh aig 7.30f anns an aon àite, Sgoil Lionacleit, agus tha gach coinneamh fosgailte do muinntir a' choimhearsnachd agus riochdairean bho buidhnean coimhearsnachd.

Thèid tachartasan eile an cumail anns  na Hearadh agus Leòdhas thairis air na mìosan a tha romhainn.

Community engagement meeting in Benbecula                                       9/2/10