The project partners were asked to reflect on the project by following the guiding questions below. We sought to get the most candid answers possible, so to protect the identity of each partner the quotes below are listed in no particular order, and with no […]
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PAs and self employment
The Creative Care and Support: Pitlochry project partners quickly became aware that many of the people living in Pitlochry are self-employed or interested in setting up as self-employed. This was difficult to combine with the requirement for PA support in the area. Therefore, in December 2013, […]
Project reflections: Rikke’s response to Lisa
Hi Lisa I think we have indeed been courageous in this project and that many good things have come of it, although I would happily be the first to admit that the outcomes bear little resemblance to what we set out to create. There are […]
Project reflections: letter to Rikke from Lisa
Hi Rikke, I read somewhere recently that it was important to ‘be courageous but not foolhardy’ in life and I suppose when we were embarking on this project, I thought we were doing just that. We didn’t know exactly what would happen, but we hoped […]
Funding process
IRISS made a seed fund £10,000 available for the ideas generated in the workshops during Creative care and support: Pitlochry to allow for the new initiatives to be tested. The project partners believed that a crucial element in supporting the development of new ideas is to fund local […]
Pitlochry and its people
The town of Pitlochry sits within the picturesque highland area of Perthshire and is a popular tourist destination particularly with anglers and hillwalkers. Its population is around 2500 people, of whom many are of a pensionable age. 34% of the population is 65 years or older, […]
IRISS’s project partners
The partners IRISS worked with to deliver the project were: Service Design Masters students from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design. Service design is a relatively new field, which seeks to engage users more actively in the creative process. Business, third sector and […]
Growing care and support in Pitlochry – funding update
The Creative Care & Support project has funded six wonderful projects in Pitlochry from its funding pot of £10,000. We will follow the development of the businesses and projects on this blog. Here is an overview of the projects that have received funding (information about dates, […]
Iriss.fm episode 84 about Creative Care and Support: Pitlochry
In late April 2014, Michelle Drumm from Iriss interviewed Fiona Johnstone and Rikke Iversholt about the Creative Care and Support: Pitlochry project so far. Listen: Creative care and support: Pitlochry – Rikke