AN ACTION plan outlining the key areas for improvement in Kincardine has now been produced.

The Kincardine Local Place Plan has been compiled following consultations carried out between the Coalfields Regeneration Trust (CRT), Kincardine Community Association and the local community council.

If the suggestions are taken forward there could be expanded bus routes to Stirling and Edinburgh, more outdoor and sports facilities, more social spaces, affordable housing, high street regeneration and a particular focus in finally delivering the long delayed new health centre.

Removing broken glass in the park, improving street lighting and safer road crossings have all been identified, while encouraging recycling, discouraging littering and maintaining cleaner streets can help restore civic pride.

The plan's opening statement reads: “The plan sets out a future vision for how our community could be improved and the actions required to help achieve this.

“The local community have also identified community action priorities that they want to see happen.”

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The five areas for improvement are movement, spaces, resources, civic and stewardship.

Workshops were held in the town to gather feedback and ideas and the report said: “This gives us a good indicator of where improvements need to be made.

“Some of the limiting factors of living in Kincardine are existing facilities and services (e.g., the health centre), public transport and general maintenance of public services.

“These priorities for action that have been identified are set out under the place and wellbeing outcomes based on the place standard themes.”

Based on 2021 estimates, Kincardine's population is around 3,200 with just over 1,620 households. 

It as one primary school with a roll of 177 and a nursery with room for 37 kids.

It's well established that the Kincardine Health Centre is not fit for purpose - they've been left waiting for the £7.8m funding from the Scottish Government - but the town does have a dental practice and dispensing chemist. 

Local facilities include Tulliallan Golf club, Kincardine Bowling Club, Tulliallan football pitch and pavilion, a multi-use games area (MUGA) and 'green' gym facilities. 

The town has deep connections to shipbuilding and coal mining, reflecting its industrial past, and places of historic interest include Blackadder Castle, Tulliallan Castle, the Mercat Cross, the Old Kirk and graveyard and two piers.  

It also has the Tulliallan and Kincardine Parish Church, a masonic hall, a library that's open part-time and a community centre. 

The local place plan, which aims to make more of what Kincardine has and, if possible, to improve on it, succeeds two similar action plans which came before it.

From 2014 to 2019, the Kincardine Community Action Plan was in place and then from 2020, the Go Forth Kincardine Charrette report was produced.

Due to the Covid pandemic and subsequent lockdown, many of the aims identified were not carried out.

To find out more information about the plan or to volunteer with any projects, you can email Kincardine Community Council at kincardinecc.chair@gmail.com.

The report can be read in full at https://www.fife.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0023/607217/Kincardine-Local-Place-Plan-20243.pdf.