Kirknewton, West Lothian The Development Trust KCDT Directors Stewart McKenna Former owner of Forest Fire Ltd which sold wood fired equipment for biomass heating. Stewart has a good knowledge of renewables technologies. Hugh Hunter-Gordon Former Industrialist and Managing Director Dan Shearer Open source IT specialist Vic Garrad Former construction manager Brian Harding Production manager, for a workshop for disabled ex-forces personnel, now working for Heriot Watt University Julia Bracewell Former Sport Scotland Corporate Manager, a qualified lawyer specializing in mergers and acquisitions Caroline Garrad Development Officer (Full time staff) – Tony Foster Communication and consultation with members KCDT engages with the community using the following methods of communciation:
Development Trust e mail membership list (150 members) The Kirknewton website (www.kirknewton.org) The Kirknewton facebook group/s (Kirknewton Community Group and KirknewtonEH27) Kirknewton Facebook e mail (200 members) Twitter (KirknewtonEH27) Wordpress blog (Kirknewton.wordpress.com) Publications available via issuu.com (Kirknewton) Posters/Flyers/Newsletters School bag drop Konect magazine (distributed to 850 homes) West Lothian Courier (Kirknewton section) West Lothian Council facebook and twitter pages Contact and presentations to stakeholder groups Word of mouth Central Office at 24 Main Street open to answer any queries til september 2012 (however this has to be rented at full commercial value of £4500 pa from West Lothian Council and is unaffordable in the long term). 17