About Us

Motherwell Community Forum meet on a monthly basis in Motherwell Civic Centre and each meeting usually includes a presentation from a local organisation discussing the services and facilities they provide. Presentations are also provided by Council Departments, including by Social Work and Community Services.

Proposed future developments by the Forum include becoming equal partners in the decision - making process and to increase membership.

Forum membership is open to any local person, whether they represent a particular community group/organisation or not.

It is also hoped a wider cross section of the community, especially young people, become more actively involved in the future Forum activity.

Full office-bearers details can be found on the Contact Us page of this website.

Established

Following an inaugural meeting held in January 2001, in Motherwell Civic Centre, Motherwell Community Forum was established.

The Forum's main aims are to bring local groups together to help improve the Motherwell area and to influence the policy decision-making processes of North Lanarkshire Council.

The opportunity to directly influence policy is in accordance with the Local Government Scotland Act, which places a duty on Local Authorities to consult on service provision at a local level.

If you are interested in writing news or other articles on a voluntary basis for Motherwell Community Forum please ,we would like to hear from you.

MCF – Always on the lookout for new members

Membership of Motherwell Community Forum is open to any so called “active citizen” resident in the Motherwell Area, which includes Ravenscraig and Craigneuk (and not a lot of people know that).

MCF is no different to many a voluntary group operating across North Lanarkshire, in that over the years our group has come to rely on the support and hard work of a relatively few stalwart members. These key members often wear more than one hat in representing our communities, working in Community Councils, Residents Committees, Toddlers Groups and representative of Third Force service providers.

Forum meetings are as informal as they can be. Our scope of interest covers any topic, issue and or event that have an effect on our community. Our job is to ensure you get your opportunity to have your say on these matters where it matters most, and when it matters most. So if you can spare a few hours a month and would like to get involved in making a difference in your community there’s no better time than the present to do just that – starting with the AGM as advertised above, we look forward to welcoming you on the night.