Results of the Community-led Youth Centre Concept Survey in Kincardine & Mearns

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Consultation has concluded

With support from Community Learning and Development, three parents from Portlethen, Stonehaven and Mearns, took on lead roles in this community engagement project.

They would like to thank you very much for your support in their Kincardine and Mearns community-led youth centre survey.


With support from the young people from the Mearns Youth Forum, the Portlethen Youth Forum and the Stonehaven Elevate 21 Group, the group have created a short film of the findings. Check it Out!



  • Over a five week period, 805 community residents completed the survey, Just below half, (47%) of respondents were young people Just over half
With support from Community Learning and Development, three parents from Portlethen, Stonehaven and Mearns, took on lead roles in this community engagement project.

They would like to thank you very much for your support in their Kincardine and Mearns community-led youth centre survey.


With support from the young people from the Mearns Youth Forum, the Portlethen Youth Forum and the Stonehaven Elevate 21 Group, the group have created a short film of the findings. Check it Out!



  • Over a five week period, 805 community residents completed the survey, Just below half, (47%) of respondents were young people Just over half, (53%) of respondents were adults 
  • 336 (41.7%) come from Portlethen and surrounding areas
  • 205 (25.5%) come from Laurencekirk and surrounding areas  
  • 189 (23.5%) come from Stonehavenand surrounding areas area

You can read the findings of the community-led survey on the concept of youth centres in Kincardine and Marr in this online report

Click on this LINK to read report or visit:
https://sway.office.com/9wZiX34JDFNP6coD?ref=Link


The survey responses and comments from engagement in groups and social media have been filtered for responses from the three three towns and surrounding area.

Click on this LINK to read report for
Porthlethen and surrounding area or visit:
Portlethen Responses (office.com)

Click on this LINK to read report for
Stonehaven and surrounding area or visit: Stonehaven Responses (office.com)


Click on this LINK to read report for
Laurencekirk and surrounding area or visit: https://sway.office.com/BvByTvHBSfMpCmIz?ref=Link