ABOUT
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Crail has formed the Crail Community Partnership to take their local action plan forward with the support of more or less every community group in Crail through the Charrette process.
Crail Community Partnership has presented the newly produced plan but now the hard work starts. Challenges ahead include incorporating up to 350 new houses that are planned to be built to the north of Crail as part of the Fife regional plan. Crailers have said clearly they are up for this challenge, to make a viable and sustainable Crail for the future.
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Crail Community Partnership is charged with taking forward delivery of the outcomes. The Partnership has now been awarded official charity registration by OSCR, the charity regulator. We are also now registered with DTAS (Development Trust Association Scotland)
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TRUSTEES
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DAVID JERDAN
DENNIS GOWANS
Karen Vaughan
SARAH MORRISON
CHAIRMAN
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My role is to co-ordinate the activities of the Trustees and sub-groups and pull together all the various targets & ambitions, to ensure that CCP delivers its objectives.
I am Chair of Crail Community Council, Hon President of Crail Preservation Society,
and Convenor of Crail Wine Club.
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SECRETARY
I am currently Chairman of Crail Preservation Society, Trustee of Crail Museum and work very actively in support of community initiatives such as Crail Festival and Crail Folk Club. I really enjoy my role as one of the green-keepers on Crail's Putting Green.
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TREASURER - TRUSTEE
Has lived in Crail since 2018 and is the Finance & operations manager at Scottish Artists Union, and also works, in a freelance capacity for several arts organisations where responsibilities span financial and project management, budgeting and film production.
Is also a self employed artist.
Responsible for all accounting, forecasting and compliance
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TRUSTEE
I am a retired planning lawyer with many years’ experience of dealing with major projects including roads, harbours and other infrastructure. I am a trustee of a debt relief charity in the south west of England. I joined the Crail Community Partnership in 2023 and my role is to convene the planning subgroup.
MAX TAYLOR
WILL CRESSWELL
ALEKS SCHOLZ
MARK ROGERSON
TRUSTEE
I am a member of Crail Community Council, and an Editor of 'Crail Matters'. My wife and I have lived in Crail for 15 years. I have a professional background in Legal, Forensic and Criminal Psychology with a strong interest in community engagement.
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TRUSTEE
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I am a Professor of Biology at St Andrews University and have lived in Crail for 16 years, and hope for another 30! I am a keen birder and have written the Wild Crail blog https://aboutcrail.wordpress.com for the last 10 years.
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TRUSTEE
Astronomer and Observatory Director at the University of St Andrews.
Resident stargazer and former wild swimmer, in Crail since 2014
TRUSTEE
I am a freelance media and communications consultant with a particular interest in sustainable energy. I lived and worked abroad for many years but always wanted to return to the East Neuk. That finally happened when I moved to Crail with my family in 2020. I joined the Crail Community Partnership in 2023.
MANUELA CALCHINI
COLIN MORRISON
JOHN FREETH
CHRIS BROOME
CO-OPTED TRUSTEE
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Retired Head of Information at Visit Scotland.
Moved to Crail in 2009 and continues to split time between Crail and Edinburgh. Professional background is in tourism. Roles at VisitScotland were mostly B2B, eventually taking on the role of the Regional Partnership Director for the South of Scotland, which included Fife. Retired from role as Head of Information at VisitScotland in 2021. Still interested in the tourism sector and a member of the East Neuk Tourism Association
TRUSTEE
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Retired upstream oil and gas industry engineer and executive with extensive experience in management, operations and technology development.
Keen seascape/landscape and wildlife photographer.
Responsible for the sub group looking to develop and enhance Crail harbour, and for health and safety matters.
CO-OPTED TRUSTEE
For the past 20 years has called Crail his home and now a permanent resident.
A retired project manager and businessman with many years of experience in the Construction business and in the recycling and renewables arena.
Since retirement has expanded knowledge and interest in sustainable development, particularly in renewable energy as a mitigation tool for the effects of climate change.
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CO-OPTED TRUSTEE
​A Crail resident for 24 years, I have a keen interest in nature conservation and ornithology. Over my career I have worked in countryside management for the RSPB, several local authorities, including Fife Council, and latterly as Chief Executive of Fife Coast & Countryside Trust.
NEIL McKay
TRUSTEE
Working career spent in various planning departments, with last 25 years in Argyle & Bute Council. Vast experience of rural/countryside matters in planning policy and development control, and management of relevant staff.
Responsible for planning monitoring, and land acquisition and asset transfer.