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Live Argyll - Community Learning

Argyll and Bute Council · 8 November 2023
Back to Oban Lorn & the Isles Area Community Planning Group — 8 November 2023 and its agenda

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LiveArgyll Update 
Adult Literacy and Numeracy Argyll and Bute Wide 
Community Learning Services now has in place an Adult Literacy and Numeracy Project co-ordinator
Hugh O’Hagan who has just taken up the Post at the start of September. 
Hugh can be contacted on telephone 01700801086   Email:  Hugh.OHagan@liveargyll.co.uk   Adult
Literacy and Numeracy support and provision will be offered in a 1:1 capacity and also in group
settings. This will include the delivery of numeracy programmes across the areas and we will send
further information out to Partners as soon as the details of the programmes/events are confirmed. 
We are at present in the middle of the recruitment of part- time Adult Literacy and Numeracy
workers for each of the Learning areas Rothesay, Dunoon, Lochgilphead, Campbeltown, Oban and
Helensburgh.  The positions will be in place until March 2025 and funded through the UKSPF and
Multiply Funding.   We hope to have ALN (Adult Literacy and Numeracy) Workers in place by
December. 
New Management Structure within other Services of LiveArgyll 
Paul Ashworth is the Services and Support Manager and is responsible for strategic management
of all non-commercial services such as Library and Archives services and Partnership services
including Community Learning, Health and Wellbeing and Development. He is also responsible for
support service-type functions, including Finance and Funding, Human Resources, Information
Management and Technology, Governance, Risk and Administration. Email:
Paul.Ashworth@liveargyll.co.uk  Tel: 01369708591  
Alex Edmonstone is the Commercial Operations Manager and is responsible for the strategic
operational management of Performance Venues, Halls, Community Centres, Leisure Centres and
Sport-related activities including Active Schools, Community Sports Hubs and Sports Development.
Email: Alex.Edmonstone@liveargyll.co.uk   Tel: 01436 658737