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Digital Capture Sheet

TOC Conversations

 

TOC Digital Capture Form

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Please list the names of everyone who took part. Adding email addresses is optional — only include them if participants would like to stay informed about TOC of the Town news and updates.

Question 1: What is unique and special about Bute? What places, events, or traditions make you proud of Bute?

Host Tip: If people get stuck, remind them that “culture” isn’t just high art. It’s food, heritage, local sports, traditons, land and language, and community activities.

Question 2: Who is missing out on Bute? What is missing from our cultural life that other places have?

Host Tip: Encourage people to think about specific groups (e.g., teenagers, the elderly, winter residents and specific activities or facilities that the island lacks .

Question 3: If we win the UK Town of Culture for 2028, what is your most ambitious idea for an event or project?

Host Tip: Encourage everyone to think big. No idea is too wild or too difficult at this stage

Question 4: How can this bid leave a lasting benefit after 2028? What could be different on the island by 2030?

Host Tip: Guide them to think about what’s possibilie, new skills, economic resilience, and opportunities that will help people stay, return, or build a future on Bute.

Question 5: What role could you, your group, or your business play in making Bute 2028 a success?

Host Tip: Move people from being passive consultees to active partners. Do they have a venue? Can they volunteer? Do they have a specific skill to offer?

Highlights: Your group's favorite comments and ideas from today’s TOC conversation questions

Closing game: What could be a great headline about Bute in 2028?

Ask: the room: “If a non-local journalist visited Bute in 2028, what is the a great headline you would want them to write about our island?” Write down the best headline suggestions!