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Trishaws Transforming Lives: Cycling Without Age Brings Mobility to Falkirk
BackgroundCycling Without Age (CWA) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation officially registered in February 2018. It operates under the broader umbrella of Cycling Without Age International, founded in Denmark in 2012. The Scottish branch was initiated by the Falkirk-based community group CATCA (Communities Along The Carron Association). The aim was to offer older people and those with mobility issues the opportun...
Local partnership facilitates community action
The appointment of a new local Community Development Officer by CVS Falkirk & District aims to build capacity for community action and bring some of the Limerigg & Slamannan community's development aspirations to fruition, following consultation with local community representatives. The role is being made possible thanks to funding from the nearby Burnhead Moss Wind Farm, owned by EDF Renewables, which offers an a...
Limerigg Park revamp brings new life to ex-mining community
Limerigg Action Group, working in partnership with Falkirk Council, has overseen an ambitious improvement project that has created an innovative and inclusive play area that the village's population of approximately 300 residents will enjoy for years to come.A £40,000 grant from the EDF Burnhead Moss Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund (Limerigg & Slamannan), administered by Foundation Scotland, helped unlock a £40,000 contri...
Positive early steps for young children and families
The funding enabled the recruitment of seven additional volunteers to deal with increased referral numbers. Five volunteer Home Visitors and two Telephone Befrienders underwent Home-start’s intensive six-week training course to prepare them for supporting families, plus additional training in understanding and responding to factors which emerged more strongly amongst families: depression, the effects of trauma on c...
Windfarm funds providing innovative support for community groups
Community benefit funding from the EDF Renewables Burnhead Moss Wind Farm, which is administered by Foundation Scotland, has been put to innovative use in Limerigg & Slamannan, by supporting the creation of a brand-new Community Development Officer role. Hosted by CVS Falkirk, the role was created to catalyse groups and projects in Limerigg & Slamannan, to better benefit those communities. Community benefit fund...
Denny and District Community Fund Facilitates Local Community Action
This brand new post is the result of a joined-up approach kick-started by Foundation Scotland and the Denny and District Community Fund Panel with CVS Falkirk & District. The role has been made possible through community benefit funds from three local wind farms; from Nadara, which owns Earlsburn and Kingsburn Wind Farms and Netro Energy, which owns Falkirk Todhill Wind Farm.The Denny and District Community Fund Panel, mad...
New role boosts community improvements in Limerigg & Slamannan
Local residents from the area, CVS Falkirk and Foundation Scotland has worked in partnership to set up the post, and the new recruit has just started. Gail McLinton has extensive project management, leadership and team-building experience working within a diverse number of industries including media, telecommunications, and advertising. Gail has also built her own company as a business consultant, helping start-ups to f...
Martha's Pantry: Tackling food poverty in Limerigg and Slamannan
Martha's Pantry, established in December 2022, has rapidly become a lifeline for residents in these former mining communities located in the Falkirk Council area.Limerigg and Slamannan, with a combined population of just over 1,600, face considerable socioeconomic challenges. According to the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, parts of Slamannan fall within the 20% most deprived areas in Scotland. The communities als...
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Burnhead Moss Education & Training (BMET)
This fund provides grants to help with vocational, education and training courses for people living in community council areas of Avonbridge & Standburn and Limerigg & Slamannan (in Falkirk), and also Blackridge (in West Lothian).