The fund was provided by CCG, the contractor working on the housing led regeneration of Whitlawburn.

To ensure this funding benefitted those living in the community, council tenants allocated a home in the new development were consulted on how they wanted the fund to be allocated.

A meeting was held with tenants and local community representatives to generate initial ideas, following which a survey took place to understand people’s preferences.

It was suggested that some of the funding could provide an immediate benefit to those impacted by the cost-of-living crisis.  As a result, a proportion of the fund was used to provide a £100 supermarket voucher to all council and West Whitlawburn Housing Co-operative tenants.

The remaining funding is being allocated in line with the preferences identified through the consultation. Some of the ways in which the funding has been used includes:

• £5,000 has been donated to the West Whitlawburn Housing Co-operative led food pantry, to help them continue to provide free fruit, vegetables,and other provisions
• £14,000 has been directed to the established ‘Our Place, Our Plan’ participatory budgeting activity, allowing local community groups to access funding
• £1,000 donated to both St Anthony’s and Loch Primary Schools and to the organisers of Cambuslang Summerfest, an annual event which can be enjoyed by the wider community
• £3,000 to provide new external seating and a commemorative plaque for the open space area
• £2,000 to be allocated by the new tenants and residents association being established

We continue to work with partners as the regeneration programme nears completion. If you are a tenant in the area and interested in having your say on local services and facilities, please contact your local housing office by email.