| Wind farm cash injection for West Mains playpark |
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| Written by Andrea O'Neill | ||||||
 PLANS to revamp a rundown East Kilbride play park are now in full swing thanks to a welcome cash injection from the Whitelee Renewable Energy Fund.After a lengthy campaign to improve the dilapidated community park, West Mains Neighbourhood Watch and Residents’ Association were this week awarded a £10,000 grant to enhance the Hillocks play park. The group are now hoping to secure another £2,500 in funding from a local business. Chairman Lee McMillan said: “We are absolutely delighted to receive this grant and want to thank everyone who made it possible. “It will allow us to progress with the project.” The money will go towards improving the existing play park by erecting new safety fencing around the perimeter. A woodland walk will also be created in the park area, with improved lighting, seating and bins, in a bid to create a safer environment. Councillor Chris Thompson, chair of South Lanarkshire Council’s Enterprise Resources Committee, said: “This is a very worthwhile project and one which I am pleased we have been able to support through the Whitelee REF. “Helping to improve local facilities and amenities is one of the main ways the REF can have a positive impact on the local community. “The Hillocks project is hopefully one which can go from strength to strength.” This is only the initial phase of the Hillocks project, with the total cost of the scheme expected to total £40,270. EK West Tory councillor Graham Simpson, who has supported the cause since its inception, is thrilled with the group’s progress but says the group still need to raise £3000. He said: “This is such a worthwhile project. The residents cleared a run-down, overgrown park frequented by neds. It’s brilliant that the community are doing this together. “However, more money is needed to get access to the major grants. “People need to take it a stage further now and pull together and raise more money locally.” Martin Mathers, Community Relations Manager from ScottishPower Renewables, said: “We are delighted to be investing in great local projects like this, and we hope residents will make full use of the new facilities.” The two-year project will be delivered in three phases. The first phase is earmarked for completion by the end of June, 2010.
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