An area library is to be renamed in a tribute to a instructor and group activist.
West Lothian Council Government has unanimously accredited a request to rename Whitburn Library in reminiscence of Ian Tennant, a former secretary of the Whitburn Neighborhood Council who sadly died final yr.
Mr Tennant was additionally closely concerned in a number of group initiatives and initiatives within the city as nicely working as a instructor at Whitburn Academy.
The library area will probably be referred to as the ‘Ian Tennant Library’ with the set up of the brand new signage to coincide with the relocation of the library facility to the brand new Whitburn Partnership Centre.
The household of Mr Tennant was contacted to tell them of the request and the response acquired on the proposal was constructive. A session was additionally carried out with library customers, with constructive suggestions acquired.
The brand new partnership centre progresses apace, with exterior scaffolding now eliminated to permit closing set up of glazing and inside match out below manner. It's anticipated that the brand new constructing, which includes the city’s former burgh chambers will probably be operational subsequent yr.
Chief of West Lothian Council, Lawrence Fitzpatrick, stated: “Mr Tennant was a well-respected member of the local people.
"He offered an enormous contribution to Whitburn firstly, by his personal profession in training as a instructor at Whitburn Academy by to his place as Secretary of the Neighborhood Council along with quite a few different native volunteering roles.
“The renaming of the library in his reminiscence is a becoming tribute to a person who devoted a lot of his life to hunt the perfect for the city of Whitburn.”
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