A brand new pump monitor and a playpark are on their approach for the residents of Westquarter and Redding - because of a bunch of volunteers ensuring the group was behind the bid for brand spanking new services.
Native mums Laura Macdonald, Emma Donnelly and Shannon Donnelly had been so decided to safe some new play tools for the realm that they delivered leaflets to a whole lot of homes asking folks for his or her help.
The funding got here from Falkirk Council' s Neighborhood Selections - however the money can solely go to tasks that get sufficient votes from native residents.
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The younger mums agreed to drum up help for the bid with the encouragement of Sylvia Bradley, a volunteer with Westquarter Neighborhood Wing. She urged them to get out into the group and 'get asking folks what they need'.
After speaking to a number of folks they agreed that they wish to see a pump monitor in Westquarter and new services within the Bing Park, in Redding.
Laura mentioned: "We needed one thing for each villages that every one the children might entry - simply because there's nothing for them. They have to journey to entry these sort of services, so we simply thought it was a very good thought."
They felt that a pump monitor could be one thing that each youthful and older children, together with youngsters, might use.
"We really feel that so many issues to do with children value cash whereas most youngsters have a motorcycle or a scooter, or one thing that is been handed down, so it make sense. And who would not like a park?" mentioned Laura.
To get their message throughout, they went around the doorways delivering voting types in wind and rain, pushing buggies. Additionally they left types within the native pubs and unfold the message on social media.
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"We had been asking all people and their canine if they might vote as a result of it was for the children!" mentioned Laura.
They had been delighted that their first bid for the pump monitor received sufficient votes to safe the £40,000 wanted.
A second bid, this time to get new play tools within the Bing Park in Redding, was additionally profitable, securing £77,000 of funding.
Whereas they had been completely satisfied to do the legwork, they're all very grateful to Sylvia for maintaining on prime of all of the paperwork, together with planning permission.
As quickly because the permission is granted, work can get began on land beside the small playpark in Westquarter to create the pump monitor.
After that they sit up for the playpark in Redding being upgraded.