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Motion · S6M-15835 · 11 Dec 2024

Community Groups Take Ownership of Vital Community Venues

Lodged by Michelle Thomson Standard Motion 19 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament congratulates the community groups in Falkirk East that have coordinated their work and organised to take control of community assets through Falkirk Council’s Community Asset Transfer (CAT) programme; understands that community assets previously owned and operated by the local authority have been transferred to local groups to ensure that community access remains; further understands that Limerigg Community Hall is now under the control of Limerigg Action Group SCIO, with support from the council’s enablement fund, to provide up to £135,000 to facilitate the installation of solar panels, heating upgrades and general improvements; notes that Brightons Community Hall will be handed over to a local community group under a 20-year lease, supported by £125,000 from the enablement fund for new heating systems, lighting improvements and building upgrades to enhance its use; further notes that Polmont Ski Slope has been transferred to a local snow and recreation group, with £175,000 in enablement funding to improve infrastructure, boost the site’s energy efficiency and renovate an existing underutilised building, alongside general site improvements, and congratulates these Falkirk East community groups on their aspiration and action to take ownership of these community assets to ensure that they remain accessible to their local area as vital community hubs.

Supporters (19)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.