‘Wallace Close’ pilot project for Lanark Closes completed
Development Manager appointed to support the Board working strategically across a range of projects.
A successful funding application allowed the Development Trust to commission a Feasibility Study into viability of St Kentigern’s Church as a tourism attraction in the local area.
The pilot of the ‘Lanark Closes’ kicked off with a close dedicated to William Wallace and his life in Lanark.
Through the Discover Lanark project, 100 floral hanging baskets were purchased for businesses in and around the High Street.
As part of the ‘Lanark Festivals’ programme, the first ‘Flowerfest’ was held in May 2018.
The 5 ‘Lanark Welcome’ signs at the town’s gateway entry points were refreshed and repainted.
Successful crowdfunding campaign raised £10,000 in funds through sponsorship from local businesses and donations to purchase a new van for Lanark in Bloom.
Feasibility Study conducted to investigate the possibility of the Castlebank Park’s former garages, workshops and tennis courts being transformed into community growing and training space.
In 2010, one of the Development Trust’s first projects was to commission a ‘Lanark Town Centre Study’, a community consultation and engagement programme supported by external facilitators. Through this process, the Trust engaged widely with local businesses, community groups, public agencies and the wider local community through a series of interviews and community workshops. The outcome of this programme was a prioritised Action Plan which has guided the Trust’s activity and strategic projects over the last 8 years to the current day.The four key community needs identified through this consultation process were:
Skills, learning and employability (through provision of community learning and educational opportunities)
Improve local environment (natural and built)
Economic regeneration (through better use of assets)
Community cohesion (through better community spaces and delivery of community services)
To commemorate the centenary of the Air Show, a memorial statue was erected on the railway embankment at Lanark Loch.
