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Tesco Update

Tesco Update

Tesco event being held on 26th September at the Tweedie Hall from 4 pm to 8 pm so local people can see what the new town centre will look like.

For details of event click here

For further information read press release. Click here

Latest Funding News!

The Linwood in Bloom project aims to make Linwood a more attractive place by developing community flowerbeds and providing troughs/planters.

Linwood Community Development Trust have great pleasure in announcing that we have now been awarded funding to enable this project to go ahead!!

Benefits of Project

• Increase in civic pride through local people taking on the planning and management of their environment
• Long term improvement in the local environment through floral displays and improved cleanliness
• Regeneration of disadvantaged areas

• Stimulation of voluntary work and co-operation between community groups

• A means to address conservation
• Positive impact on wellbeing of participants

We are now looking for volunteers to support the project and hope you can help.

Any green-fingered residents who would like to get involved with this project, please get in touch.

Building Linwood from the Inside Out

Linwood Community Development Trust is on the brink of obtaining land from Renfrewshire Council to build much needed community facilities for Linwood.

Renfrewshire Council has now appointed a contractor to carry out a site investigation at Mossedge Playing fields (rear of Clippens School) and this work will be completed by the beginning of August. A full analytical report will be received by September 2013 and if Linwood CDT is happy with the results, we will proceed with a full asset transfer of the land.

With future funding support, the land will be used to develop a 3G/4G football pitch with changing facilities and a community wellbeing centre for Linwood. This reflects what the people of Linwood want to see happening in their town following results outlined in the 'Linwood Community Action Plan'. It is hoped people will be inspired to help 'Build Linwood from the Inside out' in order to make it a more attractive, happier and healthier place to live.

Linwood Community Development Trust, in partnership with Linwood Community Council, is also delighted to announce that we have received £4,000 for our 'Linwood in Bloom' Project and £10,000 for the 'Light up linwood' Project (Christmas Lights) through 'Local Area Committee' funding.

Together we CAN make a difference! After all, this is Our Community, Our Future and who best knows what our community needs than the community itself?

Distribution of Linwood Community Action Plan

A huge amount of effort has been put in by a team of volunteers over the last few days to ensure that a copy of the new Linwood Community Action Plan is sent to every household in Linwood.

No mean feat when you consider that 4,200 envelopes needed to be filled, labelled and stamped and taken to the post office! Well done and thank you to all those involved!