A Jimmy for Adam: Grangemouth community award goes to the amazing Mr Gillies
A man who works tirelessly for his local community and his local park has now been recognised with a prestigious Jimmy Murphy Memorial Trophy.
The award is presented each year to someone who goes that extra mile to help others and that was certainly true of the 2026 recipient Adam Gillies.
A member of Grangemouth and Skinflats Community Council, Adam has been the driving force behind a number of projects, endeavours and activities which have made Grangemouth a better place.
Most recently the Kerse Road Art Project saw the remaining buildings at the end of La Porte Precinct being graced by two colourful and eye catching murals, proudly displaying the town’s heritage.
Adam received his award during a special ceremony in Grangemouth’s Talbot House recently.
He is best known for being one of the founders of Friends of Inchyra Park and his amazing commitment to that historic public space, helping reinvigorate it and adding fun things like a Spitfire mural to help highlight the park’s heritage as well as an outdoor gym and playpark.
As well as his roles with the community council and Friends of Inchyra Parl, Adam was also recently appointed as CVS Falkirk & District’s new community development officer.
Awards are nothing new to Adam – earlier in the year he was honoured to attend the Scottish Parliament after being nominated as a Local Hero for his outstanding
contribution as a volunteer within the Grangemouth community.
At the time, Adam said: “I was genuinely surprised to have been nominated. The work I am involved in through Friends Of Inchyra Park and Grangemouth and Skinflats Community Council is a real team effort, so the nomination feels very much like a reflection of the effort we all make to improve our local community.
"I am genuinely honoured and grateful for our work to be recognised."
Jimmy Murphy was a well known, well respected and much loved resident of Grangemouth who did lots for the local community.
When he died his wife donated a trophy in his name to be presented to someone who is carrying on Jimmy’s legacy.
Originally organised by the town's Council of Churches, Grangemouth Community Care now have responsibility for awarding the trophy, looking to the wider community in Grangemouth for worthy recipients, of which Adam is the latest.