Stenhousemuir groups share in £15,000 from community fund

Panel members for the fund, which covers the Larbert, Stenhousemuir and Torwood area, met online at the end of last year and decided to award £15,490 to good causes, including Keeping Larbert and Stenhousemuir Beautiful (KLSB), 1st Stenhouse Rainbows, Under the Trees and Stenhousemuir FC.

Todhill Wind Farm, which powers 4000 homes during the year, also funds important initiatives through donations from its associated fund.

A spokesperson for the fund said: “We remain committed to providing continued support to the local community through these difficult times and helping to build a thriving, sustainable community.”

Keeping Larbert and Stenhousemuir Beautiful received £5,000 towards the purchase of plants and shrubs, tools and a storage shed to support local volunteers to maintain flower beds and other green spaces in the area.

John McMorran from KLSB said: “The fund is a lifeline to many in our community and we are grateful to Todhill Windfarm Fund for supporting us.”

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The 1st Stenhouse Rainbows received £490 to contribute towards the costs of running a virtual sleepover at Christmas time.

Janet Marshall, from 1st Stenhouse Rainbows, said “After moving our weekly meetings online back in April, we were delighted to receive funding through the Todhill Windfarm Fund to hold a Christmas Virtual Sleepover.

“The Rainbows were so excited, with many of their other activities, the usual family traditions and other celebrations on hold, it was a perfect way to end the session – they had a brilliant time”.

The funding allowed 1st Stenhouse Rainbows to provide glow sticks and paper chains for the children to decorate their dens, plus snack bags for movie time and hot chocolate packs for the bedtime story. On Saturday there was a whole selection of Christmas crafts including melting snowman biscuits, reindeers, wreaths and mosaics.

Environmental education group Under the Trees received £3000 to deliver outdoor forest schools sessions for children in Larbert and Stenhousemuir.

The fund donated £5000 to Stenhousemuir FC to allow it to extend its community help Initiative for three months to keep providing vital support like food parcels and its befriending telephone service to vulnerable families and individuals during the Coronavirus pandemic.

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