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Search the Public Notice PortalPlanned works for Flourishing Faifley are beginning to move forward, and the group is now asking the community for support after a year-long dispute with contractors and increased vandalism attacks.
The charity announced the positive news on Friday, September 11, after West Dunbartonshire Council facilitated a meeting between the group and the contractors, Hub West and Morrison Construction, with local councillors and politicians present.
It is understood that work is now set to commence in the coming weeks to build the Community Hive at the Faifley Pavilion.
On social media, Flourishing Faifley said: "The commitment from Hub West and Morrison Construction towards the stage one works, combined with our own Pride in Place funding, gives us a secure blank canvas that we can now build upon.
"And that is incredibly exciting. It means we can stop talking about what might happen, and start working towards what we can make happen.
"Our job now is to keep pushing forward, working incredibly hard to secure further funding, support and investment so that we can strengthen, complete and ultimately deliver the fully functioning community hub that Faifley deserves."
"Is it everything that was originally promised almost three years ago? No.
"But rather than looking backwards, we want to look forward."
The site, when refurbished, will provide a hub for the charity to continue its work in helping to tackle social isolation and poor mental health through social inclusion, health, wellbeing and community engagement with its groups, clubs, activities and events.
They are currently asking for the community to get involved in helping to shape the hub by calling on local people, tradespeople, businesses and organisations to offer their ideas and support.
They continued: "Whether you can offer time, skills, materials, equipment, advice, funding, connections or simply your support and encouragement, every single contribution can make a difference.
"If you are a local business or company, big or small, and you'd like to find out how you could get involved, please get in touch with Flourishing Faifley.
"This is a massive community project, and we genuinely believe that if we all pull together, we can create something that Faifley can be incredibly proud of."
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This news comes after we reported on the year-long battle with the two contractors, Hub West and Morrison Construction, to get the works underway, as well as threats raised over the time frame to use the Pride in Place funding that the group received.
In August this year, the group was further pushed to its breaking point amid countless instances of vandal attacks and abuse to staff, something we also covered at the time.
Looking to the future, the group signed off the post saying: "There is still a long road ahead. But for the first time in a long time, we can say: The road is finally starting.
"We honestly couldn't be more excited."
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