Very proud of my 11 year old son who is walking 54 miles of the West Highland Way this week to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support

He was interviewed ahead of the challenge:
dailyrecord.co.uk/ayrshire/west-…

To donate to his fundraising adventure visit justgiving.com/page/jackandlu…

Week 3 and the final session of the hub SW Scotland STEM programme we are delivering in a South Ayrshire Council primary school complete. Massive thanks to Morgan Sindall Construction for coming in alongside myself for this session. This week pupils had a go at using the VR headset & Xbox controller

While we reflect on a fantastic celebration last week, we wanted to showcase the outputs that we have all collectively achieved over the last £1 billion of social infrastructure projects to successfully reach financial close.

Thank you to everyone who has made this possible!

🛠️ Hands-on construction experience for our Bellshill based high school pupils! From timber walls to drone technology, they're building skills for their future careers. 💼 Bellshill Academy Cardinal Newman HS #BrighterFutures

Check out the link for more info: ow.ly/MxAU50QSlYm

Back on campus at Glasgow Caledonian University today to do a guest lecture on partnership working, public sector procurement and supply chain management to the Construction Management and Quantity Surveying students.
hub SW Scotland
#skills
#builtenvironment

Work is progressing rapidly to create 26 new council homes on the site of the former St Mary’s Primary School in Largs. 🏡

Once complete, the development will be a natural extension to the neighbouring 123-unit Flatt Road development. More details 👉 north-ayrshire.gov.uk/news/Work-unde…

Received my thank you cards for helping with my childs primary school enterprise day. I would encourage everyone to take the time to invest in activities like this. Indeed if you want to work with us we will be expecting input to the likes of this linked to our skills programme.

On behalf of the hub SW Scotland team we wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy new year. Thanks to everyone who inputted on 2023 with us that saw multiple industry awards/ us smashing through the billion pound Financial Close barrier and handing over £160m of projects!

Check out this opportunity to work in a senior role for Dumfries and Galloway Council.

We have a strong partnership with the council having worked together for over a decade & are keen to highlight this great opportunity to work for a fantastic forward thinking team 👇
myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/dumfr…

Christmas appeal for Cash for Kids - still time to donate! 🎁

This year's campaign will run right up until Christmas Eve & we'll be back in touch in the new year to confirm our final fundraising totals.

Any contribution would be greatly appreciated 👇
justgiving.com/page/hub-south…

After serving the community for nearly five decades, Maybole Swimming Pool will close its doors for the final time at 10pm on Tues 19 Dec! Events are being held on Mon 18 & Tues 19 Dec to celebrate the move - find out more in our press release south-ayrshire.gov.uk/article/60857/…

Very proud of the team in achieving a hat-trick at Learning Places Scotland Awards👉 Lockhart Campus won Project of the Year - Inclusive design👉 Prestwick North Educational Campus won Pupil/Student Experience 👉 Newmains and St Brigids Community Hub won Inspiring Learning Spaces

We're celebrating one month in post for our Community Wealth Building and Social Value Manager, Joseph Drugan!

Read more about his appointment here: bit.ly/49H5FmH

#communitywealthbuilding #socialvalue #skills

I was very grateful to have an opinion piece published in the The Scotsman this week. This enabled me to showcase the fantastic work the team at hub SW Scotland is doing.

scotsman.com/news/opinion/c…

Chryston handover 🤝

More good news from hub HQ as we celebrate the recent opening of our Chryston Community Hub project with NorthLanCouncil.

The new Hub will also bring significant benefits to the wider community, allowing local groups and organisations to use the facilities.

Great to see work underway on 75 new homes in the heart of Ayr.

Our £17.2m Riverside Place development with South Ayrshire Council will see 43 one bedroom properties and 32 two bedroom properties built at Riverside Place and is set to be completed in May 2025 👇
scottishconstructionnow.com/articles/river…

Prestwick North Education campus are proud and delighted to receive the Pupil/Student Experience award at the LearningPlaces Scotland Awards 2023 ⁦Glenburn Primary⁩ ⁦PrestwickNorthEYC⁩ ⁦South Ayrshire Council⁩ ⁦HUB Southwest⁩ ⁦Morgan Sindall Construction⁩ ⁦BDP⁩

We have released our annual report. This report spells out what we stand for and where we are going. Check out the post below and have a read for yourself.

2022/23 annual report 🚀

Following consultation with our public sector participants, this report articulates our onward strategies and areas of focus.

We're proud of our work to build regional economies and create wealth in the communities we serve:
hubsouthwestscotland.co.uk/interactive/re….