Former Member of the Scottish Parliament for Dunfermline
28/06/2013
Oakley Centre Management Committee has received £8,773 from the Coalfields Community Investment Programme to extend an existing holiday play scheme.
The scheme will give 24 local young people the chance to participate in supervised activities such as sports, photography, gardening, crafts, indoor games and music. Read more of this post
08/05/2013
The mothballing of the Blair House opencast mine between Oakley and Saline last year was an omen of things to come. At that time, geological difficulties and falling prices for the coal extracted were given as reasons. Coal prices on the international market are now very low and shall probably stay that way for some time. It is far cheaper for coal users such as Scottish Power at Longannet to import from half way round the world than to buy local. Scottish Coal just couldn’t sell its opencast coal and make any profit. Read more of this post
13/03/2013
Young volunteers from West Fife Villages have enjoyed a visit to the Scottish Parliament – including a tour, photos with Commonwealth Games mascot Clyde and last minute tickets to watch First Minister’s Questions – following an invitation from local MSP Bill Walker.
The group, from Oakley, High Valleyfield and Blairhall, included pupils of Queen Anne and St Columba’s RC High Schools, volunteers on the Blairhall MUGA project, and recipients of the Democracy and Citizenship Award and Fife Council Youth Work Oscars.
The visit came about after Dunfermline MSP Mr Walker invited Anne Farrell and Claire Dunlop to Parliament after they won, respectively, West Fife Citizen of the Year and West Fife Young Citizen of the Year. He extended the invitation to the youth volunteers at the request of Community Education Worker Corrine McGinley. Read more of this post
02/10/2012
£25,000 community initiative has launched in Oakley, funded by the Coalfield Regeneration Trust and the Scottish Government.
The Community Futures programme will see local people and groups set out a five-year action plan. Local priorities will be established through surveys, interviews, a community event and a public meeting.
Dunfermline MSP Bill Walker said: “This is a very welcome initiative. I’m glad to see the Scottish Government supporting suitable projects in Oakley. Read more of this post
28/09/2012
Dunfermline MSP Bill Walker has welcomed almost £19,000 funding to the Blair House Trust from Scottish Coal, which the Trust will award to local groups for projects of long-term community benefit. Eligible projects must be in the Saline/Steelend and Oakley/Comrie areas or along the coal haulage route to Longannet Power Station.
Mr Walker, a former and founder member of the Trust while serving as a Fife Councillor, said: Read more of this post
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