STV (Central) Projects

STV Central region goes from Perth, through Edinburgh, down to Biggar on the east and from Fort William on the west coast, through Glasgow and down to South Ayrshire.

Over the past five years of the People’s Millions competition we have seen some great projects in the region. Previous winners have included projects to transform a special school playground, create an all-weather games facility, materials for a Heritage site and many more.

Growing Wild in Fife

The 'Grow Wild in Fife' project will benefit in excess of 2000 people by transforming 5 neglected sites in former mining communities of Fife into valuable wildlife gardens for the benefit of local people and visitors. The sites are: 1) Benarty Regeneration Action Group, Crosshill, with barbecue and picnic areas benefiting 600 people; 2) Martin Crescent, Ballingry community wildlife garden on disused play area benefiting 500 local people; 3) Torry Bay, Newmills coastal walk picnic area, used by 300 people; 4) Oakley Sidings wildflower meadow linking 280 school pupils to 2 communities; 5) Auld Shank, Ballingry, wildlife community garden benefiting 400 residents. They will also be used by local primary schools as an educational environmental resource & to enhance walking projects. The Trust is an approved LANTRA training organisation & locally unemployed young people will benefit through being trained to carry out works in the creation & maintenance of the gardens.

Earthship Greenhead Moss

This project aims to construct a sustainable Earthship, a passive solar building with thermal mass, as a visitor resource at Greenhead Moss Community Park, North Lanarkshire. The resource will promote access, provide educational and training opportunities, and encourage healthly activities to the benefit of 3370 local people in the surrounding community.

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This project aims to develop four Primary School playgrounds, in the Clydebank area, to create safe, stimulating environments that encourage and facilitate physical activity and social interaction and are accessible to all members of the local community. It will actively promote community involvement and benefit 5000 local people.

Creating real playspace

This 'Creating Real Playspace' play area and multi-functional community space will benefit up to 600 people living in East Craigs. It will provide a much needed all abilities playground and meeting place for tenants of the Castle Rock Edinvar housing estate and wider occupants of the East Craigs area. The sloping area was originally designated as a play area but currently only has a slabbed embankment and some boulders.