Whitlawburn welcomes HRH The Princess Royal
Published: Thursday 18 May 2023
An area regenerated by a £42million investment had a very special visitor recently.
HRH The Princess Royal visited Whitlawburn, a strategic housing partnership between South Lanarkshire Council, West Whitlawburn Housing Co-operative, CCG (Scotland) Ltd and hub South West.
She was greeted by Depute Provost Bert Thomson, representatives from the Lord Lieutenants Office and council officials, before going on to meet some lucky residents and see inside their homes.
Depute Provost Thomson said: “It was an absolute pleasure to meet HRH The Princess Royal and there was a real sense of excitement and anticipation ahead of her visit.
“I know from speaking to some of the residents on the day how much the visit meant to them, and the immense pride they felt in showing off their homes and the area in general was wonderful to see.”
Executive Director of Housing and Technical Resources, Stephen Gibson, said: “It was an honour to welcome The Princess to Whitlawburn.
“It is one of our flagship developments and shows the benefits of partnership working, delivering modern homes which are transforming the lives of our residents and bringing many benefits to the wider community.”
Whitlawburn has been transformed thanks to the partnership with 311 new homes brought to the area, including 230 for social rent, supported by Scottish Government grant funding and 81 private homes sold by CCG Homes, the private housing arm of the CCG Group.
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