HRH Princess Royal visited the Gypsy and Traveller Site at Springbank Park , East Kilbride on Friday 11th March 2022.
Princess Anne was received by Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Lanarkshire Gavin Whitefield CBE and introduced to South Lanarkshire Council Provost Ian McAllan , local MP Dr Lisa Cameron , Council Chief Executive Cleland Sneddon and Housing Director , Daniel Low . Area Housing Manager Sharon Egan along with the Travelling Site Officer John Irvine then took the Princess on a walking tour of the site during which she was introduced to the contractors and project team involved in the award winning recent improvement works at the development .
HRH visited an amenity unit and the chalet of the longest staying resident and talked to a number of residents who spoke about their pride in the development and their positive engagement with the local community . Before leaving the Princess Royal was presented with a posy of flowers by the youngest resident on the site .