HRH PRINCESS ROYAL VISIT TO SPRINGBANK PARK , EAST KILBRIDE

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 .

Posted by Gavin Whitefield