COMMUNITY
A Cambuslang woman urging residents who live near the Holmhills Community Woods to roll their sleeves up and improve their area.
Michelle Farmer has been actively campaigning in the area for the last few months, for an improvement in and around the entrance to Cathkin High School, Rutherglen High School, and the Cathkin Community Nursery.
Her early efforts have seen South Lanarkshire Council agree to cut back many of the overgrown plants in the area, especially around the entrance to the school.
But she’s continuing on her crusade to improve the area, having recently met with Cambuslang West SNP councillor Clare McColl, and officials from the local authority.
Michelle said: “I’ve had a few meetings with Councillor McColl and people from the council about how we can improve the area.
“There’s already been a significant difference in the last few months, especially around the entrance to the school, but there’s still a lot more that can be done.
“If you look around the area, most of the paths around the side of the school are overgrown, and could do with some work done on them, and we’ve approached the community payback team to see if they can help us.”
Community payback is the unpaid work scheme where people found guilty by the legal system carry out the punishments for their crimes.
Stephen Kelly, head of facilities, waste and grounds service at South Lanarkshire Council, said: “As part of the community payback scheme, workers will cut back some of the overhanging branches on the footpaths and shrub beds over the coming weeks and months.”
Michelle also hopes to approach Pride of Place, the local authority-funded