On Friday 17 May 2024, local councillors and Bam Construction toured the cabins at Duloch Park and met the community groups based there.
Bam Construction is the contractor building the schools at Dunfermline Learning Campus. Through area committee funding and Social Value*, Fife Council and Bam are giving back to the local community by donating two portacabins and materials for a community hub in Duloch Park.
Cllr James Calder, City of Dunfermline Area Committee convener said: “The community groups should be proud of what they’ve achieved in the heart of Duloch. The City of Dunfermline Area Committee is delighted to be able to support projects like this.
“Building the schools at Dunfermline Learning Campus is a large investment by Fife Council. By using contractors such as Bam, who are signed up to Social Value, we’re able to benefit so many more people in our communities.”
Martin Cooper, Bam Construction Director - Scotland explained: "We were delighted to be invited to the official opening of this thriving community hub at Duloch Park in Dunfermline.
"Through our Social Value engagements on Dunfermline Learning Campus, we identified a need to support several local community groups. Our team alongside our Supply Chain supported this much-needed resource in the local area by providing transportation, infrastructure, and remedial works, in preparation for the donation of accommodation units.
"We are delighted that our support has provided groups with a physical base and an ability to offer and nurture educational, creative, and supportive community experiences whilst building capacity within and for local people in the area.
"At BAM Social Value in central to our way of working and thinking and we take great pride in having the ability to extend that out to the wider communities in which we are operating. We recognise that we are all part of the same system of society. Social Value is not just something for large company programmes, it is about how the individuals within organisations of any size come together and contribute time and money to a better, fairer, and caring society."
There are several local groups using the cabins:
Last weekend, an open weekend was held for the local community to experience what’s on offer at the community hub in Duloch Park and share their ideas for the area.
Martin Willcocks from Calais Wood Conservation Group said: "The open weekend proved to be extremely popular. It was a great way to celebrate seven community groups working together whilst saying thanks for the help we have had with the emergence of our volunteer community hub within the park.
"We are all very excited going forward as well-being projects like this are not just about doing things for others, it’s also about people coming out and doing things for themselves. That’s the reward and also the reward to our local nature and greenspace."
To find out more about the community hub at Duloch Park email getinvolvedatkelliswood@gmail.com
*Social Value is organisations giving back to their communities, making a real difference in people’s lives. This might include awarding contracts to local suppliers, staff volunteering for good causes or hiring apprentices. For more information on Social Value go to Community | Dunfermline Learning Campus (fife.gov.uk)
Email: sustainableschoolestate@fife.gov.uk
