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Chamber and committees

High-value Asda Foundation Grant Awarded to Kippen Village Hall

  • Submitted by: Alexander Stewart, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 September 2024
  • Motion reference: S6M-14663

That the Parliament welcomes the news that Kippen Village Hall, which is in the Mid Scotland and Fife region, has been awarded £15,815 by the Asda Foundation to help repair its floor and to refurbish facilities; notes that the hall is a community space that provides sports and leisure facilities for Kippen and its surrounding area; believes that the hall, which has facilities including a stage with a lighting rig, a meeting space, kitchens and toilets, offers free wi-fi and a small garden for outdoor activities, provides a safe and warm space for many community groups to use, including a playgroup and a mother and toddler group; notes that it also offers various fitness and sport sessions, a strength and balance class, a badminton club and yoga sessions and hosts regular community events, operates as a polling place and can be hired for private functions; acknowledges however that, although the building is registered with Stirling Council’s Risk and Resilience Department for use in a local or national emergency, it has fallen into some disrepair; understands that this funding will be put toward its floor being repaired and deep cleaned and for the accessible toilet and baby changing facilities to be fully refurbished; notes that the award, which has been overseen by Keira Land, who is the Community Champion at Asda Alloa, is being delivered as part of the Investing in Spaces and Places fund, which will see 65 community groups across the UK receive a share of £1,225,782; understands that this is both the highest number of groups the fund has supported and the most money it has donated in a single year; believes that, since launching its Investing in Spaces and Places initiative in 2022, the Asda Foundation has pledged over £2.5 million to help transform community spaces; commends the company, its charitable arm and all of its community champions and staff on what it sees as this highly magnanimous and transformative community work, and sends its best wishes to all involved with Kippen Village Hall.


Supported by: Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Sharon Dowey, Russell Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Maurice Golden, Pam Gosal, Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Craig Hoy, Bill Kidd, Fulton MacGregor, Ruth Maguire, Stuart McMillan, Edward Mountain, Paul Sweeney, Evelyn Tweed, Sue Webber, Annie Wells, Tess White, Brian Whittle