East Dunbartonshire Lib Dems

Jo recently visited the Kirkintilloch Skatepark to see how a local community group (KSI) raised the funds to pay for the project:

Jo has further information on her site at www.joswinson.org.uk/youngpeople. You can also join the KSI group on Facebook. Speaking about KSI, Jo said:

“Kirkintilloch Skatepark offers an excellent example of how young people can come together to make a difference to their community and achieve their goals at the same time. A group of young people in Kirkintilloch decided in 2003 they wanted to go about setting a skatepark built in the town, so they set up the Kirkintilloch Skatepark Initiative (KSI). They lobbied politicians – including me – and they raised £500,000 through grants and fundraising events in order to pay for the work needed to build the park.”