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16th April 2008

Westhill Tories Criticise Lack of Sports Facilities for Local Kids

At the branch meeting of the Westhill Conservatives members were briefed by the Chairman Ron McKail on local issues. Top of the agenda was the lack of recreational facilities in Westhill for children and young people which was seen as one of the reasons for local kids hanging about the town centre and street corners, often to the annoyance of local residents.

Members were  very concerned at the way the Carnie estate’s all weather pitch, which has recently come  into  the ownership of Aberdeenshire Council,  is to be hired out to local youth teams for inter- league matches and competitions. This is in spite of there being no toilets or team changing facilities on site.

Ron McKail who is also a Westhill Councillor explained to the members that in his meetings with Council officers that he had suggested a possible and simple resolution to providing facilities for the local estate children was to "upgrade the grass area next to the all weather pitch and this would create a suitable 5 a side kick about area with goal posts and appropriate pitch markings. If we were able to erect a few standard street lights around the perimeter this would go some way to providing an acceptable play area for local children from the Carnie estate" he said.

Contact details

Ron McKail

Westhill & District Conservatives Association

Tel 01224 747777Mobile 07767 663 787

Aberdeenshire Councillor:-Cllr.R.McKail@aberdeenshire.gov.uk