Church benches in Longrow
Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 10:29 pmNice to see the benches will be back..
EMPLOYABILITY TEAM'S GOOD CHURCH DEED
Argyll and Bute Council's Employability Team has done a wonderful job repairing two benches which were vandalised outside the Lorne and Lowland Church in Campbeltown.
The Kintyre group decided to set about repairing the benches after discovering they had been badly destroyed.
The damage was assessed and the team took the benches back to their workshop in Kinloch Road where they have spent the last few weeks replacing some of the spars, repairing the arms and sanding the benches down, before painting them and restoring them to their original condition.
The Council's spokesperson for the Environment and Rural Affairs, Councillor Robert Macintyre, said: "The members of the team worked extremely well together on this project and I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate them.
"The benches were donated in 1974 by the Round Table Club of Campbeltown and have a historic importance to the town.
"The team has shown great enthusiasm for assisting a local church subjected to vandalism whilst learning new skills. Its members are an inspiration to others and this shows just how much they appreciate their local community."
EMPLOYABILITY TEAM'S GOOD CHURCH DEED
Argyll and Bute Council's Employability Team has done a wonderful job repairing two benches which were vandalised outside the Lorne and Lowland Church in Campbeltown.
The Kintyre group decided to set about repairing the benches after discovering they had been badly destroyed.
The damage was assessed and the team took the benches back to their workshop in Kinloch Road where they have spent the last few weeks replacing some of the spars, repairing the arms and sanding the benches down, before painting them and restoring them to their original condition.
The Council's spokesperson for the Environment and Rural Affairs, Councillor Robert Macintyre, said: "The members of the team worked extremely well together on this project and I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate them.
"The benches were donated in 1974 by the Round Table Club of Campbeltown and have a historic importance to the town.
"The team has shown great enthusiasm for assisting a local church subjected to vandalism whilst learning new skills. Its members are an inspiration to others and this shows just how much they appreciate their local community."