STRAMASH WINS AWARD FOR ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL

[Kintyre Forum News]

Press Release from the Council

STRAMASH WINS AWARD FOR ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL

Argyll and Bute Council was honoured at this year's COSLA Excellence Awards when the Council's community services department walked away as the winners of the Health Improvement category for their Stramash initiative.

Argyll and Bute Council was one of nine local authorities to be honoured in Scotland for their outstanding service to the public.

Stramash enables young people throughout Argyll and Bute to take part in pursuits which they normally wouldn't have the opportunity to do. It is a sports and activities project aimed at young people in the area to encourage them to switch off their computer, get off the couch and take part in a whole range of fun-filled activities including kayaking, raft building, archery, trampolining and football.

The project is funded by the Big Lottery Fund through it’s New Opportunities for PE and Sport Activities programme.

Council Leader, Councillor Dick Walsh, expressed his delight at the news. "This is a fantastic achievement for the Council and for the community services team who have worked extremely hard to achieve this. These awards are the equivelant of the local goverment oscars and over 160 entries were submitted.

"For the Stramash project to win such a prestigious award is wonderful and I would like to congratulate everyone involved for their hard work, dedication and belief in the project."