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Home arrow Holyrood news arrow News categories arrow Business, Industry & Economy (HCL04) arrow Sweet taste of victory for lemonade factory campaigners
Sweet taste of victory for lemonade factory campaigners Print E-mail
Monday, 27 August 2007

A group of Renfrewshire campaigners are bubbling with excitement after being given approval to turn the site of an old lemonade factory into a community-run social enterprise and resource. 

Environment Minister Mike Russell today approved the Lochwinnoch Community Buyout Group’s (LCBG) application to buy the old Struthers factory under the terms of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003.

If LCBG can raise the £1m required to purchase the site, it intends to use to provide areas for market gardening and wildlife, and to restore the original building to include a heritage museum and space for social enterprises.

Russell said:

“I am delighted to approve LCBG's four applications to proceed with their right to buy registered land at Lochwinnoch.  The community group's plans include restoring a popular and historically important key building to full use for a rapidly growing community and to develop the Struthers lemonade factory and surrounding grounds into a sustainable social enterprise, contributing to the longer term sustainability of the Lochwinnoch community and its aspirations.

“Rural Communities throughout Scotland are continuing to recognise the benefits of the Community Right to Buy legislation. Giving communities control over the way their land is managed gives them greater power to shape their own futures and provides real rights and opportunities to help them realise their ambitions.”
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