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A tin man, a giant glockenspiel, fountain and beautiful plants are just some of the delights in store for visitors to the Forth Valley Sensory Centre's new garden. Algy, the tin man who extends the hand of friendship to visitors at the entrance to the garden, was designed, built and donated to the centre by Falkirk firm A.L. Gordon Engineering. Three apprentices, Steven Kidd, Andrew Tuplin and Chris Smart, overseen by their training officers John Cruickshanks and Thomas Binnie, created Algy to look and sound great, down to his steel shoelaces, and produce a variety of intriguing sounds when tapped with a mallet. The garden, designed by Falkirk Council's Development Service and constructed by the Council's Commercial Services, is intended to provide stimulation and enjoyment through touch, sound and scent. The scented and leafy planting was carefully chosen to offer a range of sensations to people whose vision is limited. Since the £1.5 million Centre opened for business in Camelon, Falkirk, last summer it has had welcomed well over 8000 visitors who came to use everything from clinical and social work services to training and social facilities. The unique £1.5 million Centre was built by the Forth Valley Sensory Centre Trust - partnership of Falkirk Council, the Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB) Scotland, Stirling and Clackmannanshire Councils and NHS Forth Valley with support from the Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID), the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, and service users. |
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AN industrial landscape between Falkirk and Grangemouth is
set to be transformed into an inspirational green space which will be
open and accessible to all, thanks to a massive £25 million grant from
the Big Lottery Fund to the innovative Helix project in Falkirk.
This massive injection of funding, planned to take place over the next six years, will allow the Helix project to radically transform the environment in the Forth Valley as part of the BIG Lottery Fund’s Living Landmarks programme. This award is the first of its kind in Scotland through this programme, and the largest ever awarded by BIG to individual projects so far. |
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