Cambuslang Community watchdogs need more members

Nov 25 2009 by Kenny Smith, Rutherglen Reformer

CAMBUSLANG Community Council held a successful annual general meeting last week.

Jack Taylor was re-elected as chairman, Pamela Pelosi as vice-chair, Hamish Allan as secretary, and Ian Frame as treasurer.

And the community group are on the lookout for new members to join them.

Giving his annual report, Mr Taylor said: “Unfortunately we have at this moment nine elected members and one nominated member, representing the local traders’ organisation.

“We have currently vacancies for sporting organisations, tenants and residents associations, and elderly associations and schools, together with placings for seven elected members.

“We are always on the looking to fill these vacancies.

“The main function of the community council is to represent the residents and traders, as described in the constitution and in the area designated as Cambuslang.

“The community council, as a politically neutral organisation, also can take any local problems to South Lanarkshire Council.”

Looking back over the community council’s achievements over the last year, Mr Taylor said the community watchdogs can be extremely proud of what they have accomplished.

He added: “I am proud to report that this year we, in Cambuslang Community Council, had the honour to welcome Strathclyde Police Chief Constable Steven House, and Divisional Commander Tim Love, to our February meeting.

“Mr McNally, town centre manager for South Lanarkshire Council, attended our February meeting. There has been concern about traders’ waste bins being left permanently on the Main Street sidewalks.

“The secretary wrote to SLC’s chief executive with copies to all elected representatives advising him of the concern of the residents of the Cambuslang area that the town had no public toilet facilities.

“I am happy to report that from our Strathclyde University Trust Fund we have donated the sum of £400 to the Ronhill Harriers Club, and the sum of £720 to the boys football club Cathkin, who use the resources available in the new Cathkin High School.

“A recent decision has been passed by the committee that there be placed a ceiling of £400 to any future claim.

“Planning applications for the area are read and scrutinised at each meeting by out secretary Hamish Allan, with the occasional enquiry or objection being raised on behalf of the local residents, another function of the community council.

“We receive correspondence from the Scottish Government on many maters relating to health, local government together with Freedom of Information.

“Scottish Natural Heritage updates us on their activities from time to time, and members do show an encouraging interest in all these matters.”

Anyone interested in finding out more about Cambuslang Community Council can attend their next meeting, on Tuesday December 15, held in the session house underneath Cambuslang Parish Church, starting at 7.30pm.

Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month.