Communities are set to benefit from a wide range of projects across all nine Community Board areas this year through the Local Development Programme (LDP).
The programme is delivered by the Community Partnership Team and families will soon enjoy new and improved facilities in communities throughout the area.
These include improved play facilities, celebrating local heritage projects, and creating greener spaces for residents.
In Airdrie, work includes a new pump track at Airdrie Leisure Centre in Rawyards, a renewed play area in Petersburn, and upgrades at Caldercruix. Heritage will also be celebrated through the Lost Villages Project, which will install signposts linking to the area’s mining history.
Bellshill will see improvements with new play areas in Holytown and Mossend, along with a multi-use games area at Clay Crescent.
Meanwhile, in Coatbridge, the Bargeddie play area is already complete, and a new multi-use games area will follow.
Residents can also look forward to a “Welcome to Coatbridge” sign and the next phase of the Secret Garden project in Dunbeth Park.
Cumbernauld will benefit from new play areas at Alanfauld Road and Eastfield, environmental improvements at Main Street, and the first stage of the Peace Garden Memory Walk.
Kilsyth and surrounding villages will see a new multi-use games area at Old Mill View, an upgraded play area at Colzium Park, and new heritage signage for the town.
And Motherwell will host one of the year’s most high-profile heritage projects: the unveiling of the Tommy Gemmell Statue in Craigneuk on 28 February.
Other improvements include an outdoor gym in Newarthill and Glenmore, a new play area at Fife Drive, and a walking path with benches and a bog garden in George Street Park.
In the Northern Corridor, recent projects such as the Moodiesburn play area, Bluebell Park outdoor teaching space, and Auchinloch outdoor gym have already been completed, with a new outdoor gym for Moodiesburn planned for this year.
Shotts will see a new play area in Eastfield Harthill and new benches installed in Stane Garden.
Meanwhile, Wishaw will celebrate local music legend Sydney Devine with a memorial plaque outside his former primary school in Cleland, alongside upgrades to Cambusnethan and Waverley Drive play areas and a new welcome sign for Coltness.
Councillor Geraldine Woods, Convener of Communities, said: “These projects show our commitment to investing in local areas, working closely with local groups and listening to what communities want.
“From play parks for our youngest residents to heritage features that celebrate our history, this is about creating spaces everyone can enjoy and be proud of.”
Work is already underway on several projects, with others scheduled for completion throughout the year. For more information, visit Local Development Programme (LDP) | North Lanarkshire Council
Funding to upgrade play areas is supported by the Scottish Government’s Play Area Renewal Fund.