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Each month we publish information on our performance from the month before, highlighting the progress our services are making against our priorities as well as updates on projects.
This video highlights some of what our services were doing in April.
Here’s a sneak peek of what is coming to Twechar soon!
Work on a new outdoor community Pump Track facility next to Twechar Healthy Living & Enterprise Centre will start next week and we think it’s wheely exciting!
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ALT An aerial view of a park featuring a new pump track with red-lined edges and dark dips, surrounded by grass.
ALT Aerial view of a new pump track with illuminated red edges, surrounded by grass
The fabulous new facility has been designed to meet the needs of both inexperienced and experienced users and provide a resource that can be enjoyed by people of all ages on BMX bikes, mountain bikes, skateboards, and scooters.
We can’t wait to welcome you here later this year.
Thanks to everyone who attended this week’s drop-in event on improvement plans for Oakburn Park, Milngavie, & all who provided feedback.
If you weren’t able to attend and would like to know more, check out the online StoryMap – see below. Have a say until 30 June 2026.
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ALT Graphic of a football pitch and a mobile phone, with text: A new era is set to kick off at Oakburn Park in Milngavie Find out more and have a say before 30 June 2026
For more info & to provide feedback, visit orlo.uk/WuS8W
In March 2026, the Council approved a pre-construction budget to support the development of detailed proposals for Oakburn Park, including a new all-weather football pitch and improved changing facilities.
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This year’s Provost Community Awards nomination deadline is tomorrow. If you think someone in the community deserves recognition for the work they do, please complete the nomination form now!
Find out how to nominate by following the link below.
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Wheely good news - join @BetterPoints & you could win great prizes, as well as earning points to spend at businesses or donate to charity.
To celebrate Bike Week 2026 (8-14 June), the app – fully externally funded locally – is giving away a Brompton bike or 50,000 points.
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More than 1,400 people have already signed up locally. If you walk, wheel, cycle, run or use public transport - you can earn points on the move.
To mark Better Transport Week and Clean Air Day, you can also win prizes between 15 and 21 June. Visit eastdun.betterpoints.uk
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Join BetterPoints East Dunbartonshire – as well as being good for your health and the planet, it's good for your spending power too.
Download the app to a smartphone from your app store and register using your postcode.
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A daily bike trip over 10 minutes this week will earn you an entry into a special prize draw at the end of the challenge.
As a bonus, local users can earn an extra 100 BetterPoints per day by cycling or wheeling during Bike Week 2026.
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Join our team! There are part-time and full-time roles available, including a mental health officer, mechanic, personal carer, cleaner, and more!
Apply today via the link in the comments below.
ICYMI, a reminder that a drop-in event is being held tomorrow (Tue 9 June) to provide info on a project to upgrade sports facilities at Oakburn Park, Milngavie.
Pop into Milngavie Town Hall (Lesser Hall) between 5pm and 8pm tomorrow (Tue 9 June).
@milngavie
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ALT Graphic which reads: New era set to kick off for Oakburn Park in Milngavie Drop-in event at Milngavie Town Hall (Lesser Hall) between 5pm and 8pm on Tuesday 9 June 2026.
It's a chance to find out more about potential design proposals, ask questions & have a say.
The Council is developing proposals for Oakburn Park, including a new all-weather football pitch & improved changing facilities.
Info will also be available online after the event.
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We're looking for caring local people to make a difference in a child’s life through fostering.
Learn more at our informal Fostering Information Evening.
📅 Wed 10 Jun
🕡 6:30pm – 8pm
💻 Online via Microsoft Teams
Email fostering@eastdunbarton.gov.uk for the joining link.
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Calling all budding artists – enjoy a brush with success! 🖌️🎨
EDLC is compiling a unique showcase & you could put yourself in the frame for a prize. 🖼️
If you are aged between 14 and 25, you are invited to submit work for EDLC's first-ever ‘Young Artists’ Art Exhibition’.
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ALT Image with watercolour effect, young woman and the wording: Calling all young artists
It doesn't matter where you draw your inspiration from or what materials you work with. As well as being featured in the exhibition, you could win one of three prizes. The deadline is 25 July 2026 – don’t miss out!
For more info & entry form, visit orlo.uk/kOPO0
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