John Swinney paid a visit to the town’s EATS Hub, Community Garden and Centenary Orchard today (Monday, December 29).
The First Minister visited Rosyth today (December 29). (Image: David Wardle)
He spent time touring the garden and growing spaces and spoke to people who have benefited from the initiative.
EATS Rosyth aims to provide welcoming spaces for people to interact with others, all while connecting with nature and food.
He spent time touring the garden and growing spaces. (Image: David Wardle)
The First Minister revealed that the Scottish Government will be allocating a further £3 million towards projects like EATS Rosyth.
He told the Press: “EATS Rosyth is a splendid example of a community-based project which is supporting the health and well-being of individuals within this community and especially helping people with issues that can affect their mental health and well-being, where they’re experiencing isolation or any other difficulty.
“The combination of the orchard project, the community garden, and the social enterprise café are a tremendous combination of projects right at the heart of the community which provide a welcome destination for individuals facing difficulty to come here and to be part of that work.
“Now, the government has supported projects like this with £15 million worth of expenditure this year already.
The First Minister got involved in planting a tree. (Image: David Wardle)
“We’ve decided to allocate a further £3 million because the projects are having such a beneficial effect and it’s part of the work that we’re undertaking to deliver early intervention to support individuals and to reduce acute demands on the National Health Service.
John Swinney visiting the community garden back in 2016. (Image: Contributed)
“It fits in with the population health framework strategy the government’s taking forward.”
This is not Swinney’s first visit to the community garden. He visited back in 2016 and was able to see how it has grown over the years.
EATS Rosyth aims to provide welcoming spaces for people. (Image: David Wardle)
He added: “It was not as developed as it is now. It’s lovely to see what tenacious commitment over a ten-year period by volunteers actually does.
“The garden is much transformed and it’s an illustration of the strengths of community endeavour and community action that can have such a beneficial effect in communities.”
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