11/03/2024
Work is underway at the bellsmyre community gardens.
Martin Love and his gang of merry men and woman do great things within our community of Dumbarton. They offer individual plots of raised beds for locals to grow their own veg. They bring plants on from seed and cuttings to sell and fund their activities. They also go into the local primary schools and install raised beds and encourage the kids to grow veg and plants and learn more about their natural environment.
They do all this without any mains power or funding.
West Dunbartonshire is one of the most deprived areas in Scotland and without people like Martin and his gang of volunteers giving back to the community, the place would be in an even worse state.
A huge thank you to Dave Tattershall of SOLARPORT for donating the mounting system for free. Brad Hatt of Rubicon for supplying the inverter and batteries at cost. Cleaner Group are supplying the panels and electrical services for free.
This 4kW system will allow the garden to run a hydroponic system, sprinklers for the raised beds and give some power for the workshop. It also allows them to
continue to grow stawberries for my wee girl to pilfer throughout the summer.
West Dunbartonshire Council Jackie Baillie MSP SOLARPORT Rubicon Cleaner Group