Councillors are expected to approve a £3,000 grant appeal to make trishaw tours at Levengrove Park more accessible.
Members last year unanimously approved a funding application submitted to the Dumbarton Trust Fund by the Friends of Levengrove Park for a £19,800 grant to establish the Cycling Without Age project, which provides trishaw tours of the popular Dumbarton venue.
The rickshaw-style vehicle can comfortably seat two people at a time and is driven by volunteer cyclists who cycle residents around the park.
Now a further application for £3,822.96 looks set to be accepted, allowing the Friends of Levengrove to ensure everyone has access to their services.
A report submitted to the Dumbarton Trust Fund committee says: “Some of the clients have no way to get to the park but to use the trishaws. This supplementary grant would be used to set up a taxi account that can be used for trishaw ride recipients who are unable to use public transport and have no access to private transport.”
It adds: “Additionally, a smaller amount is requested to purchase LED lights and solar lights for the container that houses the trishaws.”
Friends of Levengrove Park say they: “Work in partnership with WDC and the Health and Social Care partnership in delivering activities and events both indoors and outdoors in our park to improve the health and wellbeing of people of all ages and abilities in our community.”
The programme is targeted specifically to members of the elderly community who are unable to access the park due to their age, disability, ill health or social isolation.
If approved, the grant would leave £1,124.26 – with councillors asked to decide if they would support donating this money to groups in Dumbarton supporting older people, and close the project.
The Dumbarton Trust Fund was set up to support people impacted by their age in the town, and is administered by WDC.
A report which will go before members tomorrow adds: “As this fund is almost exhausted and applications for funding are extremely rare, it is proposed that the remaining funds be distributed to older people groups in the Dumbarton area and the fund is closed.”
