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02.11.2023 - 11:29 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Members of Whitburn Rotary Club are celebrating after winning two awards thanks to their hard work transforming a West Lothian train station.
The club was named Adopter of the Year by Scotrail for revamping Fauldhouse station.
They also won Bronze for Station of the Year’
Following the pandemic members for busy removing weeds and installing new planters.
The new planters were filled with a wide range of plants which provide all-year-round colour and attractive changing displays.
The club said it was delighted to have won the coveted award, adding: “We were absolutely thrilled to unexpectedly lift two national ScotRail in the Community Awards at the presentation ceremony at the Voco Grand Central Hotel in Glasgow last week.
“We delighted to win the Bronze Award for Station of the Year, having greatly improved the environment at Fauldhouse Railway Station.
“However, a greater surprise was the later announcement that the Club had won the Scottish Station Adopter of the Year trophy.
“This recognises the huge amount of work put in by the team of Volunteers over the last year in transforming the Fauldhouse Station platforms with excellent displays of numerous planters with colourful displays of mixed flowers and shrubs. Whitburn was the only Rotary Club in Scotland shortlisted for the award ceremony.
“Not resting on our laurels, members are now in the process of setting about making further improvements in the planters at the station and improving Rotary signage. Many locals in Fauldhouse have commented to the club’s members just how much they appreciate the efforts of its station volunteers.”
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