Newly Elected MP Irene Campbell throws her weight behind the community's Campaign to reverse the council’s cut to their Christmas Light Fund.
On Friday the 12th of July, community group Choose Kilwinning launched their campaign against what they described as a ‘cruel’ cut. Since last Friday the campaign has quickly gained attention from people across the local authority. Now it has been revealed that North Ayrshire & Arran’s new MP Irene Campbell has joined the campaign.
Commenting on the campaign Irene Campbell MP has said:
“Community groups like Choose Kilwinning work hard every day to organise events and they fundraise as much as they can to put on the events. The council must know how hard they work but rather than make the right decision and support the brilliant Christmas light events across North Ayrshire, The current administration decided to make what they no doubt thought was an “easy” cut. The council can and must find the money to reverse this cut.”
Commenting on the pattern which seems to be emerging the new MP said:
“First the community had to come together to stop the council implementing parking charges and killing off our town Centres, then pupils and parents had to come together to protect their School Libraries and now the community is having to fight to quite literally save Christmas. It seems that the current SNP Council can’t help but trod on our communities!”
Chair of Choose Kilwinning and the person coordinating the campaign Aaran McDonald welcomed the MP’s backing saying “It is great to have Irene’s support, as a local champion having Irene’s backing has given a spotlight to the campaign. We can’t afford the additional bill as the event itself costs us around £8k.”
You can sign the petition here: https://www.change.org/p/reverse-the-cut-to-north-ayrshire-s-christmas-light-fund?source_location=search