SAVE THE LAST BANK IN LARKHALL
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As you may be aware, the last bank in Larkhall is set to permanently close in January 2026. The closure of this branch will seriously impact residents, local businesses, and rural communities in and around Larkhall — particularly older people, those with mobility or transport challenges, and those facing digital exclusion.
This event was on 11th December, and it was well turned out. We had STV news and Clyde 1 come along to get our side of the story which was very welcome.
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You can read about it on the Larkhall Plan Partnership website here
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Here's the footage from STV News -
OUR LARKHALL - YOUR VOICE MATTERS
Our Larkhall – Your Voice Matters community engagement exercise aimed to gather the views of local people on life within the villages of Larkhall, Netherburn, Ashgill and Dalserf.
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It was undertaken by a partnership of local organisations and individuals, chaired by LCG.
The priorities from the survey will identify the things that are most important to the community. From these, we can identify potential projects that can be developed and delivered by local groups and organisations.
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We will facilitate, encourage and empower local people to see the potential and embark on the journey to make these into reality, signposting them to the support available and working with them as required.​
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From our previous consultation, we identified the need for an updated leisure centre as the previous one was build in the 1960's. This is now under way and will be a welcome update to the town.
The report of the survey is complete and we will hold our consultation early in 2026.
Since the establishment of LCG in 2010, we have always been mindful of the opportunity for communities to step into the gap where services are cut or removed due to financial pressures. This is a fact of life going forward and we believe that the structures in place in our area, together with the increasing awareness of ‘self-help’ puts our community in a very positive place to better look after its people and its assets.