New homes unveiled in Strathblane street named in memory of SNP councillor

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Four new homes have been unveiled in Strathblane on a street named in memory of a councillor.A handover ceremony, with the first tenants to move in, took place on Monday of this week in a location appropriately named Graham Lambie Brae after the late local councillor Graham Lambie.The one-bedroom cottage flats are part of a wider Adam (Scotland) development which offered homes for sale to private buyers.Mark Griffiths, chair of Rural Stirling Housing Association, said: “These new homes represent our commitment to the communities of rural Stirlingshire and a long-standing desire to keep on building homes where people want to live.“We wish the tenants every happiness in their new homes.”Margaret Vass, chair of Strathblane Community Development Trust, said: “The homes and tenants are most welcome in our village.“Our 2019 Housing Needs Survey indicated that homes to rent and low cost homes to buy are required to sustain our community.”The homes feature roof solar PV panels which help reduce energy bills, with each property equipped with an electric vehicle charging point.

They also have cycle storage externally and, in keeping with modern construction methods, a fire suppression system. Click here for more news and sport from the Stirling area.

One of the first tenants to move in is Allan Threshie who said: “The properties are amazing. I’m delighted with my flat. The builders and Rural Stirling Housing Association have together done an amazing job.”The late councillor Graham Lambie was widely admired for his work in the community.

He also served for a time on the board of Rural Stirling Housing Association.His untimely death in early 2021 shocked the community and the naming of a street in his memory is seen as a fitting and