26 projects have successfully secured funding through this phase of Community Choices.

A total of 23,039 eligible votes were cast by local people in favour of the community-led projects they want to see happen in their neighbourhood.

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Bo'ness & Blackness

Total eligible votes cast: 5,663

Place-Based Capital Projects

Ward allocation: £82,861

Group Description £ Total votes Successful
The Newtown Park Association Limited Scoping for Works and Professional Fees for Community Hub £44,671 1136 Yes
Bo'ness Children’s Fair Festival Marquee and Street Banners £14,042 964 Yes

Small Grants

Ward allocation: £6,666

Group Description £ Total votes Successful
Bo’ness Cars4U Transport for Cancer Patients £5,000 904 Yes
Bo'ness Children’s Fair Medals for Fair Event £5,000 779 No
Bo’ness Amateur Swim Club Swimming Championship Subsidy £5,000 558 No
Bo’ness Public Primary School Parent Council and Parent Teacher Association AV Equipment £5,000 535 No

Grangemouth

Total eligible votes cast: 2,714

Place-Based Capital Projects

Ward allocation: £93,294

Group Description £ Total votes Successful
Bowhouse Community Association Resurface Carpark and bike infrastructure £31,610 451 Yes
15th Grangemouth Scout Group Refurbishment of Scout Hall £21,000 419 Yes

Small Grants

Ward allocation: £6,666

Group Description £ Total votes Successful
Friends of Zetland Park Seating £4,500 323 Yes
NU2U Furniture & Food Project Emergency Food and Furniture £5,000 299 No
Moray Parent Partnership Picnic Benches for Playground £5,000 236 No
Friends of Inchyra Park Container for Storage £5,000 226 No
Young Portonians Theatre Company Filming Equipment £4,900 125 No
15th Grangemouth Scout Group Hire of Premises During Hall Refurbishment £3,750 109 No
Equi-Power Central Scotland RDA Horse Riding for Disabled Children £5,000 80 No
FVDS Sport for Rehabilitation £5,000 48 No
The Galaxy Foundation Men’s Support £5,000 43 No

Denny & Banknock

Total eligible votes cast: 4,488

Place-Based Capital Projects

Ward allocation: £130,617

Group Description £ Total votes Successful
Banknock Community Hall Management Committee Update Kitchen + WC Renovations £62,726 2717 Yes
Dunipace FC Instal Seated Enclosure at Grounds £78,000 992 No

Small Grants

Ward allocation: £6,666

Group Description £ Total votes Successful
Allandale Bowling Club New Tables and Chairs for Clubhouse £5,000 345 yes

Carse, Kinnaird & Tryst

Total eligible votes cast: 3,988

Place-Based Capital Projects

Ward allocation: £256,087

Group Description £ Total votes Successful
Stenhousemuir Football Club Net-zero Ochil, Solar Panels £140,000 569 Yes
Dobbie Hall Trust Internal Balcony Renovations £75,200 552 Yes
KLSB Purchase Van £28,600 509 Yes
Carronshore Heritage Forum Information Boards and Seating along R Carron £15,000 254 No
Airth Parish Community Council Rose Garden Upgrade £23,860 242 No
Falkirk Made Friends Site Sealed Phone Kiosks £56,000 125 No

Small Grants

Ward allocation: £6,666

Group Description £ Total votes Successful
Kinnaird Village & The Inches Residents Association Planting and Benches to Play Park £5,000 716 Yes
Carron Kith Recording Memories (oral history) £5,000 661 No

Bonnybridge & Larbert

Total eligible votes cast: 1,008

Place-Based Capital Projects

Ward allocation: £169,271

Group Description £ Total votes Successful
Roots Purchase Electric Van £45,588 217 Yes

Small Grants

Ward allocation: £6,666

Group Description £ Total votes Successful
Maggie Keswick Jencks Cancer Caring Centres Trust (Maggie’s Forth Valley) Cancer Support Groups £5,000 173 Yes
Greenhill Historical Society Publish Historical Magazine and Information Panels £4,500 133 No
Pause and Breathe Free Yoga Classes £5,000 121 No
North Star Explorer Supporting Scouts £5,000 111 No
2nd Larbert Boys Brigade Supporting Boys Brigade £750 48 No
Falkirk Caledonia Choir Post Covid Running costs £5,000 32 No

Falkirk North

Total eligible votes cast: 2,300

Place-Based Capital Projects

Ward allocation: £244,448

Group Description £ Total votes Successful
Falkirk Golf Club Accessible Paths £17,820 565 Yes
Falkirk Rugby Football and Sports Club Extension and Floodlights £146,424 321 Yes
Society of John De Graeme Mural and Heritage Boards Trail £26,450 148 Yes
Westfield Park Community Centre Renew flooring in main hall £15,000 121 No
Falkirk Football Community Foundation Purchase Electric Van £32,398 111 No

Small Grants

Ward allocation: £6,666

Group Description £ Total votes Successful
Falkirk Rugby Football and Sport Club Improve Drainage on Pitches £5,000 249 Yes
Rookie Rockstars Family Counselling for Children £3,000 140 No
Global Family Care Network Girls’ Empowerment Club £500 115 No
Careline Home Support Gifts for Vulnerable Elderly at Christmas £2,000 106 No
The Society of John De Graeme Battle of Falkirk Event £5,000 102 No
St Mungo’s PTA Purchase Container for Cycle Maintenance Workspace £3,500 94 No
Rainbow Muslim Women Group Promoting Healthy Eating £5,000 89 No

Falkirk South

Total eligible votes cast: 1,458

Place-Based Capital Projects

Ward allocation: £39,320

Group Description £ Total votes Successful
Ettrick Dochart Community Hall Kitchen Renovation £14,000 317 Yes
Go Forth & Clyde Purchase Electric Van £15,500 187 Yes

Small Grants

Ward allocation: £6,666

Group Description £ Total votes Successful
Evolution Swim School Free Swimming Camp £4,970 153 Yes
Cyrenians Bands for Dollar Park £4,990 133 No
Tamfourhill Tenants and Residents Outdoor Play Resources £4,960 113 No
Friends of Scottish Settlers Support for Refugees £5,000 110 No
Parkfoot Court Tenants and Residents Association Mural in Foyer £1,380 102 No
PLUS (Forth Valley) Limited Support Activities for Children with Disabilities £5,000 93 No
Falkirk and Linlithgow Hockey Club Free Hockey Support for Children £4,740 46 No

Lower Braes

Total eligible votes cast: 715

Place-Based Capital Projects

There were no Place-Based Capital Projects submitted for consideration.

Small Grants

Ward allocation: £6,666

Group Description £ Total votes Successful
Polmont Community Council Defibrillator £2,400 291 Yes
Laurieston Bowling Club Outdoor seating £4,409 212 No

Upper Braes

Total eligible votes cast: 705

Place-Based Capital Projects

Ward allocation: £42,798

Group Description £ Total votes Successful
Bailliefields Community Hub (Ward 9 - Changing Places toilet) Changing Places Toilet for People with Disabilities £22,500 133 Yes

Small Grants

Ward allocation: £6,666

Group Description £ Total votes Successful
Maddiston Evangelical Church Toddlers Group Equipment £1,333 135 Yes
Braes Community Sport Hub Free Sporting Events £5,000 121 Yes
Friends of Tremanna Cost of Living Support £2,300 113 No
Falkirk Wheelers Training of Coaches and Skate Library £4,760 51 No

Falkirk Wide

Place-Based Capital Projects

Falkirk Wide allocation: £96,615

Group Description £ Total votes Successful
Bailliefields Community Hub Refurb Internal Space £28,000 2816 Yes

Ineligible voters

Voters may be ineligible for a number of reasons, for example they voted in the incorrect ward or there were duplicates where the same person submitted more than one ballot entry. There were some paper ballots which had no ward, or no name or no vote cast.

Ward Total Online + Paper Voters Void Online + Paper Voters Eligible Online + Paper voters % eligible voters % ineligible voters
Bo’ness and Blackness 1467 149 1318 90 10
Grangemouth 815 176 639 78 22
Denny and Banknock 3735 349 3386 91 9
Carse, Kinnaird and Tryst 1991 809 1182 59 41
Larbert and Bonnybridge 389 109 280 72 28
Falkirk North 1158 287 871 75 25
Falkirk South 593 142 451 76 24
Lower Braes 397 61 336 85 15
Upper Braes 265 64 201 76 24