By opening the facilities to the public, Irvine Meadow Youth was formed, and a network of Youth Football Teams began to thrive. From ‘early kickers’ (under 5) to an Under 20 Development Team, all using Meadow Park as their base, an increase in involvement with local schools soon followed and included annual school competitions and soccer camps at the club. Additionally, the social club within the stadium has also been upgraded, which was previously a fairly dark and uninviting space. Mackenzie Construction provided resources over several weeks to assist with the building of an extension with windows and, more importantly, a fire exit to create safe evacuation routes for those using the club. The extension was built with a combination of donations from Mackenzie Construction and recycled materials to complete the building. For greater accessibility, a wheelchair access ramp and wheelchair shelter were supplied, and reclaimed blocks were recycled and used to provide a flat footway for wheelchair access. Mackenzie Construction also provided concrete blocks and the expertise of its Bricklayers to build the structure of a brand-new disabled toilet, to further broaden the use of the club for the Irvine community.
To increase the age range of users at the club, IMCC set up a senior gentlemen’s group - The Wednesday Club. This group has built a membership of over 60 people and arranged for attendance at events to be opened-up to local nursing homes. In addition to this, a local Memories Group was created to support this group of club users and works in conjunction with Dementia Scotland and the SFA Football Memories project.
Community project. The ongoing backing of the team at MCL has seen our club go from strength to strength. It has enabled us to build and grow a thriving hub of activity at Irvine Meadow, offering increasingly diverse opportunities and support to the surrounding area which makes a huge difference to our local community.”
Brian Lamb, General and Commercial Manager at Irvine Meadows said of the support, “Though there have been many areas of improvement to the Irvine Meadow facility since 2016, Mackenzie Construction has been our largest supporter in what continues to be an ongoing and ever-increasing
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