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ll residents returned “I am extremely happy that the to Menstrie House this residents have now been able week after the burn to return to their more familiar at Menstrie burst its banks surroundings and that the repair on Wednesday evening 29th work to the House, following the August, causing flood damage flooding, has been done quickly and to the Clackmannanshire to an extremely high standard.” Council run House. Operational staff from Residents were initially evacuated Clackmannanshire Council’s social to Ludgate House as a “rest work, facilities management centre” with a view to and roads teams were “Councillor finding alternative swiftly on the scene to Sharp said: places for them manage the incident in other care “I would like to that evening in establishments. accordance with express my thanks emergency On Monday (25th September) the and appreciation planning residents were procedures. to staff from a welcomed back by All of the 38 Clackmannanshire Menstrie House range of services Council’s residents were for the exemplary found Convenor of new management of the accommodation Housing, Health and Care, Councillor swiftly and situation that successfully. Les Sharp, who helped evening.” with the evacuation of The Council’s Older the House the evening of the People Care Service flood. quickly found alternative Councillor Sharp said: “I would accommodation in other care like to express my thanks and homes within Clackmannanshire appreciation to staff from a range and all staff who normally care of services for the exemplary for these residents remained with management of the situation that them to ensure the minimum evening. It is with the greatest of disruption to their normal delight and pleasure that I routines. welcome all the residents back to The area to the back of the Menstrie House, and hope that any building was worst effected by the disruption to their normal every flooding, and took the longest time day lives was kept to a minimum. to repair.
Pictures show some before and after repairs work was carried out