CELEBRATING 16 YEARS OF BARNARDO'S NORTH AYRSHIRE FAMILIES

I was delighted to join the celebrations yesterday - and cut the wonderful cake - in Kilwinning to recognise the fantastic work of Barnardo's in North Ayrshire in supporting children, young people and families through its Housing Support Service.

The support was delivered to families and individuals at risk of, or impacted by, homelessness and will now be taken over by the council from the end of July.

However, Barnardo's will continue its excellent work across North Ayrshire across a range of areas, such as supporting children, mental health support, fostering and adoption services and much more.

Thank you to all the dedicated staff in Barnardo's such as Alison Gibson and Fiona Gartland amongst others, who work hard every day to improve the lives of people across North Ayrshire.