New Twin Town for Scotland

Ten UK towns, including Whitburn in West Lothian, have been selected for a new domestic ‘twinning’ project undertaken by the Carnegie UK Trust.

The trial is designed to reinvigorate local economies by pairing towns with others within the UK facing similar challenges. The idea is that over the coming 18 months the towns will build their connections, receive support, and devise a twinning action plan to access funding to kick-start new commercial, voluntary and social enterprise activities - building positive growth for both.

The Twin Towns are:

• Broughshane in Northern Ireland & Wooler in Northumberland

• Newbiggin-by-the-Sea in Northumberland & Withernsea in Yorkshire

• Whitburn in West Lothian & Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire
  
• Fishguard and Goodwick in Wales and Berwick-upon-Tweed in Northumberland
• Merthyr Tydfil in Wales and North Shields in Tyne & Wear

Gina Wilson, Development Manager at the Carnegie UK Trust, said:

"Twin Towns is aimed at encouraging towns to make a positive impact locally, by fostering new relationships with partners that towns might not have considered before, it will provide a new perspective and hopefully new solutions to real and current issues."

For more informatoin visit the Carnegie UK Trust website or follow @CarnegieUKTrust #TwinTownsUK