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Sentinel Kelpies Canal Sea Lock Wetland Event Space Helix Lagoon Falkirk Stadium Allotments Helix South Central Park Canal Hub
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Attraction Facilities Toilets Retail / Kiosk Outdoor Experience Water play Parking Photo Opportunities Walks Events Central Park
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Attraction Splash Play Sentinels Play Park Allotments Environmental Play Walking Cycling Rollerblading Wildlife Reserve Education Events Arts, Play & Leisure
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Attraction Facilities Toilets Canal Boat Trips Retail / Kiosk Outdoor Experience Indoor Experience Parking / PT interchange Photo Opportunities Canal / Towpath Walks Marina Events Kelpies & Canal Hub
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Marina £4.7million HELIX Structure Planting £7.9million Path & Cycle Network £1.25million The Kelpies & Sentinels £10.1million Central Park £6.15million Canal Extension £11.0million Sports Academy Skate Park £0.6million The Kelpies Sports Academy HELIX Structure Planting Central Park Marina Bridge Sentinel Canal Extension Allotments Local Nature Reserve Connected Green Network Barrow Sentinel
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Big Lottery. £25m Falkirk Council. £6.3m Scottish Canals. £7.3m Scottish Gov. £1.5m Ineos. £0.25m BP. £0.005m Others(Sustrans/Score etc). £1.1m FC underwrite. £2m Funding. £43.5m The Funding Package
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www.scottishcanals.co.uk
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The Future Canal
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www.scottishcanals.co.uk A small front door
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SealockLift bridge Kelpie Lock M9 crossing Canal Hub Canal extension route
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www.scottishcanals.co.uk
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A New Icon
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Looking to the Past
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Legend of World’s largest horse Carnera Carried 60-70 dozen bottles of Barr’s produce Loved by the public Tragically died at Cow Wynd 1937 Local Legend
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Kelpie Legend The “Kelpie” is a mythological Scottish water horse, with the strength of ten horses and the endurance of many more Kelpie Legend
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Coming to Life
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www.scottishcanals.co.uk Coming to Life
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www.scottishcanals.co.uk Making an arrival
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What the Experts Say: The Kelpies will: be a powerful means of transforming place. The Kelpies will be one if not the primary pull factors for casual and planned visitors. They will provide the most significant development PR opportunities and will become a unique icon. There is a well proven demand for entering interested structures, to observe the engineering structure scale The Kelpies will be the icon of Helix and will invariably be the marker for arrival, destination orientation and commentary
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What the Experts Say: The Kelpies will: Create one of Central Scotland's main and better value attractions with one of the Kelpies housing visitor-related facilities be viewed 32million times annually Draw 300,000 tourist visits p.a Could create a boat experience attracting up to 100,000 paying passengers Potential revenue of £0.54 million (£90k net contribution) Related visitor spend estimated at £3.5 million Estimated to create up to 40 jobs (@£106k-£110k) Direct F/T jobs 10 no Integrated Canal & Kelpie Hub Will create significant medium and long term opportunities across the area Bringing a major attraction to Helix and will deliver benefits neighbouring areas (linked to Sea Lock, canal, sentinel and adjoining areas) Will add to the major attractions within the Falkirk Council area
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www.scottishcanals.co.uk Central Park www.scottishcanals.co.uk
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Park Life
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www.scottishcanals.co.uk
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Community Arts
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www.scottishcanals.co.uk
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n funding, financing, training MoU Social Enterprise
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n We are working with Langlees to help them take on more potential CED based offers include running their own art gallery as well as taking on more of their woodland management. Community Arts
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n We are supporting Callendar Estates CED group as part of the emerging Bespoke Project Cycling & Woodlands
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n We are building up a Helix Honey initiative with support from ASDA and Community Groups Home for 150,000 new Bees Produce: Helix Honey, Lipbalm, Beeswax Candles, Mead Economic Benefits: Education, Health (mental and physical), environment, carbon reduction, stronger ecosystem, significant increase in yields from nearby crops Creating a buzz about Social Enterprise
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n We are supporting the Allotment Society Land purchased and funds raised Home Grown
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n Biochar Kiln £3500 Investment £10/kg £1000- £1500/cycle
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34 Construction trainees delivered as part of the main contract Separate ILM squad of 12 +2 supervisors12 trainees appointed in October All local residents Working mainly in Helix North area SVQ Level 2 in Landscaping 12 month programme Creating Opportunity
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Engaging Local Business
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Outdoor Cafe Eating Kelpie Enterprise Development Bike / Segway / Tricycle Hire Lock 3 Hub Transformation: Helix: developed by enterprise extending participation/appeal
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The HELIX “I’d like to see Falkirk back on the map as being a place to come and visit – a place to come and see what can be done to change a very industrial town into a place where people will flock to and say, ‘WOW! That’s fantastic” Local Resident
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