Our amenities feature a spacious fully-matted sports hall, a smaller hall with a wooden floor, a boardroom/meeting room, and a well-equipped kitchen. Ideal for various functions and activities. Feel free to reach out to us for pricing and availability through direct messaging on this page or by using the provided telephone and email details below:
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Throsk is by far the smallest of the four Eastern Villages (of Stirlingshire??) with less than 90 houses and approx. 350 inhabitants. Situated one mile from Fallin and four miles from Stirling, its inhabitants have successfully made their voices heard in the District in recent years. The main medium for this has been the Community Centre. HISTORY
The houses in Throsk were originally commissioned by the Admiralty in 1918 and later passed to the Ministry of Defence for housing of ‘munitions workers’ and their families. German prisoners of war were used as the labour force, and locally this has lent great credence to the phrase “jerry-built”. When the nearby depot closed the munitions workers moved away and (Stirling District Council??) bought the houses in 1976. Young families, mostly the over-spill from Fallin, moved in. They reported inadequate and out-dated wiring, toilet in the kitchen and general dilapidation. SDC initiated a renovation scheme without any tenant consultation, using an outside construction firm. During this program other construction failures such as a total lack of foundations and lintels. Complaints over shoddy workmanship were rife ; doors were used as wheelbarrow ramps and concrete mixing boards and then rehung, toilet waste came up through the showers and hot water flushed the toilets. In response the Throsk Tenant’s Association was formed in 1981. They lobbied the Council to conduct a survey to the condition of the houses after renovation. The Council eventually commissioned an Engineering Company to carry out the survey, but the Association became dissatisfied with their reports and had them dismissed. The Association with the help and advice of the Tenants Participation Advisory service and the Architecture Department, Strathclyde University finished the report. This report went a long way towards getting the program of external maintenance implemented. When the MoD moved out in 1976 they removed their Social Club, leaving Throsk without any facilities; the nearest shop being in Fallin. The Council provided a football pitch and a tiny block of changing rooms for £16,000, even though Throsk has never had a football team. Tenant’s meetings were held in the changing rooms, and during the bingo, the caller sat in the showers due to lack of space. In an attempt to get a Community Centre the Tenants requested money from the Council and the use of a vacant industrial unit from the Region and were refused both. They enlisted the help of the Secretary of the Council for Social Service (Scottish Office) who campaigned vigorously on their behalf. Soon they were offered a large portacabin-type building, which had become redundant at St Modans Secondary School, St Ninians on a take-it-or-leave-it basis. Given only one day to decide; added to the pressure on the Committee, who were then faced with the problem of how to move it the five miles to a site provided by the Region in Throsk. They applied for and got £1000 as a Small Projects Grant but were unable to obtain any help with the moving from either various departments or the army. As time was running out, the decision was taken to do it themselves. After some appeals, they got together a squad of volunteers and two lorries, a forklift and a crane lent by a local firm. Over a weekend the building was split into eight parts, loaded onto the lorries, run over to its new site and re-assembled. The only tradesmen used were electricians. The Region then wanted the building shifted and paid the Association £2,000 to move it were it stands now. This money helped towards a new roof, a new floor and glazing. However work was far from completed and it was only when the local Councillor obtained £8,000 from the Leisure and Recreation budget that it was ready to be opened. The Centre was opened on the Fourth of July 1987; with a community fair the following weekend to raise funds. Services
The local Management Committee plus other volunteers (all unpaid) have attracted a large number of services and facilities to the Centre. For the Community it provides;
• Councillor’s Surgery on a regular basis.
• A local and national vote/ballot Centre
• Local Newsletter Group
• Community Meetings, Sporting and Social events for people of different ages. Purpose and Aims
The main objective is to provide facilities and activities for the village of Throsk in the interest of social welfare for recreation and leisure time to improve the conditions of life and health for the village inhabitants. Staff Roles and Remuneration
All staff are volunteers and receive no payment. Each member commits time to committee and sub-committee meetings as needed and to roles of administration and maintenance of the community centre. The development of the new Centre project design and funding has been one of the major activities over the past 18 months.
