North Lanarkshire Council is the accountable body for this funding and we support the Coatbridge Town Board, which has responsibility for developing the Plan and overseeing its delivery through three-yearly Investment Plans.

The Board was established in April 2024 and is currently working to develop the Long-Term Plan for Coatbridge and an initial three-year Investment Plan, and has overseen extensive engagement with people in Coatbridge over the summer months.

The new UK Government has announced that the earlier submission deadline for the Long-Term Plan, of August 2024, has been extended to an as yet unspecified date. 

The UK Government has confirmed in its recent budget that funding for the Long-Term Plan will proceed and that further guidance is expected to be issued by the end of the year.

The Board has now formally met on three occasions, with a fourth meeting scheduled for later in November, and a number of workshop sessions and engagement events have also been arranged, with good progress being made to develop a Long-Term Plan for Coatbridge in advance of updated guidance.

Information on Board membership and Board papers can be found below.

The Coatbridge Town Board members are:

• Gavin Whitefield, Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire (Chairperson)
• Frank McNally MP, Coatbridge and Bellshill
• Yvonne Lindsay, Managing Director, Telecom Networks
• Fulton MacGregor MSP, Coatbridge and Chryston
• Willie McBride, Manager, Kirkshaws Neighbourhood Centre and Coatbridge Community Board Chair
• Liz McCutcheon, Chief Executive, Inspirent
• Roddy Cameron, Proprietor, R. Cameron Jewellers
• Lesley-Anne Docherty, Area Commander, Police Scotland
• Jacqueline Smith, Locality Manager, NHS Lanarkshire
• David Wood, Chief Executive, Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire
• Professor Christopher Moore, Principal and Chief Executive, New College Lanarkshire
• Cllr. Allan Stubbs, North Lanarkshire Council
• Cllr. Geraldine Woods, North Lanarkshire Council