WITHIN a matter of a few months Cowdenbeath Town Centre is set to be transformed.

Fife Council has successfully led a bid to transport charity, Sustrans, for £680,000 of ‘Community Links’ funding to help deliver a major town centre project in Cowdenbeath.

The overall project will result in nearly £1.2 million of investment in Cowdenbeath’s town centre. 

Sustrans Scotland is delighted to announce that they will be directing funding into this project in Cowdenbeath. 

The plans for the town, in which Fife Council have been working in partnership with Sustrans over the last year to finalise designs, has seen engagement with the public on what people would like to see.

This project will make a more distinctive and integrated town centre; make better connections between the places where people want to go by promoting the primacy of pedestrians and cyclists on and around the High Street; and also make attractive places for staying with increased seating and shelter.

Cowdenbeath’s three councillors are delighted with the news and look forward to helping see things develop over the next few months.

Councillor Alistair Bain said: “This is something which really started about ten years ago.

“I can remember working with colleagues Alex Maxwell and John Simpson on ideas for the improvement of the High Street area.

“This infusion of funding by SUSTRANS will help move things along and it will make a real difference to the central areas”.

Councillor Gary Guichan commented: “There has been several really positive things happening in the centre of the town, especially with the Green Square and the arrival of the wifi service, and now this funding will see even much more in the way of improvements which will have a huge impact on the look of the town.”

Councillor Darren Watt responded: “I am absolutely delighted by this news. Cowdenbeath, particularly our town centre, is in desperate need for modernisation and redevelopment. The newly available funding will go some way in shaping our town and will help ensure that Cowdenbeath will have a bright and prosperous future”.