Free sanitary products are being made available throughout East Dunbartonshire from this week (w/c 6 May) as part of a nation-wide commitment to tackling period poverty.
Joint Council Leader Andrew Polson explained, “Ensuring that free sanitary products are available throughout the area means that all of our communities will have access to this free provision if they need it. Free sanitary products will be available in our Community Hubs, Community Centres and Public Halls, with signs advising people to take the supplies that they need.”
Free sanitary products have been made available in the ladies and/or accessible toilets in the following 12 locations:
|
Halls |
Community Hubs |
Community Centres |
|---|---|---|
|
Bearsden Hall |
Bearsden Community Hub |
Auchinairn Community Centre |
|
Milngavie Town Hall |
Bishopbriggs Community Hub |
Hillhead Community Centre |
|
War Memorial Hall |
Kirkintilloch Community Hub |
Milngavie Community Education Centre |
|
Westerton Hall |
Lennoxtown Community Hub |
Torrance Community Centre |
The introduction of free sanitary products in the community, is the next stage of free sanitary provision in the area, following the introduction of free products in all East Dunbartonshire schools in August 2018.
Joint Council Leader Vaughan Moody added, “We are sharing our approach with Community Planning Partners, including the EDLC Trust and the HSCP, and looking for opportunities for further expansion of the scheme if this is required.”
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