Over 20 new homes for Irvine Housing Association (IHA) have officially opened in Pennyburn.

The 22 new homes built by Lovell was opened by Pennyburn Regeneration Youth Development Enterprise (PRYDE).

Representatives from PRYDE unveiled a plaque to mark the completion of the £3.1 million regeneration project, financed jointly by IHA and its parent company, The Riverside Group.

Louise Wilson was the original Chair of the PRYDE Shadow Board and now teaches at Pennyburn Primary School: "As the Shadow Board members said, the regeneration of Pennyburn is more than building new homes, it’s about neighbourhood empowerment and building a resilient community and we have all achieved that!"

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Alan West, Chair of Irvine Housing Association said: "We are committed to creating homes and places where people want to live, and we're proud to be delivering on the promise we made to the community when we joined Riverside four years ago.

"Due to prioritisation of funding, and as a standalone organisation we were unable to access funding to support a new build development.With Riverside’s backing we’ve been able to breathe new life into the area and build homes that meet the community's aspirations for regeneration."

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