North Lanarkshire Council has announced the official opening of a new outdoor gym development within Overton community park.

The exercise facility, which is free to use, sits next to the Overtown Community Centre and is a welcome addition to the existing play park, skate park and dog walking area.

Pupils from Clyde Valley High and Orchard Primary Schools came to try out the new equipment at a special event along with representatives from the Overtown Brighter Village Association and other local people.

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Vicki Peacock, Community Partnership Officer, explained: "The project was developed by the Community Partnership Team, working closely with the Overtown Brighter Village Association.

"The new outdoor gym includes 12 different pieces high tech durable exercise equipment including a spinning bike, elliptical trainer, hydraulic squat, chest press, pendulum & twister, abs bench and more. The gym is installed on state-of-the-art wetpour surfacing for safer training, and colourful zones.

"It was designed for all ages from the local community to improve their mental and physical health and wellbeing – most of the equipment designed to be used by people with poor mobility and low strength.”

The Chair of the Overtown Brighter Village Association, Nancy Kerr added: "The people of Overtown are so happy to have this gym and it is great to see all ages are using it."

Funding of £45,000 came from the Local Development Programme, which is managed by the council’s Community Partnership Team.