Inverclyde MPs Get Behind Gourock Businesses in First Scotland Loves Local Week

Inverclyde MP Ronnie Cowan has this week championed local businesses and communities as they mark the first Scotland Loves Local Week.

Spearheaded by Scotland’s Towns Partnership (STP), the organisation behind the Scotland Loves Local Campaign, Scotland Loves Local Week (Monday 28 August - Sunday 3 September) is showcasing great local people and enterprises, highlighting the critical need for residents to support them to build stronger, more sustainable communities for the future.

Throughout Scotland Loves Local Week, businesses and politicians are joining forces to call on everyone across Inverclyde to get behind local businesses in order to help communities tackle the triple challenge of the cost-of-living crisis, the climate emergency and the ongoing financial fightback from the coronavirus pandemic.

Born as the nation emerged from the first Covid-19 lockdown in summer 2020, Scotland Loves Local has evolved into a campaign for longer-term good – encouraging people to make the places they live better by supporting the people and businesses around them, and in doing so, potentially injecting millions of pounds into regional economies.

The campaign is spearheaded by STP, with support from the Scottish Government.

Kimberley Guthrie, STP’s Interim Chief Officer, said: “Scotland Loves Local Week is a nationwide celebration of local excellence and it is fantastic that we’ve welcomed more than 50 MSPs and MPs from across the country into businesses, social enterprises and community-led organisations to showcase the great spirit of entrepreneurialism and innovation we have here in Scotland.

“The simple act of choosing local has a profound effect, laying the foundations of a new future for towns and neighbourhoods as we seize and create opportunities to make them stronger and more sustainable.

“We need everyone to step forward and make a difference. Your community needs you.”