24 new houses now occupied in Corrie
On June 24th, John Sillars, Chair of Isle of Arran Homes, performed the opening ceremony for a development that sees about 100 people now settled in new houses in Red Quarry Road, Corrie. Built in the old sandstone quarry, the attractively designed mixture of houses and bungalows has a surprisingly spacious sense of open-ness and calm, each individual dwelling having its own secluded garden.
The development is the most ambitious project undertaken by Isle of Arran Homes in its fairly short history. The shift away from traditional Council housing saw Arran’s Kirk Care Housing Association established in 1973, primarily for the provision of housing and support to older people. This in turn was taken over by the Trust Housing Association, and a consultation between tenants and North Ayrshire Council ended in agreement that all local authority housing stock on Arran would be transferred to Isle of Arran Homes. Around 80 homes have been built by Isle of Arran Homes since the stock transfer from North Ayrshire Council in 2000.
chairman of Isle of Arran Homes, John Sillars
and local councillor Peter McNamara.
