The project will see thousands of trees planted in the local area in the coming months.
The group of 18-22 year-olds are part of the charity’s employability programme ‘Kick Off Your Career’ and they planted 300 trees at the Glenmuir Water in Logan.
Grant Wallace, Employability Lead at The Killie Community, said: “This current group of 10 we have are massively growing in confidence. The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories while you can customise your page with the sections that matter to you.“As well as improving their mental health, wellbeing and mood by working outdoors, it’s given them a stronger sense of pride in their community.The wider project is called ‘Coalfields to Wildwoods’, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund via the Coalfield Communities Landscape Partnership and will see thousands of trees planted in East Ayrshire.
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