AN OUTDOOR gym will be installed in a park in Houston thanks to a community fund.

The new equipment will be added to the town's Argryffe Park to provide an opportunity for residents to get active.

Anyone who wants to use the facility will even be able to connect to an app which will monitor performance and encourage continued use.

The project is funded by a £35,000 grant from Renfrewshire Council’s Green Spaces, Parks and Play Areas and Villages Investment Fund.

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Councillor Marie McGurk, Convener of Renfrewshire Council’s Communities, Housing and Planning Policy Board, said: “I’m delighted that we’ve been able to support yet another project that people have told us their community needs.

“This fund was created to deliver real change for local people and ensure that they could take forward ideas which they know will make a difference to where they live.

“More than £2million will be committed from the fund and it has seen projects completed across Renfrewshire and created lasting relationships between the Council and the community.

“I look forward to seeing the new gym in Argryffe Park when it’s installed and I’m sure it will be a huge boost for parkgoers in Houston.”