Marion first became interested in involvement in housing issues as a young mother with two children. Concerned for her families’ welfare in the Dalmuir tenement in which she lived, she volunteered in 1977 for the Steering Group that was eventually to become the Management Committee of Dalmuir Park Housing Association.
Being a founder member is a great source of pride to Marion who has served without a break throughout the long history of the Association.
She has been the Secretary, has served as Chairperson twice, chaired many various committees over the years and been involved in the work of the SFHA and EVH as DPHA representative member. She also chaired the Parents Teachers Association of Kilbowie Primary School when it was under threat of closure.
Over this extraordinary span of service and commitment to the community of Dalmuir, Marion has seen many changes.
Of them all, it is the remarkable change to peoples living conditions brought about by the persistent hard work of the Association in which she finds the greatest reward.
Her interest now lies in the social side of housing: providing care and support for the elderly and vulnerable, quality after school care, healthy living and bringing about conditions that give people choices and opportunities.
Her aspirations are to see the environment of Dalmuir and the surrounding area further transformed.
“I have seen many changes for the better in the Dalmuir area but I and the Association are not complacent. We have ideas and visions that are driven by our desire to improve the quality of life for all the people of this area and I am proud to be involved”