PEOPLE in Alloa may find connecting with the res of the community a little bit easier after Resonate Together launched a brand new website.

The group revealed its refreshed online portal, seeking to highlight its clubs, courses, activities – all in a bid to bring more people together.

The Coalfields Regeneration Trust (CRT), which was the first organisation to provide funding to Resonate more than a decade ago, has backed the move financially with representatives attending a launch event last Friday, April 14.

Also attending the event, held at what has been dubbed the Carsebridge Cultural Campus, where the good cause is looking to secure the iconic Ochil and Harvey houses of the former distillery, were partners from Clackmannanshire Council and more.

Bob Young, CRT trustee in Scotland, told the Advertiser on the day: “Communities need to come together more and more today, with the cost of living problems we've got, with the heating problems we've got in life – it's all financial.

“Groups like Resonate can help people to come together and talk to each other, discuss things – people have stopped discussing things with each other today.”

He added: “In the mining communities, we've lost our clubs where people used to go and talk to each other, discuss the local politics or whatever was happening.

“I wish Resonate well, they've been here 15 years and you'd hope they'll be here another 15 years and take over these lovely buildings.”

Angela Watt, CEO and founder at Resonate, is hoping the website will show off the diversity that exists within the charity while removing any barriers perceived by people.

She said: “The Coalfields Regeneration Trust were the first to funder to put their trust in us, to support us to grow our confidence, to make mistakes and to get things right – they were there by our side.

“That's why the relationship has grown and strengthened over the years.”

The website also features a blog along with an online shop to help fund activities and more.

Angela hopes in the future the shop could feature a variety of items crafted by artists and artisans in the area with plenty of opportunities to produce goods in-house.

Speaking about the website launch, she added: “It's about creating opportunities for people to connect, to support wellbeing, to grow interaction and to have fun together – because that's missing.

“We also have to find away to pay for this so that our community of Alloa always has the choice in which direction Resonate goes.”

Visit resonatetogether.org.uk for the website.