Kinross-shire charity's sports facility plans given air time by UK basketball great

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Plans for dedicated sports and educational facilities at a Kinross-shire children’s charity have been given more air time by one of the UK’s greatest ever basketball players.Six foot ten star Kieron Achara MBE teamed-up with vulnerable children at Seamab School to try and make the new £5.5m development project a reality.Since retiring from competitive basketball in 2019, Olympic hero Achara has focused his efforts on spreading the word of the sport and the positive impact it can have on people from all walks of life.Earlier this month the 39-year-old Scot, who captained Team GB at the London 2012 Olympics and entered the 2008 NBA Draft, introduced basketball to primary and secondary youngsters at the charity to garner more fundraising support.Seamab, by Rumbling Bridge, provides residential care and education for children and young people with complex needs from across Scotland who have experienced early childhood trauma, neglect and abuse.Pupils don’t currently have access to a gym hall, although plans for a new purpose-built school mean basketball and other indoor games could soon become a regular fixture all year round.The charity is raising £5.5 million to build the new school as part of a project backed by some of Scotland’s leading property companies, including the Chris Stewart Group and Thomas and Adamson, 3D Reid, Thomson Gray, Will Rudd and Rybka.Another £2.5m is needed to fund the project.Achara’s visit is part of a concerted effort by the school to utilise the power of sport to improve the lives of pupils.Achara said: “More people need to know about the impact Seamab has on people’s lives.