£1m fund hope for city’s Winter Gardens
TOLLCROSS Winter Gardens could be restored and brought back to life if £1million is granted from the Town Centre Capital Fund. Some of Glasgow’s most deprived areas will benefit from a share of £2.8m with money used to aid 12 new community projects which are targetting three key themes across the city.
They are delivering food pantries, reinvigorating historic buildings and funding town centre projects through the small grants scheme.
The money is being made available from the Scottish Government in partnership with COSLA which allocated £3.01m to Glasgow in 2019/20.
Part of the money will be used to deliver food pantries in Castlemilk, Govanhill, Parkhead and Ruchazie to help address food insecurity. This is part of project one.
Food pantries are an alternative to the foodbank and give people dignity and choice in exchange for a subscription fee while helping those on low income.
The budget would be used to refurbish existing town centre facilities to deliver the project and increase footfall to town centres.
Project two would reinvigorate and repurpose historic buildings which heavily contribute to town centres which are not meeting their “full potential” for community benefit. Elderpark Library in Govan will benefit from £550,000, Parkhead Library will receive £445,090 while £1m is reserved to revamp Tollcross Winter Gardens.
The third and final project will fund the small grants scheme which will enable communities to take steps for town centre renewals.
The five projects already identified are the Deep End Up-Hub in Stranbungo, Garscube Community Café at Queens Cross, Kinning Park Complex, Saracen Street environmental improvements in Possill and Saracen Street shopfront improvements. The proposals will be discussed on Thursday.