Community projects given £ 3.2m boost in funding
MOR E t h a n £ 3 . 2 million has been awarded to Glasgow City Council from the Scottish Government’s Place Fund to aid 11 community projects throughout the city.
The fund allows local authorities to work with their communities, businesses and third sector organisations to develop projects that support the improvement of life and work for local residents.
Key themes associated with the fund include 20- minute neighbourhoods, town centre regeneration, community- led regeneration and community wealth building.
The 11 projects that will benefit from the fund in Glasgow include a renovation of the Bridgeton Library café, public realm works at Old Dumbarton Road, phase two of Possilpark Heritage Shop Front Programme and Ruchazie Café.
The Braes Shopping Centre in Castlemilk, an update of the Broomfield Centre, upgrading community facilities at The Circle Energy and Sustainability in Easterhouse and the delivery of a new food pantry at the Glenavon Community Hub have also been backed.
Funding will go towards the completion of sports hub in Greater Pollok, including a new community pavilion.
Environmental improvements to The Braes will help boost the local economy and help small retail businesses succeed while the refurbishment of two shop units next to the existing Ruchazie food pantry helped to create a social kitchen and community cafe.
It follows £ 3.6m provided through the Place Fund during 2021/ 22, with projects supported including carbon free
Govanhill; Hamiltonhill green infrastructure project; Laurieston Community Rooms; Parkhead Pantry Garden; Queensland Community Park; Treehills Community Supermarket and Tollcross Winter Gardens. Councillor Kenny McLean, convener for development, built heritage and land use at Glasgow City Council, said: “The support of the Place Fund will allow these projects in areas around Glasgow to improve local communities in a number of ways.
“From making fresh food more accessible and improving local facilities, to supporting town centre regeneration and encouraging sustainability, this funding will benefit our neighbourhoods.”
Three of the projects – The
Braes, Ruchazie Café and the public realm works at Old Dumbarton Road – are scheduled for funding in the original period.
New projects benefitting from the funding include The Circle in Easterhouse, which was given £ 52,390; North West Community Pantry in Yoker which was given £ 42,900; phase 2 of the plan to upgrade Possilpark’s shopfronts, which was allocated £ 203,587; while £ 49,500 was given as part of a Community Net Zero Hub for the installation of a portable water connection in Queen’s Park.
Also benefitting was Glenavon, with £ 140,148 for the development of a community hub in Gilshochill; Bridgeton Library, which received £ 178,267 for renovation of its café and improvements to the main operating area, Broomfield Centre with £ 83,000 to upgrade an existing facility in Barmulloch and £ 153,600 for Hillwood Community Sports Hub to to support completion of a sports hub in Greater Pollok, including a new pavilion.