Council approves funding for capital projects in Glasgow
About £3.6 million is to go towards Glasgow's more deprived areas because of RCGF funding.
Glasgow City Council's Executive Committee has approved almost £3.6 million worth of funding for four projects that were bidding for Regeneration Capital Grant Fund (RCGF) support.
RCGF support is given to projects that help to deliver large-scale improvements to deprived areas, and which engage and involve local communities and can demonsrate an ability to deliver sustainable regeneration.
The projects given council approval are:
- A new community centre for Royston
- The conversion of St Martin's Church Castlemilk into an Activity Centre
- 'Growing Spaces and Places' with Scottish Canals, Queens Cross Housing Association and other partners
- The 'Briggait Creation Centre', with WASPs Studios
Other projects to have benifited from this funding including the Calton Barrras Action Plan and the development of a community centre in Cadder and another in Burmulloch.
Money has also gone towards the redevelopment of the B Listed Westmuir Street School into a local enterprise centre.
Councillor Frank McAveety, Leader of Glasgow City Council, said: “Through the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund, the council has been able to support a number of projects in the areas of Glasgow that need it most.
It is pleasing to see the regeneration and creation of buildings that will or indeed already do play a key social and economic role in their communities, bringing jobs and skills to local people.”