Five Glasgow regeneration projects gain £5.5m in funding

Glasgow has gained £5.5m in funding from the Scottish Government’s Regeneration Capital Grant Fund (RCGF) for regeneration projects across the city.

Four of the planned projects also received additional funding to tackle inflation costs, with £1.5m going towards the historic Citizens Theatre and £2m to Edwardian listed building Govanhill Baths.

Investment is also going towards community centres in the city, as Possilpark Family & Community Centre has received £110,000 and Elderpark Learning and Community Centre has got £250,000 in funding.

A new project, at the grade-A listed Briggait Clydeside Market Halls, was also awarded £1.6m from the government fund to restore the building and create a hub for creative industries and foodies.

Councillor Kenny McLean, Convener for Housing, Development, Built Heritage and Land Use at Glasgow City Council, said: ‘These five projects in Glasgow will each bring many different benefits to their local communities and be integral to the regeneration of the areas which they serve. The latest Regeneration Capital Grant Fund support for Glasgow is key to the delivery of these projects.’

A charity offering studio space for artists, Workshop & Artists Studio Provision Scotland Ltd. (WASPS), welcomed the move to transform Biggait Clydeside Market Halls, saying it would support creative industries in the city.

Audrey Carlin, Chief Executive Officer of WASPS, said: ‘This is an important and validating step in the development of The Briggait, one of Glasgow’s most historically significant buildings. Since Wasps took control of the complex 13 years ago, we have cultivated and supported a thriving creative community as well as managing an active multipurpose venue.  

‘Securing this fund allows Wasps to restore the former market halls at The Briggait, while reconnecting Glasgow’s City Centre to the riverside and the local community to this important landmark. This development moves one major step forward towards ensuring that Glasgow’s former fish market is preserved as a heritage structure and that we have more to offer the local community and visitors to the city.’

In April, it was confirmed a major regeneration project worth £1.6m would also begin at Glasgow’s Water Row, to create 200 new homes.

In January, Glasgow City Council also laid out plans to redevelop the Buchanan Galleries into a mixed-use retail, office, leisure and residential area.

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