Plans for the future of 18 closed community centres in Glasgow have been drawn up – with some set to open as ‘welcoming places’ to help citizens struggling with the cost of living.
Five venues could be used as ‘welcoming places’ and would be the priority for reopening. These are: St Francis, Netherton, Possilpoint, Pollok and Cranhill community centres. Three more community centres, Geoff Shaw, Pollokshields and the Couper Institute, are also set to reopen.
Six venues could open under the People Make Glasgow Communities (PMGC) programme, a scheme set up to give community groups an opportunity to run facilities, but there is a “risk” that organisations would not be able to sustain funding beyond this financial year.
