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Drew Sandelands

Every Glasgow project set to share £35m fund - and the 223 who will miss out

More than £34.5million is set to be awarded to 165 projects run by community groups in Glasgow this week — but over 200 funding bids could be turned down.

Third sector organisations have been bidding for cash from the council’s three-year Communities Fund which totals almost £56m.

With just over £6.5m set aside for financial support groups, almost £50m was left over to be shared between other bodies. However, 436 competent bids were received, requesting £136.5m.

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Last Thursday, councillors agreed to hand out £14.8m to 70 citywide projects as 73 applications were turned down. This week, just under £35m will be shared between applicants in the north east, north west and south of the city, with sector meetings to be held tomorrow [Thursday] and Friday.

It is recommended that 165 bids are successful while 223 are ruled unsuccessful. This breaks down to 58 winning applications in both the south and north east and 49 in the north west.

In the north east sector, Glasgow Kelvin College is expected to receive £600,000 for a project focused on reducing isolation, improving skills and boosting physical and mental health. It will provide learning opportunities to “help people create better futures for themselves, their families and communities”.

One of the north east bids not recommended to receive funding came from Brighter Baillieston, which asked for £415,492 to help run Garrowhill Community Centre. The organisation wants to provide a range of services to reduce isolation and improve health and wellbeing.

Lambhill Stables, a community organisation, is set to get funding in the north west sector, with almost £528,000 recommended. It works to tackle poverty and inequality and “minimise disadvantages experienced by those with protected characteristics”. Maryhill Burgh Halls Trust, which asked for just over £418,000, isn’t recommended for funding in the north west category.

In the south sector, Castlemilk Community Football Trust is set to miss out on funding to help it manage and develop the Barlia complex. The group requested just over £530,500 towards “creating a high quality sporting and wellbeing space” for the community, which would include work to reduce barriers to physical activity and tackle poverty and social isolation.

The Jeely Piece Club, which runs a range of services for children and families at a playzone in Castlemilk, including holiday programmes and parent and toddler classes, is recommended to get over £479,000 from the south sector funding.

After the citywide funding was agreed, Cllr Christina Cannon, convener for education, communities and equalities, said the money would “help our citizens and communities most in need”.

“This is a major investment in the third sector and organisations who will deliver a variety of support across the three main aims of the Glasgow Communities Fund — supporting communities, equalities and arts and culture,” she said.

However, some charities which missed out on funding have reported they face closure as a result. The council has said there has been a “comprehensive, robust, open and transparent process”.

Across all four categories, 296 applications have been unsuccessful while 235 funding awards will be made. The fund will run from April 1 this year until March 31, 2026.

Most projects will not receive the full amount requested while some groups have been unsuccessful in one sector but have been awarded money in another.

Council officials said the quality of bids was “exceptionally high”. “This provides a strong indication of the calibre of the third and voluntary sector organisations operating in Glasgow,” a report added.

North East sector

Recommended to receive funding:

ALIVE & KICKING SCIO

Baltic Street Adventure Playground

Barlanark out of school care

Barnardo’s

Beatroute Art

Bluevale Community Club

Bridgeton Community Learning Campus Ltd

Celtic FC Foundation

Church House, Bridgeton

Connect Community Trust

Cranhill Arts Project

Cranhill Development Trust

Easterhouse Phoenix Development Ltd

Easthall Residents Association

FARE Scotland Ltd

Firhill Youth Project and Community Sports Hub

Fuse Youth Cafe Glasgow

Geeza Break

Glasgow and Clyde Rape Crisis

Glasgow East Alcohol Awareness Project

Glasgow East Arts Company Ltd

Glasgow East Women’s Aid

Glasgow Girls FC

Glasgow Kelvin College

Helenslea Community Hall

Home-Start Glasgow North

Include Me 2 Club

MENSELF + Community Interest Company (Ltd)

Mount Vernon Community Hall

New Rhythms for Glasgow

North Glasgow Integration Network

Parkhead Housing Association

Parkhead Youth Project

PEEK – POSSIBILITIES FOR EACH AND EVERY KID

Possobilities Limited

Quarriers

Reidvale Adventure Play Association Limited

Repair Cafe Glasgow

Rosemount Lifelong Learning

Royston Youth Action

Shettleston Community Growing Project

Shoot for Success

St Matthew’s Centre

St Paul’s Youth Forum

St Roch’s Childcare Service

Stepping Stones for Families

The Conservation Volunteers

The Pavillion (Greater Easterhouse)

The Reidvale Neighbourhood Centre

The Rosemount Development Trust Limited

THE SATURDAY CAFE CLUBS

The Urban Fox Programme

Toonspeak Young People’s Theatr

Tron St Mary’s Parish Church

Whiterose Administration and Social Centre (SCIO

Willowacre Trust

With Kids

YoMo (Young Movers)

Full details of the projects can be found at: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/councillorsandcommittees/viewSelectedDocument.asp?c=P62AFQDNZ32UT12UDN

Not recommended to receive funding:

African Relief Support

Alexandra Rose Charity

Ando Glaso

Barmulloch Community Development Company Ltd

Basketball Scotland Limited

Braveheart Industries

Brighter Baillieston

Carnival Arts Scotland

Child Bereavement UK

Circle Scotland CIC

Community Transport Glasgow

Courtyard Pantry Enterprise

Diaspora African Women’s Support Network CIC

Distinctive Dance Academy

Drumchapel Caravan Project

Easterhouse FA

Firm Foundations Coaching and Training CIC

GESH (Glasgow) Ltd

Glasgow Afghan United

Glasgow Guitar Academy Community Interest Company

Glasgow Media Access Centre Limited (trading as GMAC Film)

HOMES FOR GOOD (SCOTLAND) CIC

Hope Amplified

Kids and Adults Together in Sighthill

Kindness Homeless Street Team Glasgow SCIO

Licketyspit Ltd

Lingo Flamingo CIC

Loop Theatre CIC

Marie Curie

Nevis Ensemble

North Glasgow Healthy Living Community

North Glasgow Housing Association Ltd

One Community Scotland

Partick Thistle Charitable Trust

Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland Ltd

Pollok Credit Union Ltd

Print Clan C.I.C.

Provan Hall Community Management Trust

Public Learning Workshop

RIGHT TRACK SCOTLAND LTD

Royal Voluntary Service

Scottish Sports Futures

Shoshin Taiko Dojo CIC

SiMY Community Development

Spire View Housing Association

St George’s & St Peter’s Community Association

Stronger Together Enterprise

TEAM UNITED

The Brunswick Community Development Trust Ltd

The Gladiator Programme

The Glasgow Tool Library

The Halliday Foundation

The Scottish Pantry Network

The Wash House Garden CIC

The Work Room (Dance) Ltd

Thenue Communities

Thenue Housing Association Ltd.

Thriving Survivors

Tollcross YMCA

Ubuntu Scotland

Urban Uprising

Weekday Wow Factor

Wing Tsjun Scotland SCIO

Winning Scotland

Yoga and Thyme CIC

Young Enterprise Scotland

Full details of the projects can be found here: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/councillorsandcommittees/viewSelectedDocument.asp?c=P62AFQDNZ32UT12U0G

North West sector

Recommended to receive funding:

3D Drumchapel

Acre Tenants and Residents Association

Action for Children

ASRA

Bethany Christian Trust

BOOM! Community Art

Central and West Integration Network SCIO

Community Central Hall Limited

Concrete Garden

DRC Generations

Drumchapel & District Sports Centre

Drumchapel L.I.F.E

ENABLE Glasgow Branch

Firhill Youth Project and Community Sports Hub (SCIO)

G15 YOUTH PROJECT SCIO

Garnethill Multicultural Centre

Gilded Lily Inspiring Enterprise CIC

Glasgow and Clyde Rape Crisis

Glasgow Sculpture Studios Ltd

Hawthorn Housing Co-operative Limited

Home-Start Glasgow North

Ignite Theatre

Kingsway Community Connections

Knightswood Community SCIO

Lambhill Stables

Linkes (SCIO)

Maryhill Housing Association

Maryhill Integration Network SCIO

North Glasgow Community Food Initiative

North Glasgow Integration Network

North United Communities Ltd

North West Glasgow Voluntary Sector Network

North West Women’s Centre

Possobilities Limited

Queens Cross Housing Association

Shakespeare Street Youth Club

St Matthew’s Centre

Stepping Stones for Families

Street Connect

The DRC Youth Project (SCIO)

The Hut (SCIO) (TSYP)

The Pyramid at Anderston

Townhead Village Hall

Woodlands Community Development Trust

Working Rite

Yoker Community Campus Development Company

Yoker Resource Centre

YoMo (Young Movers)

Young Peoples Futures

Full details of the projects can be found at: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/councillorsandcommittees/viewSelectedDocument.asp?c=P62AFQDNZ32UT12UDX

Not recommended to receive funding:

African Relief Support

Agile City CIC

Alexandra Rose Charity

Annexe Communities

Barmulloch Community Development Company Ltd

Braveheart Industries

Cadder Housing Association

Carnival Arts Scotland

Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland Limited

Child Bereavement UK

Children’s Music Foundation in Scotland Ltd

Clydeside Initiative for Arts

Colour Ways Glasgow CIC

Community Transport Glasgow

Courtyard Pantry Enterprise

Drumchapel Caravan Project

Fire & Peace Recovery

Firm Foundations Coaching and Training CIC

G20 Works Community Interest Company

Glasgow Afghan United

Glasgow Eco Trust

Glasgow Guitar Academy Community Interest Company

Glasgow Media Access Centre Limited (trading as GMAC Film)

Halo Arts (Education) Ltd

Heart of Scotstoun Limited

Kindness Homeless Street Team Glasgow SCIO

Licketyspit Ltd

Lingo Flamingo CIC

Loco Home Retrofit CIC Ltd

Marie Curie

Maryhill Burgh Halls Trust

Maryhill Mobile Children’s Services

Maryhill Parish Church

Maslow’s Community

Mel-Milaap Community Centre

North Glasgow Healthy Living Community

North Glasgow Housing Association Ltd

North Kelvin Sports Development Group

One Community Scotland

Partick Thistle Charitable Trust

Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland Ltd

Pollok Credit Union Ltd

Possilpark Peoples Trust

Propagate Scotland

Public Learning Workshop

RIGHT TRACK SCOTLAND LTD

Royal Voluntary Service

Shoshin Taiko Dojo CIC

SiMY Community Development

South West Community Transport

Street Soccer (Scotland) Limited

TEAM UNITED

The Children’s Wood

The Glasgow Tool Library

The Halliday Foundation

The Marie Trust

The Playcenter Glasgow C.I.C

The Scottish Pantry Network

The Work Room (Dance) Ltd

Thriving Survivors

TPAS Scotland

Ubuntu Scotland

Urban Uprising

Weekday Wow Factor

Whiteinch Centre Limited

Winning Scotland

Women on Wheels SCIO

Young Enterprise Scotland

Full details of the projects can be found here: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/councillorsandcommittees/viewSelectedDocument.asp?c=P62AFQDNZ32UT12UZL

South sector

Recommended to receive funding:

Aberlour Child Care Trust

Action for Children

Active Life Club (ALC SCIO)

Ardenglen Housing Association Ltd

Awaz: The voice of the community

Birgidale Complex SCIO

CARING OPERATIONS JOINT ACTION COUNCIL

Carnwadric WIN Project

Castlemilk Youth Complex Ltd

Children 1st

Clyde Community Hall

Community Renewal Trust

Crossroads Youth and Community Association

East Pollokshields Out of School Care

Feeding Britain

GAP CHILDCARE SERVICE

Gilded Lily Inspiring Enterprise CIC

Givin’ it Laldie

Gorbals Youth Cafe SCIO

Govan Community Project

Govan Home and Education Link Project (Govan HELP)

Govan Youth Information Project

Govanhill Baths Community Trust

Greater Govanhill CIC

Home-Start Glasgow South

Impact Arts (Projects) Ltd

Include Me 2 Club SCIO

Jeely Piece Club

Larkfield Community Centre

Make Do and Grow CIC

Nan McKay Community Hall

New Gorbals Housing Association Ltd

NSPCC

Pollokshaws Area Network

Quarriers

Rainbow Friendship Centre

Repair Cafe Glasgow

Riverside Hall

Sistema Scotland

South Glasgow Childcare Partnership Forum SCIO

South West Arts and Music Project. (SWAMP)

Task Childcare Service

The Daisy Project

The Dixon Community

The Hidden Gardens Trust

The Indigo Childcare Group

The Kinning Park Complex SCIO

The Pearce Institute

The Portal Arts (SCIO

The Preshal Trust

THE SATURDAY CAFE CLUBS SCIO

The Senior Centre Castlemilk

The Urban Fox Programme

The Village Storytelling Centre

The Well Multi-Cultural Resource Centre

Toryglen Community Hall

Turf (SCIO)

Youth Community Support Agency

Full details of the projects can be found here: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/councillorsandcommittees/viewSelectedDocument.asp?c=P62AFQDNZ32UT12U81

Not recommended to receive funding:

Alexandra Rose Charity

Ando Glaso

Animalia CIC

ARC Independent CIC

Boots and Beards SCIO

Braveheart Industries

BRIDGING THE GAP (GORBALS ECUMENICAL PROJECT)

Cartha Queens Park Rugby Football Club

Cassiltoun Housing Association

Cassiltoun Trust

Castlemilk Community Football (Development Group)

Child Bereavement UK

Children’s Music Foundation in Scotland Ltd

Clydesdale Cricket Club

Clydeside Initiative for Arts

Crookston Community Group

Diaspora African Women’s Support Network CIC

Elderpark Housing Association

Finn’s Place

Firm Foundations Coaching and Training CIC

Friends of Romano Lav

Glasgow Ansar Ltd

Glasgow Association for Mental Health

Glasgow Guitar Academy Community Interest Company

Glasgow Media Access Centre Limited (trading as GMAC Film)

Glasgow Zine Library SCIO

Glen Oaks Housing Association

Govan Appliance Project

Govanhill Community Development Trust

Inhouse Event Solutions CIC

Kindness Homeless Street Team Glasgow SCIO

Licketyspit Ltd

Lingo Flamingo CIC

Linthouse Housing Association Limited

Loco Home Retrofit CIC Ltd

Loop Theatre CIC

Maslow’s Community

Merry-go-round Glasgow

Narjis Foundation

One Community Scotland

PARK VILLA FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT

Penilee Credit Union Limited

Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland Ltd

Pollok Credit Union Ltd

Pollok United

Pollokshields Development Agency

Potential In Me CIC

Print Clan C.I.C.

Propagate Scotland

Public Learning

Radio Buena Vida CIC

Royal Voluntary Service

SAFETY AWARENESS GLASGOW

Shoshin Taiko Dojo CIC

South East Area Lifestyle Community Health Project

South East Integration Network

South Seeds

South West Community Transport

Southside Housing Association

Spider Arts (SCIO)

Starter Packs Glasgow

Street Soccer (Scotland) Limited

Sufi Festivals

SUNNY GOVAN COMMUNITY MEDIA GROUP

TEAM UNITED

The Church of Scotland Social Care Council (operating as CrossReach)

The Feel Good Womens Group

The Glasgow Tool Library

The Louise Project

The Pollokshields Trust

The Queen’s Park FC Foundation

The Salvation Army Govan Corps

The Scottish Pantry Network

The Urban Roots Initiative

The Work Room (Dance) Ltd

Thenue Communities

Thenue Housing Association Ltd.

Thriving Survivors

Toryglen Community Base

TPAS Scotland

Ubuntu Scotland

Urban Uprising

Voluntary Sector Voice

W.I.L.D. Woodland Inspired Learning and Development CIC

Weekday Wow Factor

Wing Tsjun Scotland SCIO

Women on Wheels SCIO

Yoga and Thyme CIC

Young Enterprise Scotland

Full details of the projects can be found here: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/councillorsandcommittees/viewSelectedDocument.asp?c=P62AFQDNZ32UT12UUT

Details of citywide projects funded last week can be found here: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/councillorsandcommittees/submissiondocuments.asp?submissionid=107150

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