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Search the Public Notice PortalTwo community projects in Glasgow have received a combined £108,888 from the Scottish Land Fund.
The Brunswick Community Development Trust Ltd and The Cranhill Development Trust were each awarded funds from the Scottish Government funded programme.
The Brunswick Community Development Trust Ltd was awarded £65,000 to purchase the Brunswick Community Centre (BCC) in Balornock, where they have operated for more than 70 years.
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This purchase will allow them to continue delivering a community-led social, sports, health, and wellbeing hub.
Zoe Buchanan, chairperson of Brunswick Community Development Trust, said: "This is fantastic news.
"We are delighted to have been awarded funding to purchase both the Brunswick grounds and building.
"The Brunswick has been rooted in this community since 1947, supporting generations of young people across Balornock and Barmulloch.
"This award not only allows us to safeguard a vital community asset, but also paves the way for the development of a new facility that will serve future generations."
The trust plans to expand their existing community garden across the currently vacant and derelict site.
Fiona Duncan, health and wellbeing lead at Cranhill Development Trust, said: "Cranhill is a community with a large proportion of vacant and derelict land, and support from the Scottish Land Fund will bring some of this land back into community use.
"The expansion of Cranhill Community Gardens to include additional food growing sites, biodiverse plantings, and nature-based play and learning spaces will not only increase opportunities for producing nutritious, low-mileage food as a local intervention in the global food supply chain, but will increase safe and welcoming opportunities for building relationships with nature, each other, and ourselves.
"We aim to ensure that the land becomes a hub for community-led activities, such as food growing, skill-building, and social events, all of which are co-designed and co-delivered with local residents and stakeholders."
The grants are part of 11 totalling £1,460,888 announced by the Scottish Land Fund.
The programme is delivered in partnership by The National Lottery Community Fund and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).
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Mairi Gougeon, cabinet secretary for rural affairs and islands, said: "To date the Scottish Government has invested more than £50 million through hundreds of awards through the Scottish Land Fund to help communities develop facilities they need.
"These latest groups to share the funding show the incredible mix of how this support can be used to offer social, sporting and wellness spaces and support the development of much-needed affordable housing options."
Cara Gillespie, Scottish Land Fund committee chair, said: "These grants reflect the inspiring diversity of projects that community ownership can help to deliver in both urban and rural areas.
"With their awards, these groups will be able to deliver projects with direct benefits to their communities, as well as positive cultural, social and economic impacts for Scotland as a whole."
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