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A New
Resource Centre For People With Sensory Impairment is One of The Key
Beneficiaries.
European funding continues to play a major role in the
development of the West of Scotland.
 A
new resource centre for people with sensory impairment is one of the key
beneficiaries of significant European investment announced for the West of
Scotland today.
The new Sense Scotland centre will be built in Greater Govan with the aid of
a £278,113 share of £3.27M European Regional Development Funding.
Announcing the funding at Govan Initiative, Deputy Minister for Enterprise
Allan Wilson said:
“European funding continues to play a major role in the development of the
West of Scotland and I am particularly pleased to announce this latest round
of funding.
“Sense Scotland have today received a real boost for their planned centre
which will merge three existing services and adopt an innovative, integrated
approach to support.
“As well as the Govan Initiative, a planned new neighbourhood centre in
Cambuslang will also receive funding to become the focal point of the
community.
“Other projects will receive funding towards maintaining community learning
points within the East End of Glasgow and opening up job opportunities in
the north of the city.
“This funding is vital to the regeneration of several areas in the West and
I look forward to seeing some of these projects in the coming months and
years as they develop.”
Notes:
Full list of projects is below. For further details please contact Aileen
McLaughlan at Strathclyde European Partnership Ltd on 0141 572 4433 or 07785
928722.
Project £s
Caledonian Centre, Cambuslang 301,476
Making it Happen 278,113
Regeneration Through Enterprise 2006-08 121,390
Growing Third Sector Services 2006-08 61,767
East End Community Academy 2006-08 96,248
East End Connected 2006-08 89,709
Mile End Out of School Care 2006-08 44,853
Greater Govan Social Economy Team 213,164
Cambuslang Training and Enterprise Centre 142,059
Blantyre Miners Welfare Community Resource Centre220,720
Fairhill Integrated Community Facility 815,324
Blairtummock Social Enterprise Centre 710,000
Piperhill Wood Energy Project 182,000
The 2000-2006 Western Scotland Objective 2 Programme will invest £300m of
European Funds in the region by December 2006. The funds are targeted on
encouraging job creation in areas with urban problems and declining
traditional industries.
European Funds consist of two main kinds of investment. The European
Regional Development Fund provides assistance for people to start or grow
businesses; to develop sites and premises for businesses; to upgrade tourism
facilities; and to support community economic development. The European
Social Fund supports training for people working in the region or looking
for jobs. It is intended in particular to help people who are long term
unemployed; young job seekers; and those excluded from the labour market.
Since 1989 European Funds have invested over £1,000 million in the Western
Scotland economy. Projects supported include developments at Loch Lomond,
the Glasgow Science Centre and the Euro freight terminal at Mossend.
European Funds are managed by a regional partnership of public, private and
third sector agencies. Strathclyde European Partnership Ltd manage the
project application process.
New awards are announced by the Scottish Executive approximately three times
per year. 13 projects in this series of awards will share in over £3.27
million of European funding, as part of a total investment of almost £21.2
million in local projects across the region. The other funding comes from
the Scottish Enterprise network, local authorities, the voluntary sector,
colleges and universities and the private sector.
Contact: Stuart Lewis: 0131 244 2682
News Release: «NewsReleaseNo»
Internet:
www.scotland.gov.uk
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