Old Barmulloch Tenants Hall

We would like to inform you of a number of recent developments in our plan to build a replacement Tenants Hall, 54 Quarrywood Road, Barmulloch, Glasgow.

Former Church Hall, Quarrywood Avenue, Glasgow

Barmulloch Community Development Company became temporary lease holders and managers of the facility in Quarrywood Avenue, Barmulloch on the 18th March 2011. Thanks to the Church of Scotland, who originally wanted to dispose of the building on the property market, BCDC has been granted a “peppercorn” rate for the let to enable the company to be housed and build up a range of community activities for eventual transfer into the proposed new facility. All clubs and groups associated with the old hall have been re-located. (see What's On list)

Tenants Hall, 54 Quarrywood Road, Glasgow

This familiar and well loved hall had become unsuitable for modern safety and hygiene standards and would have required expensive refurbishment. Our original intention was to maintain the Hall as an unused facility just in case we could not get new build funding. The cost of insuring an empty hall would have been expensive, and we were delighted to lease the premises to Rob Roy ABC boxing club (call 07963 398 971 or email robroyabc@yahoo.co.uk for more details) who will begin operations on 1st April 2011 offering a range of boxing and fitness related activities for all age groups. They will have exclusive use of the Hall on a short term basis, whilst the Hall will continue to be owned by Barmulloch Tenants and Residents Association (BTRA) and managed by Barmulloch Community Development Company (BCDC). We will keep you informed of any future changes which may affect the Tenants and Residents Association.

Big Lottery Grant

We are currently in the process of applying for our Part One lottery application and whilst there can be no guaranteed success in grant applications – we are hopeful that building work on the Barmulloch Community Tenants Halls will commence in 2012. We recently completed a £74,000 Technical Assistance Lottery Grant that has enabled us to complete Architects Drawings, carry out site investigations and establish build costs of £1.4 million for a suite of halls and meeting rooms. Full Planning Consent has been received from Glasgow City Council.