Projects
Lead Partner: Glasgow City Council
Other Partners: Heritage Lottery, Historic Scotland, Scottish Government, City Heritage Trust, Govan and Craigton Community Planning Partnership.
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Location:
Greater Govan & Glasgow Harbour, Govan
Description:
Govan Cross Townscape Heritage Initiative (GCTHI) aims to regenerate Central Govan by investing and promoting its unique and rich heritage. As a grant giving programme, GCTHI offer grant support to the local community. The funding is deisgned to:
Projects funded or earmarked for funding include:
The Heritage Lottery Fund supports Townscape Heritage Initiatives all over the UK, which aim to regenerate conservation areas in towns or cities that have particularly suffered from social and economic problems. There are three THIs in Glasgow: Merchant City, Parkhead and Govan Cross. Following the declaration in 2009 of Govan Cross as a Conservation Area, Heritage Lottery awarded Govan Cross THI £939,000. The initiative is a partnership with Glasgow City Council and forms a distinct but integral part of Central Govan Action Plan.
Find out more about THI projects on the Get into Govan website.
Current status:
Govan Cross THI formally commenced in September 2009.
Timescale:
2009 - 2016
Cost:
£1.1m