CAMPERDOWN COMMUNITY GROWING HUB TO RECEIVE REGENERATION FUNDING
Dundee’s SNP MSPs Joe FitzPatrick and Shona Robison have welcomed funding to support the Camperdown Community Growing Hub in Dundee through the Scottish Government’s Regeneration Capital Grant Fund (RCGF).
Schemes around Scotland are to receive a share of £25 million from the RCGF – including the Camperdown Community Growing Hub in Dundee, which will receive £899,305.
The RCGF will support 1,220 jobs and as well as thousands of training places by refurbishing and bringing back into use 26 empty buildings to provide space for community enterprises.
Joe FitzPatrick MSP (Dundee City West constituency) said:
“The Camperdown Community Growing Hub will be a fantastic initiative that will provide vital support for people across Dundee, so I am delighted to see that the SNP Government will be providing this extra funding.
“This project has the potential to help local people to eat more healthily, tackle food poverty, as well as support people with mental health issues.”
Shona Robison MSP (Dundee City East constituency) said:
“The SNP Government’s Regeneration Capital Grant Fund has been vital in supporting community-led regeneration projects and has invested more than £200 million since 2014.
“As we look towards our recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, this investment in our communities will be vital.
“The hub at Camperdown will help to tackle inequalities, enable people to develop vital skills, and provide a facility that allows local people to grow healthy food for themselves and others, whilst simultaneously helping to reduce the city’s overall carbon footprint.”
* Photo shows view from City Road Allotments.
