Annual Report 2010-2011 A WHOLE NEW APPROACH TO REGENERATION Clyde Gateway is located in a part of Scotland that is benefiting from over £1 billion of expenditure on new infrastructure Artists Impression of National Indoor Sports Arena and Velodrome Page 2 Chair’s Report & Review Page 4 Chief Executive’s Report Page 6 Clyde Gateway and its Communities Page 7 The View From The Communities - Paul Doherty & Arlene Blaber Page 8 Clyde Gateway: Who, Why, Where and How Page 11 A Sustainable Legacy for Bridgeton & Dalmarnock Page 15 The View From The Communities: Grace Donald & David Stewart Page 16 A Sustainable Legacy for Rutherglen & Shawfield Page 20 Clyde Gateway and the 2014 Commonwealth Games Page 22 Some Other Achievements in 2010/11 Page 27 The View From The Communities: Hamish McBride & Kirsty Bremner Page 28 Progress Towards Key Outcomes Page 31 The View From The Communities - Russell Clearie and Harry Donald Page 33 Financial Summary Page 36 Clyde Gateway Board Members 2|3 Chair’s report and review The past 12 months have been hugely eventful, but what is coming around the corner for our communitiesimmeasurableis going to be almost This is the third annual report produced by Clyde Gateway and for the third successive year, it is very pleasing to be able to say, without fear of contradiction, that we have made further excellent progress in transforming our communities in the face of what have continued to be very challenging circumstances in the wider economy. This latest Annual Report gives a measure - the construction of the National Indoor of our achievements over the 12 months Sports Arena (NISA) and Athletes up to the end of March 2011. The period Village in question is something of a landmark - Clyde Gateway East, a £35m Business for Clyde Gateway as it marks the end of Park that has the capacity for up to our initial period of activity and three 1500 jobs years worth of funding from the Scottish - the Eastgate office development at Government, during which time so many Brook Street, Bridgeton that will bring things have happened to bring physical 500 jobs to the area upon opening in change to the East End of Glasgow and Spring 2012 neighbouring South Lanarkshire:- - Clyde Gateway Trade Park in Farme Cross which has safeguarded 60 jobs - the completion of the missing link of in the local economy; and the M74 Motorway - public realm improvements in the - the continued work on the East End vicinity of Rutherglen Station and at Regeneration Route Bridgeton Cross All of these were well underway or had It was particularly satisfying that, by the Redmond for his tireless work in the been completed by the end of March end of the last financial year, the private Bridgeton and Dalmarnock areas which 2011. Since then, a number of other sector was recognising Clyde Gateway has helped ensure that local important projects have commenced, not as an emerging market. We had a £10m residents are behind us all the way. least the work to bring the magnificent investment in the Eastgate office Olympia building at Bridgeton Cross development by Aviva, the UK’s largest Ian Manson and his entire team of back into use, as well as the opening of insurance group, but just as importantly talented and highly motivated staff also a new set of business suites in Rutherglen was the fact that detailed negotiations deserve praise for their continued efforts with a further set under construction in with other investors and developers to ensure that Clyde Gateway really is Bridgeton. would later lead to positive taking a whole new approach to announcements in the summer of 2011. regeneration. There are plans in place to maintain this level of progress, particularly with our The 12 months up to the end of March Thank you for your interest in what on-going efforts with Strathclyde Police 2011 were hugely eventful, but what is Clyde Gateway is doing. I trust that you to deliver a new head office and business coming around the corner for our will find the facts, figures and information link on the banks of the River Clyde in communities, not least the 2014 contained in this report to be both the South Dalmarnock area, as well as Commonwealth Games and the legacy it informative and interesting. I hope also scheduled investment of up to £10m to will bring and which Clyde Gateway will that you will agree with my view that all improve Dalmarnock Station by the end help deliver, is going to be almost of our work and activities are delivering of 2013. immeasurable. It has again been a joy a meaningful and real pre-Games legacy. and privilege to Chair a Board of Directors All of this activity is part of a well-planned who are passionate about delivering and thought out strategic approach change to the communities. My special Dr Robert Crawford within Clyde Gateway and it was highly thanks go to Councillor Chris Thompson, August 2011 satisfying for all members of our Board who in addition to being my vice-chair that the Scottish Government agreed to has also taken on the task of chairing continue to back our efforts with further Clyde Gateway Developments Limited funding up to March 2012. (CGDL) and also to Councillor George Clyde Gateway at Oatlands: September 2010 4|5 Chief executive’s report What we have achieved over the first three yearsopportunitiesis just the first wave of The team of staff working in the Clyde Gateway offices in Bridgeton have the task of ensuring there is a change for the good in the fortunes of communities within the East End of Glasgow and parts of neighbouring South Lanarkshire. The scale of our task can be measured by the fact that our partners – Glasgow City Council, South Lanarkshire Council, Scottish Enterprise and the Scottish Government – acknowledge it will take 20 years to deliver on the ambitious targets on jobs, new homes and investment. The first three years have now come and The next few years are going to be critical It is however, made a lot easier knowing gone, and the contents of this Annual in the history of Clyde Gateway. There that local people, through their response Report contain a section which shows are all sorts of special things coming to our public consultations and meet- how we have done in meeting our initial together at the right time – the M74 ings, are demonstrating their support for set of targets. But I believe that just as Motorway, the East End Regeneration what we are doing. important as meeting these targets is the Route and the 2014 Commonwealth fact we have been given great support Games – all of which are contributing to What we have achieved over the first by those who live and work locally. a legacy which will allow physical three years is just the first wave of change to be delivered while at the same opportunities. The challenge is to Very early on, we asked local people time investing in local people to give maintain this momentum and level of what is was they wanted Clyde Gateway them the best possible opportunities to progress at a time when public resources to do. We were told in no uncertain change their circumstances for the are becoming more scarce. It is a terms that it was to bring jobs for local better. Things are clearly happening here challenge that I believe Clyde Gateway is people, make the place look good and and now, and Clyde Gateway is doing its well capable of meeting and that we will, one way or another do something about part right now by attracting 500 jobs to with the support of local residents and the Olympia. I would like to think that the Eastgate office development, by proprietors, continue to use innovative what we have delivered in the first three investing and recouping millions in the and imaginative ways to make a years has matched those expectations. construction of Clyde Gateway East and difference to deliver a lasting legacy to by creating the best possible conditions the communities. Our progress has been quiet but for future growth. effective. We created almost 470 jobs and training places by the end of March All that we have delivered so far, and will 2011 with many of these being made continue to deliver in the future, is a Ian Manson specifically available to local residents. team effort. None of us regard what we August 2011 We have invested in a number of do as a 9-5 job and the level of improvement schemes, most notably at professionalism, dedication and Bridgeton Cross and at Rutherglen commitment is first-class. Station. And we bought the Olympia... Construction of Eastgate office development underway at Brook Street/London Road, Bridgeton 6|7 Clyde Gateway and its Communities Clyde Gateway has always stressed that It was community demand that led us to physical change on its own is not purchase the Olympia Theatre and to enough to achieve success. Regeneration work up a viable plan to bring it back has to be about people and not simply into use in advance of the 2014 bricks and mortar and by putting local Commonwealth Games. Our proposals residents at the heart of our ambitious for masterplans, including for the plans we have been able to ensure that Dalmarnock area and incorporating the social and economic change are our top future uses of sites currently occupied by priorities and that those local residents showpeople, office and business will share in the sustainable legacy for developments as well as various generations to come.