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Alongside increased support for It also helped kick start an interest in Cross, the completion of more than sports clubs and physical activity the environment with Commonwealth 40 office suites for SMEs at classes, more people than ever before Hub Parks initiatives. Each Park, and Bridgeton, the delivery of Clyde are being encouraged to adopt more created with the help of school Gateway East Business Park adjacent active lifestyles.With club volunteers, is twinned with a region to Junction 2a of the M74 and the membership increasing, there is a of the world which includes construction and opening of larger talent pool from which world- Commonwealth nations.Through this Eastgate, an office development class athletes are emerging. Sports Initiative, schools were linked to a Hub which has become the HQ building clubs are key to growing the elite Park and have been learning about for the 500 staff of Community athletes of the future. A dedication the environment, food crops and Safety . to sports development has seen biodiversity of the Commonwealth increasing numbers of Glasgow-based countries within that region through Additional projects that have been athletes in performance programmes. a variety of outdoor experiences. completed or are nearing completion, include the first new-build office School children Communities development covering 4,000 square Learning about the Commonwealth The Games also helped improve local metres over four floors at the and the Olympic Games gave the facilities, encouraged people to take Rutherglen Low carbon Zone, now opportunity to inspire young part in cultural events, brought people known as One Rutherglen Links, the minds to live a healthy and active together to watch and celebrate the construction and installation of the life.This in turn encouraged children achievements of the Games and Shawfield Smart Bridge linking the to consider about values, in helped nurture a real community spirit. National Business District at Shawfield sportsmanship and lifestyles in with , improving other countries and cultures. Regeneration pedestrian and cycling connections across the area and the completion of Clyde Gateway Urban Regeneration a new four storey office development Company (Clyde Gateway URC) used at Riverside East in Dalmarnock which the Games as a catalyst to drive Legacy Key Facts has now been sold to Police . forward the physical, social and The new Legacy Hub in Dalmarnock continued.... economic regeneration programme opened in May 2015 and is owned, to transform the East End of Glasgow. • There were 109 Cultural managed and operated by the a local Programme projects with links Community Trust to deliver a range of An ambitious regeneration to 26 Commonwealth social, economic and environmental programme was put into the area, countries services in response to consultation remediating land, creating state-of- with local residents. • £5.5m has been awarded by the- art office and industrial space, the BIG Lottery Fund to help and attracting inward investment Other projects include the new urban communities get more active but also assuring that improvements woodland park at the Cunnigar Loop met the needs and aspirations of the • The Active Places Fund has which opened to the public in 2015, local community. supported over 180 projects, the establishment of the National helping build and improve Business District at Shawfield on land community facilities In addition, employment and training projects were offered to support people that was heavily polluted and • More than 750 teachers have in to work, many for the first time. contaminated from previous industrial been trained to support usages and the construction and the disabled young people in P.E. Named the top regeneration project installation of a new pedestrian/cycle in the UK in 2013, Clyde Gateway URC bridge (contract currently underway) • The £5m Young Persons’ Fund has completed seven games-related linking the former athletes village and will provide 2,500 young construction projects.These works the new woodland park at Cuningar. people with work experience have led to the re-opening of the historic Olympia building at Bridgeton www.legacy2014.co.uk 62