Community support

Glasgow Community Planning Partnership (GCPP)

Glasgow Community Planning Partnership brings key public, private, community and voluntary representatives together. The aim is to delivering better, more joined-up public services in the city.

The East Centre & Calton LCPP together with Baillieston, Shettleston & Greater Easterhouse LCPP forms the East area. The East area is served locally by a dedicated team of staff from Glasgow Community Planning Ltd.  

Contact details for the East Area office

 0141 276 9860
Glasgow Community Planning Partnership East Area

 Glasgow Community Planning

Westwood Business Centre
69 Aberdalgie Road,
GLASGOW G34 9HJ

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Glasgow East Regeneration Agency (GERA)

GERA’s Community Engagement Team is made up of specialist advisers supporting local people to get involved in the community planning process and regeneration of their areas.

Community planning is about improving public services and making sure that local people have the opportunity to influence and make a difference in the plans for their communities. This covers a range of issues and services that matter to local residents, including education, employment, housing, health, safety, community facilities, provision for young people and much more.

The Community Engagement is made up of: 

• Community Engagement Advisors   
• Community Health Initiative   
• Youth Development 

Community Engagement Team

Danny Collins, Community Engagement Manager

Leah Rooney, Community Engagement Advisor
 0141 7814193

Cecilia O'Lone, Community Engagement Advisors
 0141 7814191

Jack Simpson, Senior Youth Engagement Officer
 0141 7814195

 Gemma Watson, Youth Engagement Officer
 0141 7814196

Gaille McCann, Community Health Iniative Principal Officer
 0141 7811566

Christine Caldwell
 0141 5505024  

Address:

 GERA

Shettleston, Baillieston & Greater Easterhouse Office
Westwood Business Centre,
69 Aberdalgie Road,
Glasgow, G34 9HJ

 0141 7812000

Glasgow East Regeneration Agency

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Glasgow City Council Local Area Committee

The main role of Area Committees is to monitor how council services are delivered and developed locally, helping to ensure that services reflect the policies of the council and are responding to local needs and opportunities. 

Funding for community groups and voluntary organisations

To assist the area committees in their role they are allocated an budget, totalling approximately £1.7m across the city.  The budget are mainly used for grants, to local community and voluntary organisations, to provide services that will help to achieve the council’s objectives.

For further information and advice on grant funding contact:

Karen Kenny, Development Officer East Area
 0141 287 7864

GCC Local Area Committees

Culture and Sport Glasgow manages, grant-aids and supports Community Facilities across the city and is responsible for the letting of schools, public halls and the Mitchell Theatre. 

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Glasgow Culture and Sport

Providing community facilities, a valuable resource within any community, with venues and catering available for all occasions; community, public and family events.

They also provide communty letting of Glasgow schools.

More information

Contact Culture & Sport Glasgow direct, and see their webpage.

0141 287 5317

 Culture & Sport Glasgow Community Facilities