Plans by Ferguslie Park Housing Association to complete a £2m revamp of the Tannahill Community Centre are well underway.

The centre based in the Ferguslie Park area of Paisley is set to be transformed into a state of the art community hub.

FPHA, which owns and manages the centre, has been working to create a funding package and design for the Centre.

The Big Lottery Growing Community Assets fund has awarded funding to allow a design team to be appointed, community consultation to take place and full designs for the Centre to be complete.

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Space Solutions has been appointed as the lead consultants and architects and are charged with reinvigorating the Tannahill Centre. Plans for the revamp include the creation of a gym, internet area, training and community facilities, small business units and a new café.

A cocktail of funding and private finance is being put together by FPHA to fund the project, with a further application being submitted to the Big Lottery Growing Community Asset Fund in early January to fund a major element of the revamp.

Robert Craig, FPHA Chief Executive said: "We wanted to reinvigorate the centre for the community, to give them somewhere that was a real hub of activity. These are exciting times for Ferguslie Park with St Mirrens new stadium due to open official on January 31 and a potential stock transfer to FPHA of the 512 existing Renfrewshire Council properties.

"The proposals for the Tannahill Centre are another example that regeneration never ends in Ferguslie Park."

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