Active Places Funding

The Minister for Commonwealth Games and Sport Shona Robison has announced the latest round of projects to benefit from the Legacy 2014 Active Places Fund.

Further funding of £2.4 million will benefit 45 more projects across the country in the third round of funding from this national Legacy 2014 programme to ensure that the Commonwealth Games secures a lasting legacy in Scotland.

The Minister today visited Dumfries and Galloway which will receive support for four more projects in the area. These include a new water sports facility to introduce young people and adults to canoeing and kayaking, a new purpose built skate park designed for use by scooters, skateboards and BMXs, and a new shared path between Dalbeattie and 7Stanes mountain bike centre as well as funding for Maxwelltown High School to purchase gym equipment.

Speaking at the School, the Minister said:

“The Commonwealth Games is Scotland’s biggest ever sporting and cultural event and I want to see a lasting Games legacy across the whole of Scotland in the years to come.

“I am delighted to see the enthusiastic and imaginative ways that people are embracing the Games. From upgrading existing facilities to taking on new challenges, the whole community is coming together to deliver fantastic projects that are helping people become more active.

“Here, in Dumfries and Galloway, six Community Sport Hubs are now up and running including Maxwelltown High Sports Hub. Fifty per cent of the 150 planned sport hubs across all local authorities will be based in schools, demonstrating a commitment to young people and improving their opportunities for physical fitness and I am delighted the Active Places Fund is able to further support the facilities that will be available here.

“In the last five years, Dumfries and Galloway has received grants for 125 projects with local sports clubs, voluntary and community organisations, community councils and schools to cover everything from coaching costs, taster sessions and open days to equipment purchase, sports kits and venue hire.”

Louise Martin CBE, Chair of sportscotland, said:

“I am delighted that another 45 projects are set to benefit from the Active Places Fund, as we aim to encourage more people of all ages and abilities to become involved in sport and physical activity.

“sportscotland and the Scottish Government are working closely to deliver a successful sporting legacy from Glasgow 2014, and the Active Places Fund is a key component of that vision.”

Following her visit to Maxwelltown High School, the Minister went to Dumfries and Galloway College to meet young people undertaking The Princes Trust employability initiative, part of the Scotland’s Best 2014 Legacy programme funded by the Scottish Government and delivered via Skills Development Scotland.

The project offers an employability qualification and quality volunteering, training and work placement opportunities, for 1,000 unemployed 16-24 year olds, designed to ensure young people have the skills employers want and the confidence to take that next step in their future. So far, 500 young people have been supported through the initiative.

Ms Robison said:

“Volunteering is one of the best and easiest ways of gaining invaluable work experience. Scotland’s Best is specifically designed to create training and volunteering opportunities linked to culture and sport in Scotland and I’m delighted that so many young people in Dumfries and Galloway are benefiting from this excellent project.”

Head of Faculty for Education, Health and Social Studies at Dumfries and Galloway College, June Holland said:

“We are delighted to welcome the Minister to Dumfries and Galloway College. The Princes Trust Teams have been running here and at our Stranraer Campus for the past seven years. Our focus is to raise self-esteem, build confidence and develop personal skills for all of our young people. The fact that the team are playing host to Shona Robison MSP is an extremely positive opportunity for them and the staff to demonstrate the work we are doing and the excellent College facilities we have”

Dumfries and Galloway Council Leader Ronnie Nicholson said: “One of our Council’s priorities is to provide a good start in life for all our children. The Active Places funding has allowed Maxwelltown High School to develop this sport hub so that it offers our young people better facilities and more opportunities to take part in a range of organised physical activity sessions that are better suited to what they want. In turn, this will increase the take up of sport in our young people.

The sport hub will also be able to be used by the wider community of North West Dumfries after school hours. I am pleased that local people in this area will have now have access to a quality sports facility right on their doorstep. We will do what we can to ensure that people take up the opportunity to increase their activity levels by using this new sport hub and finding something that they will really enjoy taking part in.”

Notes to editors

The Minister for Commonwealth Games and Sport has been visiting Dumfries and Galloway today to see a number of Legacy 2014 projects and programmes already benefiting local people.

As well as her visits to Maxwelltown High School and Dumfries and Galloway College, the minister also visited Johnstonebridge Community Development Trust which is developing its own community sports hub, bringing together community, leisure, sport and education facilities on the same site.

The Minister also visited Gracefield Arts Centre to discuss the cultural legacy of the Dumfries and Galloway Legacy 2014 plan particularly Spring Fling which offers a year round community programme of activities and workshops for schools and the local community.

The Legacy 2014 Active Places Fund is part of the Scottish Government’s Commonwealth Games Legacy 2014 programme, which will give communities across Scotland more and better places to be active, and is administered by sportscotland, the national agency for sport.

Grants up to £100,000 are available to help build or upgrade local facilities such as new bike or skate parks, outdoor adventure facilities, walking routes, or new projects within school estates.

Project Title	Project Description	Total Project Cost	Applicant Recommended Award	Local Authority
Abernethy Barcaple	To create a new water sports facility to introduce young people (and adults) to canoeing and kayaking. Creation of new lochan in grounds, with pontoon for launching, fencing, seating, access road/path and car parking.	73,450	36,725	Dumfries & Galloway
AM soccer club	Upgrade of existing derelict sports pavilion with two team changing rooms.	34,924	17,462	Fife
Beeslack CHS	Multi-purpose skills track around school land suitable for mountain bike skills, cross country running , triathlon events and walking.	76,210	37,080	Midlothian
Belleisle park	Belleisle Adventure Play and Activity Area.	212,166	60,000	South Ayrshire
Castle Semple Heritage Trail	The project will upgrade the existing path network within the reserve. The works proposed will maximise widths, improve sight lines, drainage and surface quality. In addition appropriate hand rails will be installed along the trail.	80,400	31,050	Glasgow City
City of Edinburgh Victoria Park	Improvement to existing redundant park courts to provide 2x tennis and 1x Basketball court	99,497	47,660	Edinburgh City
Dawson Park	Reinstatement of 4x existing tennis courts in Dawson Park, Dundee	171,190	78,595	Dundee City
Friends of Magdalen Green	Regeneration of existing playpark to create a stimulating and exciting adventure playpark in Dundee.	144,504	62,252	Dundee City
Glasgow City Wakeboard	Creation wakeboard cable park at Port Dundas on Forth and Clyde Canal at Pinkston Basin	100,352	50,176	Glasgow City
Glenluce Skatepark - Glenluce Youth Club in Partnership with D&G Council	A purpose built skate park which has been designed for use by scooters, skateboards and BMXs.	74,634	35,634	Dumfries & Galloway
Greenock Cricket and Hockey Club	Develop a 25x14m synthetic grass training area for Hockey and Cricket.	34,356	11,315	Inverclyde
Kinglassie Skate Park	Construction of a purpose built spray concrete skate park and a MUGA which will accommodate sports such as 5-a-side football, basketball and netball.	145,000	71,613	Fife
Kirkton Park Tennis Court	Extend and renew existing blaes tennis courts with all weather surface to form community tennis beacon site with mini tennis lines with floodlighting all to meet LTA specifications.	206,637	99,637	West Lothian
Maxwelltown HS	Purchase of gym equipment to fit out existing area within school facility.	32,000	22,400	Dumfries & Galloway
BUSC changing pavilion	First floor extension of existing activity space	465,903	100,000	West Lothian
Princes Trust	Purchase of major items of sports kit, kayaks, canoes mountain bikes and trailers. To be allocated to the three centres (Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee)	62,400	43,680	Glasgow City
Bonaly Outdoor Scout Centre	High Challenge Course with Climbing Wall, Jacob’s Ladder, Leap of Faith and Crate Climbing features at Bonaly Outdoor Centre, Edinburgh	64,782	30,891	Edinburgh City
Southend Dunaverty Hall	Community sports and activity hall which includes a single court hall, stage, changing accommodation, meeting rooms and office	518,000	100,000	Argyll & Bute
Springfield PS	A small MUGA and a half-pipe as part of a wider park re development.	92,000	46,000	Fife
St Monica's Primary School	Adventure Play Park	111,869	51,869	North Lanarkshire
St Thomas PS	The MUGA will consist of a tarmacadam surface with a perimeter fence which would include football goals and basketball hoops built in.	63,000	31,500	Renfrewshire
Whitburn KGV Skatepark	Development of a purpose built skate park on an area of unused open grass space within Whitburn King George V Park.	80,000	40,000	West Lothian
Willowcare Trust	Upgrading the existing sand filled carpet to a 3G synthetic turf (Fieldturf Classic HD50).	26,720	15,204	Glasgow City
Wormit and Newport Tennis Club	Floodlighting to 3 synthetic grass courts.	27,720	13,860	Fife
ST Vincent Street School	An outdoor active play and sensory garden area will be developed in a currently unused grass area beside the school.	39,866	16,519	Glasgow City
Lochcarron Primary School	Lochcarron Primary School Trim Trail	30,200	14,923	Highland
Burntisland Sports Group	Multi use games area proposed is 36m x 17m with fencing around. The area to e designated will be open to the public for sport and recreational activities including football, basketball etc.	65,000	32,500	Fife
Wishaw Mountain Bike Group	Creation of a mountain bike skills training area, pump track and painted ‘road network’ within the grounds of Coltness High School.	75,550	52,550	North Lanarkshire
Penicuik MUGA	Reinstatement of redundant multi-court MUGA in Penicuik, Midlothian	93,145	46,560	Midlothian
Bruntsfield Primary School	Create flexible activity spaces for both sport and adventure play including a polymeric surfaces multi court, bouldering/traverse climbing wall, free running and additional storage.	105,570	52,570	Edinburgh City
Cunnigar Loop	To create an outdoor and adventure woodland facility beside the Commonwealth Games Village.	635,000	167,000	South Lanarkshire
Kilwinning sports club - driving to Gleneagles and Beyond	Construct new indoor, one bay driving facility with video analysis equipment. Upgrade works to existing covered bays and shortgame practice area.	85,188	60,000	North Ayrshire
Broadwood Tennis Courts	New build 3x tennis courts at Broadwood Stadium	174,274	75,000	North Lanarkshire
Tarbert to Arrochar Core path	Upgrade of an existing 2 ml path to improve the quality of the surfacing, width and signage.	232,576	50,000	Argyll & Bute
Dochart Viaduct Core Path	Re-grade a slope and provide an improved and surfaced 3m wide track linking to a 1.5m whin dust path which connects to the wider countryside.	49,956	22,456	Stirling
Calderglen Active Park	Adventure Play park in Calderglen Country Park, East Kilbride	388,558	100,000	South Lanarkshire
Fort Matilda Tennis Club	Floodlighting to 3 synthetic grass courts	41,944	20,900	Inverclyde
Arisaig Amenity Space	General upgrading the existing natural grass village playing field by installing an effective and efficient drainage; stone removal, turf replacement; deer-proof fencing; fitness trail; adventure play equipment; a small rain shelter.	64,500	30,000	Highland
Islay Community Access Group bid	Phase 3 of the path route which connects a walking cycling route along the south coast of Islay.	725,000	100,000	Argyll & Bute
Drymen to Balmaha Path routes	Upgrade three sections of existing low quality core path to be utilised by cyclists and walkers.	588,000	100,000	Stirling
Dalbeattie to 7Stanes & Kippford	The project is for a shared use path between Dalbeattie and 7 Stanes mountain bike Centre	547,000	100,000	Dumfries & Galloway
North Glenrothes Gilvenbank Park Youth Area	MUGS and adventure play equipment for teenagers	120,000	50,000	Fife
Stirling and Trossachs Scout District	New shower block with 3 unisex showers cubilces, disabled shower and toilet at Invertrossachs Activity Scout Centre, Loch Vennacher, Callander	46,575	23,000	Stirling
Stephen Gallacher Foundation Golf Course	A 9 hole purpose-built golf course which averages 100 yds per hole	349,000	100,000	Contact Information SG Communications noreplycomms@gov.scot During the hours of 09:00 – 17:30 Monday to Thursday and 09:00 – 17:00 on Friday please contact below, or contact 0300 244 0222 if out of hours. First Minister - 0300 244 9020 Deputy First Minister, Economy and Gaelic - 0300 244 9024 Health and Social Care - 0300 244 9021 Education and Skills - 0300 244 9022 Justice and Home Affairs - 0300 244 9023 Net Zero, Energy and Rural Affairs - 0300 244 9026 Social Justice - 0300 244 9025 Finance, Local Government and Corporate - 0300 244 9027 Constitution, External Affairs, Culture - 0300 244 9029 Powered by Onclusive PR Manager © 2025