More community venues are to re-open across Glasgow in the next two weeks.

Three will open their doors on Monday with another five planned two weeks later in November.

The continued phased re-opening comes as almost 30 venues across the city remain shut with no date for re-opening.

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Community centres at Cranhill, Netherton, and Possilpoint will be open to the public again from Monday, October 31.

Five others, Pollok, Pollokshields, and Geoff Shaw Community Centres, St Francis Centre and The Couper Institute will re-open on November 14.

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Glasgow Life confirmed the re-opening dates as part of plans to spend £1.1 allocated to get facilities operating again.

Another three, currently operating as covid and flu vaccinations centres, Partick Burgh Hall, Barmulloch and Drumchapel Community Centres will re-open in March 2023.

Annette Christie, chairperson of Glasgow Life, said: “Our plans for the £1.1m funding allocated by Glasgow City Council in this year’s budget to reopen community venues and public halls means that more of the much-missed focal points for local organisations and groups will now be able to welcome them back again.

“As communities across the city meet the challenges of the current cost of living crisis this winter, it is particularly important that local venues are available for people to be able to come together for shared activities that promote social inclusion and physical and mental wellbeing.”

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The Glasgow Times started the Save Our Venues campaign when Glasgow Life failed to re-open community venues and libraries after the lockdown ended.

Local campaigns across the city sprung up demanding venues were protected.

Many, including all libraries, have re-opened but 28 venues are still closed.

Councillor Christie confirmed the number that are still shut.

She said, at a meeting of Glasgow City Council, this week:  “Two venues and 28 sports facilities currently have no scheduled reopening date.

“Glasgow Life is working with the council to continue to explore alternative options including through the People Make Glasgow Communities Programme which allows community organisations to take ownership or management of facilities.”

She added: “I am sure we are all aware of the impact the pandemic has had on the public and private sector businesses in this city and across the globe.

“There has been a significant impact on the operation of our community spaces and that has challenged our traditional operating methods and models and the ability to reopen some venues operated by Glasgow Life.”