MADE IN GOVAN
GBPT were approached by the Govan Heritage team within Glasgow City Council to design and develop a Heritage Activity & Training Plan as part of a five-year, £5 million National Lottery Heritage Fund and Historic Environment Scotland Heritage Places bid. The fund prioritises increasing place-based investment, increasing the capacity of local heritage, creating integrated and holistic schemes across the breadth of heritage and taking a people-centred approach.
- Completion Date: 2025
- Project Cost: £20,000
The Project
GBPT led on the community consultation and developed a detailed activity and action plan aimed at engaging a wide range of audiences and stakeholders, including local businesses, heritage attractions, schools and young people with a view to boosting pride of place, attracting investment and improving wayfinding in the area. “Made in Govan” is proposed as a central project message because it celebrates and honours Govan’s unique spirit as a place of making. This identity connects past, present, and future, encompassing both tangible (material) and intangible heritage.
Schoolchildren and young people were identified as a key priority for engagement. The project plans to collaborate with local creatives, charities, and museums – including Portal Productions, the Riverside Museum, Glasgow Press, and Bike for Good – on a diverse programme of events, projects, and activities celebrating Govan’s heritage of making and creativity.
In addition, the project includes the delivery of £180,000 worth of traditional skills training, developed in partnership with building contractors and the Developing the Young Workforce programme. This training runs over four years, with a focus on stonemasonry and roofing, helping to equip young people with valuable craft and building skills and help bridge the skills gap in the built heritage sector.