Sugar Sheds touted as new college home

Published: 2 Feb 2015 13:00

COLLEGE chiefs have been given 70,000 to study the future of the campus in Greenock with the Sugar Sheds touted as an alternative location.

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Bosses at the West College Scotland (WCS) Finnart Street facility have been given the sum from the Scottish Government to investigate the fabric of the building.

Local MSP Stuart McMillan has raised the issue on several occasions as to what support will be provided to make improvements.

The SNP man also mooted the idea of the college relocating to Greenocks historic Sugar Sheds to bring the building back into use should the Finnart Street campus be deemed no longer suitable.

Two years ago Mr McMillan wrote to the then James Watt College (JWC) management and various agencies, including the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) the governments higher and further education funding body calling for a feasibility study to be carried out to look into the idea.

The MSP is now happy that financial support to the tune of 70,000 has been provided to explore the future of the Greenock site.

Mr McMillan said: I am pleased to learn from the Scottish Government that funding of 70,000 has been provided to help undertake a business case outlining options for the Greenock campus.

Alongside this, the Scottish Government has invested 26.6 million of capital funding to the SFC to support infrastructure investment across the sector.

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