Community Engagement Programme, outlining Langside Hall Trust's vision for the future of Langside Halls. Respond to the proposals via the questionnaire on www.langsidehalls.com
Kane To: Melanie Hay; [email protected]; Steve Brown Cc: Jen Anderson; Beth Farmer Subject: RE: LHT Logo Date: 05 February 2021 17:32:14 Melanie – can you copy this as an image and stick it on? Kevin LANGSIDE HALLS TRUST Scottish Charity Number SCO44244 Langside Halls Community Engagement Programme February 2021
in 2013 • Run by elected board Board of Trustees • Trust formed by 400 members from the local community • Working in collaboration with local partners Image by Jen Anderson
feasibility study • Feedback on action to previous community consultation • Present plans and proposals for the future • Invite you to get involved by spreading the word and taking part in our online survey Image by Alan Dimmick
• 1847 built as National Bank of Scotland on Queen Street • 1901, moved to Langside Avenue as a public halls • Owned by Glasgow City Council and run by Glasgow Life • Closed to public since 2017 due to boiler and building fabric issues
Create an accessible and inclusive venue for the local community • Create a venue for programmed social, cultural and well-being activities in tandem with local cultural and social organisations and others
79% LIVE MU SIC 82% S CREEN ING 22. 1% LIVE MAJ OR SPORT DANCE 4 5.8% COME DY 65.8% MUSI C 59.7% ART & CRAFT 64 .4% HER ITAGE 46. 5% EXERCI SE AND SPOR TS 62.7% TOGET HER 59 .5% COMMU NITY GET THEA TRE 45 .5% DA NCE 4 1.2% COOKER Y 41.8% FILM-MA KING 39. 5% RELIG IOUS & SPIRI TUAL 9.8% What activities do the community want? • Feedback from the local community • 850+ responses to LHT survey • People want Langside Halls to provide the following kind of activities
PRIVATE SCREENING CRÈC HE 16.6% PARTY/ W EDDING 47. 7% NURSE RY/ MEETIN G ROOMS 32.1 % RESTAURAN T/CAFE 76.9% COMMU NITY CINEMA 69.4% STU DIO 16.4 % OFFICES/ CO-WORKING DESK SP ACE 16.4% RECO RDING What facilities do the community want? • Feedback from the local community • From 872 responses, interest was expressed in the following facilities • Approximately 200 people said they would be interested in hiring the halls for social functions such as weddings, parties and anniversaries
AYFINDIN G SCREENIN G ROOM MAJOR VE NUE DANCE ST UDIO LIGHTING RIG DRESSING ROOMS GREEN RO OM SOUND SY STEM SOCIAL SPACE POP-UP CAFE POP-UP BAR FINISHIN G KITCHEN What do local organisations want? Feedback from local partners: • Glad Cafe • Southside Fringe • Southside Film Festival • SGHET And also from: • Y Dance • The Common Guild • RAW Theatre
Our Vision: • Langside Halls as an active and valued community-managed asset at the heart of Glasgow’s Southside Our Mission: • To deliver a refurbished, community managed and operated Langside Halls with an active cultural and social programme for all
community managed and operated venue • Accessible: A Halls and programme accessible to all • Ambitious: Ambitions for the Halls and its cultural and social programme • Collaborative: Work with others to make Langside Halls a success • Sustainable: Low-carbon and sustainable Langside Halls
and viable future for Langside Halls will require income generation sufficient to meet the operating costs of the building • Income generation prospects will be enhanced with the creation of a variety of venues within the building
capacity of and enhancing Southside based businesses and organisations • A platform to reach partners, audiences, customers and participants • The skills and views of the local community will provide the foundations from which other initiatives can build. Image by Alan Dimmick
local partners, local communities and other organisations wishing to engage with the local community • Langside Halls will provide an additional set of venue and activity spaces for the South Side • Langside Halls will not duplicate services from existing local businesses – but rather will offer them opportunities Image by Alan Dimmick
issues • Deteriorating building fabric • Inefficient energy performance • Inequality of entrance, level access to side entrance only • Confusing circulation • No level access to upper floors or basement • Lack of compliance with current standards • Limitations on overall capacity
N M INARD ROAD SHAWLANDS CIVIC SQUARE ACCESSIBLE PARKING Addressing building issues Building Entrance: • Relocate main entrance to the South to provide equal access for all • Opportunity to make a connection to the Bothy, redeveloping this derelict building in conjunction with the Halls
issues Circulation: • Clear and intuitive wayfinding • Level access to all public spaces • Increased capacity and flexibility • Create three “suites” to serve different users (Main Hall, Lesser Hall/Upper Hall and Reception Room)
• Double height space to increase daylight and building presence • Welcoming space in which to meet and linger • Direct lift access to all floors • Legible wayfinding • Visual connection to external surroundings
Main Hall Lesser Hall/ Upper Hall Realising Langside Halls potential Opportunity exists to provide 3 suites of rooms providing different sizes/configurations of venue spaces: • Main Hall (capacity 480) • Lesser Hall/Upper Hall (capacity 170) • Screening Room (capacity 50)
users simultaneously and will require to be accessible, attractive and legible for all users and user groups. Local Partners Community Groups Commercial Organisations Private Users Main Hall Glad Café Southside Film South Glasgow Heritage Environment Trust Southside Fringe Various: Arts; culture; leisure; heath and wellbeing; and social activities. Music and Live Performance Promoters Various: Weddings, Functions, Events and Parties Lesser Hall Glad Café Southside Film Southside Fringe Y-Dance Various: Arts; culture; leisure; heath and wellbeing; social activities; education and learning. Music and Live Performance Promoters Various: Weddings, Functions, Events and Parties Cinema / Screening Room Southside Film Southside Fringe Various: Arts; culture; leisure; heath and wellbeing; and social activities. Various: Weddings, Functions, Events and Parties Smaller Meeting Rooms Glad Café Southside Film South Glasgow Heritage Environment Trust Southside Fringe Y-Dance Various: Arts; culture; leisure; heath and wellbeing; social activities; education and learning. Various Bothy To be confirmed
• Restoring the original room and function • Making the space accessible • Increase its flexibility • Link to Upper Hall (capacity 100) • Lesser Hall (capacity 170)
performance space • Retractable seating to allow for flexibility of use (e.g. spoken word, one-person shows, comedy, talks/lectures etc.) • New adjacent social/ reception space for up to 50 people for pop-up coffee and/or bar etc.
entrance fit for a public building of this scale • Enhanced arrival and foyer experience • Space to meet and socialise • Potential for pop- up café / bar
Langside Halls • Improved entrance providing inclusive access for all • Protecting heritage • Providing a much needed community facility • Creating a new programmable venue for Glasgow’s South Side • A sustainable, long term plan • Addressing Langside Halls carbon footprint
Business Plan for Langside Halls • Balance community, private and commercial uses through a social enterprise model • Differential pricing will ensure access for local communities and local organisations, while maximising income from commercial users Business Planning
user groups will have to be supplemented with additional income sources • These will include: local fundraising, working in partnership with Glasgow City Council, Glasgow Life and others • Grant income for specific activities Business Planning
Melanie Hay; [email protected]; Steve Brown Cc: Jen Anderson; Beth Farmer Subject: RE: LHT Logo Date: 05 February 2021 17:32:14 Melanie – can you copy this as an image and stick it on? Kevin LANGSIDE HALLS TRUST Scottish Charity Number SCO44244 Feasibility Study by: Funded by: