The Yard | Community {re}Making Space

Working with Centric Projects, we have secured short term use of over 33,000sqft of industrial space which forms part of the ex Berry | BPI site at 96 Port Glasgow Road which includes a series of interconnected flexible industrial spaces, a canteen, toilets, office, lockers and a workshop.

Creative Regeneration’s ‘not for profit’ activities here include the following elements:

  • Working in partnership with Galgael on skills transfer of traditional wooden boat building, repair and conservation skills. Giving local people a chance to work on traditional boats, learning from experienced boatbuilders.

  • Working in partnership with Glasgow Wood Recycling to collect & process a wide selection of recycled timber from whisky barrel planters to scaffold boards to reclaimed construction timbers including floor boards and larger section carcassing to wooden furniture and high quality timber offcuts.

  • Working in partnership with The Inverclyde Shed to process locally felled high value timber for community use. The Shed’s mobile sawmill can cut up to 4.2m long logs with space for drying timbers before final processing.

  • Working in partnership with BE-ST the Built Environment Smarter Transformation team to promote the use of Scottish Timber & sustainable materials in pre-fabricated Community Self Build projects. Working with local schools to create outdoor learnign spaces, community structures and stage sets for local theatre companies.

Project aims

Creative Regeneration’s purpose is the advancement of the Arts, Culture, Heritage & Science.

We believe in the transformative effect of community led learning, leading to renewal and regeneration. A key component of this is community wealth building, a people-centered approach to local economic & social development that transforms local systems to ensure wealth is owned, held, and circulated locally rather than extracted. This includes resources, materials & skills.

This aligns closely with the aims of a circular economy: to eliminate waste, optimise resource use and reduce the environmental impacts of products by keeping them in use as long as possible, at the highest value possible. By taking this approach, we can ensure maximum economic, ecological, environmental and social value for our local community.

The BE-ST ‘Wood Cascading in Scotland’ report identifies opportunities for secondary products that can be manufactured using reclaimed timber. In tandem with the material, there is significant skills development opportunities using timber, from heritage value to processing.

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Collaboration

Organisations collaborate all the time, because often the best way to achieve a common purpose is to work together to share know-how, ideas and combine effort. Collaboration can mean different things to different people. We define it as relationships formed by committed organisations to maximise our shared outcomes, achievement of mutual objectives and creation of additional social value. Collaborative relationships provide the opportunity for people and organisations to enhance their success by working with others, that have a complimentary set of skills, resources, capabilities, or objectives.

We are working with the following organisations:

GalGael are a working community based in Glasgow, Scotland. The name 'GalGael' is our way of re-rooting notions of identity and belonging in ways that are inclusive not exclusive – recognising there is both a bit of the stranger and a bit of the nat

GalGael are a working community based in Glasgow, Scotland. The name 'GalGael' is our way of re-rooting notions of identity and belonging in ways that are inclusive not exclusive – recognising there is both a bit of the stranger and a bit of the native in us all.

The Inverclyde Shed is a 100% volunteer run grassroots organisation with the aim of providing spaces for people to come together, be involved, grow and share their skills & experiences. The Inverclyde Shed operates a community workshop in Greenock an

The Inverclyde Shed is a 100% volunteer run grassroots organisation with the aim of providing spaces for people to come together, be involved, grow and share their skills & experiences. The Inverclyde Shed operates a community workshop in Greenock and community growing spaces across Inverclyde at Port Glasgow, Greenock & Gourock.

Inspiring a strong, sustainable and smarter built environment. BE-ST work with organisations across the built environment sector, including industry at all levels, universities and colleges, and the public and third sector, to come up with new ways t

Inspiring a strong, sustainable and smarter built environment. BE-ST work with organisations across the built environment sector, including industry at all levels, universities and colleges, and the public and third sector, to come up with new ways to transform the built environment to become stronger, more sustainable, and smarter.

A charity & social enterprise creating valuable opportunities for people in our community, and in the process, diverting precious timber from landfill. The charity has a mission to deliver a more healthy and sustainable population and planet.

A charity & social enterprise creating valuable opportunities for people in our community, and in the process, diverting precious timber from landfill. The charity has a mission to deliver a more healthy and sustainable population and planet.