New Modular Community Facility for Falkirk
Falkirk Council has agreed to replace the ageing Camelon Education Centre with a new modular community building, ensuring local activities and services continue in the heart of the community.
The decision follows months of engagement between Council officers and the Camelon Management Committee, who had submitted an expression of interest to take on the existing building through a Community Asset Transfer (CAT).
However, detailed condition surveys revealed that the centre, spanning 4,465m², requires an estimated £3.3m in backlog maintenance, has significant annual running costs, and an energy rating of G, making it financially unviable to modernise or operate under a CAT model.
Councillors approved a more sustainable option, which will see a modern, modular unit installed on the current site, providing purpose-built, energy-efficient accommodation for local groups.
A new community facility will replace the ageing centre.
Author's summary: Falkirk gets a new community facility.