\n There are hopes the A-listed Langside Halls could reopen after eight years of being shut thanks to the financial boost.\n<\/p>\n
\n Pollokshields Area Partnership and Langside Area Partnership have both decided to award \u00a3121,000 each to the southside property. A third area partnership, Southside<\/a> Central, is to allocate about \u00a373,000 according to council minutes. It is hoped the contributions will be match funded by Glasgow City Council<\/a> and could reopen next autumn.\u00a0 It is understood the property could be run by a community organisation.\n<\/p>\n \n Councillors Zen Ghani, Soryia Siddique and Holly Bruce have welcomed the move.\n<\/p>\n \n READ MORE:<\/strong> Racism row HES boss branded French ‘cheese-eating surrender monkeys’<\/a>\n<\/p>\n \n Councillor Siddique, Labour, who has been calling for the restoration said: \u201cI am pleased that Southside Central Area Partnership has approved funding for Langside Halls.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cI look forward to seeing work starting to bring this stunning heritage building into use. Bringing Langside Halls back into use is important because it restores a much-loved local landmark to the heart of the community.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cFor too long, this historic building sat underused and subjected to vandalism<\/a>. I look forward to it serving as a place where people come together.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \n Councillor Ghani, SNP<\/a>, said: \u201cIt is a heritage building with a huge amount of potential. It is about getting the money and investment to bring it back to where it was so people can use it.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \n A recent Glasgow City Council<\/a> meeting heard there had been an expression of interest in the hall via the People Make Glasgow programme \u2013 which enables communities to run venues.\n<\/p>\n