Scottish Catholic Observer

St Aloysius College in Garnethill, Glasgow, has confirmed plans to build a £7.5 million sports hall on its city centre campus after the school’s headteacher signed an agreement to have contractors begin work during the summer break.

The independent Jesuit school—comprised of a kindergarten, junior school and senior school—have long held ambitions to build the sports facility on its campus in the centre of Glasgow and received formal planning permission in January. Despite some letters of objection, members of the city council planning committee gave the sports hall the go ahead.

Work is set to begin over the summer school break on the site near St Aloysius Church, and the school has set a target to complete construction by August 2016.
When completed, the three-story building will include a dance studio, a multi gym and a spin room and changing rooms on the ground floor whilst the first and upper floors will contain a multi-purpose sports hall, a café and a viewing gallery.

“I am delighted to confirm that the college has been granted planning permission from Glasgow City Council to build a three-level sports hall on its Garnethill campus.,” John Browne, the school’s headteacher, says in a latter to parents.

“The sports hall represents our commitment to investing in the future of St Aloysius’ College so that our pupils can enjoy enhanced opportunities and first-class facilities in the heart of the city for years to come.”

Attending the signing of the contractors agreement were some of the schools sports pupils, including (below) S1 and S2 rugby captains Tom McGuire and Andrew Hughes, and members of S3 Athletics and Basketball teams, Daniel Sharkey and Ronan Ross.

S3 pupils Jenna Morton, who won the St Aloysius’ College S2 sports prize, and Ava Mullan, who won Scotland’s Inter-District Hockey Cup with the West of Scotland, were also invited to be present at the special occasion.

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