INVERCLYDE Shed has clinched a £500,000 grant to renovate a building in Greenock and transform it into a community workshop.
The organisation, with support from the council, received the payment from the Scottish Government for a 'Make, Grow and Share' project which will help secure its future for the next 25 years.
The money will be used to refurbish the rundown old council shed in East Blackhall Street, opposite East India Harbour, over the next year.
It will create a hub for people to share their expertise, learn new skills and put them to good use in the wider community.
Bruce Newlands, chairman, said: "Our members are delighted with the news that the Scottish Government’s Regeneration Capital Grant Fund will support our project with Inverclyde Council.