AN old police station has been converted into a facility for Army Cadets, which is expected to offer great social benefit to the community. The three-year project on the former Drumchapel Police station included renovation of the building on Kinfauns Drive. The building was put up for sale in 2017, but Lowland RFCA were not successful in getting funding to purchase the property. However, the eventual buyer of the police station put the property up to lease immediately after purchase and they were successful with their funding application and secured a lease. The new building will provide young people in Drumchapel with one of the largest and best equipped facilities in the area; with two floors, multiple classrooms, a large drill hall and an outdoor parade space.
Drumchapel s new army cadet facility AN old Drumchapel police station has been converted into an Army Cadets facility. The three-year project included renovation of the building on Kinfaus Drive and is understood to provide young people with one of the best equipped facilities in the area – including multiple classrooms, a large drill hall and an outdoor parade space. The Army Cadet Force (ACF) has almost 40,000 Cadets in more than 1600 detachments all over Scotland. Colonel Alex McNamee, Commandant of Glasgow and Lanarkshire Battalion ACF, said: “It is with great pleasure that I can witness the project completion of this excellent facility that will not only benefit the ACF in the Drumchapel area but will benefit the local community – providing a secure and easy to access youth group . this facility will ensure that we continue to be a thriving member of the local area.”