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Queens Cross is an area within the Northwest of Glasgow. The history of the development of the Queens Cross Group goes back to the 1960's, when like many other areas of Glasgow, inner city demolition and blossoming peripheral estates resulted in a devastating decline in the local community. The population, which had been 48,000 in 1945 fell to 4,700 by 1970 and resulted in high levels of poverty and intolerable housing. In 1976, in an attempt to tackle the growing housing problem, local community based tenant groups formed Queens Cross Housing Association Limited. The success of the regeneration is such that the area has become almost unrecognisable from those early days. As the Housing Association itself developed, there was a growing realisation that housing in isolation was not enough and something more had to be done to rebuild the economy of the community; Queens Cross Workspace was established with the remit of developing a business infrastructure for the creation of job and training opportunities within the local community.

1. Suite 12, Firhill Business Centre
2. 74 Firhill Road
3. Glasgow
4. G20 7BA

• Tel: 0141 576 0210
• Fax: 0141 576 0211
• Website: www.qcgroup.co.uk

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