HALLS
AND
VENUES
Highlights from 2015/2016
july
• Early Years Festival held at Barrhead Foundry for the first time
august
• East Renfrewshire Summer Holiday programme takes place at venues across the authority
• Refurbishment of changing rooms at Eastwood Park Leisure complete
september
• All Staff training days are held at Eastwood Park Theatre for the first time
october
Meet the Manager events launched with venues managers
Channel shift of ERCL customer transactions includes online booking of halls and
schools
november
• Barrhead Foundry welcomes its 250,000th visitor after reopening
december
• This year’s pantomime, Aladdin, is a sell-out at Eastwood Park Theatre, as is the
Vagina Monologues in Carmichael Hall
january
• The Black and Minority Ethnic Swimming programme is launched
• Clarkston Hall closes for refurbishment
february
• The transformation of Business Support Services begins with a vision to improve the
customer journey for all ERCL services
march
• The car park is completed at Barrhead Foundry, increasing capacity to 94 bays