Furniture from Glasgow 2014 to be Distributed to Needy

Furniture used by some of the world’s top athletes during the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games will be distributed to vulnerable families in Glasgow to help them furnish their homes.

Wardrobes, beds and sofas from the Commonwealth Games Athletes’ Village in Dalmarnock are to be offered to people in need after the Games conclude in August.

Glasgow 2014 and RGS Ltd, the Official Furniture Provider for the Games, will hand over the furniture to the Glasgow Housing Association, Scotland’s biggest social landlord.

GHA, part of Wheatley Group, is working with its partners on how the 36,000 items of furniture will then be collected, restored and delivered to families, groups, housing associations and charities across the city.

With the Games less than a month away, the plans for the sustainable reuse of the Athletes’ Village furniture is another example of the Games creating a lasting legacy for the city.

Among the items which will be available are wardrobes, beds, mattresses, sofas, bean bags, clothes racks and lamps.

Much of the equipment was previously used at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and was relocated for use in Glasgow alongside newly manufactured items such as folding chairs and tables.

Twelve new training opportunities on GHA’s Community Janitor scheme will also be created by this project to move and refurbish furniture items.

Wheatley Group Director of Housing and Care, Olga Clayton, said, “We’re delighted to support the Commonwealth Games coming to Glasgow and to do our bit to provide a lasting legacy for the people of this city. We know many people are finding it difficult financially in these tough times. This project will make a big difference to thousands of adults, families and groups who need help to make their house a home.”