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Feasibility Study

The feasibility work is currently being finalised by PMR consultants.

The main bulk of the work was delivered in Sept 2000 by Fairhurst engineering consultants and DTZ Pieda. They showed that a course at Carmyle, (the proposal at that time), utilising the flow of the river Clyde, with a little pumping would cost more to build than a pumped course at Strathclyde park; they also pointed out that the latter site would have better public visibility and attract a bigger market. Their business plan showed that a "Strathclyde course would need to attract 15,000 rafters per year to help pay for the running costs of £300,000 by year 3.

The business plan has developed since then, with reductions in electricity costs (due to the variable flow concept) and identification of other income streams.

Another part of the feasibility work looked at the social inclusion issues. One of the courses raison d'etre's is to provide accessible outdoor education (O.E.) to children and youth, especially those with little or no access to outdoor adventure sport. While their parents often had an opportunity to do a residential OE week when they were at school, this is less often available now - and this on the background of more obesity and lack of physical fitness among children. The AWWC, as a nearby urban training ground, gives schools the option of including canoeing in their curriculum.


We commissioned 2 reports on social inclusion issues - one by Rock DCM looking at the issues, and another by postgraduate MBA students at Durham Business School , which looked at business opportunities in a sustainable social inclusion project based at the SNWWC

WA Fairhurst are based near Park Circus in Glasgow; their team includes Stewart Paton, Alastair Chisolm and Craig Berry
Pieda are part of DTZ Pieda, who have done other canoe and watersports related work, including the Millennium Canal Link and the proposed Firhill Watersports Centre
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