Work to begin on £1m boathouse in Edinburgh

Work is due to start on St Andrew Boat Club’s (SABC) new £1 million boathouse in Edinburgh.Measuring nearly 600 square metres, the facility will be three times the size of the current building, which has been in use since 1984.The new boathouse will be constructed on land leased from the City of Edinburgh Council on the same plot at Meggetland. It will boast an indoor training area comprising 20 ergometers (indoor rowing machines) while there will be increased storage space for up to 100 boats and three changing rooms.Designed by Edinburgh architects GLM, the work is being delivered by Livingston-based Maxi Construction with anticipated completion around mid-December.The majority of the funding for the project has come from members’ donations and fund-raising from within the club, while a grant application has also been made to sportscotland.