Save Ancoats Dispensary Group was founded over 2 years ago, and is a grass roots community group dedicated to the preservation and restoration of the Grade 2 listed Ancoats Dispensary building.
The Group are committed to raising awareness of the Dispensary’s unique heritage, and increasing the levels of community engagement within the area. 
The Group hope to encourage individuals to become empowered within their community by creating a number of community heritage projects, and developing a social inclusive community building.
The vision for the Dispensary will focus on providing a mixed community and commercial use, creating a viable and sustainable development for the community, utilising the demand for commercial space by creative industries.
So far the group has already secured a potential tenant in AWOL studios, but would like to reach out to local community groups, social enterprises and local business, and establish whether local organisations would potentially be interested in using the community space within the Dispensary.
The group welcome your thoughts and ideas. If you’re interested in finding out more about the development and how it can benefit your group or organisation email Linda Carver, Co-ordinator, at: [email protected]