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HALFWAY COMMUNITY PARK: A NEW PARK FOR CARDONALD
Pauline Fletcher, Community Initiatives Manager
HALFWAY COMMUNITY PARK: A NEW PARK FOR CARDONALD Pauline Fletcher, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
HALFWAY COMMUNITY PARK: A NEW PARK FOR CARDONALD Pauline Fletcher, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
HALFWAY COMMUNITY PARK: A NEW PARK FOR CARDONALD Pauline Fletcher, Community Initiatives Manager Why a new Park for Cardonald? A sea of green Very few outdoor opportunities for residents Topography the slope a
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- A ‘sea of green’
- Very few outdoor opportunities for residents
- Topography ‘the slope’ – a problem but also an opportunity
- Lack of usable north/south pedestrian routes/connections
- Over dominance of roads and parking
- Site rated as ‘low quality/poor’ by Glasgow City Council’s Open Space Audit
Why a new Park for Cardonald?
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- Complementary to the investment in Moss Heights Flats
- High number of children and families within the flats
- Commitment to ‘wider role’ activity
- In a position to invest some capital – assist with attracting match.
- Who else was going to do it?!
Why a Housing Association?
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Halfway Community Park Timeline / Progress to date
Community Consultation 2014/15 Planning Permission granted 2015 6 x Trainees Appointed to work
- n Park
maintenance 2015/16 Community Garden installed Sept 2015 39 Trees Planted (Feb 2016)
Viewing Platform, Seating, pram path upgrade completed 2015
New Path installed 2016
Funding package secured March 2017 onwards
Friends of group constituted Aug 17 Detailed Design / community conversations
Lots of work going on behind the scenes!
Site start April 2018 ….completion December 2018
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£2.2m Funding Package
Green Infrastructure Fund Glasgow City Council (City Deal Funds) Southside Housing Association Landfill Funds (WREN / EB Scotland) ENV2 Funds Glasgow Tree Lover’s Society
£907K
Up to
£800K £500K £70K £34K £2.5K
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What do we have funding for?
Removal of roads / creation of ‘homezones’ Toddlers play area Natural play area Tree and shrub planting Seating / community spaces Growing space Outdoor gym and Parkour
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Mossview Quadrant
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https://youtu.be/DT8LuCNkEwY
Video clip created by Lorne Gill, Scottish Natural Heritage, Summer 2017
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Partners / Working with Others
Current
- Funders
- Glasgow City Council (flood
management/prevention colleagues)
- Elected members
- Local community / residents
- Govan Community Project
- Glasgow Tree Lover’s Society
- Friends of the Halfway
Community Park group
- SWAMP
- Architects (ERZ & Ironside Farrar)
Future
- Local schools and nurseries
- GP practices/ health care staff
- Other residents and members
- f the Friends of the Halfway
Community Park group.
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Friends of Halfway Community Park
- Process began Oct 2016, supported by GCC
- Approx 70 registered members
- Core group of approx. 10
- Regular meetings
- Involved in park trips and detailed design
- Logo competition
- Exploring funding options for activities,
marketing and promotion.
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Climb Climb Run Balance Slide Fun Swing
Trip 1: Millennium Space, Kingsway Court, Movement Park, Cuningar Loop
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Play Space to meet Trees Balance Navigate / welcome Shelter Open space
Trip 2: Linn Park Adventure Playground, The Croft, Barrowfield Community Park
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Challenges
- Limitations of 40% limit on GIF
- Funding
- Land ownership
- Lack of engagement
- Timescales
- The unknown / new territory
- Would we do it again?
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Next Steps
Tender for construction Liaise with
- wners
Continue to support the Friends group Continue to involve and update local community Youth engagement Explore activities with ParkLives / Glasgow Life and other providers
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