All the threatened green space links

Public insulation document
The public have been consulted, So everything can go ahead as planned

On consulting the public (parks)
Why is the parks public consultation document not on the side of a bus?

City parks to invite private companies to join in shake-up
The council is expected to approve a master plan for the city's 74 parks which will allow private
companies to provide a range of facilities.

Response paper
Glasgow City Council Land Services Strategic Review of Parks and Open Spaces Public
Consultation - April 2004 Response Paper

Strategic Review of Parks and Open Spaces
"it is therefore very important that the Council works to ensure the parks and open spaces service
develops to reflect the changing needs of the city and its people." (some hope)
It found that a total of 97% of people wanted cafes or restaurants.???

Loss of green space is slammed
A claim that green space in Glasgow is “disappearing before our very eyes” has been made by
G
lasgow Liberal Democrat MSP Robert Brown .

Save the backpark
There are currently plans before the Council from ASHomes to build 90 flats with parking spaces
on this piece of land.

Friends of kelvingrove
The City's Parks Dept is engaged in a Public Consultation at present.
We are trying to get hold of a number of summaries, which we are hoping to discuss at our next
public meeting

Parkies, Meet the urban space rangers
Councils are waking up to the benefits of reintroducing permanent members of staff to
parks,and are realising how new-style 'park rangers' can bring solid benefits - aesthetically, socially
and financially - to our green spaces.

Historical context Colonialism
... but the techniques used in forming a consensus have much in common, in both the local and
global experience.

Save our trees
THE CAMPAIGN led by residents in Maxwell Park to stop Network Rail chopping
down sycamore trees, has severely lopped the company's plans

More green space under threat
Mr Harvie believes the proposal to build 22 brightly coloured flats and a restaurant at 2-10
Gibson Street will destroy the beauty of the locality and jeopardise the future of small nearby businesses.

Flats development Garnethill/ need for unity
The good folk of Garnethill community, who are not backward about going forward, turned up to
what was a packed meeting and gave their informed opinion...

Govanhill baths
Is there any interested architects/ planners who want to help-out to re instate an important community service.

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