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 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 Housing Association? • 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?!
Halfway Community Park Timeline / Progress to date 6 x Trainees Community Appointed to work Community Planning 39 Trees Garden on Park Consultation Permission Planted (Feb installed Sept maintenance 2014/15 granted 2015 2015 2016) 2015/16 Viewing Platform, Friends of Detailed Funding New Path Seating, pram group Design / package installed path upgrade secured March constituted community 2016 completed 2015 2017 onwards Aug 17 conversations Lots of work going on behind the scenes! Site start April 2018 ….completion December 2018
£2.2m Funding Package Green Infrastructure Fund £907K Up to Glasgow City Council (City Deal Funds) £800K Southside Housing Association £500K Landfill Funds (WREN / EB Scotland) £70K ENV2 Funds £34K Glasgow Tree Lover’s Society £2.5K
What do we have funding for? Toddlers play area Outdoor Natural gym and play area Parkour Removal of roads / creation of ‘homezones’ Tree and Growing shrub space planting Seating / community spaces
Mossview Quadrant
Video clip created by Lorne Gill, Scottish Natural Heritage, Summer 2017 https://youtu.be/DT8LuCNkEwY
Partners / Working with Others Future Current • Funders • Local schools and nurseries • Glasgow City Council (flood • GP practices/ health care staff management/prevention • Other residents and members colleagues) of the Friends of the Halfway • Elected members Community Park group. • Local community / residents Govan Community Project • • Glasgow Tree Lover’s Society • Friends of the Halfway Community Park group • SWAMP • Architects (ERZ & Ironside Farrar)
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.
Slide Run Balance Climb Swing Climb Fun Trip 1: Millennium Space, Kingsway Court, Movement Park, Cuningar Loop
Navigate / Play welcome Trees Balance Open Space to Shelter space meet Trip 2: Linn Park Adventure Playground, The Croft, Barrowfield Community Park
Challenges • Limitations of 40% limit on GIF • Funding • Land ownership • Lack of engagement • Timescales • The unknown / new territory • Would we do it again?
Next Steps Explore activities Continue to with Continue to Liaise with involve and Youth Tender for support the ParkLives / owners update local engagement construction Friends group Glasgow Life community and other providers
Contact/ More Information Pauline Fletcher Community Initiatives Manager Southside Housing Association pfletcher@southside-ha.co.uk 0141 422 1112 / 07960279444
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