Comments for Glasgow & West Parks & Greenspaces Action Network - feedback from "A First Statement" http://glasgowparks.wordpress.com This website has been set up for people to feedback on our first statement Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:04:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on Glasgow and West Parks and Green Spaces Action Network - A First Statement by Graeme Macklin http://glasgowparks.wordpress.com#comment-82 Graeme Macklin Thu, 27 Dec 2007 10:24:05 +0000 https://glasgowparks.wordpress.com/glasgow-and-west-parks-and-green-spaces-action-network-a-first-statement/#comment-82 Hi Nick, I was just trolling through and saw the report you published in 2006. It is now 1 year on and as you may well know, we WON OUR CAMPAIGN to........ SAVE COLONSAY FIELDS in East Kilbride. Despite many who supported the campaign, but said " you will never win" and "it's all done and dusted" we were victorious and have achieved what we set out to do. This has been a wonderful experience for us all and to be right up there taking on the 'heavy weights' like South Lanarkshire Council Planners and more. It was brilliant to be able to put up an honest and reliable case for the Public to choose to support. This they did in their thousands and after all it is the public that indirectly pay the wages of their councillors. The People have spoken ! They have voted with their pens on paper, and with their feet so whatever way you want to descibe the outcome remember....... IT IS NOT OVER until IT'S OVER ! Regards and thanks to all our supporters, Graeme Macklin Chairman St. Leonards Community Council East Kilbride. Hi Nick,
I was just trolling through and saw the report you published in 2006. It is now 1 year on and as you may well know, we WON OUR CAMPAIGN to……..
SAVE COLONSAY FIELDS in East Kilbride.

Despite many who supported the campaign, but said ” you will never win” and “it’s all done and dusted” we were victorious and have achieved what we set out to do.
This has been a wonderful experience for us all and to be right up there taking on the ‘heavy weights’ like South Lanarkshire Council Planners and more.
It was brilliant to be able to put up an honest and reliable case for the Public to choose to support. This they did in their thousands and after all it is the public that indirectly pay the wages of their councillors.

The People have spoken ! They have voted with their pens on paper, and with their feet so whatever way you want to descibe the outcome remember……. IT IS NOT OVER until IT’S OVER !

Regards and thanks to all our supporters,

Graeme Macklin Chairman
St. Leonards Community Council
East Kilbride.

]]> Comment on Glasgow and West Parks and Green Spaces Action Network - A First Statement by Graeme Macklin http://glasgowparks.wordpress.com#comment-11 Graeme Macklin Tue, 26 Dec 2006 12:59:11 +0000 https://glasgowparks.wordpress.com/glasgow-and-west-parks-and-green-spaces-action-network-a-first-statement/#comment-11 Hi Nick, As Chairman of St. Leonards Community Council, I have a vested interest in our comunity and how selling off greenspaces are going to affect us all. I have headed many opposition meetings and objection demonstrations on our behalf and latterly held a mass demo in the Colonsay Fields this year. It will be crucial to our case when we go to the Public Inquiry some time in 2007 that we have the full support of all interested parties. It would appear that even the act of over 9000 residents writing their obkections to South Lanarkshire Council, they have disregarded our demands to leave Colonsay alone. The fact that we will have elections this spring has fed the locals their agenda menu so to speak! We hope that we can put enough pressure on certain parties to push the Colonsay issue up to the top of their electioneering profile and make it a huge campaign issue for us. If there is anything you feel we shold know, or if we have any similar pints to raise, then we should meet to discuss our plans accordingly. Thanks for now, Graeme Macklin Chairman. 01355 230385 My Secy is Mrs Avril Anderson 25 Tiree East Kilbride 01355 238846. Hi Nick,

As Chairman of St. Leonards Community Council, I have a vested interest in our comunity and how selling off greenspaces are going to affect us all.
I have headed many opposition meetings and objection demonstrations on our behalf and latterly held a mass demo in the Colonsay Fields this year.
It will be crucial to our case when we go to the Public Inquiry some time in 2007 that we have the full support of all interested parties.
It would appear that even the act of over 9000 residents writing their obkections to South Lanarkshire Council, they have disregarded our demands to leave Colonsay alone.
The fact that we will have elections this spring has fed the locals their agenda menu so to speak!
We hope that we can put enough pressure on certain parties to push the Colonsay issue up to the top of their electioneering profile and make it a huge campaign issue for us.

If there is anything you feel we shold know, or if we have any similar pints to raise, then we should meet to discuss our plans accordingly.

Thanks for now,

Graeme Macklin
Chairman.
01355 230385

My Secy is Mrs Avril Anderson
25 Tiree
East Kilbride
01355 238846.

]]> Comment on Glasgow and West Parks and Green Spaces Action Network - A First Statement by WENDY SMITH http://glasgowparks.wordpress.com#comment-7 WENDY SMITH Wed, 29 Nov 2006 18:32:16 +0000 https://glasgowparks.wordpress.com/glasgow-and-west-parks-and-green-spaces-action-network-a-first-statement/#comment-7 IT HAS BEEN IN THE PRESS THIS WEEK THAT GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL PLAN TO SELL OF CITY PARKS DAWSHOLM PARK BEING ONE OF THEM ! OUR DEAR GREEN PLACE MAY NOT BE TOO GREEN IN THE NEAR FUTURE IF WE LET THEM AWAY WITH THIS ! DONT LET IT HAPPEN IT HAS BEEN IN THE PRESS THIS WEEK THAT GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL PLAN TO SELL OF CITY PARKS DAWSHOLM PARK BEING ONE OF THEM ! OUR DEAR GREEN PLACE MAY NOT BE TOO GREEN IN THE NEAR FUTURE IF WE LET THEM AWAY WITH THIS ! DONT LET IT HAPPEN

]]> Comment on Glasgow and West Parks and Green Spaces Action Network - A First Statement by Paul Barham http://glasgowparks.wordpress.com#comment-3 Paul Barham Mon, 25 Sep 2006 07:39:53 +0000 https://glasgowparks.wordpress.com/glasgow-and-west-parks-and-green-spaces-action-network-a-first-statement/#comment-3 Kelvingrove Car Park! My gripe about Kelvingrove concerns the increasing use of the area within Kelvingrove Street gates as a car park for various commercial activities. A[part from the parked vehicles I have seen cars driving at the same speed as they would on a road when the park was full of families and children playing. Kelvingrove Car Park! My gripe about Kelvingrove concerns the increasing use of the area within Kelvingrove Street gates as a car park for various commercial activities. A[part from the parked vehicles I have seen cars driving at the same speed as they would on a road when the park was full of families and children playing.

]]> Comment on Glasgow and West Parks and Green Spaces Action Network - A First Statement by mikey http://glasgowparks.wordpress.com#comment-2 mikey Mon, 04 Sep 2006 11:53:33 +0000 https://glasgowparks.wordpress.com/glasgow-and-west-parks-and-green-spaces-action-network-a-first-statement/#comment-2 Seems good so far, I think we need to be careful in the 'Security' section of the report. We do not want to encourage over-surveilance, the recent facistical response of the police in Kelvingrove Park to abuse of Alcohol has ruined the atmosphere of the place for many people. As regards to rubbish, there are no signs asking people to tidy up within the park itsaelf, and the bin facilities are also inadequate. I'd be willing to bet a glass and can recycling bin at the base of the main hill would've gone a long way to encouraging people to tidy up their empties. Seems good so far, I think we need to be careful in the ‘Security’ section of the report. We do not want to encourage over-surveilance, the recent facistical response of the police in Kelvingrove Park to abuse of Alcohol has ruined the atmosphere of the place for many people. As regards to rubbish, there are no signs asking people to tidy up within the park itsaelf, and the bin facilities are also inadequate. I’d be willing to bet a glass and can recycling bin at the base of the main hill would’ve gone a long way to encouraging people to tidy up their empties.

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