HALFWAY COMMUNITY PARK: A NEW PARK FOR CARDONALD

Pauline Fletcher, Community Initiatives Manager

• 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?

• 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?

Halfway Community Park Timeline / Progress to date

Community Consultation

2014/15

Planning Permission

granted 2015

6 x Trainees Appointed to work

on 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

£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

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

Mossview Quadrant

https://youtu.be/DT8LuCNkEwY

Video clip created by Lorne Gill, Scottish Natural Heritage, Summer 2017

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

of the Friends of the Halfway Community Park group.

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.

Climb

Climb

Run Balance

Slide

Fun Swing

Trip 1: Millennium Space, Kingsway Court, Movement Park, Cuningar Loop

Play

Space to meet

Trees Balance

Navigate / welcome

Shelter Open space

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

Tender for construction

Liaise with owners

Continue to support the

Friends group

Continue to involve and update local community

Youth engagement

Explore activities

with ParkLives /

Glasgow Life and other providers

Contact/ More Information

Pauline Fletcher Community Initiatives Manager Southside Housing Association pfletcher@southside-ha.co.uk 0141 422 1112 / 07960279444