City Strolls - events - meetings
Thursday, July 27, 2006
Glasgow and West Parks Networking Gathering 6 Aug
Dear all, Please find below details of a forthcoming event which could be of interest to yourselves and others. The event, a get together for local 'friends of' groups, campaigning organisations and neighbourhood forums who take an interest in parks, green spaces and playing fields.
The day is aimed at broadening communication between groups involved in local fights to save, renew and develop for the community their local parks, green spaces and amenites. We think that it is very important that such networking happens because it will allow us to spread good ideas, develop 'best practice' as well as open up the possibility to fight for improvements collectively across Glasgow and the West.
The event is tabled to start at 11:30AM at the George's X Chalkboard, 34 Clarendon Place, Glasgow G20 7PZ, and tabled to finish at 4PM, but this can be extended if necessary.
This venue is 50 yards away from the St George's Cross subway station, and 10 minutes walk from Charing Cross train station and Buchanan bus station. A map is available here:-map If anyone has any questions about the event or would like to contribute on the day (e.g. give a presentation about their group or campaign), help organise or publicise the event further please contact myself or Bob at the addresses above or phone and leave a message on 0141 332 2902.
In the meantime we would also appreciate it if you could forward this email on to anyone who may be interested, and if you could let us know if your group plans to attend.
There will be a table available for any leaflets, snapshots or literature that anyone would like to share among others, and we encourage people to make use of this. Some snacks will be provided, but the venue is within walking distance of a number of local shops, cafes and takeaways. All the best and hope to see you there! Nick
Proposed Agenda:-
# Introductions and welcome
# Go round of individuals and organisations present and what is going on in respective areas, and what they hope to get out of the meeting
# Overview of the threat to parks, playing fields and greenspaces, followed by discussion of the points raised.
# The role of parks, green space and playing fields in our communities. What makes a really good park or green space facility, how is it used, is there a size, scale or amount of facilities necessary, or is it just a question of sympathetic design, and can every community expect to have the best? What can be done to improve and safeguard our existing parks?
# Best practice: how do we fight against development, how do we improve our parks, liase with and involve the community, network with others effectively, make use of the resources available to us and safeguard our parks and facilities for future generations?
# What is the role of a network around these issues? How can it expand and who do we see as joining it and how do we see it functioning?
*NB Within 20 minutes walking distance of this venue dozens of football pitches are under threat, two local parks are proposed to be given over to housing and another local park is threatened by the council opening it up to businesses while key facilities remain closed. The canal too is under threat from large scale housing development and a local common is similarly threatened and neglected.
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Bob, 18:06
