ISSUE ELEVEN SUMMER 2009 COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER FROM THE COMMUNITY PLANNING PARTNERSHIP IN GLASGOW EAST ATHLETES’ VILLAGE GETS UNDERWAY GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL APPOINTS PREFERRED PARTNER GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL The successful development of Village after the Games will HAS RECENTLY the site in Dalmarnock, in the release more land for further APPROVED A REPORT heart of the Clyde Gateway residential development. RECOMMENDING THE project, is a key component in The proposal for the Village PREFERRED the delivery of the Games and has high design and DEVELOPMENT PARTNER, vital to the continued environmental standards and the THE CITY LEGACY regeneration of this part of the masterplan submitted by City CONSORTIUM, TO city and to its people now and in Legacy will deliver a 95% DELIVER THE 2014 the future. reduction in carbon emissions COMMONWEALTH GAMES The Village will provide from the new homes to be ATHLETES’ VILLAGE. accommodation and facilities for constructed - a first in Scotland 6,500 competitors and officials for a development of this scale. and after the Games, will Through the development of become a desirable new the Village, the successful residential community including development partner will be private housing, 300 homes for expected to bring community rent and a new 120 bed care benefits to the city by generating home for the elderly. The employment and training removal of the temporary facilities within the Athletes’ Continued on page 2 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: P5-8: 4 PAGE HEALTH P15: 5K RUN AND BIG P20: 4 PAGES OF FUN SUPPLEMENT DAY OOT IN THE ZONE 2 • GLASGOW EAST OUTLOOK • SUMMER 2009 THE CITY LEGACY CONSORTIUM PARTNERS CCG, Crudens, Mactaggart & Mickel, and WH Malcolm (Developers and contractors), Davis Langdon LLP (Bid, Project & Cost Management), RMJM (Masterplanners and Design Champions), WSP Consulting (Engineers), Turley Associates (Community Benefit and Town Planning advice), Burness LLP (Legal advisors), Scottish and Southern Energy (Utilities infrastructure and sustainability) and JLL (Property Development advice) Continued from front page Ronnie Saez, Chief Executive of Glasgow East Regeneration The Council is planning a series of ongoing communications about the Dalmarnock site opportunities and creating new Agency, is “ looking forward to to local people and businesses to ensure that they are informed about what is going on prospects for small to medium working with the City Legacy and have the chance to raise any questions. A leaflet will be distributed locally by the sized enterprises and social Team in a constructive way to end of August providing details about the work planned and the timescales involved. A enterprises. ensure that we maximise the series of drop-in sessions will also be arranged in a local venue. The first of these will One example of this will be in opportunities for local people to take place by the end of the summer. the creation of jobs and of the gain training and employment 800 plus which will be required, as a result of this landmark at least 120 will be for new development.” entrants with around 85 being The Council’s Executive new opportunities for Committee has also recently apprentices. approved a bid from VHE to Councillor Steven Purcell, carry out the land remediation Leader of Glasgow City Council, works in preparation for the said: “The Athletes’ Village will Athletes’ Village and work will be one of the most recognisable begin in late August. aspects of the legacy of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games - and certainly one of the THE NEXT STAGE most important - and I am Councillor George Ryan, delighted to say that the process Executive Member for Business to identify a development and the Economy at Glasgow partner attracted a number of City Council, said: “The land absolutely outstanding remediation work at the masterplans. The fact that the Commonwealth Games Athletes’ private sector has demonstrated Village site is the next stage in such confidence in this project the delivery of this exciting shows that Glasgow continues to project, which will help to be an attractive place to do showcase the city in 2014 and business, and I look forward to bring a new neighbourhood of the successful delivery of a key the highest quality to this area part of the Games and later, the of Glasgow.” creation of a stunning new The National Indoor Sports neighbourhood for the city as Arena, Velodrome and Celtic Glasgow’s regeneration Park are adjacent to the site. continues. The construction of The East End Regeneration the Athletes’ Village will create Route - scheduled for fantastic opportunities for local completion in 2011 - linking people and businesses to show to the M74 Completion at the world what Glasgow can Polmadie will run to within 350 do.” metres of the Village. “The Athletes’ Village will be one of the most recognisable aspects of the legacy of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.” SPOT THE DIFFERENCE Steven Purcell, Leader of Glasgow City Council These before and after pictures illustrate the difference that the planned regeneration will make to the area. GLASGOW EAST OUTLOOK • SUMMER 2009 • 3 A GREEN AND SUMMERTIME VIBRANT PLACE AND WELLBEING Welcome to the bumper develop a sports programme, a Summer will be hot this year same capacity to transform summer edition of Glasgow volunteering programme and an and living with long hot days community life. Will the idea of East Outlook. arts programme which will all and warm nights can make life creating community gardens Most people think of the promote positive lifestyles in the seem more difficult and slow with lettuces and roses happen summer as a time of holidays, run up to the Commonwealth us down. Children and young here as a way of bringing people rest and relaxation. In actual fact Games in 2014. In this way we people may get restless, feel a together? Will you get the for many people who are already can seek to ensure that part of bit bored and want to have lots children and young people active in our communities it is a the legacy of the Games will of activities to do. It may help involved along with you? I have time when they are even busier. not just be an improved to look at things to do on our seen the pride and enjoyment Summer is of course the time infrastructure and better sports doorstep! shared where someone has put for gala days, fun runs, church facilities in the area, and these Councillor Frank Docherty Todmorten is a village in the effort into their garden. The fetes, festivals and of course the are all welcome, but also Pennines, where “looking for Legacy project for the Glasgow fair, many of the supporting a vibrant community something to do” led residents to Commonwealth games is to activities which make the East of for the benefit of all our people. think about making the village grow apple trees in school Glasgow a vibrant place to live - In this edition we have cleaner and more gardens. and a great many thanks are due included photographs and environmentally friendly. Stay at home holidays may be to the local volunteers and features of just some of the Working together, neighbours what some families will enjoy organisers. many local events taking place began a street by street plan to this summer, as the credit crunch over the summer. These events grow more vegetables as well as shapes our lifestyles and PROMOTING A VIBRANT bring people together, help make the usual summer flowers. This aspirations. Lets make use of the COMMUNITY friends and promote the positive was linked to improving the gardens, parks and local As part of our strategy to aspects of living in the east of local diet where people wanted facilities this summer. promote a vibrant community, Glasgow. So wherever you stay food fresh from the garden. This Enjoy your summer and I hope the community planning partners in the east, or if you are a visitor, included helping each other to to see you in the Auchinlea Park have been working on ways to we hope you will be able to maintain their gardens. For four for Gala and Doors Open Day support local people organising attend and enjoy some of the fun years now this sharing of fruits for Heritage events for Greater local events. This year we have events happening near you. All and vegetables has provided Easterhouse, Baillieston and been calling this the Long Hot the best for the rest of the neighbours with fresh produce Shettleston in September. Days programme - a leaflet was summer. Bailie Catherine McMaster and home made jams and distributed earlier in summer chutneys. Plants are exchanged Bailie Catherine McMaster promoting many of the events Councillor Frank Docherty in the local community café, and Chair Baillieston, Shettleston happening across the east. Chair, East Centre Calton climate change and recycling are and Greater Easterhouse In the longer term the partners Community Planning important to the villagers. Community Planning Board will be supporting initiatives to Partnership Here in the heart of our neighbourhoods we have the EAST END CHILD SAFETY PROJECT Out and about at the Forge As part of Child Safety Week in It also offers access to safety June, the Centre had a stall in equipment and follow up help on the Forge Shopping Centre and how to use this. gave out loads of valuable You might also see the project information to shoppers and out and about in the local their families. The Centre staff community giving talks, advice were joined by colleagues from and information at Parent and a range of other services Toddler groups, Breast Feeding involved in child and family Support groups, Out of School safety including Strathclyde Fire Care projects and many more.