HALFWAY COMMUNITY PARK: A NEW PARK FOR

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 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 Community Planning Appointed to work 39 Trees on Park Garden Consultation Permission installed Sept Planted (Feb 2014/15 granted 2015 maintenance 2016) 2015/16 2015

Viewing Platform, Friends of Detailed New Path Funding Seating, pram package group Design / 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

£907K Green Infrastructure Fund

Up to £800K (City Deal Funds)

£500K Southside Housing Association

£70K Landfill Funds (WREN / EB )

£34K ENV2 Funds

£2.5K Glasgow Tree Lover’s Society 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

Current Future

• Funders • Local schools and nurseries • Glasgow City Council (flood • GP practices/ health care staff management/prevention colleagues) • Other residents and members • Elected members of the Friends of the Halfway • Local community / residents Community Park group. • 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

Climb Swing Fun

Trip 1: Millennium Space, Kingsway Court, Movement Park, Cuningar Loop Navigate / Play welcome

Trees Balance

Open Space to space meet Shelter

Trip 2: Linn Park Adventure Playground, The Croft, 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 Continue to with 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 [email protected] 0141 422 1112 / 07960279444