Water Tower Lights up Cranhill Skyline Once More
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ISSUE TEN SUMMER 2009 COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER FROM THE COMMUNITY PLANNING PARTNERSHIP IN GLASGOW EAST WATER TOWER LIGHTS UP CRANHILL SKYLINE ONCE MORE ONE OF THE MOST DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF THE GLASGOW SKYLINE WAS REALLY BROUGHT TO LIFE WHEN THE STUNNING NEW LIGHTING OF THE CRANHILL WATER STORAGE TOWER WAS SWITCHED ON BY LORD PROVOST BOB WINTER, COUNCILLOR FRANK DOCHERTY AND LOCAL SCHOOLCHILDREN. The Tower was built in the attended the community event in and the Smithycroft Secondary lighting of the tower continued change colour. 1950s, and is one of several Cranhill Primary School at which School Celtic Ceilidh Band. until 2002. similar constructions located in many organisations and projects The lighting at the tower has LANDMARK Glasgow. These were built to who provide services in the area A FOCAL POINT now been changed to the LED Councillor Frank Docherty, Chair supply water from Loch Katrine. had information stalls. FOR THE AREA format, which has lower power of East Centre Calton The structure has recently People were also entertained by consumption, requires less Community Planning Partnership undergone a facelift which was the talented children and young The Cranhill Water Storage maintenance, has a long life and Tower was first illuminated back and Glasgow’s Executive revealed during a recent people: Cranhill Primary School is therefore more Member for Community successful community event. Choir, St Maria Goretti Primary in 1999, with the aim of creating environmentally friendly. This Hundreds of local people School Scottish Country Dancers a focal point for the area. 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THEY CAN Parkhead Jobcentre 0141 800 3000 help available and the OFFER YOU DIFFERING SUPPORT DEPENDING ON Shettleston Jobcentre 0141 532 8500 WHAT YOU NEED. opportunities that come along. Continued from front page SUPPORTED BY... The lighting of the Cranhill Planning, said: “I am delighted to Water Storage Tower is supported see the relighting of this Glasgow by Glasgow City Council’s landmark which I have worked Lighting Strategy, City Building for 18 months with a variety of (Glasgow) LLP, Glasgow organisations to deliver on this Community Planning promise that I made to the people Partnership, Glasgow East of Cranhill. Like so many people, Regeneration Agency (GERA) I am pleased to see the and Scottish Water. memorable rebirth of a Glasgow icon.” Lord Provost Bob Winter, Councillor Frank Docherty and local schoolchildren GLASGOW EAST OUTLOOK • SUMMER 2009 • 3 A real commitment to Is Homecoming engaging improving our communities our communities? Welcome once again to the new Champions Awards for the area Homecoming Scotland - an representatives from many edition of Outlook. In the and the response was terrific – I invitation to all exiled Scots to community organisations and all previous edition I wrote about think I can confidently state that come back and visit Scotland - found that they had similar aims the effects and impact of the our area had the highest number began earlier this year with the and visions and were taking credit crunch and how the of nominees in the city to date. 250th anniversary of the birth practicable steps to achieving community planning partners As one of the judging panel for of Robert Burns and was them. We are all working and agencies can help people the awards I was not only celebrated with fireworks, towards the regeneration of our locally. However this edition is impressed at the numbers of music and dance in George communities. very much a more positive one. people and groups being Square. But what does this It’s easy to look for scapegoats This edition features the many nominated but also the wide mean to our own families and – the government, the banks, the local projects and organisations range of backgrounds being local communities? council or any other target in in the East of Glasgow which represented and the strength and Visitors will come with sight. But we also need to think have benefited directly from the depth of people’s commitment in memories of Glasgow passed of what we can do as a funding and support from the their communities. Councillor Frank Docherty down through generations. Our community beyond the Community Planning Naturally not everyone could families will have their own Homecoming. What can our own Partnerships. It should also be win an award on the night legends of distant relatives whom communities do at local level to noted that because of the however, in the words of the old we have seldom or never met. make the East End a better place investment from community Hot Chocolate song, as far as I’m Many will find a Glasgow very to live? Projects like the planning many of these concerned, “everyone’s a different from that which their Children’s Orchard programme organisations are able access winner.” Congratulations to all ancestors left. For this reason, I are signs of hope for the future, other monies from partners, involved in making East Centre have always welcomed the huge a better environment and lower agencies, charitable bodies and & Calton Community Champions efforts made by community carbon footprint for the City. trust to support their good work. great success and please keep up groups in organising festivals and Can we do it? Can you? the good work. other events which explore our COMMITMENT local history and heritage. Bailie Catherine McMaster Best wishes. Chair Baillieston, Shettleston Additionally this edition and Greater Easterhouse celebrates the many individuals SOMETHING FOR Councillor Frank Docherty Community Planning Board and groups who give their Ward 18 – East Centre EVERYONE precious time and commitment to Chair East Centre & Calton Community Planning has support their communities in the Community Planning something to offer every East Centre & Calton area. The Partnership and Executive individual. I was delighted to be Evening Times and the Member for Community present at a recent Development Community Planning Partnership Planning in Glasgow Bailie Catherine McMaster Day in Blairtummock House, organised the Community which brought together RED NOSE DAY - silence is golden! A SILENT FOOTBALL MATCH WAS HELD TO RAISE MONEY FOR COMIC RELIEF ON 13 MARCH 2009.