Friends of Victoria Park Noted – Instruction to the Executive Director of Corporate Services

Friends of Victoria Park Noted – Instruction to the Executive Director of Corporate Services

Friends of Victoria Park noted – Instruction to the Executive Director of Corporate Services. 5 There was submitted a verbal progress report by Whiteinch Community Council regarding the establishment of a Friends of Victoria Park group, advising that (1) at a meeting in the Whiteinch Centre on Tuesday 1st December 2009, attended by 13 people, the Friends of Victoria Park group was resurrected; (2) the main focus of discussion at the meeting had been the removal of 59 Whitebeam trees from the park, and an officer from Land and Environmental Services would attend their next meeting on Tuesday 9th February to provide further information in this regard; (3) other issues which were discussed included the replacement of ornamental bridges at the pond, the red blaes pitches, the Fossil Grove and the Curling Clubhouse; (4) two curling games had taken place on the rink on the 9th and 11th of January 2010; (5) the park had Inventory Status, which was awarded by Historic Scotland to gardens and designed landscapes of national importance; (6) concerns had been raised about the use of buildings in the park by Land and Environmental Services, to house their staff; Following discussion, the committee (a) noted (i) that letters had been sent to the Executive Director of Land and Environmental Services and the Chief Executive of Culture and Sport Glasgow, on behalf of the committee, requesting written assurances that the blaes pitches at Victoria Park would no longer be used for parking; and (ii) the contents of the report; (b) instructed the Executive Director of Corporate Services to circulate copies of the letters to the Executive Director of Land and Environmental Services and the Chief Executive of Culture and Sport Glasgow regarding the parking on the blaes pitches; (c) requested that regular updates on the work of the Friends of Victoria Park were submitted to committee; and (d) thanked Maisie McCrae for an informative report. Glasgow City Council, City Chambers, Glasgow G2 1DU.

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