NORTH KELVIN MEADOW CAMPAIGN

Support us

Please help us to keep the North Kelvin Meadow as a green resource for local people. You can support us in a number of ways:

Its about letter writing !!

Write to all below objecting to the planned sale of this land for 90 flats. Kids use the land to play, students study there, dogs walk their owners, many feel it a natural relaxing place to be, picnics, kite flying, jogging, they’ve even been games of cricket, touch rugby and football played, vegetables grown (in an area that has an 8+ year waiting list for allotments and so the Council hasn’t supported the Allotments (Scotland) Acts of 1892,1922 and 1950) its used by all age groups, so the list goes on! Every tree will be cut down bar the tall ones on Clouston street. We’re a community that cares for this land. Its not cost the taxpayer one penny, yet so much good has been done. The Council should support and help, not oppose this community initiative. Councillor Jim Mackechnie has branded us as “Johnny come lately” as he’d made this decision some time ago that it should be sold. But he didn’t consult with local people. Indeed the Compendium Trust that once had plans to build football pitches on the land has come out and supported this campaign. Not surprising as if you support kids playing and getting excercise you don’t build 90 flats on their land! How can a decision be made before even a planning application has gone in? It goes against all the principles of involving communities in local decisions that this and many previous governments have worked hard to implement. The Council needs to come to its senses and change their sale decision. We’re not late! This is the time to save this land for this and future generations to come.

The latest news we have is the developer New City Vision Ltd is going to put in a planning application to build 90 flats. We’ve been waiting for some time but have been told it will be getting lodged, so this is a good time to get ourselves organised and make our views known to our new MSP etc now. Once the application goes in we can object to the planning dept then. So get yourself added to the email list so we can let you know once its in. The “Vision” of flats being built on what is “scare green space” isn’t a good one! We also believe that as the Council are the ones selling the land and therefore gaining the benefit, any forthcoming planning application should be taken before MSPs in Hollywood. So please do write to the Council below and your MSP and MP. Note as from August 2011 the land now falls into the new extended West End Conservation area.

It will be helpful if you copy the Meadow on your email. Our address is: northkelvinmeadow@gmail.com

Write to Gerry Gormal at Glasgow City Council

Write to Gerry Gormal, Director for Development and Regeneration Services (DRS) at Glasgow City Council

Development & Regeneration Services
Glasgow City Council
229 George Street
Glasgow
G1 1QU

Email address: Gerry.Gormal@drs.glasgow.gov.uk

Tell him that you disagree with the Council’s actions towards the North Kelvin Meadow Campaign and that you are in favour of keeping a community green space on the land.

It’s helpful to copy the local councillors on your email. They are:

billy.mcallister@councillors.glasgow.gov.uk
SNP (Supports the North Kelvin Meadow campaign)

kieran.wild@councillors.glasgow.gov.uk
Green (Supports the North Kelvin Meadow campaign)

jim.mackechnie@councillors.glasgow.gov.uk
Labour (Leading the sale of the land to build 115 flats)

ellen.hurcombe@councillors.glasgow.gov.uk
Labour (Supports building 115 flats)

It’s also helpful to copy the local MSPs:

Sandra.White.msp@scottish.parliament.uk      -  great support for us !   Sandra is our Constituency MSP i.e. the one dedicated to Glasgow West.

 Patrick.Harvie.msp@scottish.parliament.uk   -  great support for us !

Our MP       www.annmckechinmp.net                - unfortunately doesn’t support us. Not sure why.

And your local community Council too:
secretary@northkelvincc.org.uk

Please also copy the North Kelvin Meadow on your email:

Our address is: northkelvinmeadow@gmail.com

You can sign the online petition.  Help us make it to 1,500. It will give your signature more weight if you are sure to include your location on your petition entry. Note petitions don’t have the same weight as a letter. Writting is very important! The more the better.

Get involved in the campaign too. Even if its repairing a fence, picking up some litter, emptying our bin ( be sure to put a new black bag in ) , stirring the compost etc  - it all helps!

If you live in the local area and would like to help out at the Meadow, please email us. Our address is: northkelvinmeadow@gmail.com

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