Springburn Park not being maintained by GCC Part 6
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- Part 6 of 6 my video showing how Springburn Park is not being properly maintained by Glasgow City Council. This park used to be beautiful it is my goal to see this park being returned to its former glory for the people of Springburn to truly enjoy! If you live in Springburn and this is your local park please complain to the council, something really must be done about this. Some parts of the park are dangerous too! Together we can make Springburn Park and its Winter Gardens beautiful once again.
Thanks for the videos mate, very sad. I worked there for first part of my apprenticeship (August '83 till April '84...) with Glasgow District Council, before returning in '86 as a craftsman. It was a lovely park then but even at that point the decline was setting in. The Winter Gardens closed in early '83 (the then manager of the Winter Gardens was Barbara Pettigrew, whise husband David was our senior Training Officer), and by '85 new labour practices were in place to reduce costs. I think it was called DLO. The manager of the park itself, and surrounding district, was Davie Beattie, and I think, not entirely certain, that it was he who planted the wilderness stuff at the old duck pond round about then. To be fair, his motivation seemed to be to instill a conservation area. Obviously it wasn't managed well. Again, great video bud, if a bit grim. Hope something gets done...
Well done mate, send your footage to city Chambers. And local press
I agree that the closing of the depot is not ideal, this is because it is no longer fit for purpose due to under investment. However the reason the pond is like that is because it is now habitat for the local wildlife. The machines pictured are simply not suitable for the type of work you suggest should take place, these machines are used to load vehicles with various types of materials and they are all fitted with grass cutting equipment and various other attachments, these are also used extensively during the winter period mainly to load salt into vehicles. You also make a fair point in terms of Springburn being one of the most deprived areas of the city where it seems that chronic under investment should be acceptable. I also agree that the blame lies squarely in the hands of the Labour Party, is this what they call working for the working people of Springburn.
I have to admit as a Springburn boy born and bred I find this extremely sad.
What a waste Ian duty rip
Good video mate the patks been left to rot since the hot hoose was closed and left to fall apart another thing the council should be held accountable for seems to me because the parks in an area that the council clearly dont give a shit about its a case of outa sight outa mind park was great when a wis a boy growing up in the 70’s would go up the park and spend aw day there u has the boats the swings at the boating pond and the hothoose bowls pitch n put tennis courts the rockys when they wur nicely kept3-4 fitbaw pitches noo you have one play area and what ive never understood they have a bloody big cricket pitch in that park and in all my years ive never seen anyone play cricket on it!! Why havent they made it into a massive play n picnic area with zip slides chutes roonaboots
That unit is empty now has been for a while
use to work with the north mobile unit here what a waste
Great vids! heartbreaking to see the state that labour mob have left it in, will be voting everyone a them out including lord michael martin's boy paul martin msp... they are to blame! SNP all the way
Very happy to see the 'park' going back to nature so the local, precious wildlife will thrive accordingly.
Why would you want well manicured grass making the place like a bowling green on steroids and every 'wild' plant (all needed by the birds and the bees), ruthlessly eliminated?
That's not the way.