Chairperson report 2019
We held our Annual General Meeting on 22nd October and the Chair gave the report below.
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£50,000 Funding Awarded to Mount Florida Civic Space
Press Release:
A community council in Glasgow’s southside has received a significant grant to plan a new civic space at the entrance to Hampden.
Read More ȣ50,000 Funding Awarded to Mount Florida Civic SpaceDraft Traffic Regulation Order
We are pleased that many of our recommendations have been included in a draft traffic regulation order that was published for consultation by Glasgow City Council on Friday 12th July. GCC has also included its own proposals, mainly aimed at improving sightlines and pedestrian safety.
Read More »Draft Traffic Regulation OrderNominations invited for new community councillors
We’re inviting residents of Mount Florida aged 16+ to put themselves forward to join the Community Council.
Read More »Nominations invited for new community councillorsMoFloCoCo newsletter hits the streets!
Our latest newsletter is currently being delivery to over 2700 addresses around Mount Florida and west Kings Park. If you can’t wait for your own paper copy to be delivered, you can find it online here.
License variation for The Beechwood
We draw residents’ attention to the license variation submitted by The Beechwood to extend opening hours, and to allow the use of the licensed outdoor space on Hampden event days. Objections to be received by the council by 21st February.
Mount Florida Bowling Club Facing Closure
We have learnt from residents in the last few days that Mount Florida Bowling Club is facing an imminent threat of closure due to ‘lack of members’.
‘Rain Gardens’ Update
Measures to improve surface water drainage were given planning permission. The measures include ‘rain gardens’ on the roadside on Aikenhead Road and Kings Park Avenue. See our previous post on this topic here. As of July 2018, it was anticipated that work would start January 2019.
Here we pass on answers to issues raised by MoFloCoCo, received from a GCC Development and Regeneration Services official in July 2018.
Research on Mount Florida
MoFloCoCo collaborated with Caroline Downey, an Edinburgh University Masters student, on a research project. Caroline’s dissertation looks at the different ways of measuring deprivation, and what the available data tells us about Mount Florida. You can read it here: SIMD and Beyond,
Mount Florida Civic Space Receives Funding Boost
Press Release:
A southside community project to create a new civic space, at the gateway to Hampden, has taken a big step forward thanks to securing two new pots of money.