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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

We are pleased that many of our recommendations have been included in a draft traffic regulation order that was published

Nominations invited for new community councillors

We're inviting residents of Mount Florida aged 16+ to put themselves forward to join the Community Council. As a Community

MoFloCoCo 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

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

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

‘Rain Gardens’ Update

Measures to improve surface water drainage were given planning permission. The measures include 'rain gardens' on the roadside on Aikenhead Road

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

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

Mount Florida Businesses Support Hampden Bid

Press Release: A letter signed by businesses in Mount Florida has underlined the hammer blow that would be dealt to

Letter of Support to Keep Football at Hampden

The SFA will soon hear presentations from the Hampden Park Limited and Scottish Rugby Union ahead of its decision whether

Another Step Forward on Hampden Event Management

Information sent direct to ticket holders - a first for Hampden event management MoFloCoCo has long had a constructive relationship

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A community council in Glasgow’s southside has received a significant grant to plan a new civic space at the entrance to Hampden.

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.

We’re inviting residents of Mount Florida aged 16+ to put themselves forward to join the Community Council.

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.

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.

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’.

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.

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,

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.

A letter signed by businesses in Mount Florida has underlined the hammer blow that would be dealt to local economy if the SFA decides to leave Hampden for Murrayfield.

The SFA will soon hear presentations from the Hampden Park Limited and Scottish Rugby Union ahead of its decision whether to keep Scottish football at Hampden or move it to Murrayfield. We understand that if the SFA leaves, the stadium will likely close as Queens Park would not be able to afford the upkeep.

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Information sent direct to ticket holders – a first for Hampden event management