Happening Now - have your say on making Govanhill a 'liveable' neighbourhood
Speak to consultants outside our newsroom from now until 2pm
According to Glasgow City Council, “Glasgow's Liveable Neighbourhoods (LN) are set to reduce the city's car dependency by transforming streets into safer, more attractive spaces where every day needs can be met locally and where people travelling actively and by public transport are prioritised.”
“Liveable Neighbourhoods is Glasgow's approach to blending the 20-minute neighbourhood concept with the place principle to respond to the current environmental, social, health and economic challenges the city faces.”
Read more: The Fifteen Minute City — Book by Natalie Whittle
People are being encouraged to share their opinions on the four key themes:
Local Town Centres: Strengthening local centres to meet the everyday needs of the community locally, bringing vibrancy, activity, and jobs.
Everyday Journeys: Improving the quality of utility journeys (for example, the daily commute, school run, visiting friends and family, or trips to the shops).
Active Travel: Enabling walking, wheeling and cycling within neighbourhoods and connecting to the city network.
Streets for People: Promoting a better balance between vehicles and people.
The consultation will feed into a long list of opportunities for the neighbourhoods which could result in further design development and construction, subject to funding.
They are currently working with consultants to get local people involved in making the neighbourhoods of Pollokshields East, Govanhill and Greater Gorbals work better for those who live, work, study and visit here. They’re seeking to understand the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and challenges of each neighbourhood in order to identify where future interventions should be focused. They are also consulting for Shawlands, Strathbungo, Pollokshields West, Pollokshaws and Mansewood - more info here.
Up until Sunday 26th February, people are being asked to “about their neighbourhood, what they like, and how they would make it better”.
Drop-in events
Members of the public are invited to come along to discuss the opportunities around each theme in more detail on the following dates:
Friday 17 February (4-7pm): Nan McKay Hall, End of St Johns Road, Pollokshields, G41 5SR [Translators available for: Urdu, Punjabi, Arabic and Polish]
Monday 20 February (4-7pm): The Deep End, 21 Nithsdale Street, Govanhill, G41 2PZ [Translators being arranged]
Tuesday 21 February (10am-1pm): Gorbals Parish Church, 1 Errol Gardens, Glasgow, G5 0RA
Pop-Ups
The team will also be popping up in each neighbourhood throughout February - where you can meet the team and find out more about how you can get involved:
Wednesday 8 February (approx. 1-2pm): outside Co-Op Food, 190 Crown Street, Gorbals, G5 9ZR
Wednesday 8 February (approx. 4.30-5.30pm): foot of Tradeston Bridge, Clyde Place Quay
Thursday 9 February (approx. 12-2pm): outside Govanhill Community Newsroom, 82 Bowman Street, G42 8LF [Translators for Urdu, Arabic, Romanian and Farsi]
Friday 10 February (approx. 1-3pm): outside Oatlands Hub, 2 Wolseley Terrace, Oatlands
Can't make an event?
You can still share your thoughts by filling the survey on Have your say. This survey can also be completed in person at: Pollokshields Library, Govanhill Library and the Gorbals Library. Surveys are available in English, Polish, Romanian, Farsi, Urdu, Gujurati, Arabic and Ukrainian.
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Greater Govanhill is looking for an enthusiastic, community and business-minded person to join its board, who can help our award-winning and ambitious team continue its exciting work.
We’re interested in hearing from anyone who feels they may have skills and/or experiences to share. But at this time, we are particularly interested to hear from anyone with experience in any of the following areas:
Social enterprise or non-profit business management
Financial management
HR
Advertising sales
What do we expect from you?
Our board meets every three months to help our founding editor work through priorities and strategy. Board members help with everything from setting up events, recruitment, filling out applications and acting as a sounding board for new ideas and plans. Meetings are usually held in person and in the evening.
Board members help to provide strategic direction, set organisational aims and ensure that the organisation remains true to its purpose.The directors are also responsible for ensuring that the company meets its statutory and other obligations.
For more information about the legal role of CIC directors, please see this document.
This is an unpaid role, and you do not need to have previous board experience to apply. You may be asked to attend training relevant to the role - paid for by the company.
Applicants must live in or near Govanhill — or have a connection to the area. We are especially keen to hear from people from groups typically under-represented on boards.
Interested? Please fill in this form to apply. Deadline is 28 Feb. And we will be responding to all applicants the following week.
If you have any questions, please get in touch by emailing hello@greatergovanhill.com