Motion · S5M-23207 · 30 Oct 2020

Congratulations to the Children’s Wood

Lodged by Patrick Harvie (Scottish Green Party) Standard Motion 11 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament welcomes the decision of Glasgow City Council to grant a community asset transfer of land in North Kelvin to the Children’s Wood community organisation; understands that the Children’s Wood will take a 25-year lease of the site, which it will maintain as a garden and open space for the benefit of the local community; congratulates all of those who campaigned over many years to bring the former playing grounds back into valued local amenity use under threat of inappropriate development for housing; believes this is a victory for community self-empowerment and is especially timely to support people’s wellbeing through the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, and wishes the Children’s Wood every success in its future work with the local community.

Supporters (11)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.