Have you had experience (good or bad) of the planning system? If you have, the charity Planning Democracy wants to hear from you. How well does the system work? How easy is it to understand planning issues and to influence what gets built in your local area?
Planning Democracy are looking for different people’s experiences of the planning system to help them to campaign for better public involvement in planning. Their website is at www.planningdemocracy.org.uk
Here are the standing orders for Kelvindale Community Council, to be confirmed at the next meeting on 19 January. Standing Orders – 2011 (PDF)
Glasgow City Council is consulting on its strategy for how to develop Glasgow’s many open spaces, and you can contribute your opinions on this until 12 December.
The basic principles are on some nifty postcards here: Summary Postcards (the actual postcards have spaces on the back from comments, and you just post them back to the council – the online ones have a form at the end), and the full document is here: Glasgow Open Space Strategy.
More details here on the Glasgow website.
The annual fiesta of home baking, bric-a-brac, and everything else that makes up the Beacon Bonanza, is on Saturday 5th November from 10am till 2pm at St John’s Renfield Church, Beaconsfield Road.
Donations can be brought to the halls between 7pm and 9pm on Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th: no electrical goods or large items of furniture please.
BOUNDARY COMMISSION FOR SCOTLAND – CONSULTATION
The Boundary Commission invites Community Councils to respond to the initial set of proposals for the Westminster Parliament constituencies.
Further information, including maps of the boundaries, can be found here: http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/6th_westminster/initial_proposals/
Under the proposals, Kelvindale is in Glasgow North West: map
Here’s the latest newsletter about the preparations for and legacy of the Commonwealth Games in 2014.
STILL DANCING – LARGE SCALE COMMUNITY PERFORMANCE PROJECT
An opportunity for senior citizens in our City to come together and show the world that they are a vital part of the community. Whether you have danced before or have never danced a step in your life – WE NEED YOU! If you or your group/club would like to get involved please contact Dance House on 0141 552 2442 quoting ‘STILL DANCING’. In partnership with Glasgow Life, Dance House is involved in delivering a dance performance project called STILL DANCING.
This project is for the over 60s and will culminate in a performance for the opening ceremony of the World Congress on Active Ageing to be held at the SECC in August 2012.
We are presently wishing to ‘recruit’ new participants and encourage them to be involved in this exciting, innovative and challenging project. With this in mind, Norman Douglas – the STILL DANCING choreographer will be in Glasgow from 26th October until 2nd November. During this time Norman will be offering dance/movement sessions to any groups who may be interested in having a dance experience and learning more about STILL DANCING.
If you could identify any groups within the City that would be interested in having Norman visit them in their community centre, please could you ask them to get in touch with Sheila McCubbin at Dance House. 0141 552 2442 sheila@dancehouse.org
Alternatively there will be practical sessions (as part of Dance House’ Always Dancing activities) on the following dates, please drop in to find out more and experience a bit of STILL DANCING:
Couper Institute, Clarkston Road, Glasgow G44 Tues 25 Oct and Tues 1 Nov from 14.00 – 15.00 Free
Partick Burgh Halls, Burgh Hall Street, Glasgow G11 Wed 26 Oct and Wed 2 Nov from 14.00 – 15.30 £3.00 donation
1) PROPERTY FACTORS (SCOTLAND) ACT 2011 – CONSULTATION ON DRAFT CODE OF CONDUCT FOR PROPERTY FACTORS
See document at link below: Consultation Closing Date 16 December 2011
Property Factors Draft Code of Conduct
During the consultation period the Scottish Government is arranging a number of events about what the introduction of statutory regulation for property factors will mean, as well as the process of consulting on the draft Code of Conduct which is one element of regulation. The events will provide a platform for those attending to make a valuable contribution to the consultation process.
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2) FREE WORKSHOP EVENT FOR CUSTOMERS OF PROPERTY FACTORS
Venue: Scottish Government Offices, 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, G2 8LU
Wednesday 2 November 2011, Registration and coffee from 5.30 pm; finishing around 7.30 pm
Of interest to flat-owners in housing association blocks, or flat-owners in the traditional private sector.
Venue: Scottish Government Offices, 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, G2 8LU
The events will be free of charge and places will be available on a first-come-first-served basis. If you wish to attend, please e-mail propertyfactor.consultation@scotland.gsi.gov.uk by no later than Thursday 27 October.
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