Welcome to the website of Mount Florida Community Council! Mount Florida Community Council is a formally constituted group of residents of The Mount, who have a genuine interest in the well-being of their community.    more »

Dates of meetings for session 2008-2009.   more »

Southside Festival - see what's happening... procession 28th June.   more »

Problem of litter in the streets; number to call for bulk uplifts.   more »

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Present: J.Scott (Chair), J-C Valentin, I. Wood, B. Russell (Secretary), S. Whitmore, M. McGlashan, M. Farrell (G42, Journalist)

Apologies: R. Pollock, G. Cumming, I. Hamilton, E. Ritchie

Minutes of last meeting: Proposed - J-C Valentin, seconded - S. Whitmore

Accounts: Proposed - J-C Valentin, seconded - M. McGlashan

There was no Councillor present due to meetings at Pollockshaws Burgh Hall regarding the Go-Ape proposal for Pollock Park and Queens Park Church regarding the South Side Festival.

No Community Police Officer was present but a report was sent regarding crime figures for the Christmas period and it was noted that thefts had increased significantly. This was due to money and valuables being taken during functions held at Hampden Stadium.

Community Council Plans for 2008

To work with Hampden Stadium re development relating to the Commonwealth Games

Monitor fly tipping and litter problem in Mount Florida

Increase efforts to develop links with the local community, schools and churches

Raise funds for a community notice board

Parking in Prospecthill Road will be dealt with when the road is widened

Meeting Closed

A Festival is currently being planned for Saturday 28th June in Queens Park. The focus of this event will be the Heritage of the Southside and Tram Direct have been selected to manage this event. If you wish to become involved contact Tram Direct at 18 Nethervale Avenue, Glasgow, G44 3XS   more »

...LANGSIDE COLLEGE B. Patterson (Langside College) and D. Ross (Architect) gave a presentation on the proposed new building at Langside College. This will remain on the same site and be the same size as the existing college but will provide upgraded facilities, including a new sports hall and outdoor facilities....   more »

Over the last year or so, we have had many meetings and consultations with City Councillors, City Council Land Services Department, Strathclyde Police, Strathclyde Fire and Rescue as well as with residents and local businesses with regard to Parking restrictions during major events at Hampden Park and Daytime Parking Restrictions on Cathcart Road. Unfortunately all these discussions have been put on ice due to the recent elections. We will now be back in touch with these agencies as well as with our new City Councillors to resolve these issues once and for all.

Are you over 60 or a disabled person? Do you need help with any small repairs around the house? Age Concern Scotland in partnership with Glasgow Care and Repair offer this service for home owners and private rented tenants. No labour charge and any materials at cost price.

The householders' safeguard

All handypersons will have been carefully selected, and will have undergone a Disclosure Scotland check.

They will arrive suitably attired with our logo on their uniform and will produce an I.D. photocard.

Appointments will be made and when they arrive they will be able to describe the job you have requested to be done.

Contact nos: 0141 420 3638
or                 0141 433 2749

(information courtesy of Ian Wood)

 

Mount Florida Community Council has, at present, 15 Community Councillors.

We have 5 vacancies. So any resident over the age of 16 will be made very welcome.

We meet approximately 10 times each year (on the 4th Tuesday of the month - except July and August).

The only qualification required is an interest in what's happening in The Mount and a keenness to make things better - ie better services and better facilities.

Look forward to meeting you at our AGM on Tuesday 24th or by e-mail on mfcc@hotmail.co.uk or by leaving a message here on our website.

Our AGM is being held this Tuesday, 24th October, in the Battlefield East Church Hall starting at 7pm.

All residents will be made very welcome.

Come and hear what your Community Council has been up to over the last 12 months and if you have any issues you feel that we should be taking on board, please let us know.

This is our Annual Report for last session, summarising all our activities over the last 12 months.

http://mountflorida.civiblog.org/MFCC%20Annual%20Report%2020052006.doc

Here are the Minutes of our meeting in September 2006.

http://mountflorida.civiblog.org/MFCC%20Minutes%20September%202006.doc

http://mountflorida.civiblog.org/Agenda September 2006

MFCC restarts its new session meetings on Tuesday 26th September 2006 at 7pm in Battlefield East Church Hall

This is our Summer 2006 Newsletter. If you would like a paper copy of the newsletter, e-mail mfcc@hotmail.co.uk and we would be delighted to send yo a copythrough the post.

http://mountflorida.civiblog.org/MFCC%20Summer%202006%20Newsletter.doc

http://mountflorida.civiblog.org/MFCCMinutesJune2006

Thes are the Minutes of the June 2006 meeting.

Glasgow City Council: 0141 287 2000
Bulk Refuse Uplift: 0141 287 9700
Clean Glasgow Campaign: 0800 027 7027
Graffiti and Flyposting: 0845 595 595
RALF (Roads and Lighting Faults): 0800 373 635
Police (Aitkenhead Road): 0141 532 4900
Crimestoppers: 0800 555 111

Furniture Projects

Second Opportunities (Castlemilk): 0141 631 3620
Spruce Carpets: 0141 425 1555

please have a look at the minutes from the March meeting of MFCC.

Minutes March 2006

http://mountflorida.civiblog.org/March%202006%20Minutes.doc

 

Mount Florida Community Council has initiated a consultation exercise with the shop owners and residents of Cathcart Road in Mount Florida affected by the present parking restrictions.   more »

This is an open letter from Mount Florida Community Council to those involved in major events at Hampden Park:   more »

Mount Florida Community Council List of Correspondence of Mount Florida (in and out) – March 2006   more »

Mount Florida Community Council Meeting No 7 Agenda Tuesday 28/3/06 Meeting starts 7pm    more »

If you would like to learn how to post to the Mount Florida Community Council website and contribute your own posts, links etc to this space, please come along to a short training session which will enable you to post to this blog.

Venue: Langside Library (2 Sinclair Drive, Battlefield)
Date: 1st April 2006
Time: 10 - 12 noon

Handouts etc will be provided, no need to bring anything. No need to know anything about websites. Anyone can learn this!

Mount Florida Community Council Minutes of meeting 24.01.06   more »

Mount Florida Community Council Meeting with Tom Harris MP Tuesday 21/2/06   more »

Mount Florida Community Council Meeting No 6 Agenda Tuesday 28/2/06 Meeting starts 7pm   more »

Meeting of MFCC Local Initiatives Sub-Committee Monday 6th February    more »

There are various sites in Mount Florida where dumping of rubbish, including household items is taking place on an ongoing basis. We are actively trying to remedy this situation to make Mount Florida a nicer place to live. Rubbish should either be disposed of in black bin bags at the communal bin area, or Glasgow City Council can be called to pick up bulk refuse or fridges.

On street rubbish bins should not be used for household rubbish, as they are small and quickly overflow.

We are also concerned about people of all ages throwing away rubbish in the street.

Finally, we are hoping to instigate advertising for increasing the use of the blue recycling bins where paper, carton, tins, and plastic bottles can be disposed of for recycling.

Mount Florida Community Council would like to help inform people of all ages about activities, local groups and support available in the area. If you know of any clubs, organisations, groups please let us know by sending an email to mfcc at hotmail.co.uk (replacing the "at" with "@"), or by leaving a comment right here, or by posting it on our Forum (see the link on the right column of this webpage).

One of the issues identified to have an adverse effect on Mount Florida and its residents is parking.

Parking restrictions on Cathcart Road
Parking restrictions on Cathcart Road mean that residents who depend on the car to undertake their shopping find it difficult to find nearby parking. arking restrictions on Cathcart have therefore a serious effect on llocal businesses. We would like to see the parking restrictions on Cathcart Road lifted for the shopping area so that temporary parking will be possible.

Parking Restrictions during Matches/Concerts at Hampden Park
During matches and concerts at Hampden Park, further parking restrictions apply. While nothing can be changed about this, we would like to see better communication with Hampden Park, and have provided links to the events pages of Hampden Park on this website. Hopefully, this means that residents will be better aware of dates and park their cars accordingly.

Parking behaviour
We are also concerned about inconsiderate parking in Mount Florida. No parking signs and road markings are often ignored, and access to streets is often obstructed by cars parked on corners. This is a potential health and safety hazard for emergency vehicles. In addition, cars are parked on pavements or on access points to pavements, thus constituting a dangerous obstacle for wheelchair users and prams.

Park and Ride
Many people use Mount Florida to Park and Ride, leaving their cars near the train station in the morning. This adds to the difficulty of finding parking spaces for local residents.

Events Diary for Hampden:

Concerts at Hampden:
http://www.hampdenpark.co.uk/events/concerts.htm

Football matches at Hampden Park:
http://www.hampdenpark.co.uk/events/sport.htm

Community Council Meetings 2006:

Mount Florida Community Council meets on the 4th Tuesday of the month in Battlefield East Church Hall at 7pm. Residents are welcome to attend.

Next Meetings in 2006:
28th February,
28th March,
25th April,
23rd May,
27th June

Contact details

Mount Florida Community Council
c/o Community Council Resource Centre,
8 John Street
Glasgow G1 1LJ
mfcc at hotmail.co.uk (replacing "at" with "@" and leaving out any spaces)


Community Councillors:

Jim Scott
Winnie McCallum
Eileen Ritchie
Liz Dunwoodie
Gordon Cumming
Minnie Lacey
Betty Russell
David Moir
Joyce Mutch
Jane McBride
Barbara Keenan
Lesley Renton
Robert Pollock
Sarah Buckland

MP:

Tom Harris, 0141 637 6447, tomharrismp@parliament.uk

MSPs:

1. Constituency MSP:

Charlie Gordon, 0141 632 8645, Charlie.Gordon.msp@scottish.parliament.uk,
http://www.charliegordonmsp.com,
Somerville Drive, Mount Florida, Glasgow G42 9BA

2. Regional MSPs:

Bill Aitken, 0141 810 5743, Bill.Aitken.msp@scottish.parliament.uk

Robert Brown, 0141 243 2421, Robert.Brown.msp@scottish.parliament.uk, http://www.robertbrownmsp.org.uk

Patrick Harvie, 0141 332 6405, Patrick.Harvie.msp@scottish.parliament.uk, http://www.patrickharviemsp.com

Rosie Kane, 0141 429 8200, Rosie.Kane.msp@scottish.parliament.uk,

Tommy Sheridan, 0141 429 8200, Tommy.Sheridan.msp@scottish.parliament.uk

Nicola Sturgeon, 0141 204 1775, Nicola.Sturgeon.msp@scottish.parliament.uk,
http://www.nicolasturgeon.co.uk

Sandra White, 0141 204 1767, Sandra.White.msp@scottish.parliament.uk,
http://www.sandra-white.co.uk

All MSPs can be contacted by post at:

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh EH99 1SP

Cllr John Lynch, 0141 287 4033, John.Lynch@glasgow.gov.uk,
Surgery: First Monday of month at Mount Florida Primary School (6pm)

Cllr Margaret McCafferty, 287 7032, margaret.mccafferty@councillors.glasgow.gov.uk,
Surgery: First Monday of month at Battlefield Primary School (6pm)

Minutes of Meeting 22/11/05

1)Present

Community Councillors J.Scott, E.Dunwoodie, G.Cumming, W.McCallum, B.Russell, M. Lacey, R. Pollock, E. Ritchie, S. Bach, ...   more »

Mount Florida Over 50s Club meets in Battlefield East Church Hall on Battlefield Road on Wednesdays from 1-3 pm. Club members enjoy a wide range of activities including bus trips, lunches, musical entertainment, indoor bowls, pool, darts, table tennis, line dancing as well as a nice wee cup of tea.

All residents will be made very welcome.

The Bridge Project is a voluntary project set up to provide free and confidential information on Benefits Advice, help with form filling, making phone calls, and carers support. They can be contacted on 569 1200 (Mon-Thu 10am-12 noon)

The Befriending Service was founded through listening to our community, residents, and those working in the area. Many people in Mount Florida were found to experience isolation and loneliness. This was confirmed through discussion with the local Medical Centre, and so in conjunction with them a Befriending Service was established. Thisis administered by a project co-ordiinator and trained volunteers.

The service has been in operation since 2003 and is now based at 4 Clincart Road (old Post Office). Members of the community can call in for a chat, a cup of coffee and find out more about befriending. Volunteers come from all walks of life. No experience is necessary, full training is given and expenses are paid.

Make a difference in someone’s life. Be part of a caring team in your community.

If interested call the volunteer co-ordinator Monday-Friday 10am-12noon:
The Church in the Mount Befriending Service
4 Clincart Road
Glasgow G42 9DJ
0141 649 8800
07906 065818

The residents of Florida Avenue/Crescent - Cathcart Road have come together with the support of Strathclyde Police to form a Neighbourhood Watch Scheme. The advantages of such a scheme are that neighbours can support one another. Residents can share concerns regarding personal safety, youth disorder or home security. Runnign the scheme does not require a large amount of time and support is readily avvailable from the Police. Any residents wishing more information about this scheme or interested in setting up their own scheme should contact PC Nick Quinn, Community Police on 0141 532 5022.