Whitehill Pool Meeting Summary

Summary

Last night’s meeting to address uncertainties about Whitehill Pool was productive.

Thank you to all members of the public who attended and contributed. The comments and questions left no doubt about how important the pool is to our community.

There is clearly no easy fix as significant capital funding is required.

Commitments

Glasgow Life gave several commitments:

  • They will improve communication and supply Dennistoun Community Council with monthly progress updates, leading to a Glasgow Life report presenting approximately 4-6 options to Glasgow City Council, to be completed by August.
  • They will liaise with swimming clubs about the possibility of supplying a bus service to other pools while Whitehill is closed.
  • There will be no further imposition of items such as the hated metal fence, without consultation. The exception would be if something was urgently required for safety reasons.

It was reiterated that Glasgow Life cannot opt for permanent closure of the pool: to do that would require councillors voting to do so.

The meeting was filmed, and the intention is to have the video available online in due course.

Written notes with additional detail will also be published as a formal record of the meeting.

Officials and elected representatives in attendance

  • Andrew Olney, Director of Libraries, Sport & Communities, Glasgow Life
  • Alan Milner, Head of Sport, Glasgow Life
  • Scott Faichney, Special Projects Manager, Glasgow Life
  • David McEwan, Divisional Director, Property, City Deal & Major Projects, Glasgow City Council
  • Cllr Allan Casey
  • Cllr Anthony Carroll
  • Ivan McKee MSP
  • John Mason MSP
  • Patrick Harvie MSP
  • Paul Sweeney MSP was unable to attend and provided a written statement.
  • Apologies were received from from Cllr Elaine McDougall, Annie Wells MSP, Sandesh Gulhane MSP, Maureen Burke MP.

Engagement on Road Safety, Traffic and Parking in Dennistoun

Survey

Glasgow City Council (GCC) are seeking views on road safety, traffic, and parking in Dennistoun.

Dennistoun Community Council (DCC) encourages all residents, businesses and visitors to take part in the survey available via glasgow.gov.uk/dennistounparking, before the closing date of 13 October 2024.

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Proposals for Improvements to Pedestrian Infrastructure Provision

Dennistoun Pedestrian Proposals Plan
Dennistoun Pedestrian Proposals Plan

Dennistoun Community Council (DCC) recently compiled and submitted proposals to Glasgow City Council (GCC) identifying potential improvements to pedestrian infrastructure provision in and around our area.

A PDF of the full document can be viewed here. Images of each individual page of the document can be viewed below the summary that follows.

Updates: 12 September 2023: The GCC response to DCC can now be found at the bottom of this post. 18 September: DCC recommendations to the DAP can be found in a separate update post here.

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Whitehill Pool 2025 – What’s Happening?

Whitehill Pool 2025 - What's happening?
Whitehill Pool 2025 – What’s happening? (tap image or here for a full size PDF)

A meeting to establish the answers

Dennistoun Community Council (DCC) will be hosting a meeting to establish the answers to the many questions surrounding the future of Whitehill Pool.

The meeting will take place on Tuesday 8th April, at Reidvale Neighbourhood Centre, 13 Whitevale Street, G31 1QW.

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Next Meeting: 11th March 2025

You are warmly invited to attend the next Ordinary meeting of Dennistoun Community Council, which will take place on Tuesday 11th March 2025, from 7pm, at St Andrews East Church Hall, 685 Alexandra Parade, G31 3LN.

The agenda is available here.

As always, time will be allocated for general public input.

Approved minutes from past meetings can be viewed here.

Whitehill Pool is, again, specifically noted on the agenda. Discussion is expected to include a review of outcomes made available (or otherwise) following on from the Glasgow City Council Capital Programme Board meeting that took place on the 24th February 2025, which was due to consider funding for RAAC repairs. Also, with that important milestone having passed, planning for a public meeting proposed for April is likely to feature (with further details published here as soon as they are confirmed).

Next Meeting: 14th January 2025

You are warmly invited to attend the next Ordinary meeting of Dennistoun Community Council, which will take place on Tuesday 14th January 2025, from 7pm, at St Andrews East Church Hall, 685 Alexandra Parade, G31 3LN.

The agenda is available here.

Time will be allocated for general public input.

Approved minutes from past meetings can be viewed here.

Whitehill Swimming Pool: Video

Dennistoun’s Whitehill Swimming Pool has now been closed for a year, with little information passed on regarding dealing with the aerated concrete (RAAC) problems.

In this video, local officials and members of the public discuss the pool’s legacy and current closure.

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Glasgow City Network Consultation

Cumbernauld Road Concept Visualisation
Cumbernauld Road Concept Visualisation
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Concept and Aims

Glasgow City Council has set out the concept of a City Network to provide a dense network of improved high-quality infrastructure across Glasgow, to be delivered by 2031. It is seeking your views on the latest proposals.

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