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Alexandra Park Junior Parkrun

Volunteers are being sought for a Junior Parkrun to be held in Alexandra Park on Sundays at 9:30am for 4 to 14 year-olds. The event is to be weekly but volunteers would help on a rotational basis. For more information, scan the QR code above, or contact james.goldie@glasgowlife.org.uk or liz.corbett@parkrun.com to note interest.

Whitehill Pool Working Group

Thanks to everyone who attended the meeting to revitalise the Save Whitehill Pool campaign last night.

Bill Stark chaired, welcoming new faces and introducing people who provided valuable support back in the early years of the original campaign.

The meeting itself provided great community input, in terms of personal experiences, and hopes for the future over the current closure of Whitehill Pool.

Video of Whitehill Pool Meeting Held on 8th April 2025

A follow-up meeting will be held in the upstairs room at Reidvale Neighbourhood Centre, 13 Whitevale Street, Glasgow G31 1QW, on Tuesday 29th April at 7pm.

Whitehill Pool Follow-up Meeting

We're still here! Save Whitehill Pool. — We’re still here! Save Whitehill Pool.

Dennistoun Community Council is following up on our recent public meeting about Whitehill Pool with a community-only meeting for people who’d like to be actively involved with the campaign to save the pool.

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.

Whitehill Pool 2025 – What’s Happening?

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.

Festive Best Wishes

'Snow In Dennistoun' by sgruntiver via flickr — ‘Snow In Dennistoun’ by sgruntiver via flickr

Wishing you a Merry Christmas, a Happy Hogmanay, and all the very best for 2025, from Dennistoun Community Council.

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.

Glasgow City Network Consultation

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.

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.