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.

Continue reading Whitehill Pool Working Group

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.

Continue reading Whitehill Pool Follow-up Meeting

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.

Continue reading Whitehill Pool Meeting Summary

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.

Continue reading Whitehill Pool 2025 – What’s Happening?

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.