CATHCART AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY COUNCIL – MEETING MINUTES
12 March 2025, 7-9PM
| Item | Notes | Action |
| Welcome and apologies | Present: Louisa Maddison, Carolyn Lochhead, Margaret Crawford, Pauline Kelly, Kate Lonergan, Gillian Scott, Yla Barrie, Andrew Dewar, Steven McCann, Irene McCann, Ross Taylor, Mhairi Taylor, Beth Hamilton, Tommy Petillo, Cllr Fergusson, Cllr McCabe, Cllr Docherty, Cllr CarsonApologies: Cllr Vallis | |
| Police Scotland | Issue noted at Spean Street – cars running red light so will be monitoring Q/Issues raisedDelvin Road and Holmlea/Clarkston junction – red light jumping issues. Council would need to be approached for cameras. Police can monitorNo car zone at Merrylee PS – recent incident where child was injured from driver car door. Different division but the officers will feed to relevant team – and they will try to attend the next CC meeting.Jim Kane (GCC) organising some days of action – Cllr Fergusson will keep us up to date.Housing Association have sent a letter to factored tenants and residents to remind of restricted zonesParents association considering making a short video to promote and would welcome Police involvement – PS will feedback to team.Cllr Fergusson – Pollok Office have intimated they could be involved – will chaseCllr Carson – Muirend Sainsburys shoplifting incidents. PS – decrease incidents in the last month and PS have been attending site and discussing with staff. | Cllr McCabe |
| Approval of the minutes of last meeting | No matters arising from last meetingProposed – Irene McCannSecond – Katherine Lonergan | |
| Chair’s report-– Carolyn Lochhead | Approve Pauline as a new member of the CC – welcome Pauline and thanks for all your hard work so far! Online Poll on potential CC name change – 190 responses with 85% in favour of name changing. Agreed to change to “Cathcart, Merrylee & Muirend Community Council” from 1 May 2025. Check potential issues with bank account | Carolyn |
| CC planning survey responses Feedback from our community | Mhairi reminded us of priorities as decided by the community and provided feedback on comments that were provided. Top 10:PitchStreet cleaningRoad repairsLinn Park – snuff mill re-openingTraffic safetyGreenspaceRetail – support for local businessesCommunity eventsImprove local playparksCycle lanes / active travel Next steps:Analyse the open text comments – COMPLETEDUse this data to support funding applications:Events for young and older people.Use this data to support NIIF allocations.Ask local Councillors to support actions:Maintaining pavements and roadsImproving Holmlea and Merrylee parkPresent the findings to Glasgow Life re: Couper Institute.Feedback to the community. Questions / Discussion:Responses were generally digital with little uptake of paper forms following the in-person event at a CC meeting in winter 2024. People are raising wants to see more e.g. Planting and it would be good to get locals involved directly in thisComms on this work to expand our workforce and encourage activities. Pauline keen to focus on engagement/buy-in and e.g. our up-to-date minutes online and Facebook. | |
| Govanhill Housing Association | Update from Gillian Scott: Housing Assistant on Weds morning doing a walkabout and noting any issues to be addressed. Planning a Fun Day and Fish Supper night – difficult to get bookings – any venue suggestions welcome | |
| Area Planning Partnership report – Mhairi Taylor / Andrew Dewar | Andrew attended the last Linn AP meeting.Presentation on Castlemilk STEaM Update from Fire Service on incidents attendedDiscussion with Police Scotland on Anti-Social Behaviour and pavement parking Baillie McCabe chaired the meetingGrant to Jeely Piece club for tablets.Funding available is same as last year MhairiWorking on application to all three APs for events programme for this FridayNIF (Neighbourhood Infrastructure Fund) available from all 3 Aps. Langside AP awarded their funds already and did not include any allocation in our area – Mhairi has emailed them to query and will write to Cllrs and Meeting contact to confirm Should hear back from our previous proposals at the next meeting including costs to complete a feasibility for the space outside the Couper. Cllr FergussonCosts back for Merrylee Pitch replacement at around £200k.ENV2 development contribution funding an option being investigatedDiscussions ongoing on funding and confirming details e.g. ongoing maintenance£100k allocated from NIF and can be re-allocated if higher balance of funds available from elsewhere. Cllr Docherty:submit any ideas for Holmlea Park to the AP and they will be considered Baillie McCabe:Been discussions on NIF allocations from all APs as disparity across the city. Grants team proposing structure for allocations for April.NIF funding maintained at £1million. | |
| Events Plan – Yla Barrie / Tommy Petillo / Pauline Kelly | Second Window Wanderland ran 7-9 March. HUGE thanks to all involved 😊 Fewer windows registered (70 compared to 100) which echoes other placesActivities included group walks & live jazz.Feedback survey to come Micro-talks – 5 April, 2pm at the Couper Library Funding from Celeros and AP Youth (potentially film) event at end of May being arranged 23 Aug – 20 Sep summer eventsTying in free eventsMacro-talksFilm event (11 Sept tbc)Doors Open Day 3rd film in December Disclosure Scotland checks required – Ross & Yla attended online workshops and working towards going through the process to work with young / vulnerable people. Looking to assign a Children’s Activities Volunteer role/s with CCllrs as signatories. | |
| Summary of Councillors’ written updates: | Cllr Ferguson’s report. Discussion on proposal for one way system in Merrylee – would require evidence of community support. Traffic Regulations Order a long process. Baillie McCabe:Southside cycleway up 46% in usage over last year. Public realm spaces improved alongside the cycle paths. Cllr DochertyDeep cleans promised in 2022Council vehicle fleet upgradesInvestment in teachers welcome Cllr Carson & Vallis met with Glasgow Life staff to discuss the Couper Institute:Estimated £100,000 to make the kitchen functional, £6million to upgrade the hall completely & £3mill to maintain, along with £3mill on library maintenance.Before Covid the Institute had 50,000 visitors, this is now down to 11,000. Glasgow Life were very receptive to the idea of the community council working with them to increase footfall and also raise money to upgrade parts or all of the building. This may include securing tenants, key-holding locally & small maintenance jobs. Gully Cleaning was not completed due to lack of funding – will be completed Spr – July 2025 Cllr CurranPavement parking in Merrylee – roads that have not been assessed for exemption will not be subject to enforcement until then. | |
| Licencing report – Steven McCann | No report, though Tesco on Merrylee Rd now has a licence | |
| Planning report – Louisa Maddison | No report. | |
| Treasurer’s report – Lynn Thomson | Last account balance £1908.82 (12 Feb 2025)Current Balance £3058.82 IncomeCeleros Film Festival Sponsorship 1200.00ExpenditureCathcart Baptist Church Hall let 50.00 | |
| AOCB | Feedback from library suggestion box – Kate LonerganQuery on lack of planning approval for garage business on Clarkston/Muirend Ave. Cllr Fergusson confirms that the most recent Planning application did not include all information and the applicant has been asked to review. No timescale for decision. | |
| Date and time of next meeting: | Weds 14 May 2025, 7pm |
STANDING NOTE – OUR COMMUNITY COUNCIL’S PRIORITIES
| Item | Lead |
| 1. Maintaining pavements and roads | |
| 2. A new pitch at Merrylee Primary | Ross |
| 3. Upgrading the Couper Institute (interior and exterior) | |
| 4. Improving Holmlea Park | |
| 5. Events and activities for young people | |
| 6. Improving Merrylee Park | |
| 7. Events and activities for older people |
