Open Space Review - Please participate

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Read about this in the Antler. Please take time to complete this on-line return about open spaces in Campbeltown - it is a good opportunity to raise anything you would like see done.

http://www.abgreenspace.org.uk/

Open Space Audit

WHAT ARE OPEN SPACES AND WHY ARE THEY IMPORTANT?

Our Open Spaces include;

> Parks and gardens, outdoor sports facilities, playing fields, children’s play areas and amenity grassland
> Natural and semi natural habitats
> Green corridors – paths, rivers, canals
> Other functional open space like cemeteries and allotments
> Countryside immediately adjoining a town or village that people can access from their homes
> Derelict, vacant or contaminated land that has the potential to be transformed into places for people and nature.

Open spaces help create communities that are good to live in, work in and visit. They provide places for people to meet, play, relax and exercise and simply spend time outdoors. They help create an attractive setting for our houses, businesses and services. They provide places for wildlife and nature within our communities.

[Kintyre Forum News]

We would urge people to complete this survey highlighting what they would like to see in our open spaces in Campbeltown.

http://www.abgreenspace.org.uk/

A nice new state of the are All Weather Pitch on one of them would be a good start. As well as Kinloch Park developed into a Park the town can be proud of.

[smiles]

Thanks for highlighting this. I would certainly encourage development of some of our open spaces. In comparison to elsewhere in Argyll Campbeltown town centre has excellent areas of open space.

Kinloch and the Quarry Green are two examples of areas that should be developed. Kinloch Park in particular is rather bleak. It would be nice to see this developed into a park that the community can enjoy.

Wasn't there talk of a minture railway line going along the quarry green?

[Kintyre Forum News]

Received this from the Community Council to post:

" There will be a presentation from the Open Spaces Consultants at the Campbeltown Community Council meeting on March 9th. The team will be at the Town Hall from 6pm and will be happy to answer questions"

[WC1]

This is one of the most poorly designed and difficult to use on-line surveys I have ever used. Moreover, a number of the open spaces included in the Campbeltown map are privately owned so should not feature in the consultation.

[mary]

WC1 We felt unable to to make a suitable response based on the information given and have therefore asked the consultants to come - I hope you will be able to come along and give us the benefit of your knowledge regarding private ownership etc

[Ship called Dignity]

This is one of the most poorly designed and difficult to use on-line surveys I have ever used. Moreover, a number of the open spaces included in the Campbeltown map are privately owned so should not feature in the consultation.

I would agree WC1, it's as if they have just looked at any bit of land in the town centre and added it to the map! I found it easier to download the and print the forms at

http://www.landuse.co.uk/ProjectsWeb/44 ... 081113.pdf

WC1 We felt unable to to make a suitable response based on the information given and have therefore asked the consultants to come - I hope you will be able to come along and give us the benefit of your knowledge regarding private ownership etc

Mary, given the Community Council are holding a meeting with the consultants I assume there is no requirement for the survey to be completed by next week? Edit - now noticed they have extended this to the end of March - well done.

[Kintyre Forum News]

Just a quick reminder of the Meeting with regards this next Monday - 9th March 2009.

Dear All

As part of our work on the Campbeltown Open Spaces Audit for Argyll and Bute Council and Lower Clyde Greenspace we will be holding a Public Meeting in The Town Hall on Monday 9th March from 6.00pm - 7.30pm (arranged so it is before the Community Council meeting which starts at
7.30pm)

The meeting will be a chance to hear the results of the Campbeltown Open Spaces Survey carried out by Land Use Consultants and most importantly a chance to share your views on what open spaces are important in Campbeltown and what the priorities would be for improvements.

We'd be grateful if you could pass the word on about this meeting and encourage as many people to come as possible. ........and hope you can make it yourselves.

Ive attached a poster/flier and would be grateful if you could stick it in windows or have it at reception desks/shop counters, or email it on to folk .

Also if you have the time share your views on line - the Campbeltown Open Spaces Survey can be completed on line at http://www.abgreenspace.org.
uk
closing date extended till the end of March.

Thanks for your help and participation.

kind regards

Colin Roxburgh
Small Town and Rural Development Group

[Kintyre Forum News]

Can anyone provide an update on how this went?

Unfortunately KFN could not cover this.