Help Shape the Future of Newlands Park - Your Voice Matters

Tell us how you use the park and what you want to see in the future.

Friends of Newlands Park (FoNP) is a community volunteer group, formed in January 2020 by local residents. Friends of Parks groups play a vital role in enhancing local parks and open spaces, and in helping local people have a greater say in how their green spaces are maintained and developed.

Glasgow’s local parks are essential places that provide a welcoming green environment for people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities. They are spaces for relaxation, recreation and play, supporting health and wellbeing and community cohesion. They also provide a welcome green oasis in our cities for wildlife and biodiversity, bringing people closer to nature. 

Glasgow City Council (GCC) has overall responsibility for the maintenance of the park, including for grass and hedge cutting and tree surgery; maintaining infrastructure such as paths and play facilities; and emptying litter bins. Many other routine gardening activities such as weeding, planting, maintaining shrubberies, etc., are conducted by Friends of Newlands Park volunteers under a formal agreement with GCC. 

Friends of Newlands Park acknowledge that it is not realistic to maintain the park as it was in years gone by. The resources simply are not available to sustain the status quo, and the needs and interests of the local community are constantly evolving.

Scan the QR code below or use this link to complete a short survey