Campaigners fight to save Glasgow golf courses
A public meeting is being held in the hope of securing their future.
Last updated 8th Aug 2019
Campaigners are fighting to save Glasgow’s golf courses from potential closure.
Golfers are being urged to attend a public meeting on Thursday evening (8th August) to make their voices heard after Glasgow Life, the cultural and sporting arm of Glasgow City Council, held a consultation over the future of public courses in the city.
Organisers fear many golfers were unaware of an online consultation on their future, which was previously branded “flawed” by opposition politicians.
The meeting, which has been arranged by Friends of Alexandra Park and the Save Whitehill Pool campaign group, will be held in Wood Street Social Club, Dennistoun, at 6.30pm.
It is advertised as an opportunity “to discuss the possible closure of all of Glasgow’s six public golf courses, including Alexandra Park”.
The other parks are Littlehill, Lethamhill, Linn Park, Knightswood and Ruchill.
The consultation was launched due to low usage and a “substantial annual deficit,” Glasgow Life said.
Options being considered include reducing fees, restricting opening hours or axing the courses altogether which could bring savings of more than £1m.
The consultation period was initially set to end on Sunday, July 7 but Glasgow Life extended it by two weeks due to high levels of interest.
“The fact that almost 2,000 people responded to the consultation runs contrary to claims it has not been well communicated,” a spokesman said when the extension was revealed.
He said consultation was distributed to all Glasgow club members, city councillors, Glasgow Life golf users and clubs and Glasgow Golf Union members as well as being published online.
Feedback on the completed consultation is due by the end of November this year.
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