glasshouse<\/a> was set to close permanently in August as Glasgow City Council said the cost of keeping it open had become unsustainable.<\/p>\nBut, after campaigners protested against the closure, the SNP administration announced the glasshouse will remain open \u201cfor the foreseeable future\u201d on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Protesters still held a demonstration outside the city chambers on Thursday morning \u2014 and have called for more detail on the SNP announcement.<\/p>\n
Inside the chambers, Cllr Laura Doherty, SNP, city convener for neighbourhood services, confirmed the glasshouse will remain open while \u201cdiscussions on a sustainable future continue, ensuring public access to the glasshouse and the toilets is maintained\u201d.<\/p>\n
Officials will \u201ccontinue to engage with interested parties\u201d through the People Make Glasgow Communities [PMGC] programme, she told councillors.<\/p>\n
The PMGC scheme allows third sector groups to run council-owned properties. Cllr Doherty said it is \u201cundeniable\u201d that the glasshouse needs \u201csignificant capital investment\u201d but reiterated the council will \u201ckeep the glasshouse open while a longer-term solution is found\u201d.<\/p>\n
It is understood the current opening hours of 10am to 3.30pm will remain.<\/p>\n
But the city\u2019s Labour group wants greater clarity on the long-term future of the glasshouse, claiming significant questions remain unanswered.<\/p>\n
Bailie Soryia Siddique, Labour, who represents Southside Central, said: \u201cWhile today\u2019s developments are welcome, there is still a lack of detail about the council\u2019s financial commitment and how a long-term future for the glasshouse will be secured.<\/p>\n
\u201cResidents deserve open, honest and transparent communication about the next steps, alongside a clear commitment on the funding needed to protect and restore this much-loved part of Glasgow\u2019s heritage.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cllr Stephen Docherty, Labour\u2019s deputy leader, who represents Langside, said it was \u201cdisappointing\u201d that the SNP had voted against allowing extra time to discuss the issue at the council meeting today (Thursday).<\/p>\n
Glasgow Greens co-leader, Cllr Jon Molyneux, had pushed for a time limit on questions to be suspended for the glasshouse issue due to \u201ca considerable level of public interest\u201d but his motion fell. He also wanted more detail on what the SNP\u2019s announcement means, including the \u201coperational arrangements\u201d.<\/p>\n
Cllr Doherty said her door was open to anyone who wanted to have further discussions on the glasshouse. She said the council has been \u201cworking tirelessly\u201d for long-term solutions for \u201cmany, many years\u201d.<\/p>\n
After the decision to reverse the closure was announced, Cllr Mhairi Hunter, SNP, who represents Southside Central, said: \u201cThe engagement and passion shown by campaigners\u2026 has played a vital role in getting us to this point, and I thank campaigners for all their hard work.<\/p>\n
Her ward colleague, Cllr Alexander Belic, SNP, said: \u201cWe know that the future of the glasshouse depends on finding the investment for the renovation of the Victorian structure, so finding a sustainable future use for the site that continues to allow for public access to this jewel of Glasgow\u2019s heritage is vital.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know there is a shared appetite to make this happen and I\u2019ll be doing what I can as part of that.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The glasshouse in Queen’s Park had been set to close in August before the decision was reversed. 16:40,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1049694,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[7826],"tags":[748,918,10650,4884,123225,712,16,15],"class_list":["post-1049693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-glasgow","tag-britain","tag-glasgow","tag-glasgow-city-council","tag-great-britain","tag-queens-park","tag-scotland","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116812225552134836","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1049693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1049693"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1049693\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1049694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1049693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1049693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1049693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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