Community Foundation Announcement – Alexandra Park
Clyde FC Community Foundation can confirm that an expression of interest has been lodged with Glasgow City Council through the People Make Glasgow Communities (PMGC) process, with a view to occupying the former Glasgow Club Haghill’s outdoor facility located on Cumbernauld Road.
The immediate aim of the expression of interest is the utilisation of the sports facilities to expand the charity’s work in the east of Glasgow and a longer-term aim of developing a facility suitable to host Clyde FC’s senior team back in the city.
Although our status as sole applicants was confirmed to us in July, the application has not yet moved on to the Engagement Phase of the PMGC process as a result of more detail being prepared for submission outlining the full extent of land and facilities to be included. Once that issue is resolved, we look forward to collaborating with local stakeholders and the community to develop our plans further. We will do this by way of public meetings and direct approaches to community representatives and organisations active in the area, though any such organisation is welcome to contact us in the interim if they wish to discuss our proposals.
In terms of a home for Clyde FC, this proposal is at an early stage given that GCC require time to assess the proposal before formal negotiations can commence. It is hoped that there will imminently be more clarity on whether Glasgow City Council consider the proposal to be “in scope” for progression to the next stage of the PMGC process, and also key factors which would determine whether a facility which meets SFA requirements could be accommodated on the site. Once these matters have been concluded, club owners will be invited to a presentation where this specific proposition, and the relocation project generally, can be discussed in more detail.
The Community Foundation believes that this development represents a tremendous opportunity for both the charity and the community around Alexandra Park, and also a potential breakthrough in the club’s journey home.