Katy and Cllr Mary Paris joined local residents at the Cadder Gala Day festivities. After Mary opened the gala, they spoke to local residents and organisations in the community centre and braved the rain showers to see the ever popular climbing wall, new canoing event and the fairground rides.
Katy was joined by Robert Brown MSP and Cllrs Mary Paris & Kenneth Elder at the inaugural Friends of Old Station Park Gala Day. The Liberal Democrat stall proved popular, as did the free pizza. Katy commented:
“The day has clearly been a success, both in getting people to use the park and also to see the plans for its refurbishment. This is a great but underused space. Whether by cutting back the overgrown trees to increase visibility, fixing the paths or coming up with better suggestions for usage, it is important the the community has their say. My colleague, Cllr Elder will certainly be respresenting the views of residents as part of the FOSP committee. I was also delighted to win the top raffle prize of the FOSP cake. I will need to do a lot more campaigning out and about to work off the effects!”
Katy and Cllr Mary Paris greatly enjoyed the inaugural Maryhill Community Council Gala Day at Ledgowan Community Hall. There was huge support from the local residents, particularly for the talent contest. Katy said:
“This has been really well organised, with different activities to appeal to all. There are a number of local organisations here to raise awareness of their work and the healthy eating stall was particularly popular. I hope the gala is repeated next year and it just shows you what can come from an idea by one local resident who wanted to bring the community together and give young people something positive to be involved in.”
Katy opened the Friends of the River Kelvin (FORK) Gala Day on Saturday 14th. Katy spoke with local campaign groups and businesses about their work in the area. Katy said:
It is important to support local groups such as FORK, so that local residents can get the best from our area. FORK gets people involved in our community, and helps the environment.
A UK-wide campaign to encourage people to recycle more of their household waste has been backed by Liberal Democrats in Glasgow North.
National Recycling Week is being held on 2nd – 8th June. This is the fifth year it has been held. It is run by Waste Resources Action Programme (WRAP), a national organisation set up to help people produce less waste and advise on how best to deal with rubbish in an environmentally friendly way.
Katy Gordon, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesperson for Glasgow North said, “In Glasgow the recycling and composting rate is 17.9%, the worst performance of all 32 local authorities in Scotland. That means we still have a long way to go before we are dealing with our waste in a way that does not leave a lasting problem for generations to come.
“Liberal Democrats in Glasgow North are delighted to be able to back National Recycling Week. We are encouraging as many residents as possible to make small changes in their lifestyles which will make large strides to ensuring we do not wreck our environment.
“We waste a huge amount of food each year – on average we throw away 112kg of food each, most of which is still usable. People can avoid this waste by doing simple things such as producing a shopping list of what food is needed, rather than wandering around the supermarket buying what takes your fancy!
“Last year in the UK, it was estimated that we spent £8 billion on food that was still fit to be used when it was thrown away. Being green can save money! But if you do produce food waste, why not get a compost bin if you have a garden?
“People should also try to buy food and other goods which have less packaging. And full use should be made of recycling facilities to dispose of waste. It is better that waste is turned back into something that is useful rather than dumped in the ground.
