Latest news on Cherrybank Gardens closure
Public Meeting Monday 24th March, 11am.
BELL’S CHERRYBANK GARDENS
Garden Car Park
A petition with over 3000 signatures in support of the gardens not closing was handed in to the local Council (Perth & Kinross).
Understandably there has been quite a public outcry over the planned closure of Bell’s Cherrybank Gardens which holds the National Collection of Heather. There has been a fair bit of press coverage too as you would expect coming from a variety of sources.
Let’s hope the light flurries of snow we have had will stay away and the temperature is a bit warmer on Monday. It would be great to see as many people as possible being able to attend this meeting which has been arranged by councillors from Perth and Kinross Council.
BELL’S CHERRYBANK GARDENS
Garden Car Park
A petition with over 3000 signatures in support of the gardens not closing was handed in to the local Council (Perth & Kinross).Understandably there has been quite a public outcry over the planned closure of Bell’s Cherrybank Gardens which holds the National Collection of Heather. There has been a fair bit of press coverage too as you would expect coming from a variety of sources.
Let’s hope the light flurries of snow we have had will stay away and the temperature is a bit warmer on Monday. It would be great to see as many people as possible being able to attend this meeting which has been arranged by councillors from Perth and Kinross Council.
Once more my thoughts are with the team of people working from here as well as the loss of this garden and green space for Perth.
10 comments:
Well done Shirl getting your article mentioned - you seem to have stirred up some interest! I expect you will be attending the meeting. Lets hope it gets the attention it deserves. I've got very cynical about developers buying up "everything". Lets hope this garden stays as a collection for many years to come and doesn't turn into a block of flats! Jane
Good to hear that you are at least raising the question of should it be closed and developed. I certainly hope not. We need our green spaces.
Shirl, when nature lovers come together they can form a strong front. Hopefully this is the beginning of a new life for the Cherrybank Gardens.
I hope the movement that's started will be able to save the garden. What a treasure of a place. How sad it would be to lose it.
Oh I do love people power. Good luck to all those fighting this battle. We need to kepp our green spaces.
That's hopeful news, Shirl. Your post did a lot to raise awareness around the world of the importance of saving the Cherrybank Gardens. Let's hope that enough awareness was raised among the powers that be to make the right decision.
Waiting to hear the results,
Frances at Faire Garden
I hope it stays open Shirl. I wish I lived close so I could go there and petition too. I can't imagine they would close down something that has a large unique collect of anything. Best of luck.
I hope the petitions work, Shirl.
Keep up the pressure. Sounds like there is at least some movement in the right direction with the public meeting.
Hi there Jane, Lisa, Melanie, Garden girl, Cheryl, Frances, Vanillalotus, Robin and Border :-)
Jane – Thank-you, every little bit helps! By no means have I been the one that has stirred things up – there have plenty other people doing that. As you would expect it is getting political with the trusts and council – you know how it goes I am quite sure. Yes, flats would be awful but the space is quite large and I fear that I Hotel Chain would pick up this spot :-(
Lisa – Thank-you, once again I am not the only one that has made comment on this closure. There have been letters and comments coming from all quarters. I just thought I would add to it with a tour around the garden for local people who have never thought about them – or visited them. Yes, we need to keep our green spaces they seem to go very easily!
Melanie – I hope so too, but I have my doubts. Funnily enough I do wonder if all the objections are from nature lovers :-)
Garden girl – Thank-you, I hope so too. I just wonder if perhaps it would only get a reprieve for so long. It would be a great loss to the city and Perthshire :-(
Cheryl – Yes, although I just hope the best voices are heard. My thoughts also go to the people working at the garden – there is a charity there too. We do need to keep our green spaces and there are by far enough houses in this area – the location of the garden will be a very sought after plot if the garden closes!
Frances – It seems hopeful but sadly it is likely to come down to money. Thank-you, I hoped my post would help in some small way. I am in no way a serious campaigner – there are others that have been doing that by the press coverage. The right decision for the garden and Perth may not be one and the same but I do hope something can be worked out :-)
Vanillalotus – Thank-you, so do I. Certainly a petition should tell the local groups and councils something. However if this garden is not seen as financially viable a plan would need to be set out to make this change with help from all quarters :-)
Robin – I hope so too, but I wonder do they really? It certainly cannot be ignored and this closure is getting quite heated now!
Border – Yes, the pressure is certainly on. As I said above this is now getting rather heated. The local press is reporting on it all the time and comments from councillors and trusts are in there too – as you would expect. My hope is that if the garden is saved then a plan is formed to help it survive long term :-)
Post a Comment