We are delighted to present “The Winter Gardens: a vision for the future” (PDF) – a report on the past, present, and future importance of the Winter Gardens at Glasgow Green.
The Friends of the People’s Palace, Winter Gardens and Glasgow Green (FOPPWGGG) and a team from the University of Glasgow ‘Solutions for Change’ programme worked in partnership to produce this report. It used focus groups and analysis of our popular survey which asked peoples’ opinions about what should happen to the People’s Palace Winter Gardens.
‘The Winter Gardens are very unique… It’s hard to think of anywhere else like it’ – Focus group participant
A main theme emerged in this work: the Winter Gardens carry great importance for the people who have accessed them, either through past links, or through future aspirations for the space, with hopes that the Winter Gardens would contribute to their communities’ development. The love and enthusiasm we found for the Winter Gardens shows the strong community beliefs that the Gardens should continue as a beloved civic resource for all Glaswegians and visitors to the city.
The Friends of the People’s Palace, Winter Gardens & Glasgow Green (FOPPWGGG) will use this report as part of their ongoing discussions with Glasgow City Council/Glasgow Life and other partners to show what people would like to see in the restored Winter Gardens.
