On 12th June Glasgow Council finally gave in and abandoned the idea of of Go Ape in Pollok Park

Thanks to all our supporters - we knew we spoke for the majority and could prove it - they thought we would gradually go away - but were wrong

In their press statement the Council and Go Ape tried to save face  - that is to be expected - but they and we know that they simply could not overcome the legal and financial mess they go  into - and which we have been pointing out for 18 months

We  established that Pollok Park (and Knowehead Lodge ) are part of the Common Good and they would have had to go to court to remove them

This would have cost either Glasgow Council tax payers or Go Ape tens of thousands of pounds  - and legal precedents are such that it is likely they would have lost (and the case would have taken several years)

The NTS had not  given its required consent for the proposals as they stood.  The idea to use Knowehead Lodge as a way round this was thought up in desperation and got nowhere

It is clear that Glasgow  Councillors (and Go Ape) were misled by Land Services  from the beginning

Go Ape and Glasgow Council thought we would just go away- but we have shown that we understood the legal status of Pollok Park better than them - and won round many politicians at local and national level through our reasoned arguments and independent legal opinions .

In July 2009 the Council finnaly accepted whate we have said all along -  that Pollok Park is part of the Common Good land of the City

We will still press for a proper management plan for the Park to be developed -with full and meaningful public consultations

We will press for representatives of  Park users to be involved in strategic decisions - so that this fiasco does not happen again

We have established using independent and expert legal opinion that Pollok Park belongs to us - It is part of the common Good

It cannot be leased without a court order and any income belongs to the Common Good and not council services.

We say that it was a gift to us in perpetuity we should not have to pay for the use of any part of it.

Save Pollok Park Campaign