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Hopefully this restoration is finally going to happen.

It's a beautiful park with a fantastic history.

BBC

Good news for the Bandstand at long last.

The Bandstand at Kelvingrove Park will receive £245,000.

Built in 1924 and designed by James Millar, over the decades it has been a popular location for outdoor music until it fell into disrepair in the 90s.

It has been the venue for many musical events from military bands to concerts by the likes of Belle & Sebastian, Franz Ferdinand, and Eddi Reader,

Anne McChlery, director of the Glasgow building preservation trust, said she hoped the building would be transformed in time for the 2014 Commonwealth games : "In the current economic climate, funding for projects such as this is under pressure, so this timely award gives this project marvellous added momentum."

on bbc news just now.

The refurb is expected to cost between £1.3 and £1.5 million. It's a great start but there's a long way to go.

GBPT

Programme - Key dates

Subject to outcomes of funding applications


• Present - May 2012: Design development
• Present – Dec. 2012: Funding applications:
• Consultations: Monthly
• On site: Jan. – June 2013
• Opening event: Autumn 2013

Funding - Summary Circa £1.4m

Confirmed Sources

Glasgow City Council Landfill Communities Fund

Applications Date

• Landfill Communities Fund Oct. 2011
• Heritage Lottery Fund 1st round - Nov 2011
• Heritage Lottery Fund 2nd round - May 2012
• Historic Scotland Jan or May 2012
• Creative Scotland Early 2012
• Robertson Trust July 2012
• Other private donations & charitable trusts Sept 2012

Picked up a leaflet yesterday;

" Kelvingrove Bandstand and Amphitheatre Public Consultation.

Wed 11th July 2012

7pm

St Silas Episcopal Church Hall, 69 Park Rd G4 9JE

Come and find out about the exciting proposals for this iconic landmark "


Also a good chance to see their new church hall that they've worked so hard to plan,
fund and build over the last few years

Planning in for Kelvingrove Bandstand, well over due and well done GBPT for undertaking this project and hoping to complete for 2014.

12/01831/DC | Extension and repair of bandstand and amphitheatre, including associated external alterations, new seating to terraces and improved access arrangements. | Band Stand And Amphitheatre Kelvingrove Park Kelvin Way Glasgow

The aim is to complete the works ahead of the Commonwealth Games in 2014. Discussions are underway regarding the possibility of the Bandstand holding medal ceremonies for the nearby bowling events and other cultural ac-tivities during the Games.
It is envisaged, once restored, the venue will be used for existing events in Kelvingrove Park such as Glasgow Mela and the West End Festi-val and other community events, thereby promoting the notion of Glasgow as a year round festival city.

Key Milestones

(subject to outcomes of funding applications)

• Design Development (RIBA Stage D): August 2012
• Statutory consents submitted: Autumn 2012
• Tender issue: Feb. 2013
• Funding confirmed: Early 2013
• Site start: Spring / Summer 2013
• Completion: By Spring 2014

Glasgow Life

Planning in for Kelvingrove Bandstand.

12/01831/DC | Extension and repair of bandstand and amphitheatre, including associated external alterations, new seating to terraces and improved access arrangements. | Band Stand And Amphitheatre Kelvingrove Park Kelvin Way Glasgow

There was an interesting discussion on Today on Thursday re Big Lottery funding for public parks/ bandstands/ fountains etc. I got the impression it didn't apply to Scotland but that may have been the Salford Quay effect.

Plans are under way to bring the Kelvingrove Park bandstand and amphitheatre back into public use.

The project to raise the £1.8million cost of the plan has been boosted by a £585,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Contextual targeting label: Finance

A planning applica-tion has been lodged and the work could begin as early as next year.

The bandstand, the only one of its kind in the city, was built in 1924 and at one time regularly attracted crowds of 7000 people. It closed in the 1990s.


http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/585k ... n.19701625

Come and join the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) and Glasgow Building Preservation Trust (GBPT) for a unique opportunity to:

Learn about the work of RCAHMS & GBPT and the Kelvingrove Bandstand project Understand why historic buildings are recorded Develop your own skills and techniques in surveying – please bring cameras and smart phones

Thursday 18 April 2013

Morning session: 10.00am – 12.30pm
OR
Afternoon session: 2.00pm – 4.30pm

Meet at Kelvingrove Art Gallery Main Reception before a site visit to the Bandstand.

For Health & Safety reasons, numbers are limited so places must be booked by contacting: Miranda Lorraine (GBPT Project Development Officer) on 0141 221 6061 or email [email protected]

Hope they check for matches and lighter before they let anyone near it!

Felonious was down in the tape vaults and found a programme for what was the last Kelvingrove festival.

Here's the Line up



Program

great find dex.i missed that one.weans,whod have them eh.

My mother and father used to meet up at the bandstand before they got married.