Trust's £1million boost for Pittencrieff Park
Published 28 Oct 2011 08:50
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SNEAK PREVIEW: What the pavilion will look like after the £1million revamp.
WORK is set to start early next month on a £1million extension and refurbishment of the Glen Pavilion in Dunfermline.
The revamp is part of a planned investment programme to restore the city's Pittencrieff Park as one of Scotland's premier parks and family attractions.
Park owners the Carnegie Dunfermline Trust have pledged capital investment of up to £1million towards the project, which will see the creation of a 120-seat café - together with a linking corridor to the rear to allow the different spaces in the building to be used to much greater effect.
The new cafe will further extend the footprint of the original pavilion and has been designed to provide a year-round facility for park visitors.
It will be built on to the east side of the existing 1920s building and the design will reflect elements of the original art deco building in a modern way.
The café will be a bright, welcoming space. It will be glazed on two sides, opening on to a south- and west-facing terrace, commanding fantastic views across the park and beyond.
It will also include a discrete children's play space and in addition to the other popular pavilion spaces, will be available for hire for functions and events in the evenings.
The new cafe is scheduled to open in the summer of 2012.
Bill Livingstone, Carnegie Dunfermline Trust chairman, said, "Andrew Carnegie described his gift of Pittencrieff Park to the people of Dunfermline as the 'most soul-satisfying gift' he had ever made.
"As custodians of that legacy since 1903, the trustees are delighted to make this major new investment with our partners, Fife Council, as part of our ambition to re-establish the Glen as one of Scotland's top visitor attractions and to see its facilities enhanced for the many families who visit the park on a regular basis.
"This major financial commitment is a natural progression to previous trust funding for such projects as the state-of-the-art children's play park installed to mark the trust's centenary in 2003."
Councillor Brian Goodall, chair of Fife Council's housing and communities committee, added, "We are delighted to be working in partnership with the Carnegie Dunfermline Trust to develop the Glen Pavilion.
"This is the latest phase in our ambitious plans for the park, which on 1st September also saw the joint submission by the project partners of a bid for Heritage Lottery Funding towards further investment of £1.5 million in new lighting and other wider improvements to the park itself."
The pavilion is already a successful business, its parkland setting making it a popular venue for weddings, dinners, conferences, community and other events. It is run by Fife Council's catering & cleaning service, with profits being re-invested in the facility and the park.
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alangalli
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Oct 28, 11:52
Report commentTheres just no need for it the Pavillion is fine the way it is the Glen will be ruined in a few years time nothing will be the same.
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joesbro
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Oct 28, 16:20
Report commentalangalli-----agreed,just leave the glen as it is----they are talking about evening entertainment---no doubt alcohol will be involved---ruination
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Pirate190
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Oct 28, 17:53
Report commentalangalli. Don't be ridiculous. How could this ruin the park. The pavillion sits doing not very much most of the time, this can only increase visitor numbers. There is no cafe in the Glen when there clearly should be. £2.5 million being invested in the local park and you still manage to whine. Incredible!
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NotHappyJan
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Oct 28, 23:23
Report commentIt's clearly needed, you don't want it to start looking like other parts of the area, Rosyth comes to mind. I think they spend the money improving the pavilion and it can be enjoyed by all.
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mikeintheknow
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Oct 29, 00:47
Report commentHow about a new pen for the peacocks and Peahens?
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joesbro
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Chorthie
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Oct 30, 18:58
Report commentThey have agreed to build an encosure for the peacocks in the glen. The glen tried a cafe before it worked but didnt have great access and just wasnt open enough. Its a great idea and the look is fitting with the current design. Cant wait to go, Dunfermline improves again!
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Calimero
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Nov 1, 15:27
Report commentHow can evening entertainment ruin the glen. Its been used for evening entertainment for years. Weddings, dances, Barbara Dixon is a regular, bands like The View and Cast have played there in the past and are playing again soon. If you are going to moan about evening entertainment then im afraid its a bit too late for that. I personally cant wait for the cafe because it will be a nice place to pop into for soup and a sandwich on a Saturday afternoon with friends. Also I am having my wedding reception there next year and although it is lovely inside and a fantastic 1930's building, a lick of paint in the inside wouldnt go a miss. I have seen the full plans and it is in keeping with the rest of the building. Just dont see why people ae so scared of change, especially if its restoring the original features of this histoic building and its the trust that are footing the bill. But I suppose some people just like moaning for the sake of moaning. And again what is this got to do with Rosyth, NHJ, where do you live that is so perfect? Oh I forgot, I was told last time not to feed the troll.
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NotHappyJan
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Nov 2, 20:27
Report commentCalimero, please get back in your shell. This has nothing to do with Rosyth, I was making a general observation thank you.
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andrewjm
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Nov 9, 22:08
Report commentI would rather the investment in the areas that used to exist such as safe places for our children to learn to cycle, paddling pools or the modern equivalent (Fife council take a leaf out of Angus Council parks and facilities Broughty Ferry, Monikie Country Park have a look). Will a cafe really improve the glen when there is facilities there already? How about more outdoor education activities such as climbing walls, king swings etc. And don't start me on the disgrace of closing the animal park, narrow minded councilors and misguided animal rights activists. Education and animal welfare have to work hand in hand.
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