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Permanent lights are now being considered in Glasgow parks to improve safety following a “successful” trial. Pilot projects in Queen’s Park and Kelvingrove Park have found off-grid lighting columns are “feasible”, Glasgow City Council has said. Funding options are currently being explored, with councillors and community representatives able to allocate a share of a £1 million per ward infrastructure improvement fund towards park lighting.

READ NEXT: My story from New York fashion scene to Glasgow Homeless hotel The issue of lighting Glasgow’s parks came to the fore during COP26 in 2021 when local residents were forced to walk through Kelvingrove Park late at night due to a police diversion. Campaigners called for lights to be installed but the council initially said it did not encourage people to use parks at night, partly because lights would disrupt nocturnal wildlife. (Image: Councillor Jill Brown) However, a motion from Cllr Jill Brown, Labour, in December that year secured support for work to identify “necessary infrastructure to provide sensitive lighting solutions”.



A council spokesman said the trial of “solar and wind powered lighting columns in Kelvingrove and Queen’s Park has shown that off-grid lighting is feasible in city parks”. He added: “The pilot programme is now complete and we are working our way through the different options available to the communities involved in the pilot and will provide support for any funding applications that.

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