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11 National Cycle Rte 75, Greenock PA16, UK

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11 National Cycle Rte 75, Greenock PA16, UK

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11 National Cycle Rte 75, Greenock PA16, UK

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Can a feature be made of the old railway bridge and police shelter.

It's not just about solving the flooring issue it's also about the potential for street art and doing something positive with the shelter

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mcdonalds 💓

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As more and more companies pull out of Greenock to merge their staff into larger cities, is there a way to rethink what these buildings purposes are? This building gives a perfect opportunity for a redevelopment. With tons of parking, direct waterfront access and a hotel next door, it easily has potential to be used for leisure and/or retail instead of laying empty as an unused call centre.

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Although beyond the limits of the town centre should the Battery Park be included and linked to the regeneration vision? Great location for locals and tourists and hosting cultural events.

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Greenock Morton FC is an integral part of Greenock's story and history. It's an important cultural feature to be connected in to the regeneration of the town.

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Inverclyde Centre, 98 Dalrymple St, Greenock PA15 1BZ, UK

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Inverclyde Centre, 98 Dalrymple St, Greenock PA15 1BZ, UK

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Inverclyde Centre, 98 Dalrymple St, Greenock PA15 1BZ, UK

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There is a presumption against demolition in NPF4 and this is a period property that could have surely been repurposed with a new use and more positive identity at this sensitive location adjacent to the historic core of Greenock town centre. Have HES been asked to look at or at least record it before it goes? Not the first of its era to disappear in Inverclyde.

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Ardgowan Hospice, Nelson Street, Greenock

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Ardgowan Hospice, Nelson Street, Greenock

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Ardgowan Hospice, Nelson Street, Greenock

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Ardgowan Hospice are on a mission to promote their message that 'Hospice care is more than you think.' They are looking to host information sessions for various businesses, schools, community groups and more to explain the various services they provide in the community. (Many people still think we have Macmillan palliative care nurses in the town when it is only ardgowan hospice nurses!) If you are interested in finding out more or helping to spread the word, please get in touch. info@ardgowanhospice.org

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Access At Ardgowan, Ardgowan Street, Greenock

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Access At Ardgowan, Ardgowan Street, Greenock

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Access At Ardgowan, Ardgowan Street, Greenock

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ACCESS at Ardgowan, has a conference room and 'hub space' which are available to be rented by local businesses and community groups. Some of the Ardgowan Hospice offices are also located in this building.

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8 Custom House Way, Greenock PA15 1EG, UK

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Custom house way / space for redevelopment and creating an inviting entrance to Greenock

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Custom house way / space for redevelopment and creating an inviting entrance to Greenock

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Could the area outside of the cruise terminal be redeveloped to create a more welcoming and exciting entrance to the town? Currently, when thousands of people depart from the cruises and walk out into Greenock, the first thing they see is a patch of land and a supermarkets car park in the distance. Could this empty site be used to create a new space that draws people into the town and also gives the residents of Greenock something new? The site could be used to build a new food vendor space with multiple small units and a big communal seating area (indoor and outdoor) similar to esf in Edinburgh. Or it could be redeveloped into a Green space that can host farmers markets and outdoor events rather than just sitting as empty land.

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Tesco car park / waterfront and town centre division

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Tesco car park / waterfront and town centre division

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The current route from the oak mall on dalrymple street to the waterfront is separated through the Tesco car park, which makes the town centre feel divided and separate. Could Inverclyde council work with Tesco on a redevelopment of their car park to make a more open and welcoming travel route that doesn’t feel like cutting through a supermarket? Or could inverclyde council work to make the pavement around Tesco more pleasant for pedestrians as to encourage people to utilise it and go around Tesco rather than though?

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Hunters Place / opportunity for redevelopment 

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Hunters Place / opportunity for redevelopment 

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One thing the town centre redevelopment plan has missed out is the newly opened space around the (soon to be) former bullring site. Could this be redeveloped with retail facing towards the junction rather than turning its back on it, creating a more inviting heart to the town centre? Could this also be an opportunity to create suitable parking for the oak mall, similar to what most shopping centres in Scotland have?

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How could we take underutilised and outdated buildings and redevelop the site with mixed use housing developments and larger retails units in mind to attract bigger retailers?

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Oak Mall Shopping Centre Greenock, Hamilton Gate, Greenock

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Oak Mall Shopping Centre Greenock, Hamilton Gate, Greenock

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Oak Mall Shopping Centre Greenock, Hamilton Gate, Greenock

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Demolish Oak Mall and the raised road and create wheeling walking cycling only focus for the whole Greenock Town Centre. Incorporate park and widespread planting and lots of green. Give space for the historical buildings to be highlighted and ensure all historical buildings are in use and well maintained. Connect up all current car reduced areas so that shopping and bus station is connected by safe human focused spaces to the riverside.

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Could more community growing spaces be established for local people, close to where they live?

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Can more opportunities be given to young people to start food businesses in the toen centre supported by skills training from StepWell?

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What happens to this site if Tesco pull out of the town centre and focus on their out of town premises, could this be a major mixed use \ leisure investment?

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How can the coastal path be better utilised by locals and visitors to explore Inverclyde?

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Can leisure uses and national events be attracted to make better use of James Watt Dock, the Titan and Sugar Sheds? - how can they be better connected to the town centre?

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Is there more that can be done to enhance the esplanade for both visitors and locals, good quality food trucks, better seating, create artificial beach, water sports facilities?

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Is there scope to create micro business offices / artists studios along the edge of Clarence Street using shipping containers?

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Can more be made of Victoria Harbour and the old Scotrs' Dry Dock to tell our story and be a tourist attraction and community business opportunity?

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Are there new skills that the college needs to focus on and offer for young people in Inverclyde to progress?

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36 W Blackhall St, Greenock PA15 1UU, UK

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Could West Blackhall Street and prominent gables along the A770 be developed as a mural trail with world class murals depicting elements of our story / heritage in new and diverse ways?

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10 Custom House Way, Greenock PA15 1EG, UK

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Covering existing industrial units roofs with solar panels to generate income for community projects.

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7 Custom House Way, Greenock PA15 1EG, UK

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Covering existing industrial units roofs with solar panels to generate income for community projects.

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Covering existing industrial units roofs with solar panels to generate income for community projects.

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How can infill & fringe housing sites be encouraged and incentivised to increase the town centre population.

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How can infill & fringe housing sites be encouraged and incentivised to increase the town centre population.

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How can infill & fringe housing sites be encouraged and incentivised to increase the town centre population.

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The Gardens and Community Hub are managed by Inwork Enterprises Ltd based here at the Hub.  Providing training, voluntary and work-related opportunities in landscaping, ground maintenance, horticulture, tree surgery and catering, office skills to people in our area who have experienced mental health issues or have experienced long term unemployment.

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14 E Blackhall St, Greenock PA15 1HD, UK

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The Inverclyde Shed is a 100% volunteer run grassroots organisation with the aim of providing spaces for people to come together, be involved, grow and share their skills & experiences.

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The Inverclyde Shed is 100% voluntary and organises spaces for people to meet, make, grow & share. We run a community workshop in Greenock and community growing spaces in Gourock, Greenock & Port Glasgow.

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How can infill & fringe housing sites be encouraged and incentivised to increase the town centre population.

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Could the space around Ginger the Horse be improved / activiated?

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How can infill housing sites be encouraged and incentivised to increase the town centre population.

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How can infill & fringe housing sites be encouraged and incentivised to increase the town centre population.

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Covering existing industrial units roofs with solar panels to generate income for community projects.

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Covering existing industrial units roofs with solar panels to generate income for community projects.

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This is the Inverkip Street burial ground. It was opened in 1787 due to the great increase in the population of Greenock.

When first opened the population complained that it was too far from the centre of the Town and therefore difficult for funerals to take place.

At first all stone memorials had to be kept low to allow the carrying of coffins across the ground. All graves are numbered and laid out in rows e.g. a row of 20s then a row of 30s and so on. In 1846 the ground was levelled and many stones buried.

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Inverkip Street Cemetery - Discover Inverclyde

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Estimated time : Follow at your own pace The Route: This is the Inverkip Street burial ground. It was opened in 1787 due to the great increase in the population of Greenock. When first opened the population complained that it was too far from the centre of the Town and therefore difficult for funerals to…

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Greenock cemetery is a large site situated close to the centre of the town, which lies on the River Clyde. The War graves which are of both Wars are scattered and a Cross of Sacrifice erected beside the main cemetery road.

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Greenock Cemetery, Greenock – Historic Sites

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Discover more details about Greenock Cemetery including opening times, photos and more.

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Community Event Space for gigs, comedy, weddings, bar and restaurant.

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New community space featuring cafe, meeting hall and hot desking office space.

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1 Custom House Way, Greenock PA15 1EW, UK

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What can be done to improve the waterfront and use it to connect key spaces?

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How can infill housing sites be encouraged and incentivised to increase the town centre population.

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How can infill housing sites be encouraged and incentivised to increase the town centre population.

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Housing / Mixed Use Opportunity | Argyle Street

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Housing / Mixed Use Opportunity | Argyle Street

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How can infill housing sites be encouraged and incentivised to increase the town centre population.

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How can infill housing sites be encouraged and incentivised to increase the town centre population.

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18-14 Campbell St, Greenock PA16 8AP, UK

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How can infill housing sites be encouraged and incentivised to increase the town centre population.

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Community | Development Trust Training Centre

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Community | Development Trust Training Centre

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Could more training be provided for local tour guides and new youth focused business startup development for tourism startups?

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We have numerous buildings of significance (Churches & Halls) in Greenock Town Centre that sturggle to sustain activity, what support and incentives can be offered to sustaina virbant programme of activity and how can we link these places via a heritage route that is interactive / attractive for visitors?

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Tontine Hotel, Ardgowan Square, Greenock

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We have a great hotel within our town centre, offering accommodation and hosting events, is there anything we can do to support it more?

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We have some incredible cafes, are there more opportunities for them to expand what they do, perhaps enhancing outdoor eating opportunities with greater use of awnings / enhanced licensing?

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How do we better connect the Beacon and the surrounding areas to the Town Centre and make better use of our waterfront with regular cultural events / activity?

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Greenock Ocean Terminal, 8 Custom House Way, Greenock PA15 1EG, UK

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How do we create a more vibrant impression to visitors and tell our story? - promoting our area.

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Born in Glasgow in 1921, George Wyllie trained as an engineer with the Post Office before serving in the Royal Navy from 1942 to 1946. He was a Customs and Excise Officer for thirty years before becoming a full-time artist in his late fifties, pioneering socially engaged artwork such as the Straw Locomotive (1987), which hung over an empty Clyde as a requiem for Glasgow's engineering prowess; and the Paper Boat (1989), a reminder that over two fifths of the world's merchant ships were launched in The Clyde in the early 1900s.

Many of George's major works have become more prescient over time. The aforementioned Straw Locomotive and Paper Boat communicated the hole left in communities after industry was ripped from them in the 1980s. He also built sculptures that depict a home buckling under the pressure of its over burdened mortgage, and his play A Day Down A Goldmine - performed at Glasgow's Third Eye Centre and Tramway, The Whitworth, and the ICA and starring alongside George at various times, Russell Hunter, Bill Paterson and John Bett. ADDAG chronicled the origins of the modern banking system and its inherent inequalities.

George's sense of social justice and equality was formed, in no small part, by his experiences as a younger man and were compounded by Wyllie's experiences during the Second World War; serving in the Royal Navy George was one of the first foreign nationals to visit Hiroshima shortly after America dropped the atomic bomb.

By the late 1970s George had retired as a customs and excise worker in order to focus entirely on art. A friendship with gallerist Ricky Demarco led to horizon expanding meetings with other artists and creative figures including Joseph Beuys and George Rickey whose influence can be clearly seen in a range of Wyllie's later works, including his series of outdoor Equilibrium Spires: wire sculptures which he placed in various locations, ranging from the remote Gruinard Island in the Inner Hebrides to the Berlin Reichstag.

It was during this time that George met Barbara Grigor, the chair of The Scottish Sculpture Trust, and her husband filmmaker Murray Grigor - who went on to make the influential film The Wh?sman about Wyllie and his work. Their ongoing influence and support was hugely important for George as his career as an artist progressed: Find out more at Georgewyllie.com

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The Wyllieum is a new gallery celebrating the work and legacy of the pioneering artist George Wyllie. Opening Spring 2024

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Well Park, Regent St, Greenock PA15 4PA, UK

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We are blessed with some fantastic green spaces, how do we connect them and maximise the amazing views over Greenock from them?

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Alchemist Coffee Bar, Jamaica Street, Greenock

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How do we encourage more small & popup retail, new housing and office spaces linked to West Blackhall Street?

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Waterfront Leisure Complex, 8 Custom House Way, Greenock PA15 1EW, UK

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Could a business pier be added to cater for local cruise tours of the coast line, lochs, wildlife and watersports such as kayaking & boathire?

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How can we encourage more events, perhaps markets and community uses of the quay?

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How can the east india harbour and surrounding land be developed to encourage more visitors and beneficial development around it?

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Municipal Buildings, Wallace Pl, Greenock PA15, UK

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Could greater access be provided to the Municipal Building roof tops and 245 feet high The Victoria Tower as a tourist destination?

Could more regular events, markets and guided walks be organised form Clyde Square?

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What incentives can be offered to private landlords to upgrade and subdivide larger empty units and support heritage shopfronts?

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Can the empty and un-used areas of the Oak Mall be repurposed as leisure, community, learning, popup & creative spaces?

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How can the Old West Kirk & Esplanade be better connected / signposted to the Town Centre for visitors.

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Old West Kirk , Greenock. 51 likes · 5 talking about this · 15 were here. Church & halls available for day hire

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Can the Watt Institute be better connected to visitors arriving by cruise liner?

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The Watt Institution, Greenock. 1,799 likes · 209 talking about this · 38 were here. The Watt Institution, comprising the McLean Museum and Art Gallery, Watt Library and Inverclyde Archives

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How can the Tobacco Warehouse be brought into full use as studios and exhibition space, increasing opportunities for more local artists?

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Covering existing industrial units roofs with solar panels to generate income for community projects.

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The Glebe transformed into Community Learning Space focused on STEAM skills and community uses?

https://www.creativeregeneration.org/theglebe