Hello all...
Welcome to the re-juvenated/ing website for the Ferguslie Community. The site is under construction at the moment with various articles, links, pages being processed and tested as we speak. The site is being hosted on the Fergulie Housing Associations server the Community would like to thank them for their kind support and generous space.
Newsflash!!
The Ferguslie Learning Centre is running the following course...
Beginners - Introduction To Computing.
Starts: Thursday the 8th November for 6 weeks.
Time: 11:30 to 1:30pm
If anyone is interested please contact the Learning centre on:
0141 842 1015
October 23, 2007 Posted by George |
Background and History of Ferguslie Park
Ferguslie Park, in Renfrew District and Strathclyde Region, is a housing estate on the North West edge of the town of Paisley. It was built by the local council as a slum clearance area, with the peak building period in the 1930s, when 10,000 people lived there. It is within walking distance of the town centre but has been cut off, physically and psychologically, from the life of the district. It was hemmed in by railway lines, forming a cul-de-sac; and it suffered from post war discriminatory housing policies and a downward spiral of poverty and social deprivation.
The population declined from 12,200 in 1971 to just over 5,000 people in 1,890 households in 1988. In that year, 82% of households had total annual incomes of less than £5,000. Skill levels were low and educational qualifications minimal. Low vaccination rates and birth weights of babies were indicators of generally poor health. Housing demolition and lack of environmental maintenance produced a depressing environment, with housing stock up to a reasonable standard. Ferguslie Park was stigmatised by people and employers in Renfrew. By 1988 male unemployment had reached 48%.
Ferguslie Park was chosen in 1988 as one of the four urban areas in Scotland targeted within the Scottish Office’s policy New Life for Urban Scotland. The aim was to bring together key agencies, the community and private sector to regenerate the estate economically, physically and socially.
The original partners were: The Scottish Office, Strathclyde Regional Council, Renfrew District Council, Ferguslie League of Action Groups (FLAG), the Scottish Development of Employment, the Paisley and Renfrew Enterprise Trust (PRET) and the Argyll & Clyde Health Board. By 1994, the partners included Scottish Homes, Renfrewshire Enterprise, Reid Kerr College, Ferguslie Park Housing Association and Ferguslie Park Business Support Group. After two years of local consultation, a new community forum replaced FLAG in 1993. When the partnership was declared, sensitive negotiation was required with a number of parties to overcome their doubts and to ensure their active support for a process of comprehensive and integrated regeneration, lasting up to 10 years.
New resources have been brought into Ferguslie Park over recent years. A multi-purpose Civic Centre (the Tannahill Centre), Ferguslie Park Sports Centre, a Police post and a link road to open the estate to neighbouring development areas.
October 24, 2007 Posted by Janice |
