# Friends of Douglas Park (SCIO)

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC046569
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
- **Registered:** May 18, 2016
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC046569


## Contact

- **Address:** 24 Stewarton Drive, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire
- **Postcode:** G72 8DF



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It carries out activities or services itself&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the advancement of education&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of citizenship or community development&#x27;,&#x27;the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of environmental protection or improvement&#x27;

**What the charity does:** The purpose of Friends of Douglas Park is to restore and maintain Douglas Park to ensure it remains a functional park for community use and enjoyment.  We do this through maintenance activities and facilitation of volunteering and through organising fundraising events.

**Objectives:** The organisation&#x27;s purposes are: To restore Douglas Park to a well-tended park and open space for the benefit of the community for use by all, thereby encouraging increased community use, leading to the improvement and development of community spirit in Douglas Park.  To advance the education of the adjacent primary school pupils concerning the natural environment through the development of horticultural programmes.  To conserve, enhance and improve the biodiversity and sustainable use of Douglas Park for the benefit of people and wildlife. To create a sense of space and place in the community with an intelligent viewpoint detailing the local landmarks, landmarks of the wider Glasgow area and surrounding mountains.  To provide a resource, in the form of Douglas Park, for the use of other community groups and in furtherance of their aims and objectives in so far as those aims and objectives are not in conflict with the aims and objectives of the Organisation.  To encourage health and environmental engagement as part of the network of green open spaces in Cambuslang.  In furtherance thereof, but not otherwise, the Organisation shall seek to protect, preserve and enhance the environmental asset of Douglas Park with the object of improving the conditions of life for the community by promoting health, community engagement and the benefits of enjoying green space.





## Areas of operation

- **Main operating location:** South Lanarkshire
- **Geographical spread:** A specific local point, community or neighbourhood






