OLP Project A3.3 (lighting) - further information to be supplied
Ochils Landscape Partnership
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Programme: |
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Project title: |
Alva Glen |
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Project code: |
A3.3 |
Thank you very much for your project description - it has provided us with useful background information on the project.
We are now developing our funding submission to the Heritage Lottery Fund and would be very grateful if you could help us further by providing information that we can use to estimate costs.
We have enclosed a table that sets out the information that we need to develop the project and we would appreciate it if you could fill as many of the gaps as possible. It doesn't matter if the information that you give us is just an estimate - a good guess is better than nothing!
We have included a map for you to mark up as you wish. If you have any photographs that would be relevant please include them - we will scan them and return them to you.
If you need any further materials or any advice, or would like to chat with me about the questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch. My address is below and my telephone number is 01259 452409.
Completed forms should be returned to: Martin Dean,
Access and Countryside Projects Officer, Clackmannanshire Council, Kilncraigs, Greenside Street, Alloa, FK10 1EX
or by e mail to: mdean@clacks.gov.uk
by noon on Tuesday, 2nd March 2010.
Thank you.
Martin Dean
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Action |
Why is it needed? (risk/significance) |
Comment |
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Improve the provision of lighting |
Lighting is needed for two reasons; to make the annual illuminations event more sustainable (reducing the effort to the volunteers who stage the illuminations) and also to encourage use of the glen after daylight hours – especially useful for dog walkers and to encourage activities for a healthy life. |
Please give more information: - where? The lower glen Feature lighting would be required to illuminate the waterfall and other scenic parts of the glen
- what? Employ the services of an outdoor lighting consultant to look at ways in which permanent and temporary lighting could be provided Consideration should be given to the installation of permanent low energy floor level safety lighting
- preferred material? Lighting should be mains powered or, if feasible, hydro powered
- quantity? Sufficient to light the glen – lighting will be subtle.
Please provide maps and/or photographs where appropriate |
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Volunteering Training |
Our volunteers are trained through the AGHT: we’d like to maintain and increase this training. |
Please give more information: - where? The illuminations is entirely run and staffed by volunteers; we provide training to our volunteers so they can put the lighting up. Some element of this would have to continue in the glen.
- what? Opportunities to install, maintain and improve lighting
- preferred material? ? volunteering material? - quantity?
Please provide maps and/or photographs where appropriate |
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Interpretation |
We have already installed interpretation boards to help people to engage with the glen; these have been very well received and haven’t been vandalised! We’d like one extra board to help explain the history and importance of the illuminations. This could use more innovative technology such as pod-casts. |
Please give more information: - where? Near car park in lower glen
- what? Board detailing history of illuminations and their cultural relevance.
- preferred material? Of a similar design to other interpretation boards already provided by AGHT
- quantity? One
Please provide maps and/or photographs where appropriate |
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Access |
Lighting will encourage use of glen during dark winter evenings |
Please give more information: - where? Around the circular path starting from and returning to the entrance of the lower glen
- what? Subtle low-level lighting, to encourage walking in the glen and not encourage anti-social behaviour.
- preferred material?
- quantity? 100 lights, sited at 50 m intervals.
Please provide maps and/or photographs where appropriate |
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Comments
Advisory Group Comments
Advisory Group Comments
Janet Carolan: Possible vandalism problems.
Nathan Critchlow-Watton: Little recent vandalism – needs to be designed appropriate.
May initially have to use electricity from the grid but in the longer term looking into hydro-power.
Irene Goddard: Supports this.
Donald Balsillie: Historically important forerunner of the Blackpool Illuminations. Eco-lighting, educational tool?