{"id":288,"date":"2012-07-26T09:00:47","date_gmt":"2012-07-26T09:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.iriss.org.uk\/assetmapping\/?p=288"},"modified":"2012-07-27T13:43:24","modified_gmt":"2012-07-27T13:43:24","slug":"mapping-torrance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.iriss.org.uk\/assetmapping\/2012\/07\/26\/mapping-torrance\/","title":{"rendered":"Mapping Torrance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our world tour of East Dunbartonshire continues on schedule with a visit to the Torrance Caldwell Halls where we were assisted and supported by the Caldwell Hall Champions Cathy and Rona.\u00a0 The Caldwell halls are a charitable organisation run by the local community that aims to promote a sense of community connectedness.<\/p>\n

However, despite torrential<\/strong> rain, 5 people attended and helped us create an asset map of the Torrance area. Although the event had relatively low numbers it provided an opportunity for participants to learn what assets they have at their disposal and how they feel about their local community.<\/p>\n

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One of the key features described by local people (similar to Twechar) was their access to green and open space \u2013 particularly the River Kelvin and the Forth and Clyde canal walkways \u201cthis has enabled a lot of community groups to become established such as the Ramblers association, fishing and cycle clubs which all enjoy the natural assets available<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n

Many people recounted stories of how they used to play with their friends beside the disused Tower Bridge \u201cit was the best swing ever<\/em>!\u201d indicating how much these elements of the local landscape means to people, but also highlighting features of the landscape that have the potential to be developed and used differently.<\/p>\n

We heard how a lot of new \u201cassets\u201d have recently been developed to improve the local area including:<\/p>\n