Light The Way: Glasgow park users urged to act on violent incidents

The boss of a charity is pleading with people not to walk past others in danger in Kelvingrove, Queen's Park or Cranhill.

Author: Callum McQuadePublished 25th Sep 2023

Walkers, cyclists and runners using Glasgow's parks are being encouraged not to walk past someone else in danger at night time.

Claudia MacDonald-Bruce is backing the Light The Way campaign demanding lights in Kelvingrove, Queen's Park and Cranhill to help people get home safely at night.

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In the meantime, she wants members of the public to report incidents of violence to the police.

She told Greatest Hits Radio: "Often we are scared for our own safety and unsure as to how to respond to that.

"Everyone needs to understand that a woman or girl could be at risk in these spaces and we believe there is an importance in understanding how to be an active bystander.

"It doesn't mean putting yourself at risk or putting yourself in a situation where you are unsafe.

"It just means acting on your intuition - what you see, hear and feel."

Social, justice campaigners and officers are meeting with councillors at an event at Glasgow Caledonian University this week to discuss making lights in parks a reality across the city.

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Last year the city council committed to trialling lights in three parks in 2025, but says there is no money from this year's budget to make this a reality.

Claudia added: "There is a perception that we should never get involved in what could be a domestic.

"However, we know that these situations can often lead to other incidents behind closed doors."

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