Frequently asked questions
A community council is a voluntary organisation set up by the local authority and run by local residents to act on behalf of the area.
Community council members are local residents who care about their community and want to make it a better place to live.
Community councils also have as ex-officio members: local councillors, MSPs and MPs
Our current meeting place is the church hall at 2-4 Thornwood Terrace, Glasgow, G11 7QZ
Meetings are typically attended by community council members, local councillors and members of the public. On occasion invited guests may attend, such as members of local community groups, members of neighbouring community councils, MSPs, etc.
Yes, please do. Our purpose is to represent the local community, and in order to do that we need local people to be there. If you have any matters you want to raise or discuss, or if you’re just curious about what we do, please come along. You won’t need to speak if you don’t want to.
As well as representing the community to the local authority, community councils facilitate a wide range of activities which promote the well-being of their communities. They bring local people together to help make things happen, and many community councils protect and promote the identity of their community. They advise, petition, influence and advocate numerous causes and cases of concern on behalf of local communities.
Thornwood Community Council currently has ten members, with a statutory quota of eleven
We meet at 6:30pm on the first Tuesday of every month with the exception of January, July and August, when no meetings take place. That’s 9 scheduled meetings a year.
Lana Reid-McConnell – Scottish Green Party
Eunis Jassemi – Scottish Labour Party
Feargal Dalton – Scottish National Party