News on Tilly-Wood Proposals (Streets for All)

The design consultation for the Tilly-Wood Street Design Project, where we shared the initial designs for the local area, has now come to an end. Thank you for all your comments and feedback which will be analysed over the next few weeks to help us refine the ideas into a concept design to handover to Aberdeen City Council for further development.

Our website has now closed for comments, but you can still see everyone's contributions and the design proposals here: https://tillywoodproposals.commonplace.is/overview

Between March and April, we engaged with a total number of 1,200 people through various events and activities. Have a look below:

Public Drop-in Sessions

We held 2 public sessions on 27 March in Woodside and Tillydrone to showcase the design ideas and gather feedback. 107 people attended across the two events including 20 children from local schools.

Online

We uploaded the initial designs onto the website on the 26 March for people to leave their comments and feedback. Since its launch we had:

Design Walks

We organised design walks through the area, led by our Urban Designers, to give people the opportunity to ask questions on the street for each design area.

Attending Community Meetings

We also attended Aberdeen’s Disability Equity Partnership; Woodside Community Council; and Printfield Community Group meetings and held a coffee morning with Clifton Court Housing to discuss the designs in detail.

Activities with Young People

We spoke to young people in the area about the initial designs and collected their feedback. We held a stall at the Fersands & Fountain Youth Club Connection Day where we spoke to 18 children and 12 adults . We also visited Riverbank Primary School and presented at the school assembly of 360 children and delivered sessions to P6 and P7 classes.

#TidyTilly-Wood Campaign

As well as the public consultation, we also held a community wide clean up event, in support of the wider #TidyTilly community initiative, which included a very successful litter pick event involving 12 local residents and 47 pupils from Riverbank Primary School and Woodside Primary School. 14 bags of rubbish, from streets and green spaces, was collected, improving local residents experience when using their local streets. You can watch a video for the campaign here: TidyTillyWood Video .

The team are now beginning to analyse all the feedback received and will be refining the designs, where possible. Our next public event for the project will be held in June where we will be displaying the feedback received on the initial designs, the refined concept design and outlining next steps with Aberdeen City Council. In the meantime we’re organising a wildlife walk in the area:

Living Streets’ National Walking National Walking Month is celebrating walking this month and the benefits this simple act brings. We would like to invite you to our Wee Wildlife Wander Walk down the River Don between Tillydrone and Seaton Park , run together with the Countryside Rangers. The walk is a great opportunity to explore wildlife in the area and learn about the history of people living and working on the river.

What: Wee Wildlife Walk When and where: Wednesday 15 May. Meet outside St George’s Church at 16:15 and the walk will finish at Seaton Park at 18:15. Details: This is a family friendly event, all children under 16 must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Please wear sensible footwear and dress for the weather. There are limited number of spaces, so book your place: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wee-wildlife-wander-tickets-59004102860 or call Aberdeen City Council Countryside Ranger Service 01224 326429 .