Crookston Castle On Film

Here's a link to the video that SWAMP recently filmed at Crookston Castle.

http://www.swampglasgow.co.uk/gallery/video/index.php?gazpart=view&gazimage=18

SWAMP saw the potential to use the castle as a case study for the young people to research and then record in situ...

SWAMP on Crookton Castle...

Yesterday, we ran a workshop with a group of young people from Swamp, who recently made a film about crookston castle. They told us what they knew about the castle (underground passages to Buckingham Palace!), what they liked / disliked about it and what they would like to see happen there in the future.

The 'thumbs up / thumbs down' exercise revealed what the group liked / disliked about the castle.

Whereas the 'pimp my castle' exercise gave the group the chance to come up with ideas on how to improve it... Ideas ranged from entertainers performing on top of the castle, abseiling down the side, quad bike tracks around it... to simple interventions like benches to have a picnic at or parking for visitors!

What do you think about Crookston Castle...?

Recently, we sent out a research pack to each of the 60 members of Crookston Castle. The packs aim to uncover people's thoughts on the castle: why they feel it is worth a visit, what they know about it, what they would like to see happen there and how they see it in relation to other visitor attractions.

The pack included 4 simple postcard exercises, that dealt with the past / present / future of the castle. Already, we have received several interesting responses and are looking forward to hearing more...

Thank you to everyone who has taken part!

Crookston Castle Stories Cont...

Here's a link to one person's story about Crookston Castle & the fond memories they have of the view...

http://story-box.co.uk/story.php?post=333