- Bellsmyre
Bellsmyre is a large
housing scheme of the town ofDumbarton inWest Dunbartonshire ,Scotland . Situated on a hill, It is located in the northeast of Dumbarton. Bellsmyre is one of five council schemes in Dumbarton, the other four being Westcliff, Silverton, Brucehill and Castlehill. Bellsmyre, along with the , The rest of dumbarton is seeing a rise in jobs and a drop in crime making it a good place to live, A new hotel and super market are adding to a much sought after area to live.Many of Bellsmyre's council houses have improved over the years. As a result, it is currently being regenerated, with around 66 private houses being built, and the high flats at the top of the hill reportedly being demolished, although it has not been announced what is being built in their place. There are two smaller 'schemes' within Bellsmyre, namely Stoneyflatt and Glenside. Stoneyflatt has been almost totally demolished to make way for new private housing. Owing to the relatively small number of residents, Glenside may face the same future.
Located in the northeast of Dumbarton, it was built as a municipal housing scheme and a few of its residents were brought there from the city of
Glasgow as part of the "overspill" programme of moving people from slum areas of the city tonew towns and other areas outwith the city boundaries.On 5 June 2007 at the new housing construction site, a bomb was found, and some houses nearby and Aitkenbar Primary School were evacuated. The pupils was relocated and educated at St Peters Primary School for that day.
Some of the flats at Muir Road in Glenside had many false fire alarms over the past few years, these were normally due to kids and a fire engine came shortly after. Despite this, residents who live in the flats do not require to take action.
West Dunbartonshire council has supplied all houses in bellsmyre with home computers
External links
* [http://www.bellsmyre.com/bellsmyre/ Bellsmyre Community Portal Website]
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