7 High rise blocks ("high flats") are constructed in the east end of Greenock, each one was named after town in a Scottish Borders, Hawick Court, Jedburg Court, Langholm court, Melrose Court, Peebles Court and Sellkirk court.

The high flats experience problems with leaking due to the flat roof and new pointed roofs installed.

The high flats become less desirable, and the decision is made to schedule demolition.

High reach demolition excavators begin demolition of Kelso Court.

Melrose, Peeble and Selkirk Courts are demolished in a controlled explosion costing £2,2 million.

Belville Community Garden opens, providing an open green space for community growing.

The final high flat, Hawick Court is demolished in a controlled explosion.

Belville community Garden trust moves it's offices from the garden cabin to the old council offices at the other end of serpentine walk, the garden cabin becomes a workshop for planter construction.

Launch of Belville's Soup and Blether community meal project, providing free lunch for community members every Friday.

Completion of the Butterfly corner project, devised by volunteers to transform neglected waste ground into a biodiversity hub using recycled material. Completion of the community Allottments project, providing rentable allotment spaces for the community.

Works begins on creating a new compost area. Completion of the children's Garden which offer a play area next to the community allotments Belville gets a second electrric van to reduce carbon emissions. COVID-19 pandemic closes doors to the public and volunteers; Belville begins providing emergency food parcels to the local community during the crisis and remains open throughout doing essentials work.

Belville remains laundry closed to the public but begins welcoming volunteers back for outdoor activities such as our weekly garden club, and socially distanced indoor activities, such as newly launched Knit & Nattter and the scaled down Version of Soup and a blether.

Activities begin to return to normal with new LGBT+, ESOL (English Conversation for Speakers of other Languages) and recovery groups along with other social activities. Belville remains highly involved with community food growing and distribution.

We are now turning our attention to our new outdoor classroom site and considering a purpose-built community centre complete with essential facilities to better serve and provide a community