Have you got your copy yet? Issue 5, the first of 2022, is out now. This issue includes: The 15 Minute City - Women and Non-Binary Tradespeople - Retrofitting Your Tenement - Solidarity Across the Lines - Exploring Fatherhood Through Photography - Gentrification - Decluttering Your Life - Litter Picking - Recipe for Chinese New Year - Regular Activities You Can Join - Pull Out and Stick Up Poster for Your Close - and more.

You can pick up a copy from shops, cafes, hairdressers all around the area. You can also become a member or order from our online shop to be sent a copy to your home.

Some of the places we have already delivered copies to include: Govanhill Library, ArtSpace41, Milk Cafe, Short Long Black, Bees Knees, Grain and Grind, Sweets, Ally Arms, Heraghtys, Merry-go-round, The Deep End, Locavore, Apercu, Ranjits, Cibo, Mai Chaii, Cooperage: Rudan, Vivi’s Deli, Stag and Thistle, Al Khair, 287 Bakery, Patricia’s Cafe, Fulton’s, Party Cakes, Bike For Good, Govanhill Food Pantry, Canary Girl Coffee, Cafe Niu, Nan Factory, Tramway, Pakistani Street Food, Anaya's, Bluebell Cafe, Veggie Delight, Humble Cafe, The Point, TheBungo, Zinfandel, World Foods, Gusto & RelishWee Beer Shop and so many more!

Know somewhere which should stock them? Let us know: hello@greatergovanhill.com

Letter from the editor

Our cover star, Beatrice Onashile, may have only moved to the area only a couple of years ago, but she has thrown herself into community activity – working hard to make where she lives a better place for all. Speaking about why she goes out in all weathers to pick up litter, she highlighted the connection between environmental and mental health, saying: “Where we live is our sanctuary.”

In this issue, we focus on housing. It’s a topic that readers have asked for, but there’s so much we could talk about, we have only scratched the surface. We hear different perspectives on the changing nature of the neighbourhood from residents of one close, how other cities have tackled their housing problems, and consider what the coming shift to renewable energy means for tenement living. There are many more stories on this topic that we can – and will – tell.
But that’s not all we focus on in Issue 5. Read about the women and non-binary tradespeople challenging stereotypes, what happens when poetry sceptics take the time to explore a poem, advice on decluttering your life, snapshot memories of Govanhill in the 1960s, a photography project on the realities of fatherhood, the concept of the 15 minute city, a recipe for Chinese new year and so much more!
Greater Govanhill begins this year still on a high from winning three awards at the end of 2021, awards that recognise the power of community media to make a positive impact in society. We have a growing staff and are pleased to welcome Becki and Jack into the team. One of our key priorities for 2022 is to secure public-facing premises that can become a place to share stories, learn new skills and a hub for community journalism in the area. If you know of somewhere that could work, do let us know. And become a member or sign up to our newsletter for all the latest.

Rhiannon Davies, Founding Editor

A special thanks goes to our advertisers: Streetlevel Photoworks, Studio 70, ArtSpace41, Firstport, Govanhill Baths, Govanhill Housing Association, the South East Integration Network Thriving Places Govanhill, Garolla.

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Contributors

Editor-in-Chief: Rhiannon J Davies

Creative Director: Laura Hurst

Cover Image: Beatrice Onashile by Virginie Chabrol

Words by

Anne Milne, Annie Muir, Becki Menzies, Craig Hunter, Danny Macphearson, David Doren, Emily Benita, Giacinta Frisillo, Jack Howse, Jess Steele, Mariella, Marzanna Antoniak, Mikey Jarrell, Natalie Whittle, Rahela Cirpaci, Rhiannon J Davies, Robbie Armstong, Romano Lav, Sam Doak, Sarah Cochrane, Sean Wai Keung, Silas Lehane, Zemirah Moffat

Editing support from

Becki Menzies, Jack Howse, Mikey Jarrell, Rachel Carmichael

Featuring the photography of

Alexander Hoyles, Bel Pye, Bracken Holroyd, Chris Moses, Eoin Carey, Jack Howse, Jessica Lockhart, Kenneth Cousin, Grant McManus, Paul Reich, Sareh Abasi, Simon Murphy, Sophie McKenzie, Virginie Chabrol

Illustrations by

Alistair Quietsch, Rachael Procter, Suzie Cichy

Printed by Gladstone Media Ltd

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