Your chance to make a positive difference in Govanhill – vote now!
You have until 3pm on 11 December to vote for projects that you would like to see receive £1355 through a participatory budgeting scheme. Twenty-three projects are proposed – including an intergenerational podcast by Greater Govanhill – but only ten will receive the funding. Read on to learn more about the projects and how to have your say.
Some of the images that were submitted by the applicants
The Govanhill Community Development Trust is administering £13,550 on behalf of the Health and Social Care Partnership for health and wellbeing projects in Govanhill.
This is part of particpatory budgeting scheme which gives some decision-making power on spending a budget to the citizens it affects. So, local people get to decide what happens in their community.
The fund was open for organisations, groups and individuals. They received 23 applications and only 10 projects will receive funding.
Project proposals included football, arts and crafts, gardening, concerts, fitness classes and all manner of other things.
Details of the projects and how to vote are below. This is an opportunity to make a positive difference where you live. So please encourage local residents of Govanhill (G42 7 and G42 8) to vote for the projects they want to see delivered in our community.
How to have your say
WHEN TO VOTE: Voting is officially open now and closes on Monday 11 December at 3pm.
HOW TO VOTE: follow these steps and you won’t go wrong:
It’s a telephone vote. Make your vote by text or WhatsApp to 07918923509
You can only vote one time per phone number.
You must include your SURNAME, POSTCODE and the PROJECT you are voting for.
You can vote for 1 to 5 projects.
You must specify the letter of the your chosen project (s)
HOW NOT TO VOTE - your vote will be discounted should you:
Fail to submit your name or postcode.
Submit more than FIVE choices.
Or if your postcode is not a Govanhill postcode.
Project Proposals
VOTE A: Cathkin Blazes Community Football: Winter Pitches
Free beginner-friendly football sessions for seven weeks on safe, flood-lit pitches for local people.. Approximately 30 people will attend each week.
VOTE B: Community Renewal Trust: Roma Men’s Group
On top of the normal weekly sessions, the Roma Men’s Group will use funding to socialise together in different environments through going on trips out of Govanhill. The group would like to do more swimming sessions
VOTE C: Glasgow Food Not Bombs: Double The Dishes
Upgrading our old equipment so we can prepare twice as many tasty dishes and keep our food piping hot at our weekly community meals.
VOTE D: Glasgow Roma Youth Project: Football Project.
The grant would cover the cost of two Roma young people being able to achieve coaching certification. This would empower the young people to work with, train and support their local Roma junior football team.
VOTE E: Glasgow South East Foodbank: Fresh Food Project
To cover the cost of providing fresh fruit, vegetables and eggs for anyone who attends the project over the next four months
VOTE F: Glasgow Zine Library – Zine Town: After School Arts Club
We will deliver weekly youth-led arts-based activities at Glasgow Zine Library, supporting Govanhill’s young people to explore identity, belonging, environmental issues, develop their self-expression, learn creative skills, and increase wellbeing.
VOTE G: Govanhill Baths Community Trust: People’s Pantry - Wellbeing Festive Hampers For Members
Funding will provide hundreds of People’s Pantry members with festive wellbeing mini hampers containing hygiene items, toiletries and healthy treats for all the family.
VOTE H: Govanhill Community Garden/Community Remembrance Garden: Govanhill Community Garden Wellbeing Programme.
We will deliver a health and wellbeing programme in Govanhill Community Garden over the winter months, including gardening activities, a men’s group, creative activities and support to develop the community remembrance garden.
VOTE I: Govanhill Voices: Community Concert
To host a community concert which will bring together choirs and youth musical groups from diverse sections of the Govanhill community and allow them to showcase their talents
VOTE J: Greater Govanhill – Growing Up In Govanhill: An Inter-Generational Podcast
Working with local young people and older people to teach skills in audio storytelling and create a series of podcasts and accompanying articles that explore life in Govanhill
VOTE K: InhouseEventsSolutions: Winter Clean-Up
To form a group of local residents volunteering for a monthly winter clean-up of Queens Park Arena, preparing it for spring and fostering a sense of community ownership.
VOTE L: Kin Kitchen: Winter Wellbeing Food Activities
A series of foraging walks, food workshops and a community meal for Govanhill residents, creating space to connect with the local environment, different food cultures and people.
VOTE M: Maternal Journal Glasgow: Creative Journalling For Mothers
Delivery of five two-hour sessions in creative journaling for mothers. In a peer-focused environment aimed at promoting wellbeing, participants will connect with others and explore creative tools for processing experiences.
VOTE N: MERGE Welfare Group – Fitness and Wellbeing programme
We will provide a range of activities for our membership of ethnic minority women - arts and crafts, exercise and cultural activities helping bring people together and reduce isolation.
VOTE O: Milk Café – Tales From the Kitchen
We will deliver a series of community meals where new Scots will share a dish from their home and a story about it – what memories it holds and why they chose to share it with their community.
VOTE P: Music Broth: We Jammin’!
Eighteen weeks of musical workshops for young people to express their creativity in an inclusive welcoming, musical library hub with fully subsidised option to take instruments home.
VOTE Q: Roma Women’s Wellbeing Group: Winter Activities
Keeping Roma women active and connected during winter by providing a safe place to come and weekly activities to create and be part of the community
VOTE R: Rumpus Room - Yard Play: A youth-led Spring Art & Play programme
Rumpus Room will deliver a free outdoor art & play programme for 7-12 year olds in our studio and yard in Govanhill, designed in collaboration with playworkers and local young people (18-25 years old)
VOTE S: Sahara: Heritage Activities For Wellbeing.
To provide sessions which will serve as a springboard to improving lives. Activities will be culturally based, Heritage related quiz, Heritage walks which will include looking at local historic buildings
VOTE T: Sistema Scotland: Govanhill Community Gig
Big Noise Govanhill will host a free community gathering for Big Noise Govanhill families, carers and partner organisations on Thursday 14 December at Govanhill Neighbourhood Centre to celebrate participants’ progress.
VOTE U: South Seeds: Winter Wellbeing Outdoor Activities
To enable us to host popular and interesting outdoor opportunities for residents to meet up, get fit and learn about local nature during the limited daylight hours over the winter months.
VOTE V: The Preston Place Community Group: Preston Place In Bloom 2024
Improving conditions for residents in the area and reducing social isolation by sharing knowledge of flowers and plants to create purposeful and recreational activities for everyone to enjoy.
VOTE W: The Wee Retreat – The Wee Homework Club
We will host a weekly Homework Club which will provide a supportive safe space for parents/carers and children after school hours, elevating and enhancing community spirit and support.
VOTE X: Active Life Club – Active Communities Project
This grant will allow us to cover the costs for local sessional staff and volunteers to deliver our activities. It will also allow us to cover venue hire costs.
Vote Y: The Larkfield Centre: GOVANHILL SINGING FOR FUN (GSFF)
The funding will be used for a musician coach who will lead a new choir/singing group plus hospitality for the group members – paper cups, tea/coffee, sugar, milk and biscuits/cake.
Vote Z: The Feel Good Women’s Group – FITNESS AND FRIENDS
We will use the grant to fund our exercise classes which we host three times per week. The project will directly improve physical and mental health and increase the fitness of our participants.
VOTE AA – Daisy Chain Early Years Project – Language with Leo
Relaxed, family language support for the Roma community.