Your Local, Southside Independent, Ethical Gift Guide -2023
It’s that time of year again, the holidays are around the corner and all the big retailers are getting ready for the busiest time of year. But we want to show some love to the smaller, local shops and independent makers who are also preparing for the gift-giving season to remind folk to shop local at this time of year.
Support Greater Govanhill this Christmas
Featured Gifts from our Advertisers
Glasgow Refillable Bottle: Stephen O’Neil Art, £15
Specially commissioned for Stephen’s online shop, the back of each bottle lists the city’s drinking fountain locations.
Home Alone: Card Hole in My Pocket, £3
A fun bright and colourful Christmas card for anyone who loves movies and the cinema. Relive the joy of Kevin's battle and shout aloud "Merry Christmas yah filthy animals".
Made from Grapes
Made from Grapes focuses on organic and biodynamic wines with minimal cellar intervention. Toast the festive season with a distinctive sparkling wine, from easy-drinking Pet'Nats to classic Champagne-style varieties.
Leaf Earrings: Flow Creativity, £28
Each one individually hand painted in an ocean inspired design, these vibrant earrings are made of aluminium with sterling silver earring hooks, making a beautiful gift.
Whit’s Fur Ye: 2024 Calendar Eat Haggis, £15
A 12 month, page-a-month calendar featuring 12 original Scottish landscape paintings with quotes.
South Seeds
South Seeds supports residents to live more sustainably and this Christmas you can support their work and give the gift of tools through a membership to their tool library, donations or your very own South Seeds branded mug.
A collection of books that trace the history of the Southside and its people. Including Loved and Lost, Occupy! Occupy! Occupy! and Little Donegal.
Queen’s Park Illustration Print: Libby Walker, £35
This print and many other Glasgow themed artworks available online. Gift a little bit of somewhere to someone this Christmas.
Some more of our favourites
Le Puzz: Love is in the Hair House Party, £26
The Man I Met on Holiday Fiona Gibson (who illustrated our cover), £8.99
Set of Govanhill postcards Simon Murphy @ Streetlevel Photoworks, £7
Voices Anthology The Survivor Arts Community, £8
Heraghty’s Pub Inspired Stained Glass Jangling Space, £40
GLASGOW photobook Rach Lamb @ Burning House Books, £20