Mindful Parenting Course with The Wee Retreat
The Wee Retreat are running a 10 week online Mindful Parenting Course and have funding so this is completely free if you claim Universal Credit, Carers Allowance, Job Seekers Allowance, etc.
Job opportunity with South East Integration Network
The South East Integration Network (SEIN) is recruiting for a Communications & Admin Officer to support their growing network.
Radio Buena Vida - a Govanhill-based community radio station launches soon
A new community internet radio station with a focus on diverse music and DJs will soon be coming live from a record shop in the heart of Govanhill, broadcasting right across the globe.
Families wanted for new TV show
Beezr Studios are looking for participants from and around Govanhill to take part in a brand new TV series. Would you benefit from a digital detox? Are you fed up with your teens and their screens?
The Hidden Gardens is open!
Come spend time in the tranquil green environment. The Hidden Gardens are free to visit. Just come and go as you please during our opening times.
Can you help find a future for Trinity Church?
Glasgow Building Preservation Trust are working with Govanhill Community Development Trust, Community Renewal and Glasgow City Council to investigate if Trinity Church in Govanhill can be repaired and upgraded for use by the community. We want your help in understanding what the local community needs and would like to see in a new community resource.
Glasgow’s first E-Cargo Bike Lending Library Launched to Tackle Local Business Carbon Emissions
Glasgow cycling charity Bike for Good have launched the city’s first E-Cargo bike lending library, aimed at local businesses to enable them to decrease their carbon footprint.
Celebrating Govanhill’s Languages at the Govanhill International Festival
As part of this year’s Govanhill International Festival and Carnival, Thriving Places Govanhill hosted online language sessions to share some of the many languages of Govanhill. In this article, the participants and teachers share their experiencs.
GoBike: Safer Streets for Everyone
GoBike is campaigning for Safer Streets for All; we want to make cycling a safe, efficient, clean and healthy travel option for people of all ages and abilities.
South Seeds Energy Advice Phoneline
South Seeds is operating an energy phoneline and can support people with problems around prepayment meters, smart meters, paying bills, energy debt, tariff check, switching energy company, advice on energy efficiency in home.
Free Online Guitar Lessons
Music Broth are bringing you online Guitar Lessons live on Zoom between 10am - 12 noon every Saturday for 6 weeks starting on Saturday 8th August.
Bike for Good Deliver Bikes to Children of Families In Need
Cycling charity Bike for Good has won funding to deliver bikes to children from low income families across Glasgow, who couldn’t otherwise afford a bicycle.
Southside Women Roar
Crossroads Youth and Community Association works with communities to challenge inequalities and social injustice. Our work includes creating a safe space where women can explore common experiences of gender inequality in a broader political context.
Repair Stop opens for affordable repairs at the Deep End, Nithsdale Street, 12-2pm Mon-Sat
Remade Network - a collaboration with community groups Repair Café Glasgow, Govanhill Baths, Glasgow Tool Library and The Pram Project - has opened up its new 'Repair Stop' at The Deep End, 21 Nithsdale Street along with our desktop distribution project.
Scotland Remembers: The Roma Genocide
Join Dikh He Na Bister, Romano Lav and Progress in Dialogue to commemorate the Roma Genocide, learn from the testimony of survivors and hear from young Roma and Travellers who attended the official commemoration ceremony at Auschwitz-Birkenau in 2019.
Creative Writing Workshop Series: Experimental Writing for Anxious Souls
Tired of traditional writing? Feel your creative practice doesn’t fit? Wanting to try new things? This ongoing workshop series will introduce you to experimental writing exercises that take you out of the traditional and look at your creative practice in new ways.
Remade: Govanhill-based community-led social enterprise launched
Remade Network, a consortium of community organisations, has been awarded a contract by Glasgow City Council to refurbish unwanted IT kit, together with a grant from the Scottish Government.
The Dixon Community
The Dixon Community was established in 1972, a multicultural organisation providing care and support to older people and carers. There are two main projects: Day Opportunities and outreach services, and the South East Carers Centre.
Tell us your stories about Govanhill Picture House
Glasgow Artists’ Moving Image Studios (GAMIS) are excited to invite you to participate in the pilot of an ambitious oral history project, centred on Govanhill Picture House.
Artist Commissions in Swap Market Windows from June - Oct 2020
Over the next few months different artists will be creating work for the Swap Market windows on Victoria Road. Look out for artwork by Magpie, Deniz Uster, Ailie Rutherford, Rumpus Room Young Activists and Nat Walpole.