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COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER FROM THE COMMUNITY PLANNING PARTNERSHIP IN GLASGOW EAST ATHLETES’ VILLAGE GETS UNDERWAY GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL APPOINTS PREFERRED PARTNER

GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL The successful development of Village after the Games will HAS RECENTLY the site in Dalmarnock, in the release more land for further APPROVED A REPORT heart of the Clyde Gateway residential development. RECOMMENDING THE project, is a key component in The proposal for the Village PREFERRED the delivery of the Games and has high design and DEVELOPMENT PARTNER, vital to the continued environmental standards and the THE CITY LEGACY regeneration of this part of the masterplan submitted by City CONSORTIUM, TO city and to its people now and in Legacy will deliver a 95% DELIVER THE 2014 the future. reduction in carbon emissions COMMONWEALTH GAMES The Village will provide from the new homes to be ATHLETES’ VILLAGE. accommodation and facilities for constructed - a first in Scotland 6,500 competitors and officials for a development of this scale. and after the Games, will Through the development of become a desirable new the Village, the successful residential community including development partner will be private housing, 300 homes for expected to bring community rent and a new 120 bed care benefits to the city by generating home for the elderly. The employment and training removal of the temporary facilities within the Athletes’ Continued on page 2 INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

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THE CITY LEGACY CONSORTIUM PARTNERS CCG, Crudens, Mactaggart & Mickel, and WH Malcolm (Developers and contractors), Davis Langdon LLP (Bid, Project & Cost Management), RMJM (Masterplanners and Design Champions), WSP Consulting (Engineers), Turley Associates (Community Benefit and Town Planning advice), Burness LLP (Legal advisors), Scottish and Southern Energy (Utilities infrastructure and sustainability) and JLL (Property Development advice)

Continued from front page Ronnie Saez, Chief Executive of Glasgow East Regeneration The Council is planning a series of ongoing communications about the Dalmarnock site opportunities and creating new Agency, is “ looking forward to to local people and businesses to ensure that they are informed about what is going on prospects for small to medium working with the City Legacy and have the chance to raise any questions. A leaflet will be distributed locally by the sized enterprises and social Team in a constructive way to end of August providing details about the work planned and the timescales involved. A enterprises. ensure that we maximise the series of drop-in sessions will also be arranged in a local venue. The first of these will One example of this will be in opportunities for local people to take place by the end of the summer. the creation of jobs and of the gain training and employment 800 plus which will be required, as a result of this landmark at least 120 will be for new development.” entrants with around 85 being The Council’s Executive new opportunities for Committee has also recently apprentices. approved a bid from VHE to Councillor Steven Purcell, carry out the land remediation Leader of Glasgow City Council, works in preparation for the said: “The Athletes’ Village will Athletes’ Village and work will be one of the most recognisable begin in late August. aspects of the legacy of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games - and certainly one of the THE NEXT STAGE most important - and I am Councillor George Ryan, delighted to say that the process Executive Member for Business to identify a development and the Economy at Glasgow partner attracted a number of City Council, said: “The land absolutely outstanding remediation work at the masterplans. The fact that the Commonwealth Games Athletes’ private sector has demonstrated Village site is the next stage in such confidence in this project the delivery of this exciting shows that Glasgow continues to project, which will help to be an attractive place to do showcase the city in 2014 and business, and I look forward to bring a new neighbourhood of the successful delivery of a key the highest quality to this area part of the Games and later, the of Glasgow.” creation of a stunning new The National Indoor Sports neighbourhood for the city as Arena, Velodrome and Celtic Glasgow’s regeneration Park are adjacent to the site. continues. The construction of The East End Regeneration the Athletes’ Village will create Route - scheduled for fantastic opportunities for local completion in 2011 - linking people and businesses to show to the M74 Completion at the world what Glasgow can Polmadie will run to within 350 do.” metres of the Village.

“The Athletes’ Village will be one of the most recognisable aspects of the legacy of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.” SPOT THE DIFFERENCE Steven Purcell, Leader of Glasgow City Council These before and after pictures illustrate the difference that the planned regeneration will make to the area. GLASGOW EAST OUTLOOK • SUMMER 2009 • 3 A GREEN AND SUMMERTIME VIBRANT PLACE AND WELLBEING Welcome to the bumper develop a sports programme, a Summer will be hot this year same capacity to transform summer edition of Glasgow volunteering programme and an and living with long hot days community life. Will the idea of East Outlook. arts programme which will all and warm nights can make life creating community gardens Most people think of the promote positive lifestyles in the seem more difficult and slow with lettuces and roses happen summer as a time of holidays, run up to the Commonwealth us down. Children and young here as a way of bringing people rest and relaxation. In actual fact Games in 2014. In this way we people may get restless, feel a together? Will you get the for many people who are already can seek to ensure that part of bit bored and want to have lots children and young people active in our communities it is a the legacy of the Games will of activities to do. It may help involved along with you? I have time when they are even busier. not just be an improved to look at things to do on our seen the pride and enjoyment Summer is of course the time infrastructure and better sports doorstep! shared where someone has put for gala days, fun runs, church facilities in the area, and these Councillor Frank Docherty Todmorten is a village in the effort into their garden. The fetes, festivals and of course the are all welcome, but also Pennines, where “looking for Legacy project for the Glasgow fair, many of the supporting a vibrant community something to do” led residents to Commonwealth games is to activities which make the East of for the benefit of all our people. think about making the village grow apple trees in school Glasgow a vibrant place to live - In this edition we have cleaner and more gardens. and a great many thanks are due included photographs and environmentally friendly. Stay at home holidays may be to the local volunteers and features of just some of the Working together, neighbours what some families will enjoy organisers. many local events taking place began a street by street plan to this summer, as the credit crunch over the summer. These events grow more vegetables as well as shapes our lifestyles and PROMOTING A VIBRANT bring people together, help make the usual summer flowers. This aspirations. Lets make use of the COMMUNITY friends and promote the positive was linked to improving the gardens, parks and local As part of our strategy to aspects of living in the east of local diet where people wanted facilities this summer. promote a vibrant community, Glasgow. So wherever you stay food fresh from the garden. This Enjoy your summer and I hope the community planning partners in the east, or if you are a visitor, included helping each other to to see you in the Auchinlea Park have been working on ways to we hope you will be able to maintain their gardens. For four for Gala and Doors Open Day support local people organising attend and enjoy some of the fun years now this sharing of fruits for Heritage events for Greater local events. This year we have events happening near you. All and vegetables has provided Easterhouse, Baillieston and been calling this the Long Hot the best for the rest of the neighbours with fresh produce Shettleston in September. Days programme - a leaflet was summer. Bailie Catherine McMaster and home made jams and distributed earlier in summer chutneys. Plants are exchanged Bailie Catherine McMaster promoting many of the events Councillor Frank Docherty in the local community café, and Chair Baillieston, Shettleston happening across the east. Chair, East Centre Calton climate change and recycling are and Greater Easterhouse In the longer term the partners Community Planning important to the villagers. Community Planning Board will be supporting initiatives to Partnership Here in the heart of our neighbourhoods we have the

EAST END CHILD SAFETY PROJECT Out and about at the Forge As part of Child Safety Week in It also offers access to safety June, the Centre had a stall in equipment and follow up help on the Forge Shopping Centre and how to use this. gave out loads of valuable You might also see the project information to shoppers and out and about in the local their families. The Centre staff community giving talks, advice were joined by colleagues from and information at Parent and a range of other services Toddler groups, Breast Feeding involved in child and family Support groups, Out of School safety including Strathclyde Fire Care projects and many more. and Rescue, pictured above. People all over the East End The East End Child Safety can get help from the project by Project offers a range of support calling 0141 556 7511 or by to families including a home calling in to 503 London Road, visit, advice and help around where the staff will be happy to accident and injury prevention. help. 4 • GLASGOW EAST OUTLOOK • SUMMER 2009 NORTH EAST GLASGOW WELCOMES NEW AREA COMMANDER This summer sees the arrival of a new Area Commander in Strathclyde Fire & Rescue's North East Glasgow Area. After three years as Area Commander and 32 years service Steve King has now retired and will be replaced by Frank Waters. The move is not so much a promotion as a ‘sideways’ move for Frank as he has already served as Area Commander at East Ayrshire/East Renfrewshire, Renfrewshire &Inverclyde, as GAME OVER! well as Deputy Director of Operations at the Service For the past 2 years reduction in incidents during the Theatre could engage with Headquarter. Frank therefore Kickstart Theatre have first year of the initiative young people in a positive and brings a wealth of experience collaborated with resulted in a saving to the fun way. Our evaluation to the role and is very much Strathclyde Fire & community of £2.7 million. confirmed a very positive looking forward to the new property fires and fire related Rescue to create forum The play was timed to response. 100% of teachers challenge. anti-social behaviour. My theatre style plays coincide with the start of the surveyed felt that the play had Speaking from his new intention is to build on that based around incidents summer holidays when there is ‘a lot of impact’ and they Headquarter in Calton Fire success, to look to form even which affect our traditionally an extreme rise in recommended it be repeated in Station, Frank reflected on the closer relationships with local community including hydrant vandalism and other schools. And top answers job ahead. “The area covers the Partners and increase our hydrant vandalism, firesetting. picked by pupils to describe the East End of Glasgow and community engagement work.” firesetting, attacks on This year Glasgow City play included ‘fun’, ‘interesting’ Springburn, which have With over thirty years of emergency services Council and Strathclyde Fire & and ‘cool’. If we can influence traditionally been busy in terms Service and having served the and hoax calls. Rescue have co-funded the young people while being ‘fun’, of operational activity. But over Glasgow Communities several Following the plays ‘Choices’ initiative. ‘interesting’ and ‘cool’ then I the last few years through times before in the Pollok, and ‘Lights Out’, this year’s Area Commander Frank think we’ve achieved our Partnership working and Parkhead, Calton, Govan, and play, ‘Game Over’, takes a fresh Waters said, “Using drama to mission.” innovative initiatives the Area Polmadie areas Frank is no look at anti-social behaviour. reinforce key messages has Kickstart Theatre’s Rob Kane Team have managed to make stranger to Glasgow and issues The play, as part of a series of proven to be a best practice. We said, “We use a method called significant in-roads into reducing the Fire Service need address. youth initiatives in the area, has commend the support we’ve forum theatre. Basically, once had a dramatic effect on incident received from local councillors, pupils have watched the play (20 levels in North East Glasgow and from our schools, in helping minutes approx.) they then have during the summer months. us work together to make a safer the opportunity to ‘replay’ key Since the drama initiative started community.” scenes where the characters have in 2007 reductions include: Community Safety made bad choices. Members of · 71% reduction in hydrant Co-ordinator Stephen McKee the audience replace characters · vandalism and Kickstart Theatre Artistic in the play and change the · 52% reduction in deliberate Director Rob Kane were choices and outcomes. Forum · house fires involved in setting the initiative theatre lets young people realise · 35% reduction in deliberate up. the effects of their actions, not · firesetting Stephen McKee said, “We only on themselves, but also in · 32% reduction in malicious were confident that Kickstart the wider community.” · (hoax) calls The project was also For further information please contact: recognised nationally as a best Stephen McKee, Community Safety Co-ordinator practice, winning an APSE Tel: 0141 552 8222. Mobile: 07766 134 269 Award (2008) and a Bronze [email protected] COSLA Award (2009). The LETHAMHILL PLAY AREA A new £70k multi-purpose games court opened last month, much to the delight of Riddrie locals - old and young. The Lethamhill Multi-Purpose Games Court is sited within Lethamhill Park, just off Lethamhill Road in the Riddrie Area. The Games Court is floodlit and can be used for a variety of sports such as football, netball, basketball and hockey. Comedian Andy Cameron was there – apparently he was born and brought up in Riddrie just along the road from where the new Games Court is located! Councillor Elaine McDougall (East Centre Ward Elected Member) also attended, along with a Primary 5 Class from St Thomas’s Primary School. Councillor McDougall said: “This is a great boost for the area and is another example of the Council’s commitment to bring new and improved parks and open spaces to local communities. I’m sure it will bring pleasure and fun to the lives of the children of Lethamhill and I have no doubt the facility will be a long lasting asset to the area.” GLASGOW EAST OUTLOOK • SUMMER 2009 • 5

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East Glasgow CHCP and John Wheatley College staff receive the award

Mark Feinmann (Director, East Glasgow CHCP), Councillor Elaine McDougall, and East Glasgow CHCP wins Top Award local resident Sophie Smith presenting the Councillor with flowers at the opening in Scotland’s Care Accolades 2009 Positive about disability – unique East Glasgow CHCP Pathways to Progression Project has won another major award. The CHCP won in the category, community café opens in Dennistoun Best involvement of the local community and went on to win the overall winner award in the Scottish Social Work Five learning disabled developed to help the local One of the service users, Services Councils’ Care Accolades 2009 in June. service users from the community. Jackie Burnett, said, “I have An exceptional project, ‘Pathways’ supports local unemployed Accord and Riddrie Centres Councillor McDougall said, always wanted to work in a people – in the main, young, single mothers from the East End have achieved their “I am delighted to open this café but never got the of Glasgow – to gain the skills and qualifications necessary for ambitions of working in a café as Glasgow City Council chance, due to my disability. sustainable employment beyond entry-level. Working in café. They have been is very keen to support/help Now I have the chance.” partnership with John Wheatley College and Glasgow East training for the past twelve people with disabilities take Mark Feinmann, Director, Regeneration Agency (GERA) and the Community Planning months to learn all about part in the workplace. It is East Glasgow CHCP, said, Partnership, the project also builds on the role of the CHCP as Food Handling and Food exciting to see Milnbank “I am very proud that all the a provider of high quality jobs. Hygiene, and have all Housing Association and agencies in the East End Margaret Curran, MSP, recently congratulated students and received their certificates, Social Work Services in East have come together to work staff on the success of Pathways to Progression Project at a which means they can now Glasgow CHCP working in positively to deliver this new lunch at John Wheatley College, Easterhouse Campus. work with the public. They Partnership to create positive and unique Community Café, More information is available from Project Managers Karie will sell coffee, tea and employment for learning which gives real jobs for Murphy on 0790 993 2384 and Carol Wilson on 0799 080 sandwiches to local people. disabled people. All these 5 disabled people and makes 4549. The café at 108 Roebank people have worked very them an important part of the St, Dennistoun, was officially hard over a number of weeks community. I hope it becomes opened by Councillor Elaine to gain qualifications to allow very busy and well used by McDougall, Executive them to work here today.” local people.” Member for Housing and Member of the East Glasgow CHCP Committee. The café, which has been empty for the past year, has been given over by Milnbank Housing Association rent free for a year, and the equipment funded by East Centre & Calton Area Committees, to Russell Robertson, Service Access Manager, East Glasgow Michelle Friel, Margaret Curran, MSP, Mark Feinmann, Director, allow this service to be CHCP, with Councillor James Coleman at the café opening East Glasgow CHCP, and Claire Sommerville

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Riddrie Garden Silver Deal Active Open Day Learning disabled staff and allowed the garden to gets you dancing 10 service users have been flourish.” working very hard over the Elenor Young, who is one past few years to improve a of the Deputes at Riddrie Day SILVER DEAL Members were transported big thank you for giving us a derelict piece of land in Centre said, “The garden is ACTIVE RECENTLY to and from the event where day to remember. Each week, Riddrie. almost ready. It now TOOK 200 OF ITS they danced to a ten piece we enjoy our keep fit. We are Riddrie Day Centre Garden comprises a range of lovely swing band, followed by a worked quite hard but with a Project in Dinart Street, in the features. These are a MEMBERS FROM three course lunch. lovely manner – we have lots East End of Glasgow, was patio/decking area, sensory THE EAST Run in partnership between of fun and laughter – the established over 6 years ago. and wildlife area, vegetable GLASGOW East Glasgow Community perfect tonic for oldies.” The new garden was officially and butterfly garden, a poly COMMUNITY Health & Care Partnership Anne Yuill, Older Person opened on Tuesday 23 June and willow tunnel, as well as HEALTH & CARE (CHCP), Glasgow Housing Co-ordinator, East Glasgow by Councillor Gerry Leonard. a new pond, wormery, bird Association (GHA) and CHCP, said, “The Tea Dance Ian McAlpine, Head of LD area and cabin to allow PARTNERSHIP, Culture & Sport Glasgow, event was enjoyed by Services (Temp), said, “It took people to enjoy the area by (CHCP), SILVER Silver Deal Activity and Arts everyone I spoke to on the a lot of hard work and sitting out in the garden. We DEAL ACTIVE sessions are for all people day. The ten piece jazz band dedication from staff, service hope the local East End CLASSES, TO THE aged over 60 and run in local was hailed a tremendous users and a number of local community will use the CROWNE PLAZA venues across East Glasgow. success by all.” organisations to bring it back garden and get this benefit.” Members are rewarded with Silver Deal Active would to life. We have had great One of the LD service HOTEL, GLASGOW, events like the Tea Dance like to invite all men and help from Kelvin Greenspace, users from Riddrie Day FOR A throughout the year for women to come along and Glasgow City Council East Centre, Ian Scott, said, “It has ‘HOMECOMING coming along on a regular take part in our FREE Centre Area Committee, Land been a lot of hard work, but it SCOTLAND’ – TEA basis to local classes exercise and/or active arts & Environmental Services, is worth it. It looks great and DANCE EVENT AND managed by Silver Deal classes which take place all Kennyhill Allotment we are now growing flowers, Active. One of our members over East Glasgow. Call 0141 Association and a range of fruit and vegetables.” LUNCH. from Carmyle said: “A very 287 4685 for more details. other organisations. This has

SCHEME HELPS TO KEEP KIDS SMILING It’s official! Local kid’s teeth have less decay than 3 years ago. The “Smile Too” programme, in conjunction with The Childsmile programme, which is run by the Oral Health Action Team from East Glasgow Community Health & Care Partnership, (CHCP) along with Glasgow City Council’s Education Services, encourages tooth brushing and healthy eating for pre-school children in nurseries. This work has helped reduce the number of East End P1 pupils classed as having decayed, missed or filled teeth. The decay figure released from National Dental Inspection Programme (NDIP) for Primary 1 children in East Glasgow is down from 73% in 2006 to 57% last year. The figure across the whole of Glasgow is 46%. Councillor James Coleman, Chair of East Glasgow Community Health & Care Partnership, said, “We’ve put in a huge effort to turn around dental health in the East End and it looks like it is beginning to pay off. Big strides have been taken over the last couple of years, but nobody’s getting complacent. We are now heading in the right direction.” To help keep kid’s teeth healthy the Oral Health Team advise parents to start a brushing routine as soon as first teeth come through, make sure your child is registered with an NHS Some of the children from Onslow Drive Nursery with Child dentist for free treatment, avoid fizzy drinks and stick to water and milk, especially between Development Officer Jacqueline Lightfoot meals. Call 0141 781 2116 for more information.

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was good having them on hand to offer advice and A local reassurance throughout the 7 weekly sessions. The things I enjoyed most were the success group dynamics, meeting like minded people who were story experiencing similar things to me, and also the information session with the Live Active Scheme and the dietician. I have always been quite active playing 5-a-side football every week but had noticed for some time that I Local man Thomas Hughes contact number for East wasn’t as fit as I used to be. had wanted to stop Glasgow Smokefree I was becoming breathless smoking for a while but had Community Services. On easily and felt my legs heavy. Christine Park, Befriending Co-ordinator not taken the first step. contacting the service he Since stopping smoking at When his partner was advised of the range of the end of January 09 my announced she was support on offer and opted fitness levels have increased. The East Glasgow expecting their first child to attend a group in I no longer feel breathless he decided it was time to Whitehill Secondary and my diet has improved CHCP Stop Smoking quit, not only for his own School. and I am enjoying my food health but for that of his Thomas explained: “my first more. My experience of the Befriending Project partner and the new baby. night at the group felt a bit group support was very good Thomas went along to see strange but the facilitators and has lead to positive needs you to volunteer! his GP and was given the soon put you at ease and it changes in my lifestyle.” The Befriending Project is a new social support service for: • smokers who are not sure or ready to quit; TO GET SUPPORT FROM THE LOCAL SMOKING CESSATION • people who are ready to quit but need extra help to stop smoking, and TEAM PLEASE CALL 0141 201 9832. • people who have quit but need extra support to FOR ADVICE AND INFORMATION ON QUITTING SMOKING YOU continue with their quit attempt. CAN GO ALONG TO ONE OF THE STOP SMOKING DROP-INS: The project offers free & confidential one-to-one support to Easterhouse Health Centre, Monday 2 - 4.30pm, Community Room 2, help people stop smoking. 9 Auchinlea Road, Glasgow G34 9HQ Volunteer Befrienders encourage smokers to think about Carntyne Medical Centre, Thursday 9am - 1pm, 930 Carntyne Road, Glasgow G32 6NB stopping and raise awareness of Smoking Cessation services Cranhill, Thursday 1.30 – 4.30pm. Call 0141 201 9832 to confirm venue. while offering ongoing advice and encouragement, over the East End Healthy Living Centre, Friday 2 - 4pm, Group Room, phone, in person, or both. 183 Crownpoint Road, Glasgow G40 2AL. Clients can access free stress relief sessions which work alongside the social support offered by volunteer Befrienders and provide relaxation techniques to aid nicotine withdrawal. This is a great opportunity for you to try something new, a Keeping Well in East Glasgow different approach to helping people quit smoking. Are you a The Keep Well programme within East So far the project has trained 31 Instructors, good listener? Are you interested in learning about tobacco Glasgow Community Health and Care which has resulted in 35 classes being issues? Are you a non-smoker, or ex-smoker (of at least 3 Partnership (CHCP), aims to improve the delivered to local organisations and members months)? Could you spare 1-4 hours a week? overall health of people aged 45-64, by of the public, with 272 people being trained in As a volunteer, you will support your client through a quit inviting them to their GP practice for a total. attempt using the full training and support we offer. health consultation. The patient gets a Call Keep Well on 0141 232 0173 for more If you would like to volunteer or be supported by a volunteer chance to talk about any issues they might information on health checks or Heartstart please contact: Christine Park, Befriending Co-ordinator: 0141 have regarding their health such as stress, training. 201 9804. E-mail: [email protected] smoking or diet and if any issues are identified the patient can be referred to a Carol McDougall demonstrates Active Children Eating Smart (ACES) range of services. An exciting new development is the opening heart resuscitation ACES is a brand new programme to help prevent of a Keep Well shop at Parkhead Forge childhood obesity. It has been developed by a wide range shopping centre this summer. of health professionals with NHS Greater Glasgow and The shop aims to raise awareness of how Clyde and other experts from our partner organisations people can improve their health by providing like Culture & Sport, Glasgow and Education. The aim of information and services for them, while they the initiative is to assist children/young people and their go about their daily business. families who are looking to lose weight or not gain The shop will allow staff to link in directly further weight and are seeking some support. (The with the local community and identify those programme will initially target the most heavy children). who meet the Keep Well criteria. Services will HOW TO TAKE PART use the shop on a daily basis and offer advice, information, and service provision for example; If you have a child aged 5-15 years, who you think would Money Advice, Stress Management, Smoking benefit from the programme, call the ACES freephone Cessation, Employability. number 0800 027 0291. If you give staff the child’s height Keep Well in East Glasgow also delivers and weight they can calculate the child’s body mass index Heartstart training. The initiative, co-ordinated and decide if they qualify for the free ACES programme. (You by the British Heart Foundation, teaches can also ask your GP to refer you to ACES). ACES is members of the public what to do in a life- designed to include participation by a parent, carer or friend threatening emergency. as well as the child.

4 PAGE SUPPLEMENT FROM EAST GLASGOW COMMUNITY HEALTH & CARE PARTNERSHIP www.chps.org.uk/eastglasgow 8 • GLASGOW EAST OUTLOOK • SUMMER 2009 New Positive Parenting Programme A new Parenting Framework strategy using the Triple P parenting methodology is being developed across Glasgow City. Funding has been made available through Fairer Scotland (FSF) monies to employ a Parenting Support Co-ordinator in each of the CHCPs and April Montgomery came into post in East Glasgow earlier this year. Triple P is a Positive Parenting Programme that uses an approach to parenting which aims to promote children’s development and manage children’s behaviour in a constructive and caring way. It is based on good communications and positive attention to help children develop. It was founded by clinical psychologist Matthew Sanders at Queensland University, Australia, and is supported by more than 25 years research April has already been out and about meeting people, explaining the approach and trying to recruit interested staff who would be willing to train The showcase event featured key speakers Mark Feinmann (Director in Triple P and then deliver the programme – which will be delivered both of East Glasgow CHCP), Councillor James Coleman and Raymond universally to any parent who is interested in developing their parenting Bell (Head of Mental Health at East Glasgow CHCP) pictured with skills, and on a more targeted basis to parents who are identified as Neil Quinn and Ruth Donnelly from PMA requiring more intensive support and assistance. April is based in Bridgeton Health Centre and can be contacted by phone Positive Mental Attitudes on 0141 531 6539 or by e-mail: [email protected] showcase their success! Positive Mental Attitudes asylum seeker communities (PMA), the nationally and for those in later life. acclaimed programme PMA Programme Lead Neil LISTENING TO which is part of the East Quinn says, "The showcase Glasgow Community Health event is an opportunity to and Care Partnership celebrate the successes of (CHCP), recently hosted the last year and the LOCAL PEOPLE their annual showcase increasing recognition event highlighting the Positive Mental Attitudes is East Glasgow Community Health & Care Partnership (CHCP) is a partnership success and progress of gaining both locally and between NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde (NHSGG&C) and Glasgow City Council. this mental health nationally. We look forward to They work in partnership to deliver health and social care services in the awareness and anti-stigma building on this success in community. project. the year ahead and The East Glasgow CHCP Public Partnership Forum (PPF) is an opportunity for you to have a The event at Reidvale continuing to work with so say in how these services are shaped and how to make them better for the people who live, work Neighbourhood Centre many different partners to or use the services in the area. showcased the work of PMA promote better mental health in East Glasgow and and tackle inequalities within WHO CAN APPLY? nationwide. From the arts, to our communities" Everyone who lives, works or uses services in the East Glasgow CHCP area is eligible to be a research projects, to stress The event featured an member of the PPF. You can do this in either of two ways: management in the entertaining drama workplace, the PMA performance and inspiring • Becoming a member of the wider PPF – this would mean that you would complete a form programme promotes a better poetry readings from PMA’s and would be consulted on matters which are relevant or of interest to you. You can do understanding of mental dynamic art groups, plus a this as an individual member of the community or as a representative of a group. As a health. PMA works with reminder of the Channel 4 PPF member you would inform local people about health and social care services and teachers and youth workers, 4Talent Scotland award for would feedback any comments to the PPF Executive. staff and employers, and has Innovation the group received established successful peer at last year’s Scottish Mental • Become a member of the PPF Executive – you would have to complete a more detailed educator programmes for Health Arts and Film Festival. form than above and write about why you want to join the PPF Executive and what groups if any you represent. Elections are held on an annual basis, if successful you For more information on the PMA project please would be expected to attend monthly meetings and to inform local people about health call the team on 0141 773 4937. and social care services and to feed any comments back to the PPF Executive. www.positivementalattitudes.com The PPF Exec should be representative of the East Glasgow CHCP area and we encourage people of all ages, skills, abilities and interests to apply as individual members. To find out more, contact: Siobhan Harkin, 0141 232 0162, [email protected]

New Spoken Word event hits all the right notes! Positive Mental Attitudes (PMA), the nationally acclaimed programme which is part of the East Glasgow Community Health and Care Partnership (CHCP), and Platform have created an exciting new evening called Spoken Word at the arts venue at the Bridge. This fun evening allows developing writers an opportunity to share their work in a relaxed and friendly environment. Anyone can come along to watch, listen or be inspired to share. The upcoming Spoken Word events take place at 6.30 - 8.30pm on Thursdays 27 August and 24 September and 1 October in the Den at Platform. For more information please contact Award for Innovation the PMA group received at last year’s Scottish Platform on 0141 276 9696. Mental Health Arts and Film Festival at the Edinburgh Filmhouse. HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITH EAST GLASGOW CHCP... East Glasgow Community Health & Care Partnership, Templeton Business Centre, 62 Templeton Street, Glasgow G40 1DA. Phone: 0141 277 7450 or email [email protected] www.chps.org.uk/eastglasgow NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde and Glasgow City Council - Working together in your community

4 PAGE SUPPLEMENT FROM EAST GLASGOW COMMUNITY HEALTH & CARE PARTNERSHIP www.chps.org.uk/eastglasgow GLASGOW EAST OUTLOOK • SUMMER 2009 • 9 Are you looking after someone at home? CARERS... THE UK’S SECRET SERVICE Six million people provide “When my mother was taken look forward to every Thursday to find out these things for someone is the feeling of unpaid care to someone they seriously ill, it was a very morning where I can come along yourself. isolation. To be able to meet know. In the East of Glasgow, distressing time for the boys and to the Support Group and catch “I would urge anyone who other people in similar specific help for carers and me. I received help with a sitter up with other Carers who have may be struggling with their circumstances, sharing services are offered by both service from the Centre, now become my close friends. caring role, or who may just information and simply having Glasgow North East Carers allowing me to visit my Mum in “I have received lots of need some advice on what a chat can go a long way to Centre and East End hospital, whilst the boys were information on what help and support is available, to contact making a caring role easier. Community Carers. looked after by a trained Care support is available, everything their local Carers Centre.” “At Glasgow North East from housing supports to Claire MacMillan, Carers Carers Centre, we have two Both Centres offer a range of services to Carers, including benefits – it is particularly good Support and Development support groups a week. The Young Carers and their families, which can include: having someone to help Worker, Glasgow North East groups are very informal and • information and advice on supports and services which complete long and complicated Carers Centre, says, “Through relaxed and new visitors are may be available to you or the person you care for forms. We would not have had working in the Carers Centre always made very welcome. So • grants or additional benefits which may be available any idea how to go about this if and meeting many carers over if you feel you would benefit • support from other carers experiencing similar it wasn’t for the Carers Centre. the years, I have discovered just from time out from your caring circumstances No one else gives you this kind how intense and demanding a role, meeting new friends and • in some situations, a break from your caring role of information; I feel you are left caring role can be. gaining useful information, • young carers groupwork supports “In many cases, the most please contact the Carers Centre difficult part of caring for for more details.” A carer who receives support Worker. from Glasgow North East Carers “The Centre is my lifeline, and For more information contact the Centres at: Centre said: “Both my children I get annoyed and depressed if I GLASGOW NORTH EAST CARERS CENTRE have a disability – one has cannot manage to come along to 51 Trondra Place, Glasgow G34 9AX Tourette’s Syndrome and one the various group activities that Tel: 0141 781 0728. Fax: 0141 781 0123 has Autism. It is a full time job are available. I particularly enjoy E-mail:[email protected] looking after the boys, and since the stress management evenings, Suzanne Aitken and Claire I came along to the Carers where we all get together and GLASGOW EAST END COMMUNITY CARERS Centre I have received a lot of enjoy alternative therapies, a MacMillan, Glasgow North East 1061/1063 Tollcross Road, Glasgow G32 8UX help, support and cuppa and, most of all, the Carers Support and Tel: 0141 764 0550. Fax: 0141 764 0012 encouragement, which helps to company of other people who Development Workers E-mail:[email protected] make life a bit easier. are in the same boat as me. I

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FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH 10.30am Baillieston Social Work, Buchanan Street, Baillieston 1pm Mount Vernon Hall, Mt Vernon Park 2pm Budhill Family Learning Centre, Hallhill Road, Budhill

SECOND MONDAY OF THE MONTH 11am Westwood Business Centre, 69 Aberdalgie Road, Easterhouse 3pm Carmyle Community Centre, Hillcrest Road, Carmyle 4pm Broomhouse Hall, Broomhouse FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH Margaret Curran MSP 11am St Andrews Church, Member of the Scottish Parliament for Church Street, Baillieston Photography on Show Glasgow Baillieston Constituency THIRD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH The Photography work exhibited in John Wheatley College’s end 10am St Andrew’s of year showcase at The Bridge was shot by the full time NQ YOUR MSP DEALS WITH MATTERS Secondary School, Photography students. INCLUDING HEALTH, EDUCATION, Torphin Crescent, The images included unit work and personal project pieces and TRANSPORT, LAW AND ORDER. Carntyne showed the creative talents of each of the students. Many of them took part in a range of photography projects such as PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE the Robert Burns event at Glasgow Cathedral, a Glasgow Community ANYTHING YOU WISH TO DISCUSS. Planning Ltd project, and the end of session Fashion Show over the past year. A number of the NQ students have successfully gained places at Glasgow Metropolitan College, Reid Kerr College and Westwood Business Centre, 69 Aberdalgie Road, Easterhouse Stevenson College on HND programmes. Tel: 0141 771 4844. Mobile: 0791 7052241 The Photography course has given them excellent skills to move on in the creative arts and, eventually, into sustainable jobs. [email protected] It has been a successful and enjoyable year for the students and margaret.curran.msp.co.uk everyone wishes them well for their future. 10 • GLASGOW EAST OUTLOOK • SUMMER 2009

LATEST NEWS FROM Culture & Sport Glasgow

A Great ‘Big Day Oot’ for Young People VOLUNTEER PROFILE: Culture and Sport Glasgow’s East Area Services youth workers ran with 19 Young People from the Ruchazie and Barlanark Youth groups Eric Foy, East End Thistle FC in the East End 5K on Sunday 28 June. They all achieved their goal There are many volunteers who give their time to give something of crossing the finish line and a handful of them managed very good back to their community. Eric Foy is the Club Manager and Coach times of between 17 and 22 minutes. They all had a great time at the for East End Thistle FC whom along with more than 20 other local ‘Big Day Oot’ and managed to raise some funds for their youth people, voluntarily run training at Barrachnie Park and Stepford groups too! Well done to them all! For more info phone 0141 276 Football Centre on Mondays and Wednesdays and matches at the 1785 or email [email protected] weekend. With over 130 players aged 4 to 11, teams play in the Lanarkshire and E.K. League. IAN GOES TO Premier Reading What got you involved in volunteering? THE DOGS! To help my two sons, and other young people enjoy playing football. I had these opportunities in my youth – they’re great for confidence Ian McKellar is a learner with Stars of the East and team building. CSG East Area Services at the Bridge in Easterhouse as part What’s been your most positive experience as a volunteer? of the Riddrie Centre The number of local people looking to help at the club since starting. Newsletter Group. The We have 24 local volunteer coaches assisting at the club, including 3 newsletter shares information teenagers looking to go through Culture & Sport mentoring and stories with the disabled programmes which will help when applying for jobs or uni. We took adults and their carers that groups to Preston and Sweden to play friendly tournaments and that attend the Riddrie Centre. was a great experience for them. The group visit community organisations and projects to How important is volunteering to your club? interview staff, take It’s crucial as without volunteers there wouldn’t be a club. Culture photographs and write stories and Sport have assisted us in providing free coach education classes for the quarterly newsletter. for volunteers and this has helped improve confidence of the Ian became involved in the volunteers to coach various age groups. I do two nights a week, newsletter group two years ago THE SPL READING STARS favourite books. 10 pupils with a Saturday morning coaching and committee time - 7 hours in total, as he’s interested in developing PROGRAMME HAS BEEN parent from St Benedict’s but some do 2 hours per week. All time given is hugely valuable and his writing skills and researching DEVELOPED IN Primary, Easterhouse, and St I encourage anyone to get involved no matter how much time they projects in the community. Ian PARTNERSHIP WITH THE Michael’s Primary, Parkhead, can spare. It makes a great difference. now reads with more confidence SCOTTISH PREMIER took part in the programme. The and carries a notepad with him LEAGUE, THE NATIONAL children received ‘kit bags’ with What’s special about the East End as an area to host your club? at all times in case the LITERACY TRUST AND goodies including a T-shirt, pens The real community feel. Everyone commits time and effort, opportunity for a ‘scoop’ arises LEARNING CONNECTIONS and footballs. supporting dances, selling raffle tickets, bag packing and supporting when he is out and about. Ian AND AIMS TO The East End Reading Stars the team. It’s all done with a great sense of humour and benefits has a flair for page layout and ENCOURAGE MORE were visited by poet Mark players, parents and volunteers alike. has worked with a CSG East PEOPLE TO READ BY Thomson from Dundee who Area Services IT tutor to design USING A PREMIER writes poetry using his native What support have you accessed to help develop the club? his own web page. LEAGUE READING STAR Dundonian and Scots language. Culture and Sport Glasgow’s Sports Development team were fantastic Last year Ian visited Blindcraft FROM THE LOCAL The session was held in at supporting us in achieving the Quality Mark from the SFA which to interview staff for a FOOTBALL TEAM TO Parkhead Library and was helped to secure funding from sponsors. It helps in attracting and newsletter article, Ian was CHAMPION READING thoroughly enjoyed by all. The training volunteers as they know they are joining a club with excellent interested in the work of the USING FOOTBALL AS THE event kicked off with Mark high standards. project and was offered a LEARNING ‘HOOK’. getting everyone relaxed (and workplace experience post as the The ‘tactics book’ includes laughing) by performing some How can new clubs be as successful as yours? first step to employment there. fun, football themed learning of his work. Mark got everyone Get as many people involved in coaching and volunteering as This year Ian has researched a sessions and is delivered by writing with an activity using the possible. Ensure volunteers are trained and educated by SFA to gain story at the Glasgow Dogs Trust Liam, a Culture and Sport participants’ initials, and by the coaching certificates. and become an enthusiastic Glasgow (CSG) Library end most of the children and supporter of the charity: fund Assistant working with young adults read out work they had What do you do to relax in your spare time outwith football? raising at the Riddrie Centre for people, and Sharon and completed. Going out with family and friends. Yesterday we were at the beach food and toys and returning with Margaret, literacies tutors from The group visited Borders given the great weather. I also like golf and tennis. friends from the centre to take CSG East Area Services Team. Bookshop at the Glasgow Fort the goodies to the dogs. Gary Caldwell from Celtic where everyone took home some You can contact Culture and Sport Glasgow on 0141 287 3884, For more info please phone Football Club is a community new books. The final session or e-mail [email protected] or visit 0141 276 1785 or e-mail Reading Star, and has chosen was a visit to Celtic Park. www.eastendthistle.co.uk to find out more. [email protected] ‘A Lifetime in Race’ by For more info go to Matthew Pinsent and ‘My Dad’ www.glasgowslearning.org by Anthony Browne as his or phone 0141 276 1785. GLASGOW EAST OUTLOOK • SUMMER 2009 • 11

BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS THROUGH FOOTBALL A SWIMMING SUCCESS! A group of boys aged 15-16 from Haghill, identified through Streetwork delivered by Culture and Sport Glasgow, and who take Trying to keep cool in the recent hot weather? Staff at Glasgow East Regeneration Agency (GERA) part in a new, weekly sports group at Haghill Park, were given the have been sending their clients to their local swimming pool. opportunity to pit their skills against a team from Dalmarnock Through Training Connections, GERA is working with Culture and Sport Glasgow (CSG) to ensure their Youth Project. This demonstrated successful partnership work, and clients know about the wide range of services and activities available on their doorstep and across the City. aimed to break territorial barriers which face the young people on a These include libraries, learning centres, sports/leisure centres, museums and arts venues. daily basis. So, do you fancy learning new skills, improving your health or getting work experience? Alternatively The game was played at the East End Healthy Living Centre and you may want to surf the Internet for free, get help with job search or take the kids to hear stories and all involved thoroughly enjoyed themselves. There is now a strong sing-a-long sessions Or maybe you are interested in borrowing CDs or DVDs, researching your family tree, consensus to play regularly with the return leg planned for Haghill. relaxing in a sauna, or taking a computer class? For more info phone 0141 276 1785 or email Going swimming or spending a night at the [email protected] museum? Well, you can do it all through Training Connections. So far over 35 clients of GERA have benefited AT THE PEOPLES PALACE… from this partnership. Advisors encourage their clients to sign up for induction visits to Culture and The Peoples Palace and Winter Gardens is Glasgow’s social history Sport facilities at which clients are offered museum – looked after by Culture and Sport Glasgow. You can learn information on the range of services on offer. They the story of the people and city of Glasgow from 1750 to the end of also get a free trial of an activity such as swimming the 20th century. The thematic displays give a wonderful insight into or a gym induction. In libraries, free CDs & DVD how Glaswegians lived, worked and played in years gone by. loans are also available. At the Peoples Palace you can visit the ‘single end’ and discover how families living in the 1930s struggled to make ends meet in the cramped conditions of a one-room tenement flat. You can also find EVERYONE’S A WINNER! out about the birth of the trade union movement and the struggles of Everyone benefits from Training Connections: the working class in the city. • Clients get the support of friendly and welcoming staff in GERA & CSG and get loads of information on what’s available. Using local centres such as libraries and leisure facilities to learn NEW THIS SUMMER: FIZZERS! new skills, improve health and just try new things can really make a difference to people on their Catch some famous Scottish faces this summer in the latest exhibition journey towards improved employability and the world of work. of caricatures of fizzers (faces) from the Scottish Cartoon Art Studio. • Staff from GERA & CSG get to know each other and the complementary services they offer. Billy Connolly, Frankie Boyle, Lulu, Andy Murray and Sir Alex This is cost effective for both organisations and good value for the citizens of Glasgow, Ferguson are just some of the hilarious cartoon portraits on display. especially in this economic climate. This Glasgow – based studio of five artists work in the continental style of caricature. The exhibition runs from 18 July – 28 September SO, READY TO DIVE IN? and is FREE! There’s a full timetable of events and all activities are For more information, please contact GERA on 0141 781 4028 or free, but some have to be booked www.gera.org.uk or Nikki Stein, Training Connections Project Coordinator: as places are limited, so please 0141 287 2820 or www.csglasgow.org/trainingconnections phone 0141 276 0780 or e-mail [email protected] 12 • GLASGOW EAST OUTLOOK • SUMMER 2009 FREE! - Summer Reads THERE’S NOTHING TO BEAT A GOOD BOOK ON HOLIDAY, COME ALONG TO YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY AND SEE OUR GREAT SELECTION OF SUMMER READS, TAKE THEM ON YOUR HOLIDAYS – JUST DON’T DROP THEM IN THE POOL!

Solve a crime, re-live the past, get caught up in other people’s lives, solve the sea mystery (don’t take this one if you are going on a cruise) all from the comfort of your sun lounger. IS EVERYONE EQUAL? Culture & Sport Glasgow Libraries book lending and PC/Internet Access services are free to all Glasgow residents (charges apply for CD and DVD lending), come and take advantage. In June and July I was on a committee of 18 MPs examining the Equality Bill at GUERNICA SOMEONE SPECIAL Westminster. This proposed DAVE BOLLING SHEILA O’FLANAGHAN law looks at many issues ‘Guernica’ is a debut novel telling the story of Romy Kilkenny loves her life in Australia - she including equal pay for two families set before and during the Spanish has her dream job, lots of mates, and a best women, preventing racial Civil War, revolving around the bombing of friend in Keith who understands her better than discrimination, and helping Guernica. anyone. But when her brother rings to say she’s disabled people access services needed back in Ireland right away, Romy’s world and jobs. I was pleased to be GREAT LOVER is turned upside down. serving on this committee as JILL DAWSON these are important issues; one An imaginative, fascinating BRASS VERDICT of my own fundamental beliefs novel about the poet Rupert MICHAEL CONNELLY is that every individual is Brooke, showing the complex man behind the Down-at-heels lawyer Mickey Haller has equal and deserves to be romantic image as it tells a poignant story of inherited his old colleague’s clients. That means treated equally by society. love and loss. some serious cash. The only problem is that the We have been discussing some other lawyer was murdered, and the tough- difficult issues. Should there be MR TOPPIT minded detective handling the case - one Harry a compulsory retirement age? CHARLES ELTON Bosch - thinks the killer is one of his clients, and Should young people under 18 Spanning several decades, from the heyday of that Mickey could also be in danger. be treated differently from the the British film industry after the war to the rest of society? If two job cut-throat world of show business in Los AZINCOURT applicants are equally good, is it Angeles, ‘Mr Toppit’ is a tale of the unexpected BERNARD CORNWELL right to choose the woman if the effects of sudden fame and fortune. A dramatic depiction of the legendary battle of workforce is mainly men? Agincourt from Bernard Cornwell. Agincourt, However, equality issues can SAIL fought on October 25, 1415, is one of the best present problems when one JAMES PATTERSON known battles, in part through the depiction of person’s rights conflict with When the Dunne family pack their bags for a it in Shakespeare's Henry V, in part because it another’s. For example, religion sailing holiday, all they have in mind is the sun was a brilliant English victory and in part and belief would be protected & sea. But as a violent storm breaks out, the boat because it was the first battle won by the use under the Bill, as would sexual vanishes without a trace & the family are lost, of the longbow. orientation. Is there a conflict? presumed dead. Until now. When a message in a Should some rights be more bottle is washed ashore, it becomes apparent that important than others? there must have been at least one survivor. POP IN TO YOUR LOCAL Sometimes in politics there can be a difference between THE BEACH HOUSE LIBRARY TO FIND OUT MORE: party loyalty and personal JANE GREEN BAILLIESTON LIBRARY conscience. Nine times out of When Nan, a widow whose family has flown the 141 MAIN STREET, G69 6AA. 0141 276 0706 ten there is no problem: the nest, discovers that the money she thought would BRIDGETON LIBRARY party position is clear and I last forever may mean losing her home, she 23 LANDRESSY STREET, G40 1BP. 0141 276 0870 agree with it. But when it comes knows it’s time for a drastic change. to religion, abortion, euthanasia DENNISTOUN LIBRARY and other areas of conscience, MY SISTER’S KEEPER 2a CRAIGPARK, G31 2NA. 0141 276 0769 we each have to decide for JODI PICOULT LIBRARY AT THE BRIDGE ourselves. The only reason Anna was 1000 WESTERHOUSE ROAD, G34 9JW. 0141 276 9712 MPs lacking principles and born was to donate her cord blood cells to her fiddling their expenses have PARKHEAD LIBRARY older sister. By the age of 13, she has undergone been big news in recent days. 64 TOLLCROSS ROAD, G31 4XA. 0141 276 1530 countless surgeries, transfusions and injections Yet surely the public should so that her sister Kate can fight the leukaemia RIDDRIE LIBRARY expect elected members with that has plagued her since she was a child. Now 1020 CUMBERNAULD ROAD, G33 2QF. 0141 276 0690 some kind of standards? Anna wants control over her own body. SHETTLESTON LIBRARY John Mason MP 154 WELLSHOT ROAD, G32 7AX. 014 276 1643 SCARPETTA Member of Parliament for PATRICIA CORNWELL Glasgow East Leaving behind her forensic pathology practice in South Carolina, Kay Scarpetta takes an Glasgow East Constituency assignment in New York City, where the NYPD Office, 888 Shettleston Road has asked her to examine an injured patient in a Glasgow G32 7XN psychiatric ward. The story he has to tell her e-mail: [email protected] turns out to be one of the most bizarre she has office: 0141 778 8270 ever heard. mobile: 07792 277614 web: www.johnmasonmp.org GLASGOW EAST OUTLOOK • SUMMER 2009 • 13 LONG HOT DAYS Summer means being outdoors, having fun and enjoying the glorious weather. In celebration of the summer there are many Gala Days being held all over the East End. Communities get the opportunities to let their hair down and meet up with neighbours and friends. A working group chaired by Councillor Frank Docherty helped pull the programme together. Councillor Docherty would like to thank everybody involved in organizing the days, providing activities and services, and a special thanks to everyone who came along and enjoyed the fun. So far residents have enjoyed Milnbank Gala Day, Calton Fun Day, Carmyle Community Fun Day, Mount Vernon Fun Day, Calton Sheltered Tenants Gala Day, Glasgow East 5K and Big Day Oot, ZEST Go Wild in the City, Big Bridge Fun Day, Carntyne Fun Day, Blairtummock and Rogerfield Gala Day, Riddrie Fun Day, Wellpark Gala Day, Provanhall Gala Day, Calvay Fun Day and Dalmarnock Gala Day. All of the above were well attended and a great time was had by all, as you can see in the surrounding photographs. Milnbank Housing Association’s Gala Day activities included bouncy castles, gladiator joust, gyroscope, bouncy boxing and kiddies roundabout. Mount Vernon Gala Day included caricaturist, circus skills, basketball, sports, highland dancing, wild life crime unit and a fun fair... AND THE GOOD NEWS IS... THERE’S MORE TO COME: • 1 August - Cranhill Fun Day, Cranhill Park/Cranhill Beacon, 12 noon – 5pm. • 7 August - Bridgeton Fun Day, Bridgeton Community Learning Centre, 11am – 3pm • 8 August - Helenslea Fun Day, Helenslea Community Hall, 12 noon – 3pm. • 15 August - Wellhouse & Glenburn Gala Day, The Hub, 11am – 5pm • 15 August - Glasgow Club Tollcross Mardi Gras Day, Glasgow Club Tollcross, 11am – 3.30pm • 22 August - Dennistoun Community Fun Day, Whitehill Secondary School, 12 noon – 5pm • 29 August - Easthall and Kildermorie Gala Day, Glenburn Park, 12 noon – 5pm. 14 • GLASGOW EAST OUTLOOK • SUMMER 2009

to help you get started or maybe SHETTLESTON AREA your group wants to try new COMMITTEE activities like Church Shettleston Area Committee Street/Elmslie Court Sheltered covers Carmyle, Fullarton, Housing who recently got an Mount Vernon, Parkhead, award of £480 towards yoga Sandyhills, Shettleston and tuition. Tollcross and has an annual Baillieston Tenants and budget of around £76,000. Residents Association were Many local groups have had awarded £2,000 to provide grants in the Shettleston ward hanging baskets in the including the East End Music Baillieston area, bringing some Club who lost all their musical lovely colourful flowers for instruments in the fire at everyone to enjoy during these Shettleston Halls. The long sunny days. Shettleston Area Committee Funding is also available for awarded them £3,600 to larger projects that benefit lots purchase new equipment which of people in the community, allowed the organisation to such as the additional £9,000 continue operating. Who knows, Glasgow City Council - Area Committees awarded to Land and maybe we’ll hear one of them in Environmental Services to the charts in the near future! GRANTS FOR LOCAL install lighting within the new Again, like Baillieston, grants multi-purpose games court at have been given to organisations COMMUNITY GROUPS Garrowhill Park. This will that benefit many local people ensure that young people can use like Carmyle Credit Union who GLASGOW CITY There’s an Area Committee for Baillieston Area Committee this great facility not only on the were granted £6,300 to improve COUNCIL’S AREA every multi-member ward in could help as it has a budget of lighter summer evenings but also their IT equipment. This means Glasgow City Council, they just over £80,000 this financial in the winter. that they can now spend less COMMITTEES meet every six weeks, have local year. Wellhouse Community Trust time on paperwork and HAVE A GRANTS community input and all your Grants are available towards received a grant of £4,930 to buy concentrate on continuing to local Councillors are members. the cost of bus hire for trips. play and sports equipment for BUDGET TO help their members. Maybe you’ve already been a Hub Sports to help increase the Encouraging young children to HELP DEVELOP BAILLIESTON AREA trip somewhere nice this range of classes that they offered be environmentally aware at an COMMITTEE summer, if so don’t worry you to include sessions for older early age is becoming ever LOCAL GROUPS. adults, parent and toddler If you are part of a community could always apply for costs important as the Centre activities and Saturday play READ ON TO or voluntary group that operates towards bus hire if you’re Pre-School Group in Mount sessions. FIND OUT in Garrowhill, Swinton, planning a trip to the panto at Vernon know. They received Christmas. MORE... Baillieston, Broomhouse, £2,000 to purchase equipment to Greenfield, Springboig, Budhill, If your organisation is new create a garden that the children Barlanark or Wellhouse, the you could apply for equipment could take care of themselves.

Councillor Jim Coleman, Chair of the Baillieston Area Committee, (above) said, “The Chair of the Committee, Area Committee is a great Councillor Euan McLeod, example of working at a local (above) explains, “The valuable level for the benefit of local contribution that local groups people and many groups have make within the community is directly benefited from grant recognised and it’s good that the assistance as we recognise their Shettleston Area Committee hard work and commitment and can help. I would encourage the difference these organisations that may need organisations make to our area.” some financial help to apply for funding and continue the great work they are already doing.” HOW TO APPLY FOR FUNDING Applying is easy, just complete an application form and submit it together with a copy of your constitution and bank statement. Your application will be submitted to the relevant Committee and a decision will usually be made within six weeks.

Applications are available from Karen Kenny, who can advise on any proposed projects and assist with completing the form. Karen can be contacted on 0141 287 7864 or [email protected] GLASGOW EAST OUTLOOK • SUMMER 2009 • 15

Glasgow East 5K FUN RUN & BIG DAY OOT is a runaway success!

Sunday 28 June was across the city and as far afield “This event was a great start quite a day, with a as Aviemore! Over half of those to summer and shows just capacity number of registered were under 16 or over what can be achieved when runners and thousands 50 and a further 5,000 ventured working together. The staying on in Tollcross to Tollcross Park for The Big feedback was brilliant and Park for the Big Day Day Oot. we’ll move forward with our Oot. Even the rain One of those, PJ, said: “I went eye on 2014. Thanks to all stayed away. to the 5K fun day with my who turned out on the day 2,500 people signed up for 8-year-old daughter. We had the making it the success it was.” the newly merged 5K Fun Run best day, the event was very well Cllr George Redmond and Big Day Oot. 69% of those organised, the fun day was great. Executive Member for Health and registered came from the local My daughter had a great time at Wellbeing and Chair of the event area with others travelling from the bouncy castle, and most planning group other stuff was free. The DJ on stage was amazing and lots of fun. Food was good. I have recommended it to all my friends and kids and we will definitely do it again next year. Thanks to all the organisers.” There’s lots more fun things to do this summer – check out the Long Hot Days programme of local gala and fun days across Glasgow East. Mid-September, make sure you take part in Discover! A festival of history, heritage and your built environment – visit places you don’t know or revisit those you haven’t experienced for a while. Check out www.engageme.com

Photographs: © Iain McLean/Platform

THE EVENT IS SUPPORTED BY: • GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL • COMMUNITY PLANNING PARTNERSHIP • GLASGOW EAST REGENERATION AGENCY • CLYDE GATEWAY • GLASGOW HOUSING ASSOCIATION • EAST GLASGOW COMMUNITY HEALTH & CARE PARTNERSHIP • CULTURE & SPORT GLASGOW • EAST END COMMUNITY ARTS • EAST END HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE • PLATFORM & GLASGOW EAST ARTS COMPANY 16 • GLASGOW EAST OUTLOOK • SUMMER 2009

There’s more than one way to reach your goal STUDENT CASE STUDY: There’ll be many of you right now who feel you maybe didn’t do as well as you’d have liked in your exams – but don’t panic! There’s a range of options open to you to help you reach your goal. It’s not PATRICIA MCLEAN too late and at John Wheatley College we’d be delighted to try and find space for you on one of our Social Worker, Royal Naval Personnel & Family Service many part-time and full-time introductory or HNC programmes. You don’t need qualifications to join many of our programmes, like Creative Industries subjects As a single parent with three children, Patricia was at a (including Sound Engineering, Photography and Art & Design), or Business Administration and crossroads. Recently moving back to Riddrie, she had been Computing where we’ve introduced a new Digital Animation element in Digital Cre8or. Nevertheless, if working in the funeral parlour in Dennistoun (a family you do have previous qualifications or work experience, this will be taken into account. business) and felt that she needed to move on but had no idea Also, for those potential mature students among you who have what she wanted to do. university or higher education as your goal, there are still spaces on our She was keen to be involved in Care, with a particular interest in Access to Humanities and Access to Technical Theatre Skills mental health, but was aware that she needed a qualification so programmes. These programmes are suited to adult returners who have applied and was accepted onto the GSVQ III Social Care few, or no, qualifications and help to prepare you for the interview programme at John Wheatley College. process at university or the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama. Patricia really enjoyed her first year at College and moved onto The College’s friendly Advice Team (right) of Graham Thomson, the HNC in Social Care. From there, she progressed to Caledonian Anne-Marie McLeod, Andrew Macdougall and Christopher Tucker are University to complete a degree course and her Diploma in Social available to give information, advice and guidance to prospective Work. learners. They can give information on student finances, additional She qualified in 2006 and, after working with the Department of learning support, job-seeking and career progression. All enquiries are Social Work, she moved to Helensburgh two years ago to work in confidential and the advice given is unbiased and impartial. They the Royal Naval Personnel & Family Service which links with appreciate that coming to college can be a huge step for many and Faslane Naval Base. they’ll try to put you at your ease. Give them a ring on 0141 588 1500. Her role is mainly family support and she and her colleague cover a huge area from the North ARE YOU KEEN TO ‘RUN THE SHOW’? of England up to the North of Are you interested in what goes on ‘behind the scenes’ in any performance? Do you want to learn the Scotland. She gets a huge amount skills to get into theatre production? AND are you returning to learning after a few years? John of satisfaction from working Wheatley College still has spaces on its Access to Technical Theatre Skills - and you might be just closely with families and she what we’re looking for! loves her job. This programme is being offered as one of several Scottish Wider Access Programmes (SWAP) aimed at As Patricia says, “My course at people returning to learning having gained some life experience. People with no, or only a few, John Wheatley College provided a qualifications are welcomed onto the programme and you’ll then be guided through the necessary study good grasp of the broad range of skills and specialist areas. Communications and ICT are delivered as part of the programme. Students who issues in Social Care - without successfully complete the programme go forward to the interview process for a degree course. that, I wouldn’t have had a clue at The programme links with the degree level BA Technical Production Arts at the Royal Scottish Academy university! College also helped for Music & Drama (RSAMD) and can provide you with the relevant grounding in a range of Theatre me build my confidence and self- skills areas, such as Set Design, Applied Arts & Construction and Production. So, if you’ve set your sights esteem. Students receive 100% on learning sound & light operations, stage/theatre management and theatre production skills – and then support from staff at John following a career in this sphere – this could be the programme for you! Wheatley. There’s a friendly, positive environment and the guidance I received, especially Come along to our Open Day! from Stephen, my tutor, helped If you’d like more information on our daytime programmes, or if you’d benefit from speaking with our me to reach my potential.” tutors or a member of our Advice Team, why not come along to either of our campuses on Wednesday, 12 August 2009, between 2 - 6pm. We’d be delighted to see you and to make sure you have all the information you need to take that next step in reaching your goal. For more information on any John Wheatley College article please contact: Lesley Lang, Marketing Manager, REMEMBER, THE OPEN DAY IS FOR DAYTIME STUDENTS – FOR MORE INFORMATION, on 0141 588 1567, e-mail: [email protected] RING US ON 0141 588 1500. SUCCESS FOR PILOT PROGRAMME IN HOUSING Students in Glasgow’s East Wheatley College. The 32-year- advanced study, with another working with people in formed with our colleagues in End are celebrating after old said: “I can’t believe how two moving to employment and communities and/or housing. the housing sector. We are completing a pioneering new much my life has changed in a a further five actively seeking “We hope that our work with working hard to reproduce programme designed to year in such a fantastic way. I training and employment John Wheatley has created a similar programmes throughout recognise working within applied for the course because opportunities. model example which could be the College which will bring housing and communities. there is a lot of regeneration Billy Hunter, 59, of rolled out to educational massive benefits to our students’ The HNC Working with going on across Glasgow and I Cambuslang, has been accepted institutions across the country learning experience.” Communities/PDA in Housing felt it would be an exciting time into second year at Glasgow with the support of housing The students and their tutors Law for Advisers pilot to get involved. University to study for a BA in associations and other are pictured below on a recent programme was created by John “It was a great feeling being Community Development. organisations.” educational visit to the Scottish Wheatley College in partnership one of the first to gain such a He said: “The course has been Alan Inglis, Assistant Principal Parliament, organised by John with Easthall Park Housing valuable qualification and I am a huge success and I hope it will at John Wheatley College, McMorrow and Margaret Curran Co-operative. The course is the looking forward to making a attract people looking to benefit added: “The combined award, MSP. first of its kind in Scotland and, contribution to the course as it from the combined elements of HNC in Working with supported by 12 housing develops in the years to come.” the course (the HNC and Communities and Professional organisations across the city, the Sharon and her fellow students Professional Development Development Award in Housing students have benefited from received their certificates from Award) next year after such a Law for Advisers, is designed to workplace-based practical the College at a celebration of huge effort from all involved.” prepare students for sustainable experience. learning ceremony on Tuesday John McMorrow, director of employment or further study Sharon O’Hara from 23 June. Nine of the twelve Easthall Park Housing within the sector, bringing Shettleston has recently students received their awards in Co-operative, said: “We are together nationally recognised completed the new HNC and has mid-June. delighted to have developed qualifications in both community found a new career thanks to the Two students have already such a unique programme which development and housing. Key innovative course – she now has gained direct second year entry combines specialisms and to the success of this programme a post as a lecturer at John to Glasgow University for prepares students for a career has been the close partnerships GLASGOW EAST OUTLOOK • SUMMER 2009 • 17 18 • GLASGOW EAST OUTLOOK • SUMMER 2009

All photography by Elen Mehari, NQ Photography student

The delighted students and official party, from l to r: Andy Woolley (Chair of the College Board of Management), Danielle McLachlan, Jamie Fraser, Carol Clark, Kendall Porter with Karen, her key-worker, Ian Graham Around the world in sixty minutes (College Principal), Paul Henderson, Jason Porter, Joseph Morning and This year saw a remarkable raised yet again. influenced by the passion of Duncan McLean (Trustee of the Robert Bennie Trust). performance from John The show featured influences Spain, the beauty of Japan, the Wheatley College’s EVIP and from countries around the globe spangly appeal of Country & COLLEGE STUDENTS WIN AWARDS Foundation Hair & Beauty with these reflected in posters Western and, finally, the carnival This month saw the annual Robert Bennie Awards ceremony take students in the auditorium at and invitations designed by the atmosphere of South America. place at John Wheatley College’s East End campus. The Bridge. College’s Art & Design Guided by the skills of Visual Each year, tutors nominate students who have achieved their goals The students learn a range of Students. There was a display of Statement and College staff, the in the face of great challenges and this year’s eight award winners skills at the College and are work in the adjacent Studio students gradually built were no exception. Each student had overcome some difficulty in supported by Education & Social Theatre and the Exhibition Wall confidence over the year and, order to continue their studies, and many had provided support for Work departments at Glasgow alongside the Auditorium through great teamwork, fellow students into the bargain. City Council. entrance carried a range of performed the show with a verve The Awards are sponsored by the Robert Bennie Trust, set up after With spectacular routines students’ Art & Photography and style which had the audience young Robert Bennie’s tragic death eight years ago as the result of a choreographed by Visual work. cheering for more! road accident. The funds are intended to assist young people in the Statement sympathetically With family and friends The performance was also community and encourage participation. Mr Duncan McLean from supported by Platform’s looking on, the students took us supported by College Sound the Robert Bennie Trust attended the ceremony, as did friends and Technical Team the bar was through dance routines Engineering students and relatives of Robert. Creative Technologies staff. Each of the eight Robert Bennie Awards winners received a Overall a great showcase of certificate and gift token with their proud family and friends cheering what students can achieve and them on. College Board Members were also there, as were the staff an excellent example of who had encouraged and supported the students throughout the year. partnership working. Some of this year’s award-winning students had initially come to A huge “well done” to the College through one of the many partnership arrangements which everyone who was involved, the College encourages. This highlights the importance of especially the very brave and collaborative working to provide strong support networks for many talented students! students during their learning journey. College helps blow the winds of change John Wheatley College is The wind turbine generates is playing in helping make those helping to show the way 6kW of energy, saving £732 per changes.” towards a more eco-friendly annum and with CO2 savings of Andy Woolley, Chair of the community in the East of 1260kg. The Energy Saving Board of Management of John Glasgow. Bailie Catherine Trust have now regraded the Wheatley College, agreed, “The McMaster, local councillor and building to a Category ‘B’ which College is delighted to have this member of the College’s Board is ‘very good’. highly visible symbol of its of Management, last week Bailie Catherine McMaster, commitment to efficient energy inaugurated the College’s new who unveiled a plaque for the usage, helping us create a Wind Turbine at its wind turbine, said, “It’s responsible, sustainable AND Easterhouse Campus building. significant that this new turbine welcoming environment for The Easterhouse campus will help blow a wind of change students. Our thanks go to the building, completed in 2001, through our community, funders for their assistance and was last year refurbished and highlighting the commitment to it is hoped that more of these retro-fitted to include a variety a reduction in global warming sustainable features will become of energy-saving technologies and to a new optimism for the evident across the community in MATURING NICELY! such as solar panels, an air- residents of the local community. the months to come.” A group of some of John Wheatley College’s more mature sourced heat pump and, of Even small changes can have a Bailie McMaster is pictured learners have become the first students at the College to achieve course, the wind generator on massive effect and the College is below with Andy Woolley in front the Advanced PC Passport qualification. Westerhouse Road. to be congratulated for the role it of the wind turbine. The group, a core of whom have been learning together over the With funding provided by the last few years, began as complete novices in our Flexible Learning Scottish Community & Centre and, dropping into class on a regular basis, built up a great Housholder Renewables rapport with each other and with the Computing and Flexible initiative (SCHRI), the Energy Learning staff. Saving Trust (EST) and the As a result, they have progressed together through the different Glasgow East Community levels of computing and are now completely competent! Their Planning Partnership, the number also includes some ECDL learners. College is planning to reduce its With an average age of around 70, they prove the point that it’s overall carbon footprint and never too late to learn! ensure a welcoming and energy The group are pictured above, just before they repaired to the efficient learning environment College’s Rowan Restaurant to celebrate their achievements with a for the community. slap-up Gourmet Lunch. Well done to them and the staff involved! GLASGOW EAST OUTLOOK • SUMMER 2009 • 19

Councillor Stephen Purcell with Councillor James Coleman BLAIRTUMMOCK HOUSE: THE JAMES COLEMAN ENTERPRISE & CONFERENCE CENTRE OFFICIAL OPENING

The Centre was has recently been memories of Blairtummock in “This is a great project which shows how heritage can be at the officially opened by restored by Glasgow days gone by. All agreed that the heart of a community. Blairtumnock House is a unique building Councillor Stephen East Regeneration building looks great, managing which gives Easterhouse a sense of history and of identity. The Purcell on 26 June Agency. to combine tasteful and authentic Heritage Lottery Fund is delighted that it has been brought back to 2009. Named after one Ronnie Saez, Chief Executive restoration with efficient and life so that local people can use it as a hub for business and for of Glasgow East’s of GERA, said, “It is a particular up-to-the-minute office and pleasure.” longest serving pleasure to name the centre The conference space. Already the Colin McLean councillors, it will James Coleman Enterprise and building is well used and is Head of the Heritage Lottery Fund, Scotland provide office and Conference Centre in honour of available for hire. For more conference space a man widely acknowledged as a information contact GERA on within Blairtummock tremendous champion of the 0141 781 2000. House, an 18th-century Greater Easterhouse area and of country mansion which the wider East End. Jim’s role as THE RESTORATION OF WHY SHOULD YOU Depute Leader of Glasgow City BLAIRTUMMOCK HOUSE Council has not diminished this WAS MADE POSSIBLE ADVERTISE IN GLASGOW “It’s a real pleasure for me to passion in any way, so I am WITH GENEROUS GRANT be asked to open this new extremely honoured that Steven DONATIONS FROM EAST OUTLOOK? centre named in honour of Jim Purcell, leader of Glasgow City HISTORIC SCOTLAND, Coleman. Jim has given years Council, opened this wonderful HERITAGE LOTTERY Because it’s delivered to over 58,000 of service to the people of business facility in Jim’s name.” FUND, GLASGOW CITY homes and delivered direct to over 200 Glasgow, both as a local The sun shone on this happy COUNCIL, GLASGOW public buildings in Glasgow’s East End. councillor and as deputy occasion and many local people COMMUNITY PLANNING leader of the council. His hard and visitors to the new facility LTD, FUTUREBUILDERS, To advertise in the Outlook, call work has played a significant enjoyed the day and toured the AND THE EUROPEAN Gina Ireland at Contact Publicity role in making a real house to admire the fabulous REGIONAL on 0141 204 2042. difference to people’s lives.” restoration work, and some to DEVELOPMENT FUND. Councillor Stephen Purcell reminisce and share their 20 • GLASGOW EAST OUTLOOK • SUMMER 2009 THE ZONE SCHOOLS, NURSERIES, YOUTH GROUPS, AND ALL THE OTHER STUFF THAT CARMYLE PRIMARY OUR YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE SCHOOL CARRY BEEN GETTING UP TO... ON WITH THE RECYCLING AND GARDENING AT MYRACLE MEADOW!

Despite a terrible setback when their greenhouse was LOCHEND COMMUNITY completely destroyed during this year’s Easter holidays, the HIGH SCHOOL WIN children of Carmyle Primary School have carried on with their gardening and CLEAN GLASGOW environmental work and are more determined than ever to CAMPAIGN AWARD rebuild.

Lochend Community High Those attending the event were School recently won their very excited to be short listed. category of the Clean Glasgow Thomas Mitchell said, “I told Awards at the City Chambers everyone in our group to cross for their work with the their fingers just before the Forestry Commission to clean announcement. When they called ST AIDAN’S SCHOOL up Bishoploch Wood. Lochend it felt amazing! We The Princes Trust XL Club enjoyed a really nice meal too.” and ASDAN groups worked Margaret Ann McGran said, In 2008 the children, along with the Forestry Commission, “I was really happy when they with their parents, janitor and Champion teaching staff, Youth Worker and shouted our school out, I never teachers collected enough plastic the Community Police over a expected us to win. I really bottles and built a greenhouse period of months carrying out enjoyed the project and now and started growing vegetables Fundraisers! activities such as clearing when I go there the pond is still and flowers next to the school. When the Head of St have the two extra classrooms footpaths, litter picks, and pond clean.” The whole school community Aidan’s School, that they so badly need. clearing.The young people then Mr G. Shaw, Head Teacher took part in various aspects of Carntyne, spoke to Every class organised learned more by pond dipping said, “The pupils worked the gardening and nursery pupils Sister Lily, the Head of activities to raise funds including and conservation work including extremely hard on this project played their part too. The Mother of Mercy School the making and selling of cakes, tree thinning and building bird and we are all delighted that the children can be seen here in the in Nigeria just after a no uniform day, running a boxes to improve and enhance local community can now enjoy garden that they are so proud of. Christmas, she told Mr café, a ‘Ready, Steady Cook’ the area for the community. the benefits of their labours. The The greenhouse will now be Gerry McDonald that competition, a school Karaoke One of the main aims of this pupils were a real credit to rebuilt thanks to the hard work her classrooms had an competition and several raffles. project was to re-engage and Lochend and the Community of of all at the school and with the average of eighty pupils A special evening was organised motivate the young people in Easterhouse.” help of the Phoenix Futures in each room and that by Mr McDonald, with Karen education through an informal Both groups would like to Project and the offer of a big she would love to build Logan and Dean Park curriculum focusing on personal, thank the ‘O2 It’s Your helping hand from Irn Bru in the two more rooms. performing in cabaret in social and teamwork skills as Community Award’ and form of enough empty bottles, Again this small school, with Motherwell Civic Centre. Both well as developing competencies Glasgow City Council Clean washed and ready to use to less than one hundred pupils, of them gave their services free. for enterprise, citizenship and Glasgow Grant for providing rebuild the greenhouse! worked hard and, for the second The staff, pupils and friends of employment. The pupils have funding for the project which Good luck to the children of year in a row, raised the grand St Aidan’s School are to be achieved ASDAN qualifications helped to purchase suitable Carmyle Primary from Glasgow total of £5,500 for their link congratulated on their in addition to the John Muir clothing and equipment. East Outlook and well done for school in Africa which will now achievement. Trust Award. carrying on! SAY HELLO TO C-HILL SPLASH We are 5 young people from up and running in the Cranhill East End 5k from Tollcross Park Cranhill. Our names are Project on a Monday night from and will use money raised for Chrissy, Chantelle, Stacey, 6.30 – 8.30pm. It is called equipment and trips. C-Hill Yvonne and Lisa. For more C-Hill Splash and our opening Splash is open to all areas and than 8 months we have been night was 6 April 2009. everyone is welcome. holding meetings to try and Activities and services are We are looking for new bring something fun for young being delivered by FARE, John members to join the Youth people into the community to Wheatley College and Urban Committee. If you’re 12 - 18, reduce anti-social behaviour. Fox. There are lots of activities from Cranhill, and would like to We have been supported by 2 including decks, Wiis, X Boxes, get involved call Gemma Watson volunteers from our local pool, IT Suite, arts and crafts on 0141 781 4196 or e-mail community, Janice and Rose, and graffiti art. [email protected] and we now have a youth club We fund raised by doing the GLASGOW EAST OUTLOOK • SUMMER 2009 • 21

NO KIDDING! No ifs or butts, Haghill Park Bryant, a P5 pupil, “This is great Primary pupils did a brilliant fun.” job in raising funds to buy a Two by two they ran on to the goat for Oxfam recently. stage to fill up a piece of goat, First they collected their two and while this was going on Mr pences and one pences in a Digweed stood up on a bucket, until the bucket became stepladder and filmed it all. too heavy to carry. Next they Altogether, he took 142 pictures, INFO(IT’S NOT FOR OLDIES) drew out the big outline of a which he then put together to goat on the stage in the dining make an animation. hall. After that, the Primary Finally the P7 pupils counted Fives, under the watchful eye the money - they’d raised a of their superstar teacher/ grand total of £73.03. That’s director, Mr Alan Digweed, enough for a goat. More than VOICE FOR became film stars. enough. With the money left All afternooon, they buddied over the pupils decided to Build up with every class in the a Bog. That means Oxfam can school to fill the outline of the provide clean toilets for a school YOUNG PEOPLE goat with pennies. in Africa. “No kidding,” said Chanel Job done. THE INFO GROUP It will assist us greatly in Reference Groups in Glasgow ARE 7 YOUNG achieving each of our priorities East to look at hosting an event PEOPLE FROM and in linking with other to bring young people and the The Final Dance members of the community. CRGs together. Friday 6 October 2009, 1.30 – 3pm ACROSS GLASGOW We all have a Personal St Rose of Lima School Hall & Playground EAST, WORKING TO Development Plan which THERE’S MORE... “PROMOTE THE includes training and personal We’ve also met with the Public Come and join us as we celebrate the end of our Health Week with development. We will also link VOICE AND Participation Forum to let them our fun filled Final Dance. Our Local Pharmacist will be available with each of the Chairs of the INFLUENCE OF know about the work we do, and for consultation on the Minor Ailment Scheme and Stop Smoking Sub Groups of the Youth to advise them on how they can Campaign. The Local Credit Union will also be available for YOUNG PEOPLE”. Networks to make sure that they get more young people involved. information & advice. have a link to young people. In December 2008 we organised the INFO event for young More information and timetables will be available nearer people in Glasgow East. More the date and available from the school office. than 100 people attended to have For more details: Tony Byatt on 0141 774 9397. fun and find out more about Promoting the Voice and Influence of Young people. If you’d like a copy of the A Curriculum for Excellence evaluation of the day please Parent Workshops email [email protected] Thursday 17 September, 7 – 9pm St Rose of Lima School Hall WE’VE BEEN KEEPING BUSY A selection of half hour workshops explaining and demystifying Since then we have been busy in a Curriculum for Excellence will be available in various areas the community and in our own within the school. organisations. We held a team COMMUNITY ONWARDS AND A timetable for the ‘Workshops for Parents’ will be available building Residential at Loch VERIFICATION UPWARDS TO A Lomond Youth Hostel in April nearer the date. For more details: Tony Byatt on 0141 774 9397. and spent time developing EVENT BRIGHTER priorities for the next 12 months. Four of us attended the FUTURE! Some of our priorities are to Commonwealth Games We hope to host another Youth A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE establish a structure for young Community Verification Event Event in Glasgow East for people to feed into in the East on 20 June (see photo above) National Youth Work week in Got any old photos of the East End? If you have, and Centre and Calton area, link with and we made other young people November. you’d like to share them with Glasgow East Outlook the Community Reference in the community aware of this Following on from the success readers, please send them to Marjory Smith (details Groups and complete our Youth event. We were delighted that of the INFO Event 2008 we on the back page). We promise to take care of them Achievement Awards. a total of 19 young people hope to make this bigger and and return any photos you send. Any pictures would We were allocated £10,000 attended to ensure that young better! be considered for use in future issues. funding from East CHCP to people’s views were represented. And don’t forget to give us a little background continue our work and would We are meeting with the information on any pictures you send. like to say thank you to them. Chairs of the 5 Community 22 • GLASGOW EAST OUTLOOK • SUMMER 2009

VALE OF CLYDE GIRLS F.C. PLAY AREA FOR Vale of Clyde Girls F.C. was Initial funding for the club established in January 2009. came from founder and Head We currently have two U13 Coach Gary Wood. His donation RHINDMUIR PARK Girls teams playing in the of almost £2,000 enabled the COUNCILLOR ANDY MUIR condition in our area.” Youth Section of the Scottish purchase of training equipment, WAS DELIGHTED TO OPEN Councillor Muir further added, Womens Football League. goalposts and Home and Away A PLAY AREA IN “I hope that the Rhindmuir Park At the moment Vale of Clyde Strips for both teams. The Club RHINDMUIR PARK play area, will bring pleasure Red are top of the league, 3 was also given some funding RECENTLY. and fun to the lives of the points ahead of Celtic Girls F.C. from the GHA gold fund and Anyone interested in Councillor Muir said, children in the local area and I Vale of Clyde Black are sitting recently received a very developing their talent for “Glasgow City Council’s Land have no doubt the facility will be in third place. Both our teams generous donation of £1,000 football and competing in and Environmental Services and a long lasting asset and I will train twice a week, Monday & from McLeans Funeral Services competitive fixtures can call into myself were only too aware that continue to work hard to ensure Friday at East End Healthy of 658 Alexandra Parade. East End Healthy Living Centre there is a lack of outdoor play that Glasgow City Council is Living Centre. The players and Next season Vale of Clyde any Monday or Friday between facilities for young people committed to meeting its target parents are extremely dedicated, Girls hope to have both U15 & 6-8pm. Training for the between the ages of 10 and 16 for increasing the number and giving up a lot of free time to U13 teams and will be holding remainder of this season starts years and that the ones that quality of play areas in the City.” ensure maximum attendance at its free fortnight of training on 27 July. existed were generally in poor training and games. during the January pre-season.

Want to win an iPod? GEAAPs Young Booze Busters present Connor Burns, P6, with website has been a huge his iPod (above, left). One of his success since launching in classmates, Hardeep Malhi September 2007, giving away (above, right), was so impressed 20 iPods to date and having he had a go himself. A very had visitors from as far afield determined Hardeep managed to as America, Argentina and get his name on all top ten New Zealand. The website leader positions on all four aims to raise awareness of the games, knocking off anyone who issues surrounding alcohol in a presented him with a challenge. fun and interactive way. His determination made sure An iPod is up for grabs every no one else had a chance of month for 9 – 17 year olds in winning April’s iPod. Well done, Scotland. To be in with a chance Hardeep! of winning players must be registered; they can do this at: www.youngboozebusters.com The winner is chosen at random from game leader boards. Dynamic Dave and Joyful Julie, two of GEAAPs school workers, visited Garrowhill primary school in March to GLASGOW EAST OUTLOOK • SUMMER 2009 • 23 KENNETH FAULDS MSYP Hi everyone, my name is Kenneth Faulds and I am the newly elected Member of the Scottish Youth Parliament for Glasgow Shettleston. Over the coming months I am tasked to work extremely hard and ensure that young people have their voice heard at every opportunity.

It is a hard time for young people in our communities at present. The current economic climate has meant that many young people are unemployed or in poorly paid jobs. We are in a more fortunate position that others because our communities are undergoing some of the biggest regeneration projects in Europe including: • 2014 Commonwealth Games • Clyde Gateway • Gallowgate Project • M74 Extension The employment opportunities for young people in these projects are phenomenal and I would encourage every young person seeking employment or training to get in touch with a GERA employability advisor and get on the radar. I am aware that many of our young people are awaiting their exam results and I keep my fingers crossed for all of you. It is very honourable to continue onto college or university and I remember getting my acceptance letter for medical school and to this day there is no bigger buzz - stick in there! I am here to help and encourage every young person in Glasgow East, so if you would like to discuss anything with me please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Kenneth Faulds MSYP Dalmarnock Centre 0141 556 4776 [email protected]

Nathan Reid and friends enjoy their shed, kindly donated by Milnbank Housing Association, and Nathan’s letter Smithycroft Learning A big thanks to Milnbank! Community MY NAME IS NATHAN and I thought it would be a good Community Group had an Open REID AND I AM A PUPIL AT idea to have a shed to shelter in Day at the allotments. It was fun Fun Run GOLFHILL PRIMARY. and to keep our plants and tools and my friend ate seven rolls I WORKED WITH THE in. and haggis. We had a great time 145 kids of all ages took part in the Smithycroft Learning SCHOOL ‘BE ALL YOU I wrote a letter to Mr Alan in the sun and we painted the hut Community Fun Run at Hogganfield Loch on 11 June. CAN BE’ TEAM AT Benson at Milnbank Housing to preserve it. This is the third year the event has been held, and it was organised RIDDRIE ALLOTMENTS Association to ask if he could Our allotment is a great by Cornel Neil (Employability & Enterprise Officer) & Sharon TO PLANT LOTS OF help us to get a shed. Mr Benson success and we hope all Prentice (Active Schools Coordinator). DIFFERENT PLANTS AND sent Andy, who works for younger children at Golfhill We had a nursery toddle, primary boys run, Ashcraig School VEGETABLES TO HELP Milnbank, to our school and then can go up and see it when they (secondary) run and primary girls run, all ably assisted by 3rd year OUR SCHOOL BECOME AN he came up to the allotment, are older. sportsleader pupils from Smithycroft. JogScotland’s mascot, ECO SCHOOL. within a few days a shed JogScotty, also put in an appearance. Our group were working at the appeared. It looked brilliant! NATHAN REID allotments when it started to rain On 25 June, Riddrie EDUCATION ESTABLISHMENTS INVOLVED: • Avenue End Primary School • Cranhill Primary School • Wallacewell Primary School BY ROY BOYD THE OTHER EASTENDERS • Acredyke Nursery • Bellrock Nursery • Kincardine Nursery • Molendinar Family Centre (nursery pupils) • Croftcroighn School (primary pupils) • Royston Language Unit • Ashcraig School (Secondary pupils)

WE’D ALSO LIKE TO THANK JogScotland and Scottish Water - their contribution helped to make the day the success that it was. 24 • GLASGOW EAST OUTLOOK • SUMMER 2009

CRANHILL MATTERS TENANTS IN AN Local housing organisation Cranhill both through pictures more than bricks and mortar! stories or photographs you can For All Cranhill Tenants and through personal stories. It’s about people; and for many - do so in a number of ways. We EAST (FACT), which manages the One such person is Douglas even if their families moved out are holding open days where GLASGOW homes in the area on behalf of McCreath. “My family moved of Cranhill - the emotional ties you can pop in and drop off GHA, wants tenants and into Cranhill in 1953 - to 242 remain strong. photographs which we will scan HOUSING former tenants to contribute Bellrock Street opposite St My concern is that if the and return to you immediately. ESTATE ARE stories and pictures to build up Maria Goretti’s Church. I was 8. Cranhill Story isn’t told and A member of our group will a unique history of the area. It was like living in the country. written down, it will be lost for also be available to talk to you BEING INVITED Do you have a story to tell Everything was brand new. The ever. Everyone has their own and record any stories you may TO TELL THEIR about growing up or living in place crackled with hope and story to tell - of yesterday and have about living in Cranhill. Cranhill? Do you have any optimism - even if there were no today. Collectively it is rich and These open days will take place OWN STORIES photographs? The above left shops, no schools, no buses. And varied and very well worth every Tuesday between 10am - FOR A NEW picture was kindly provided by at first not even proper roads or telling. I believe that the more 3pm at the housing office of For Laura McGoran, Crowlin pavements. I left Cranhill in we can all share stories of our All Cranhill Tenants, 6 Crowlin HISTORY Crescent. Do you recognise 1969 when I got married, though past the brighter will be our Crescent, starting on Tuesday 21 PROJECT. anyone in the other pictures? I still think of Cranhill as my shared future.” July 2009. For more details on Local people are working spiritual home - even if 242 is If you are interested in this please contact us on 0141 together to tell the story of now gone! But a community is becoming involved, contributing 274 7065.

DEVELOPING A STRATEGY TO COMBAT INEQUALITIES IN EAST GLASGOW Poor mental health is strongly associated with social factors such as poverty and discrimination, and East Glasgow is known to have high levels of poor mental health and high levels of deprivation. As part of East Glasgow CHCP, Positive Mental Attitudes (PMA) have recently started working with Glasgow Centre for Population Health (GCPH) with the aim of developing an inequalities strategy for mental health services. Mental health service providers, managers and people who access mental health services were brought together to take part in a workshop in May, gathering their invaluable thoughts and suggestions on this issue. A strategy sub group is now being established with the East Glasgow CHCP Mental Health Services Management Team assisting in driving this forward. For more information on this developing work please contact Neil Quinn and/or Verona Rodgers at PMA. Tel: 0141 773 4937 [email protected] or [email protected]

Margaret Curran MSP with Iain Gray MSP on a visit to the East End for the Knife Crime Petition Stall at Tesco in Shettleston GLASGOW EAST OUTLOOK • SUMMER 2009 • 25 30 years of compassion, commitment and determination In 1979 Danny Dobbie turned training for them in ‘The Art of day drama or soap opera, full of a group of very ordinary Performance’ by including them trauma, intrigue and hope. This Easterhouse youngsters into a in his productions and stage type of storyline is ideal for us sophisticated song and dance shows, as diverse as Modern to produce and adapt into a act. The 1980s saw them Dance productions, to Vegas- dance works while highlighting performing for the Prince and style stage shows complete with the plights of our forefathers and late Princess of Wales and in plumage headdresses, Musical will be part of the forthcoming the 1990s a dance tour of the Theatre and cabaret. His former ‘Rediscover’ event. USA with their ballet ‘Glasgow trainees are now dancing all over True to Visual Statement’s GLASVEGAS CALL FOR Through Glass’. the world. pursuit of excellence in the field 2003 saw the premier of their Visual Statement is now the of the performing arts, coupled MORE SUPPORT FOR internationally acclaimed ballet resident dance company at the with compassion, imagination ‘The Thistle and the Rose’, state-of-the-art arts facility and creativity, this new work ASPIRING ARTISTS performed for an international within the Bridge Cultural will be premiered at the Bridge audience to celebrate Glasgow campus which it shares with The on 19 and 20 September 2009. Talented young Scots young people – made up of hosting the International Rose National Theatre Of Scotland Not content with the are being denied participants of Glasgow East Festival. Further recognition of where it has a widening arts performance taking place within crucial support to Regeneration Agency’s the company’s work also came programme of performing art the theatre space as is usual with forge a successful Employability initiatives and in 2003 when Danny was classes for the public to ‘turn up performing companies, Visual presented with the Lord Provost and enjoy’. Classes include belly Statement will be putting on a career in the music John Wheatley College’s sound recording students – that fame Award for services to the dancing, street dance, hip-hop, promenade performance, with industry, according and fortune is not necessarily a performing arts, sharing this breakdancing, tap classes, salsa, the entire first half of the ballet to Glasgow rock true measure of success. “Before accolade with the cast and crew drama and singing, as well as its being performed in the Bridge phenomenon we had even secured a record of Taggart. Glasvegas. deal we were rehearsing day and And now the award winning During a visit to Easterhouse night and one day we sang choreographer/creative director to meet music and creative arts ‘Daddy’s Gone’, and it was the Danny Dobbie is poised and students, singer/songwriter best thing we had done at ready to celebrate Visual James Allen declared that young rehearsal. Everything slipped Statement’s 30th year. people with creative talent were into place and I realised then All of this against a Glasgow not treated seriously enough, and that I was doing the right thing. East End backdrop usually warned that unless governments I don’t believe you need record highlighted in the media for its take a lead from other countries deals to make you feel that deprivation and poverty, yet such as Sweden, where young you’ve ‘made it’. If you believe against all odds and with sheer artists are allowed sufficient you’re producing the best work compassion, commitment, time and resources to develop you can and you’re happy with determination and dogged their talents, potential Scottish the results, that’s when you persistence Danny and his Visual stars of the future could be lost. really have ‘made it’.” Statement team have provided “When I was trying to James, along with manager endless opportunities for young hugely popular Dance Company library and foyer area, this is a establish the band, I had to sign Denise and guitarist Paul, people from all over the country. Performances. must see production. Other on at the Jobcentre and was answered questions from the He has provided practical Danny says, “This is a very celebrations will include a constantly being sent for jobs,” group and posed for photos. special year for us and in true reunion/birthday party evening said James, originally from Gary Hay, Head of Visual Statement style we will nearer the end of the year with Dalmarnock. Employability at Glasgow East make it one to remember with a an invitation to anyone who has “Although I told them I was a Regeneration Agency, said: “It year long celebration.” been involved with the songwriter their reaction was was a fantastic gesture by A major performance by the company’s activities over the 30 ‘well that’s all very well, but you Glasvegas to come to dance company this year will be years, as an individual or need to be looking for a real Easterhouse and share their ‘St Thenew’, mother of through the many organisations, job’, so what hope does some experiences with us. We at Glasgow’s patron saint, St schools and colleges Visual young kid have, if his or her GERA have led the way in Mungo. Danny says, “When we Statement has worked with over talent is automatically dismissed recent years in helping young researched the story of St this period. Why not turn up and as some kind of pipedream?” people to succeed in the creative Thenew, it read like a modern enjoy? At 29 years old and with a industries, working closely with Mercury Music Prize nomination broadcasters and other media the latest addition to a string of outlets to help nurture creative CLASS TIMES plaudits for his albums and live talent. These partnerships, performances, James is now together with the support of KIDS & TEENS CLASSES ADULT CLASSES looking forward to the band’s successful people like TUESDAY, 4.30 – 5.15pm: Dance Academy TUESDAYS, 6.30 – 7.15pm: Tap Dancing biggest home gig to date, Glasvegas, will help us to 5.30 – 6.15pm: Cheerleading Dance. 7.30 – 8.15pm: Salsa supporting U2 at Hampden Park ensure further success for East WEDNESDAY, 5 – 5.45pm: Street Dance/Hip Hop 8.30 – 9.15pm: Dance Academy but, on a wet Wednesday End residents in an extremely 7 – 7.45pm: Singing WEDNESDAY, 7 – 7.45pm: Street Dance/Hip Hop afternoon at Westwood Business difficult market.” THURSDAYS, 5 – 5.45pm: Break Dancing. 8 – 8.45pm: Belly Dancing Centre, he told the group of 30 8 – 8.45pm: Singing.

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We’ve hidden 16 sport-related words in this grid. They run J A V E L I N A L H T up and down or sideways. See if you can find them all! U G M D B G N I V I D COMPETITION WINNERS Congratulations to Mrs McCulloch, from Pendeen Road, Barlanark, ATHLETICS D E B W O A E C H D A who won the Boots vouchers in last issue’s WORDSEARCH. BATON John Graham, one of the winners of the Glasvegas signed T-shirts BOWLS O G F G W M Z N O U L and CDs, is pictured above with his prizes. CYCLING Well done to all our winners, and thanks to everyone who took part! DALMARNOCK G A T H L E T I C S M DIVING FENCING N L B U S S F B K E A GAMES I L X R O A V A E R R HOCKEY HURDLE C I Q D P Y J T Y T N JAVELIN JUDO N V E L O D R O M E O METRES POOL E C K E O R E N P M C VELODROME VILLAGE F C Y C L I N G S I K

CONGRATULATIONS TO PLAYBUSTERS! Local Charity Playbusters THREE AWARDS have been celebrating their Playbusters were delighted to recent successes in funding announce their terrific three awards that will help them funding awards to recognise continue their exciting and their work. Over the past month ground breaking work to they have received £29,530 from benefit more young people, BBC Children in Need for two families and communities part-time project workers, throughout the East End. £90,000 from Tudor Trust for a The hard work and enthusiasm Volunteer Training Co-ordinator of staff and volunteers using for 3 years and £287,278 from innovative approaches has The Big Lottery Fund for five brought people together from years for the Connecting various areas and has provided Generations Programme. These further learning opportunities awards will have a major impact for many. Others have taken up in moving the organisation volunteering and sessional work forward to benefit East End and let’s hope they go from communities. strength to strength! Recent funding awards have Playbusters are well known expanded employment locally for the work they do with opportunities and Playbusters young people and their families have been working with around arts activities, work to Glasgow East Regenaration bridge the gap between Agency employability services generations and community to recruit staff and have been safety amongst loads of other successful in recruiting staff and activities and most especially for volunteers from a variety of their fabulous Easy Spanish areas of the East End and are programme, which has gained confident that this will continue. the organisation an enviable To find out more, check reputation and a number of out their website: awards. www.playbusters.org.uk 28 • GLASGOW EAST OUTLOOK • SUMMER 2009

YOUR CALTON Going for Gold in Glasgow East! YOUR VOICE YOUR FUTURE CONSULTATION DALMARNOCK BUILD ON EAST GETTING THE COMMUNITY CENTRE CALTON AREA WAS THE VENUE FOR A END PRIDE MOST OUT OF THE ASSOCIATION LIVELY COMMUNITY Ronnie Saez, Chief Executive of COMMONWEALTH EVENT TO DISCUSS THE GERA, spoke of the work done GAMES ORGANISE THEIR COMMONWEALTH GAMES already to secure a local legacy FIRST EVER AND WHAT IT CAN DO and told of plans to employ a All then got together to share FOR THE CITY AND FOR Co-ordinator to keep the work their ideas about how to get the COMMUNITY THE EAST END. GLASGOW going. He said: “The Games can best out of the Games and the EAST REGENERATION really emphasise and build on opportunities it will bring. The CONSULTATION AGENCY (GERA) HAS the pride that people have in the main themes tackled included AND GALA DAY BEEN GIVEN THE JOB OF area. The Commonwealth Health, Sports, Active MAKING SURE THAT THE Games gives us the opportunity Communities, Economy & The Calton Area Association is and inviting people to identify AREA HAS LASTING to show billions of people that Business, Learning, Community made up of volunteers working the important issues. They also BENEFITS FROM THE Glasgow is a great world city Engagement, Environment & hard to improve the lives of created a ‘Calton Big Brother GAMES AND THE EVENT and that the East End is a Sustainability and Volunteering. local residents. Their aim is to Diary Room’ using video GAVE LOCAL PEOPLE THE vibrant, exciting place with an make sure the community has recording equipment to gather CHANCE TO SHARE THEIR extraordinary future.” HOPES AND PLANS a strong voice in the local views and over 100 people THOUGHTS AND IDEAS. FOR THE FUTURE regeneration of Calton. took part. Some of the “THE GAMES GIVES Old and young spoke of their The group wanted to find out committee are also members of WE CAN DO SO US THE OPPORTUNITY hopes and plans for the future of from local people about their their local Community TO SHOW BILLIONS the East End both before and issues and suggestions for Reference Group, and had MUCH MORE after the Games in 2014 and all improving the area so they can previously learned about The event was well attended by OF PEOPLE THAT THE were keen to play their part and create a local action plan. The different methods of community over 80 local people and kicked EAST END IS A keen to be kept involved and committee, alongside three other engagement, so were able to off with an inspiring VIBRANT, EXCITING informed of what’s going on organisations in Scotland, have pick the methods they thought introduction by Frank McAveety PLACE WITH AN around the Games. GERA will piloted a new programme of were right for the day. MSP. Frank said “1,000 new EXTRAORDINARY make sure that this happens, support for communities and Betty Cosgrove, Chair of homes will be built on the FUTURE.” and make sure you receive volunteers, and this has been Calton Area Association, said: village site, allowing athletes to information on this and other selected as an example of good “We feel passionately that the walk to two of the biggest Ronnie Saez local events. practice by the Scottish community should be involved venues, the National Indoor Chief Executive of GERA Government – so well done to in all stages of what we do, Sports Arena and Velodrome. the committee. particularly as we are a new Glasgow is a city that has The committee, pictured above committee and want to work undergone enormous change in FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT GERA: supported by staff from GERA together with everyone in the recent years, we can do so much phone 0141 781 4190 and Thenew Housing area. We feel confident that the more.” or e-mail: [email protected] Association, ran a Planning For consultation will assist us to Real event at the fun day on work with agencies involved in Saturday 6 June at St James Calton to improve the lives of School, Calton. This involved local residents.” making a scale model of the area THE OTHER EASTENDERS BY ROY BOYD

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UPDATE ON WORK TO IMPROVE HEALTH IN CRANHILL East Glasgow CHCP, together with Community Planning, GERA and others, have been working with local people in Cranhill to identify ways to Housing Minister Alex Neil with Parkhead Housing Association staff and MSP Frank McAveety improve the health of the people who live in Cranhill. A seminar on 18 May looked at the recent Health Needs Housing minister Alex Neil Assessment and brought partners together to form an action plan with the community. Councillor James Coleman chaired the event and Glasgow tours Glasgow’s East End Community Planning have been asked to take this work forward. Housing Minister Alex Neil has in very poor condition. The hailed Parkhead Housing association is also going to Association as ‘dynamic’ and create up to 62 low rise family ‘go ahead’ during a tour of homes and flats on the site of the Glasgow’s East End. former Quarrybrae Primary Mr Neil was in the city to visit School in Crail Street. sites where the housing Mr Strang said: “These areas association plans to provide are adjacent to the much needed family homes. Commonwealth Games site and Around 1,000 people are on the Games legacy must not be Parkhead Housing Association’s confined to Dalmarnock, it must waiting list and demand is extend to other areas of especially high for family Glasgow’s East End.” properties. The Minister met Parkhead The housing association HA staff and heard about their intends to build 84 homes on a proposed projects along with large derelict site adjacent to local MSP Frank McAveety. Whiterose Tenants’ Hall in John Ferguson MBE, Chair of Caroline Street. The properties the association, welcomed the will be surrounded by green opportunity to demonstrate the space and will complement 81 work being done by Parkhead existing properties built by the HA. association at a cost of £9m. Mr Ferguson said: “I was Parkhead HA has borrowed delighted to meet the Minister private finance to help complete again and think the visit went phase two of the development well. He fully understands the but is urging the government to valuable work done by housing contribute the remainder. associations in breathing new Jim Strang, Parkhead HA life into communities like Chief Executive, said: “We have Parkhead.” a waiting list of 1,000 people Mr Neil said: “This has been and demand is extremely high an excellent visit to see very for good quality family exciting developments and the accommodation. We can provide professional dynamism of those properties - we have the Parkhead Housing Association. people, the site and a good They are a great example of a go private finance deal for ahead organisation going about Whiterose but the city needs their business extremely extra Government investment to professionally. Housing carry out projects like this to associations such as this will get revitalise communities in all the support the government Glasgow’s East End.” can afford.” Parkhead HA is poised to He also stated that the Scottish renovate 14 rundown flats Government is providing bought from private landlords in Glasgow City Council with Helenvale Street. The properties £83million funding for are in a C listed building but are affordable housing this year. 30 • GLASGOW EAST OUTLOOK • SUMMER 2009 McVities Tollcross Learning At Work Day Following a successful application for funding from the Scottish Union Learning Fund (SULF) staff at McVities in Tollcross took the opportunity of using Learning At Work Day as a relaunch of their Learning Resource Centre. The team of Union Learning Reps worked tirelessly covering three shifts to promote further education for their fellow workers. Tutors and staff from John Wheatley College were on hand to promote the ‘European Computer Driving Licence’ that is currently on offer in the Learning Resource Centre and there are now over 70 employees enjoying distance learning, some that had never touched a keyboard or mouse before! A representative from the Workers Educational Association was there to answer questions and generate interest in the ‘English As A Second Language (ESOL)’ course, which will be starting a new term in September, as were the Big Plus who will be providing a Literacy and Numeracy course. The Senoritas from ‘Playbusters’ were spreading the word that learning Spanish is cool! Their award winning courses are currently running locally and created a lot of interest! Thomas Walker, Development Officer for Scottish Union Learning, and Walter MacAdam, GMB Union and also from Scottish Union Learning, popped in to see what was happening. Margaret Curran MSP with James Allan, lead singer of Glasvegas All in all it was a good day for the Learning Centre with competitions and prizes for those who took part. This has helped to steer some employees in the right direction for adult learning and helped put Dreams can come true McVities Tollcross factory on the learning map! With the band Glasvegas I and use it to encourage people recently hosted an event, along from the area. My job as an with GERA, in Westwood MSP is to help them do this. FUN FOR FAMILY FORUM LEARNERS Business Centre, designed to That is why I have tabled a John Wheatley College these classes. There was even a hands and feel you’d like to join raise the aspirations of young motion in the Scottish and G E Family Forum raffle prize for the lucky ones at in, why not ring to find out when people from our local schools Parliament to recognise the good (GEFF) hosted a lunch the end of the lunch! the next class starts near you? and colleges. Glasvegas spoke work Glasvegas are doing in the at The Bridge at the If you have time on your Ring GEFF on 0141 781 4173. to the young people, telling community, and to wish them end of June to them the story of their own luck in the Mercury Prize, for celebrate the rise, and repeatedly which they have been achievements of their emphasising that they were shortlisted. It would be great to Learners this year. ordinary guys from the East see some Glasgow talent The College and GEFF work End of Glasgow. Glasvegas winning, not just for the band in partnership to take learning had come back to ensure themselves, but for Glasgow. out into community venues in young people knew that with the East End. This lets residents hard work, dedication and sample the excellent educational ambition, dreams of All the best, resources available in the area at success can be realised. a familiar venue near their home. Events like this are one of the Margaret Curran MSP The added convenience of most enjoyable parts of my job 0141 771 4844 having John Wheatley’s as a local MSP. It’s great to see margaret.curran.msp@ Easterhouse and East End local people achieve success, scottish.parliament.uk campuses on their doorstep means many students can continue with their studies locally, progressing their learning and improving their qualifications. The teaching for this programme is supported through John Wheatley College’s Widening Access budget. GEFF has been active in the East of Glasgow for over 15 years, becoming part of Glasgow East Regeneration Agency in 2007. Since then it has supported over 700 local residents with 300 joining classes offered by John Wheatley College and 150 achieving recognised qualifications. The combination of the College’s educational expertise and GEFF’s community based programmes provides a range of fun and informative courses for Eastend residents. Learners have thrived this year and the light-hearted atmosphere of the day shows in the photograph - this is typical of the fun had by those attending GLASGOW EAST OUTLOOK • SUMMER 2009 • 31 NEW BENEFIT RULES introduced for Lone Parents

YOU ARE HERE STEP 3 New benefit rules have been Ongoing advice on work introduced for Lone Parents and childcare from November 2008. The first Over 1 million lone parents part of these changes means have found work to suit them that by October 2010 if your and their family since New youngest child is aged 7yrs+ Deal for Lone Parents was you may no longer be entitled introduced in October 1998. to Income Support. You will Whatever benefit you are need to start looking for paid claiming, we will help you do work and make a claim for the same, by: another benefit. • completing a ‘better off calculation’ so you know what money you STEP 1 can expect when you You will be invited to attend an start work ‘Options & Choices’ event • helping you put held within your local area run together a CV by by Jobcentre Plus advisers. including all the These events are a good way to skills you’ve hear first hand what help is developed bringing up available through Jobcentre your child or children Plus and also find out direct • providing information NEW MEANING TO on training from employers what skills they need and flexibility they offer • providing information lone parents. about childcare THE GREEN EFFECT Options and Choices events provision in your area give you the information you • explaining what extra Everything’s coming up roses for Graeme, need to make the right choices financial support you for your future and your can get when you start children’s – its worth going paid work with a little help from Jobcentre along even if you’re not quite ready to start work – so you can Graeme from Glasgow felt he journey back to work and that Frances found a vacancy that plan your future. STEP 4 had scored a hole in one when she would coach and guide him. she knew would suit Graeme In work support he landed his new job as a Graeme was concerned about perfectly and Graeme started Once you’ve found the right job greenkeeper at his local golf his age and lack of work work in March as an apprentice STEP 2 that works for you and your club. experience but Frances soon greenkeeper circumstances, the support 8 weeks before your Income Graeme, 18, had worked at boosted his confidence. She saw Graeme said: “I went to the doesn’t end. Your Jobcentre Support is due to end we’ll Woolworth’s since leaving Graeme regularly where they Jobcentre and met Frances; she Plus adviser will still be write to let you know when school and was made redundant looked at various job options phoned me every time a vacancy available to help you for up to 6 your last payment is due and in December 2008. Graeme and discussed interview came in and I went to the months if you any problems, so invite you to an visited the local Jobcentre where techniques Jobcentre twice a week to look you and your family can look interview. he met Frances, an adviser who Graeme’s enthusiasm grew for a job. She had arranged for forward to having a better life Your interview will take place told him about all the support daily and he applied for jobs he me to go on a work trial, but I all round. available to help him on his had never thought of before. was told I’d got the 6 weeks before your Income Support is due to end. This is To find out more you can: Visit your chance to ask any www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk for “If it wasn’t for questions you may have. information on the services that If you haven’t found paid Frances helping me jobcentre Plus provides to work at this stage, we will help out I WOULD STILL people looking for work. You BCD you make a claim for a new can even look for a job online BE UNEMPLOYED, benefit. This will be either at this site. Or arrange an CREDIT UNION: Jobseeker’s Allowance if you’re because she found the appointment with a lone parent able to work, or if you can’t Community Banking and Insurance since 1991 advert and phoned me adviser at your nearest work due to a health condition Jobcentre (details below). BCD Credit Union has been providing community banking straight away it or disability, there’s a new and insurance since 1991. Join today and enjoy many of the changed everything.” benefit called Employment and services provided, including: Support Allowance. • Savings accounts GRAEME • Loans If you make a claim for a new • Children’s savings greenkeeper job the night before. benefit your Housing Benefit • Bill paying – gas, electricity, phone & Council Tax “If it wasn’t for Frances and Council Tax Benefit will • Standing orders/direct debits helping me out I would still be not be affected. • Benefit/pension payments unemployed, because she found • Foreign currency – Euro, Dollar the advert and phoned me straight away it changed If you would like further information everything.” contact your local Jobcentre Plus BCD CREDIT UNION Graeme’s mother contacted or visit www.direct.gov.uk 9 Bridgeton Cross, Glasgow Frances and said: “Graeme has Tel: 0141 550 4171. Fax: 0141 550 4267 changed so much in a short time We have 4 Jobcentres in the East End E-mail: [email protected] and his confidence had been given such a boost as a result of Bridgeton Jobcentre 0141 551 3000 OPENING TIMES: all the help he had been given Easterhouse Jobcentre 0141 800 6000 Monday – Thursday: 9.15am - 4pm from the Jobcentre, especially by Parkhead Jobcentre 0141 800 3000 Friday: 9am – 5pm Frances.” Shettleston Jobcentre 0141 532 8500 32 • GLASGOW EAST OUTLOOK • SUMMER 2009 Gnome Free! Michael Bateman would like to MIND YOUR make it clear that he ‘doesn’t do gnomes!’ Okay, so he’s a OWN BUSINESS! nice guy and if you truly want a garden gnome he’ll get you one, but he’ll be the first to insist that it’s ‘really not his thing’. Because it’s all so much better than that. Michael recently started his own business, Aabsolute Garden Solutions Scotland, which specializes in a stunning range of modern, artistic garden ornaments, as well as truly classic pieces. “I like to describe the business you want your garden completely redesigned or just need a seasonal as the three ‘A’s, Affordable clean-up, Michael can no doubt accommodate you. Artistry and Architecture,” “The business has started well with both the garden maintenance Michael laughs, “but really I’m and the product range proving popular. And I have to say I’m glad I offering a range of contemporary went along to GERA when I was just about to start. The access to design planters, feeders, benches grant funding, free advertising options and practical business related and tables, fountains and accent workshops and seminars have been really helpful at a critical time for pieces. I can mix and match so my business.” many combinations of striking For more information about the product range and the gardening design options that my services call Michael on 07789 912829 or visit his website at customers can be confident of a www.aabsolute-garden-solutions-scotland.com or Got a business idea and unique look to suit their tastes.” e-mail [email protected] not sure how to go about it? To complement the ornamental Are you interested in starting your own business or just want an range Aabsolute offer an all year informal chat about an idea you’ve been thinking about? If so why round garden maintenance and not give GERA business advisors Alan or Amanda a call on 0141 781 Feel you have what it takes to be landscaping service. So whether 2038. Who knows, it could be the start of something big! your own boss but need some help getting things off the Funky Mullets - a ‘Number One’ all round ground? In days gone by a ‘clip round the “Why shouldn’t I just do this for its modern or traditional you’re ears’ wasn’t considered a myself?” So I went along to after. The surroundings are sharp Glasgow East Regeneration Agency pleasant experience. Head down GERA and with the help of my and the atmosphere is has advisors that can help you; to Main Street in Bridgeton partner and the business advisor welcoming and with no • Create your idea however, find the barbershop there, I developed a business appointment necessary there’s no • Develop a business plan called ‘Funky Mullets’, and its plan which not only forced me excuse not to give it a try. The new owner, David Wright, will to think about all the issues barbershop is opened 6 days a • Access finance greet you with a smile and no involved in starting my own week; 9am to 5pm, Monday to • Move your business forward doubt persuade you otherwise. business, but created a Thursday and 9 till 7pm on David (25), a qualified barber, professional document that Fridays and Saturdays. For friendly, informal advice contact was recently funded through enabled me to apply for start-up So, fed up with your Grampa Alan or George on 0141 781 2000. Glasgow East Regeneration funding from the likes of the calling you a hippy? Keen to Agency (GERA) and The PSYBT. It was a really useful make an impression with the Prince’s Scottish Youth Business and productive experience.” new girl in Accounts? Or just Trust (PSYBT) to start his first Funky Mullets opened at want to see your ears again, then ever business in just that area of 43/57 Main Street, Bridgeton, get yourself down to Funky Glasgow’s East End and he’s earlier this month and already Mullets and let David do his taken to the task like an old (but the barbershop is proving stuff. After all, as the old hopefully very steady) hand. popular with young and old Glasgow saying goes, ‘Bad hair “I had always worked for alike. A value for money, no-fuss gi’es the wimmen a scare!’ And GERA - start as you mean to go on! other people,” David admitted, approach to male grooming is you wouldn’t want to do that “but a little while back I figured, present in abundance, whether now, would you?

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