16 NOBODY KNOWS BETTER Wednesday November 18 2009 EVENING TIMES COMMUNITY NEWS FACES IN CITY LINK Developer proposes new lane SARAH SWAIN THE ● I am covering , NEWS Newlands, , , Primarypraised , , , Arden, forcurriculum Carnwadric, South IT’S THE A CLYDEBANK , . primary Call me with your news on 0141 302 6532 or school has e-mail: [email protected] won an award for outstand- ing develop- ment of the ■ Exotic birds set to fl y in international dimension of its curriculum. GLASGOW Museums Suitable for kids Kilbowie primary WORD Resource Centre is aged seven and headteacher Julie Cameron holding a special above, children collected the award from the family event to will be able to make British Council at a celebrate exotic birds their own advent ceremony in London to mark of the world. calendar. the 75th anniversary of the On Saturday, Places are limited council. Kilbowie was one of November 28, you can for both free events only eight Scottish winners. get a close look at the and booking is beautifully preserved essential. creatures from 1-2pm. Call 0141 276 9312 or Profputsbrain ON THE It will be followed e-mail gmrcbookings by a workshop where @csglasgow.org kids can make a bird The centre, which underspotlight mobile. is home to a vast A Countdown to collection of objects PROFESSOR Christmas children’s from around the Roddy workshop is also world, is at 200 Williamson, being held on Woodhead Road on dean of the December 29 from University of 1-3pm. Industrial Estate. the West of STREET ’s Faculty of Science and ■ Residents help clean-up Technology, will look at how DOZENS of residents in Priesthill joined in a the brain works in a public clean-up at the weekend. lecture at 5pm on December Priesthill Youth Club, social housing and 3 at the Paisley campus. By GRAEME MURRAY “Basically, we create a refurbishment specialists Connaught, Glasgow For tickets to “Models for HE owners of one thoroughfare from Union Community and Safety Services, Sanctuary the Amateur Brain Surgeon”, Glasgow’s forgotten Street through to NCP’s car Housing, Strathclyde Police Pollok Community call 0141 848 3598 or email park in Mitchell Street. The [email protected] architectural gems Officers and Orlit Tenants Group also donned believe it could form fusion of the car park and the rubber gloves to help. Egyptian Halls pivotally links They cleared litter and dumped items from the T part of a ‘cultural this new architectural entity Muirshiel area with equipment supplied by MSPiswarmon corridor’ bringing to The Lighthouse and to ’s Clean Glasgow campaign together two of its most Mitchell Lane which exits on Organiser Donna Foote said: “We’re delighted so famous architects. to Buchanan Street, Glasgow’s many made it along to help us with the clean-up.” energyaction The “Mackintosh-Thomson prime shopping area.” Mews” would create a new The Lighthouse, which was MSP Patricia path connecting Alexander once the home of the Evening Ferguson got ‘Greek’ Thomson’s Egyptian Times and latterly a centre for ■ Fair bid to aid charity a warm Halls on Union Street with design and architecture, is NEWLANDS South and CHAS also welcome as Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s facing a battle for survival Church held a benefited from selling she visited Lighthouse building in after a cash crisis. Christmas fair on Christmas cards. Glasgow Mitchell Lane. But Culture Minister Saturday in aid of the The choir of Housing The ambitious proposals Michael Russell yesterday new Teenage Cancer Primary Association tenants to learn hinge on the fi rst phase of the said he was committed to Trust Unit at ’s School also sang. about home improvements. Egyptian Halls being complet- reatining an architecture Sick Kid’s Hospital and The next event at Ms Ferguson visited Alex ed and either a retailer or centre in the building and staff Alzheimer’s Scotland. the church, on and Hettie Ogilvie as part of hotel operator occupying the would transfer their employ- Stalls including Riverside Road, will the Warm Homes Campaign, historic halls which have lain ment from The Lighthouse home baking, crafts be the Children’s Club led by charity Energy Action empty for decades. Trust to Architecture and and a tombola helped Christmas party on Scotland to raise awareness The move would involve Design Scotland. raise £1,500. December 5 and new of the issue of cold and creating a “combined retail Cancer Research kids are welcome. expensive-to-heat homes. and parking asset” using SP, which has invested NCP’s Mitchell Street car park £5.5million into restoring which would link with The the Egyptian Halls, has ■ Market comes to town Ryanlandstop Lighthouse via a newly- U now started marketing its created lane leading from historic building. SILVERBURN’S Farmers’ market is on this hospitalitytitle Union Street via Mitchell Lane Bosses today admitted talks Sunday outside Next from 10am until 3pm. to Buchanan Street. had been held with the car The market runs the last Sunday of every Union Street Properties park operator about the month at the shopping centre in Pollok. CLYDEBANK High School believe the idea offers a one- ambitious Mackintosh- off opportunity to increase Thomson Mews blueprint pupil Ryan years and they will now be Kee has been awareness of both architec- which is now being given more ■ New twist on panto fun tural treasures and create a consideration. revisited.” named Bosses claim the potential of Scotland’s top vibrant commercial retail and No link currently exists PANTOMIME Fifi and Fou-Fou, who leisure route opposite the between Union Street and a re-modernised NCP car park hospitality at the rear of Egyptian Halls Cinderella is coming all conspire to ruin student by Quality Meat Union Street entrance to Mitchell Lane, but developers to Pollok Community Ella’s chance of going Central Station. believe the move would bring and the creation of the mews Scotland. would increase awareness of Centre. to the ball.” Ryan was presented with Derek Souter for Dundee- together Glasgow’s most A new twist on the The festive show is based Union Street Properties famous architects in a project The Lighthouse and help it a £250 prize at the school achieve commercial festive favourite is written by Johnny recently after emerging as (USP) said: “Already there is which could help regenerate being performed on McKnight. quite strong interest in The down-at-heel Union Street. sustainability. the best student from a Car park operator NCP Friday, November 27 For tickets, which total of around 6,500 Egyptian Halls, however there The proposals could also see at 1.30pm and 6pm. cost £7 £5 and £3.50 is a one-off opportunity to the creation of landmark today confirmed it was youngsters taking hospital- investigating the feasibility of Organisers said: call 0141 276 9696 ity courses. think out of the box and meeting place on Buchanan “Get ready to boo the (choose option 1) or speculate whether Thomson’s Street which would mark the USP’s proposals. evil Madame De’mon visit www.platform- architectural masterpiece can entrance to the new mews. A spokeswoman said: “NCP and the ugly sisters, online.co.uk Do you have a story and be merged with NCP’s Mitchell Mr Souter added: “Outline recognises this opportunity picture you want featured in Street car park to create a new discussions have been held and we are looking into it.” Look out for more news from your part of our people column? Just e-mail retail and car parking asset. with NCP over the past few graeme.murray@ the details and a picture to: eveningtimes.co.uk the city in our Community News column [email protected] EVENING TIMES Wednesday November 18 2009 367,000 WEEKLY AUDIENCE IN PRINT AND ONLINE 17 Starcoaches linking two of Glasgow’s architectural masterpeices shareadvice withparents

TOP tennis coach Judy Murray and SFA director of football Jim Fleeting are among the leading names from sport taking part in a question and an- swer session for parents. Scottish Athletics na- tional performance coach Laurier Primeau and former rugby interna- tionalist Sir Bill Gammell will also join the panel for the parenting work- shop organised by Posi- tive Coaching Scotland. The panel will urge par- ents to set the right exam- ple to their kids on and off ■ The revamped Egyptian Halls in Union Street, the sports fi eld, as a posi- above, could be linked to Mitchell Street car park tive step in alleviating the high levels of drop out from youth sport. The event takes place at 8pm tomorrow at Eastwood Theatre, East . Onlineboost forplanning applications

ONLINE planning in is achiev- ing its three-year target within six months of starting. Planning applications ■ Mitchell Lane, can be put in online and right, is already residents can also see home to stylish plans, track the progress bars, a boutique of applications and see and a trendy decisions via the web. hairdressers Analysis by the Scot- tish Government rev- ealed that with eight per cent of applications on- line, East Renfrewshire is two and a half years ahead of schedule. DRURY East Renfrewshire’s REET STREET planning convener, Coun- ST cillor Ian McAlpine said: “This is wonderful news. LD Having the planning IE information online makes NF it simpler, faster and much RE easier for residents.” GORDONSTREET Militaryband

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UNION LIGHTHOUSE Lenzie Academies. NEWROUTE In addition to the short TO/FROM concert, pupils were also ARG BUCHANAN given a presentation on YLESTREET STREET life in the Royal Marines Band Service before tak- ing part in fun music workshops. Members of the Royal ■ The new route would offer a direct link between Central Marines Band provide Station, the Egyptian Halls, the Mitchell Street car park, the musical support for the Lighthouse and stylish shops and boutiques of Buchanan Street Royal Navy and the Royal Marines at every type of occasion.