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Call FREE on 08000 46 38 12www.northglasgowha.comNed Donaldson House, 50 Reidhouse St,Springburn, Glasgow, G21 4LS

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BUSINESS AS USUAL ATNorth Glasgow Housing Association is changing its trading name to “ng homes”. The Association provides 5,400 homes for rent and also provides a factoring service for a further 1,400 home owners. These are the two main strands of our business. There are also two main strands to our new trading name. The “ng” represents North Glasgow: the communities that the association has served since 1976. By adding the word “homes” the association is letting everyone: tenants, owners and stakeholders know that its core business is, and always will be “homes”. Whether you rent a home from the association or whether you own your home and we provide a property management service – our core business is homes. The last 12 months have

been an exciting time for the association as we have seen some major changes, most notably the addition of 3,000 properties from GHA and 70 extra staff which saw the association more than double in size. There’s also been the new local office within Ned Donaldson House for ScotCash which is proving a great success with over £3,000 saved by local people on loan interest payments. The social enterprise setup by the association: ng2 is also really making a huge environmental impact across the North Glasgow communities with local people finding employment with the company.So although North Glasgow HA is changing its trading name to ng homes our core business aims and our vision remain, to: •provide affordable high quality homes and services.

•develop projects and partnerships to regenerate local communities•create a new North Glasgow – a great place to live, learn, work, visit and invest in.If you are a customer of North Glasgow HA you don’t have to do anything as a result of this change. We just wanted to let you know because you will start seeing the new ng homes logo around the community soon and on any correspondence from the Association.Remember, although we are changing our trading name to “ng homes” the high quality of customer service and support we have been renowned for over the past 36 years will not change. We know North Glasgow HA is a trusted name within the community, we’re proud of our heritage and values and

over the years we’ve really got to know our tenants, owners and the wider North Glasgow community. We will continue to deliver services to provide all of our customers with complete confidence, reassurance, peace of mind and satisfaction. We’ll be working hard to build awareness of our new trading name at a range of focus groups and community events over the summer. In time, we hope that you will see positive benefits as a result of our name change as we strive to provide even higher quality homes and services in the future. If you require any further information or have any queries regarding our new trading name, please do not hesitate to contact us via any of the methods outlined below to speak to a member of our team.

Springburn (East)Ned Donaldson House, 50 Reidhouse StreetSpringburn, Glasgow, G21 4LSTel: 0141 560 6000 Fax:0141 560 6005

Possilpark (West)252 Saracen Street,

Possilpark, Glasgow, G22 5LFTel: 0141 336 1300 Fax:0141 560 6005

email: [email protected] • Website:www.northglasgowha.com

So when you see the ng homes logo remember, we are still the same association that:-you can trust-has a proven track record of delivering quality homes and services-has North Glasgow’s interests at heart

transformationFRONT EXTERIOR BEFORE AND AFTER

INTERIOR BEFORE

REAR EXTERIOR BEFORE AND AFTER

AND AFTER

John Clay with Housing

Support Officer Chris Quail

These before and afterpictures clearly illustrate

the amazing transformationof the Gourlay Street ShelteredHousing complex.Tenants living there are delightedwith the major changes madeduring the first phase of the plannedimprovements.As you can see from the pictures,the front entrance of the buildingis now more accessible with a newramp leading to a newly constructedporch entrance and reception area.The backcourt is now morereadily accessible from the commonroom following the construction ofanother new ramp and the doublebi-folding patio access glazed doorsmeans light floods into the room.

The contrast between the oldand new interiors is absolutelystunning.During the improvements, a newWarden’s Office was created anda new laundry area has also beenintroduced.The CCTV system has beenupgraded with additional camerasinstalled providing 24-hourcoverage.The next stage of theimprovements has started andwill see further upgrading of thebackcourt area with new lighting,surface conditions and drainage.New seating areas will beinstalled and improvements alsomade to the drying areas.

The smiles on the faces oftenants who had popped in to usethe new community space for theirweekly armchair aerobics classshow just how delighted they arewith the transformation.Warden Jim Vernel said: “Theresidents think the transformationis absolutely fantastic and we nowhave direct and easy access tothe backcourt. The patio windowsare a wonderful addition and area particular advantage when theweather is nice.“The access to the front is alsomuch more welcoming and userfriendly. It is really quite amazing -a completely different place.”

Hawthorn Street ShelteredHousing Complex was

featured in HousingScotland, the magazine of theScottish Federation of HousingAssociations.The focus was on howthe complex aims to helpolder people continue livingindependently.Tenants live in their ownapartments with any care andsupport they need comingdirectly to them.There are 58 self-containedflats, arranged over two floors,of which 40 are mainstreamsheltered housing and 18 are forVery Sheltered Housing.The complex is managedby staff from North GlasgowHousing Association wholook after the residents withRichmond Fellowship staffproviding personal care forthose in the Very Shelteredflats.The flats form part ofa larger complex withcommunal facilities includinga residents’ lounge, laundry,a conservatory and gardenspace. This provides manyopportunities for residentsto socialise.North Glasgow HousingAssociation has plansto completely redecorate andrefurbish both the residents’homes and the communalfacilities at Hawthorn Street.Within every Very Shelteredapartment there is an alarmlinked to a 24 hour controlcentre, giving added peace ofmind, that help is always at hand.The article featured tworesidents - John Clay, a sprightly92-year-old who has lived atHawthorn Street since 2006, andJessie Wallace who has lived in

the complex for seven years.John, originally from SierraLeone, has met the Queen,Prince Phillip and Pope JohnPaul II in a fascinating life.Jessie is regarded as anunsung hero at Hawthorn Street,always busy helping others.She says: “I really enjoyliving here and there’s alwayssomething going on, fromsinging breakfasts to fish suppernights, there’s never a dullmoment.”Jessie has noticed a bigimprovement in the grounds atHawthorn Street since NorthGlasgow HA took charge justunder a year ago. She says:“The grassed areas around thecomplex are kept neat and tidythanks to ng2 who are hereat least once a week and theconservatory and garden areaalso looks really good.”Assistant Gemma Plommer,Manager Sharon Hazlett andHousing Support Officer ChrisQuayle also featured.Staff at Hawthorn VerySheltered always embraceopportunities to involve theresidents at the complex.An example of this waswhen they helped bake sconesand cakes with the residentsto take part in the World’sBiggest Coffee Morning in aid ofMacmillan Cancer Care.


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Urban Post Offices often face different challenges from those in rural communities, they too deal with isolation and represent a lifeline to their communities. We need to take action now to ensure that we do not end up in a situation on which a large retailer steps in and takes over the service. An elderly

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The team at Spring Grove Clinic in Barrachnie Road Garrowhill is celebrating the fantastic achievement of winning two of the top UK Private Dentistry Awards of 2010, namely Practice of the Year and Best Patient Care. It was also awarded runner up in Best Community Charity Project and Outstanding Individual of the Year along with being shortlisted for Most Attractive Practice and Best Team. Winning the Practice of the Year and Best Patient Care Awards is a great endorsement of the Spring Grove Clinic teams’ commitment to providing affordable, value for money, community based, professional family oral and dental health care, advice, support and treatment to an exceptionally high standard. The award winning practice prides itself on its patient focussed approach which is always courteous, efficient and friendly, set within surroundings that are luxurious, comfortable and welcoming. Heading up the clinical team is Dr David Cunningham who established his practice in Garrowhill over 14 years ago. Winning these two Awards recognises his firmly held belief that a community based dental practice, where patient relationships and trust are key, using the latest dental technology,

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AN attractive new piece of artwork has appeared at the entrance to the garden beside Ruchill Community Centre in Bilsland Drive. On Wednesday 28th March about 40 people gathered for the unveiling of ‘Roots of Ruchill’, a wrought iron sign decorated with sculpted metal leaves. This marks another phase in the de-velopment of the community garden. The ‘Grafters’ group from Sum-merston Daycentre designed the artwork and went to the Iron Horse studio in Balfron to help forge the leaves. Dane Redmond from Ruchill Primary School suggested the name, ‘Roots of Ruchill’, which is now the name for the garden and the commu-nity activity that grows from it. P4/5 from Ruchill Primary School and the Grafters group took

part in the unveiling. Following on from this, Ian Hart from the Barnardo’s Scottish Commit-tee presented certificates to the key participants and the children planted potatoes in the garden. The artwork would not have been possible without creative input from sculptor Elspeth Bennie and support from the

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Taurus (21 April - 21 May)

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Leo (24 July - 23 Aug)

Virgo (24 Aug - 23 Sept)

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The new moon in Taurus on Friday helps you to clear your head and to deal with practicalities, this will allow you to begin those plans and ideas you have had in your head for a while now! This is a time to listen to your intuition and realize that you know what you need to do to move forward all the answers to your problems are right in front of you too.

The sun moves into your sign on Friday and the new moon is in your sign from Saturday, this will lift that feeling of constriction and allow you to start clearing away all unwanted situations in your life with the ferocity of a bull dozer! From the off you will be dealing with career and financial situations and you are back in the driving seat were you belong.

You will feel good this week, strong and ambitious, Saturn in your sign will help your creative juices to flow and this may help your talents to get the recognition they deserve, Venus is also in your sign which draws your attention to love.

This week you have to be clear, strong and focused, do what you have to at work but donot let others delegate there tasks to you or you will regret it. The new moon in Taurus fires up your ambitions and feelings of lack begin to leave, it is a week to focus and doing but not allowing others to put on pressure.

Have you been feeling stressed over communications with family and colleges? The sun moves into Taurus on Friday and it is time for you to get back into the spotlight and to achieve your ambitions at work, communications and relationships are now on a new and higher wave length and you can sigh with relief as you are now being heard and seen!.

The sun moves into your sister sign Taurus on Friday and this will give you the confidence boost you have been looking for as you feel as if you have been pushing against the tide. The new moon on Saturday allows your creativity to the fore and you can see new opportunities clearly now. In all this shift is bringing a higher feeling of self and a confident Virgo emerges once again!

You seem to be meeting opposition in every aspect of your life at the moment and you have been trying to sort out the reasons behind this, it is all for a higher purpose and the planets will begin to shift to help you see light at the end of the tunnel, try to use this weekend’s new energy to put plans back on track and a lighter mood will evolve.

There seems to have been a barrier in front of you preventing you completing anything you set your mind too, with the sun moving into Taurus you can rest assured this barrier seems to disappear and your drive energy and ambition is back twofold! The Taurus sun also has you looking at love and your attentions are drawn to partnerships.

Your listlessness and lack of drive a scenario of chasing your tail is about to move into a much more positive phase, and you will soon be feeling like your old self, the sun moves into Taurus on Friday and a feeling of “can do” comes back as you roll up your sleeves and get going with your ambitions, talk to those you love and they will help you see what you cannot.

The sun moves into you sister sign of Taurus and this is giving you a push to look at your life from the roots up, a time to look at the past and evaluate! There may be regret over how you handled a situation and the next four weeks can help you put it right, let go of pride and face truth, sorry is easy to say and that is all it will take.

You are feeling light hearted at the start of the week and talking with family and friends in a soft and loving way it is a focus on home and roots this week and putting those who matter first. You will have to keep a careful watch on your finances though don’t allow that softer side to be persuaded to spend unnecessarily!

You need to be looking within, to yourself for all the guidance you need right now and you may need to re-evaluate your dreams too, you are a very intuitive sign so allow that to guide you in the right direction. The sun in Taurus ion Friday will help push you forward with gusto and the new moon will help your creativity and ideas to flow forward to see the clearer picture.

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Margaret Layden Jane Lamont

FREE EASTER FOOTBALL FESTIVAL IS A WINNER IN NORTH GLASGOWANOTHER FREE football festival took place in North Glasgow during the Easter Holidays thanks to ng homes and Falkirk in the Community.OVER 100 youngsters aged 5-14 were delighted to receive expert coaching in technique and ball mastery as well as taking part in challenges, group and small sided games.

The free coaching took place across three camps in North Glasgow at Springburn Academy, Ashfield FC’s Saracen Park and the red ash pitch at Red Road Recreation Centre.

Kyle Higgins from Balornock attended the Springburn Academy camp. He said: “The coaches give you water bottles and other stuff, I’ve been to every one that’s been on and they are great, I can’t wait until the next one”.

Kyle’s mum Isobel said: “This is a brilliant thing that ng homes and Falkirk in the Community do for the kids during the school holidays. Kids get bored easily when they are off school so it’s good of the housing and Falkirk to put this on. Kyle absolutely loves it”

Kyle has now been singled out as a player with potential by the Falkirk coaching staff. Tom Elliot of Falkirk in the Community said: “We enjoy coming to North Glasgow and coaching the youngsters, the coaches all look forward to it and there’s quite a lot of talented youngsters in the area. Kyle is one who

caught our eye and we’ve asked him to come through to Falkirk to develop his skills.

All the players got a certificate, a drinks bottle and other goodies at the end of the event.

Margaret Layden of ng homes who supported the soccer schools went along to see the youngsters and present them with their certificates on the final

day of the week- long event. She said: “It was really pleasing to see the boys and girls of North Glasgow enjoying the free football festival and I was delighted to present them with their certificates. At North Glasgow we want to encourage local people, of all ages to get involved in sporting activities so I say a big well done to everyone that took part”.

Margaret and Jane want to work with you!TWO new staff members joined the Regeneration team of ng homes recently.

Regeneration Co-ordinator Margaret Layden will be working across

North Glasgow with local groups, schools, churches and others to develop a number of services within the community. One of the areas Margaret is working

on is environmental and volunteering programmes and she will be setting up a number of community workshops for local people to get involved in planning and taking part.

Jane Lamont, Link Up Co-ordinator, will work closely with people in the Possilpark area to develop community connections. She will be organising ‘open evenings’ for community members, activists and workers to share ideas and develop small projects.

If you want to find out more about community development work in your area then contact Margaret or Jane at either office who will be happy to meet with you.

Activate students head to Glasgow UniversityOVER the past 10 weeks local volunteers have been studying a community development course with Glasgow University within ng homes’ new training academy in Vulcan Street.

This interesting and thought provoking course has been thoroughly enjoyable to all who have taken part and they were keen to look at further study opportunities within Glasgow University.

The entire group visited the University Campus where they were involved in the community development class and some are now thinking about enrolling for study within the BA Community Development course. The group will soon be awarded their graduation certificates at a special ceremony at Glasgow University

Another Activate course

will be starting in the North Glasgow area soon and information sessions are being arranged at Vulcan Street on Tuesday 30th April between 1 - 3 p.m. - and 5 - 7 p.m. If you are interested in finding out more then come along and meet the lecturers and former students. If you want information on Activate please contact Margaret Layden on 0141 560 6000.

6 April 2012

INTRODUCTION TO THE LOCAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2012

AS we approach the 3rd of May there still seems a bit of apathy regarding the local elections which will determine just which councillors will run our city for the next few years. How often do we hear people saying “It doesn’t really matter who is in office – They are all the same” well, believe it or not, many of the prospective candidates are standing because they have a passion for this wonderful city of ours and want the chance to make a difference. Many standing councillors have worked hard for Glasgow and many have basically been found out to be failures as far as the local community is concerned. Some use the local elections as a stepping stone to greater things and some are just happy to be councillors dealing with issues that affect both you and me. Speaking to the first time candidates the impression we get is one of hope for the future of our city and it is down to

you just who to elect to see if their thoughts and hopes come to fruition. Just in case all of you who are standing as candidates do not realise the undertaking you are about to embark on here is a reminder.

What is Required in Becoming a LOCAL Councillor?Becoming a councillor is a rewarding form of public service that puts people in a position where they can make a difference to the quality of other people’s daily lives. However, being an effective councillor requires hard work. Every day, councillors have to balance the needs and interests of their residents, voters, political parties and the council. All these groups will make legitimate demands on the councillor’s time on top of their personal responsibilities to family, workplace and friends. It is therefore important that councillors understand their role so they can

perform responsibly and effectively for the council and maintain the quality of their personal lives. The councillor’s role takes in: representing the ward, decision-making, policy and strategy,review and development, overview and scrutiny, regulatory duties and community leadership and engagement.

Representing the wardThe primary role of a councillor is to represent their ward and the people who live in it. They also have a responsibility to communicate council policy and decisions to people in the ward. Members of political parties may find that their party offers advice and guidance on doing this. See the section on representing the ward.

Decision-making Councillors have a central part to play in making decisions that impact on their ward and across the whole area

Local Elections 2012 – Your Vote Certainly Counts

SNP Candidates

Hanzala Malik MSP Member of the Scottish Parliament

for Glasgow Region

Hanzala Malik holds advice surgeries on:

The first Friday of the month 10am 333 Woodlands Road, Glasgow, G3 6NG

The third Monday of the month 4pm Govanhill Library, 170 Langside Road, Glasgow, G42 7JU 5.30pm Hyndland Secondary School, Lauderdale Gardens, Glasgow, G12 9RQ

Translation service available on request by prior arrangement. There are no surgeries on school or public holidays.

For more details contact:

Visit or write to 333 Woodlands Road, Glasgow, G3 6NG Call 0141 218 4567 or 0131 348 6204 Email [email protected] Go to facebook.com/hanzala.malikmsp

Bob Doris MSP MSP for Glasgow Region (SNP) Parliamentary Surgeries

All Welcome 1st Monday of the month

Springburn Library, Kay Street - 5.30pm

Roystonhill Recreation Centre, 15 Forrestfield Street - 7pm

2nd Monday of the month

Kelvindale Primary School, 11 Dorchester Place - 5.30pm

Maryhill Burgh Halls, 10-24 Gairbraid Avenue - 7pm

3rd Monday of the month

King Street Council Offices, Rutherglen - 6pm

4th Monday of the month

Lambhill Stables, 11 Canal Bank North - 5pm

Bellcraig Community Centre, 10 Gorstan Street 6.30pm

‘Drop in’ surgeries are also held at the Glasgow city centre office. Please

call for details. It ’s always best to call ahead as constituents with

appointments will be given priority. No surgeries will be held during public or

school holidays and they are subject to change during parliamentary recess.

3rd Floor, Empire House, 131 West Nile Street, Glasgow, G1 2RX [email protected] bobdoris2011.org 0141 204 0199

7April 2012

Promoted by Dominic Dowling on behalf of the Scottish Labour Party, both of 145 West Regent Street, Glasgow, G2 4RE

rebuild or refurbish your localprimary school and fund up to fivemonths extra childcare for 3 year olds

3,500 new homes for rent and helpfirst-time buyers with mortgagedeposits

enforcement officers to tackle litterand dog fouling in your area

a Glasgow Guarantee so every youngperson gets a job, apprenticeship ortraining - with new jobs schemes forgraduates and the over 50s

a £100 winter heating payment forpensioners over 80s each year

stop the SNP’s unfair bus cuts toGlasgow

“The SNP say this election is a stepping stone totheir referendum. But no-one steps on Glasgow.The council election on 3 May is about puttingGlasgow first.”

3 MAY

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INTRODUCTION TO THE LOCAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2012

Local Elections 2012 – Your Vote Certainly Counts

covered by their council. They will be involved in decision-making through: full council, regulatory committees such as planning control or licensing, local voluntary organisation management, sitting on boards and as school governors, membership of partnership boards, being employers of staff on appointments, panels and disciplinary or grievance appeals.

Policy and strategyCouncillors influence and determine the development and review

of the council’s policy and strategy. They contribute to this through their: role in overview and scrutiny, involvement in advisory groups and partnerships, interaction with executive members, role as a representative on local community groups, role on area forums and committees, case work and membership of a political group.

Overview and scrutinyCouncillors have always been required to scrutinise the council

and the overview and scrutiny function is a natural extension of representation. The process has recently become more clearly defined and distinct and the role of councillors now includes: providing a check on the activities of the executive through call-in powers, monitoring and reviewing policy formulation and implementation, policy development, quality review, scrutiny of external bodies and agencies.Regulatory dutiesLocal authorities are not just service providers,

they also act as regulators. This involves councillors in quasi-judicial roles on special committees appointed directly by the council, such as planning and licensing committees. Most councils arrange special training for councillors undertaking these quasi-judicial responsibilities.

In these roles, councillors are required to act independently and are not subject to the party group whip.

Community leadership and engagement Community leadership is at the heart of modern

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Labour Candidates

98 April 2012 April 2012

WHO is Rory Andrew? Rory joined North Glasgow College on the NQ Fashion Course in August 2008 and completed the HND Fashion course in June 2011.

During his time at the college he always worked hard and achieved success in every element of his course work and as a result of all his efforts he has secured a position with YSL in Paris. Read on to find out how Rory achieved his success….

In the last year of the HND programme he beat off competitors, as a late entrant in October 2010, from all over the UK to secure a place in the UK Skills Fashion Team – mainly university graduates. Six weeks later Rory and his team partner competed in the Euro Skills Fashion competition in Lisbon and won a Silver medal. He was then selected to represent the UK in the Skills Olympics, officially titled World Skills, Fashion event in London 2011. Rory achieved a Medal of Excellence for his performance in the UK Team. During the training for the Fashion Skills events Rory was supported by the college, an official training manager and Debenhams Design Headquarters in London.

Rory was the first person to represent the UK in Fashion Technology at the contest, and it opened up a wealth of opportunities for him. The first was working with Debenhams in London as part of his training for the event. Rory said, “It’s was scary being the first person to represent the UK

in Fashion Technology. It was a lot of pressure, not just for me but for Victoria (my World Skills training manager) and Debenhams, too.” Rory’s image was in a poster campaign to promote the live window display and was under a huge amount of pressure, visible to all as he designed and created in the window of Debenhams on Oxford Street.

During this period of his journey he was accessed by individuals from fashion royalty such as Ben de Lisi and Andrew Ramroop, OBE Bespoke Tailor, owner of Maurice Sedwell in Saville Row.

Rory lost no time in showing off his talents - and Scottish roots - wearing a colourful tartan suit, which he created, for a royal reception held for the team at Buckingham Palace. “I was a bit naughty really as we got told to wear a dark suit, but I thought I don’t want to do that!” Rory laughs. “If your skill is carpentry you can’t really take something you’ve made with you, but I can. I spoke to John Hayes while I was there and he said he liked it.”

Anne Wood, North Glasgow College’s head of fashion, put Rory forward for the competition. She believes his growing success will inspire others. “I’m quite sure this will give other young people in Scotland a boost and make them want to do equally well. The industry needs young role models who are doing well in an industry setting. I really do think he can go places.”

After completing his HND Fashion course at N.G.C. Rory gained employment as a pattern cutter with the Debenhams Design Team in London. 6 months later, after a “chance” meeting with the Creative

Director of Yves St. Laurent in a London vintage shop his career took him to new heights. Rory resembled a young Yves St. Laurent, and after much discussion about his success in the various skills competitions, his college studies and work with Debenhams he was asked to go to Paris for an interview. After a successful interview he was asked to join the newly formed Design Team at the YSL Paris headquarters. He is currently based in Paris working with the Creative Director and 3 others on the exclusive YSL menswear and womenswear ranges for next season – all of which are a closely guarded secret.

Rory keeps in regular contact with the tutors at North Glasgow College updating them on the skills being learned and giving staff and students an insight in to the Paris Couture

House world of fashion. He loves working at YSL and the Parisian lifestyle. He still cannot believe his own success and the journey he has had in such a short time. At this time last year he was preparing his own collection for the North Glasgow College Fashion Show – this year he is working on collections for the YSL designer shows. From NGC Springburn to YSL Paris – what a magical success story!

Rory Andrews the story so far - from Springburn to Paris!!

Hepatitis C in the SpotlightTHE North Glasgow Community Drama group have produced a very successful play that tackles the stigma and social ignorance surrounding Hepatitis C. The drama group was set up in partnership with addiction services across the North of the city and North Glasgow College. The College provided a drama tutor, Lysia Abercrombie and access to the college drama studios to produce the play, C-you, C-me, Hep C. The group is made up of individuals from communities and services in the North of the city with the main objective of using performance to highlight the issues surrounding the Hepatitis-C virus and addictions. The play was used as an educational and awareness raising tool to help reduce the stigma and social ignorance surrounding Hepatitis C in a new and novel way. The play allowed the group to provide accurate health information to front line services. North Glasgow College integrated core subjects throughout the project and group members involved in the play worked towards achieving SQA units. This included performance skills, backstage and technical skills as well as creating promotional and marketing material. The success of the project has been phenomenal, not only has it achieve acclaim from the local community, giving them an insight into many of the issues faced by individuals. It has provided the group with a powerful experience, as it gives an insight into many of the issues faced by individuals and their families in relation to Hepatitis C. For the group it was a way to share their experiences through drama and comedy, enabling them to deal with a ‘taboo’ subject in a sensitive and constructive manner.

The group performed to a full house at Partick Burgh Halls as part of GRAND week where the response was awe-inspiring. Through the sharing of real life stories - the performance had the audience laughing and crying. The play revolves around a local support group where members shared their experiences with a new member. A pregnant woman, who contracted the virus through an infected blood transfusion, a war veteran through tattooing using unsterile needles, and an ex intravenous drug user who shared his ‘needles’ with other drug users. The aims of the project were to build confidence and self esteem within the group and to enable the individuals to realise their potential through the use of words, poetry and song. Another aim was to support the group through their recovery giving them a real sense of achievement and belonging. The project has been delivered in partnership with Health, Education, Social Work departments, and Voluntary services. This has allowed the group to demonstrate the importance of service providers and service users working together to challenge the stigma of Hep C. The play has been so successful that the group have been invited to perform at the Scottish Parliament and to meet with the MSPs to raise awareness of the issues and barriers surrounding Hep C. The group are enthused by the success of the play and the way it has been received by the community and health groups and as a result they have started work on their next production. They have been nominated for some local awards for their excellent achievements.

10 April 2012

Bob Doris, SNP MSP for Glasgow, is calling on local organisations in North Glasgow to make use of a new volunteer develop-ment grant. Now in its 30th year the Voluntary Action Fund (VAF) has announced the launch of its new Vol-unteering Development Grant of up to £10,000 for charities that wish to improve and develop their capacity to involve volunteers.Funded by the Scot-tish Government, the new grant is targeted at registered charities working within Scotland, who either do not cur-rently involve volunteers, or would like to further develop the opportunities for those that do.Further information about the grants and how to ap-ply can be found at www.vaf.org.uk or by contact-ing VAF directly. Mr Doris welcomed

the announcement and expressed his hope that local charities seize the opportunity, saying “Volunteers provide a vital resource across Scotland. Quite simply, no council or government could do without those that give up their time to help others. The organisa-tion of opportunities and activities for young peo-ple as well as assistance for our older citizens are just two examples where volunteers do essential jobs that we rely upon every day. “It is only right that our volunteers are supported and this is what the Volunteering develop-ment grant is all about. So whether a local group regularly uses volunteers or is considering using volunteers for the first time, I would encourage them to find out what the Volunteer Action Fund can do for them.”

Glasgow MSP Urges North Glasgow Charities to Bid for £10,000 Volunteer Fund

WHERE WILL YOU BE ON THURSDAY 3 MAY?WITH local council elec-tions taking place 3 May, Glasgow City Council is urging voters in the city to make sure they are ready to have their say. “Now’s the time to make sure you have rep-resentation in the council election,” said George Black, the council’s Chief Executive and Returning Officer for the election. “Make sure you are reg-istered to vote, especially if you have changed your name or moved house this year. If you are not regis-tered to vote by 18 April you will not be eligible to vote on 3 May and if you want to vote by post or proxy, rather than by go-ing to the polling station, then this is the time to sort that out too. “Residents can print off the relevant form from www.glasgow.gov.uk/elections, or call 0141 287 4444. It just takes a few minutes, but you need to act now. We don’t want

anyone to miss their chance to have a say in how Glasgow is run.” Many residents also take advantage of the numer-ous holidays in April and May and may not be at home to cast their vote. However, they can ensure their voice is still heard by applying to vote by post or by proxy. The deadline for applying for a postal vote is 18 April and the latest date to apply for a proxy vote is 25 April. Andy O’Neill, Head of the Scotland Office at the Electoral Commission, the independent elections watchdog said: “Even if you will be away on holi-day, or think you might be caught up in work you can make sure you have your say by applying to vote by post or proxy.” Forms are available from the council’s website www.glasgow.gov.uk/elections or the Elec-toral commission’s website www.aboutmyvote.co.uk

Blackhill Bowling Club members, Thomas Bar-bour and his mate Charlie Spiers have been active in their fund raising activi-ties for those taking part in the “Special Olympics” for the past two years and so far they have accumu-lated over £5000 through various events.

Signed Football tops, Raffles and collections have all raised the cash and just this week Thomas popped into the Re-Gen offices in Baillieston to ask if we could say a few thanks via the paper, which we are delighted to do. Those he would like to

thank include, John Kerr and his colleagues plus all the women members at Blackhill Bowling Club for their continued support, Gordon Turner and the members at Claremont BC (Milngavie), Bill McVey and the team at Castlemilk Indoor Bowling club, McLeans Funeral Direc-tors and all the members at Parkhead Bowling Club.

At the moment Thomas is in training for a 10K run and he also has a 12 hour sponsored bowl arranged for June at Blackhill Bowl-ing Club. Meanwhile anyone wishing to donate or spon-sor some of the events coming up should contact Thomas on 07922-475400. Keep it up the pair of you You are doing a great job.

Local Men are “Special” Heroes

Big Cig is dragged around the AreaLAST month saw National No Smoking Day and staff from the North East Sector of Glasgow City Community Health Partnership’s Smokefree Services were out all over Glasgow offering support to help people to stop smoking. Smokefree Services staff had extra help this year, in the form of the “Big Cig”, who walked miles around the north east area with them, visiting local shops, sports centres, bingo halls and health centres to encourage smokers to make to call the team for help to stop smoking. Smokefree Services offers a wide range of free help to people including stop smoking groups in different locations across the city.

Help includes telephone support, stop smoking classes and access to nicotine replacement therapies.Help is also available from your local pharmacy. Contact North East Smokefree Services on 0141 201 9832 for a chat to see how you can get help to stop smoking.

PhotosAbove: North East Stop Smoking Day 2012 at Asda

Left: Trish Thomson and Big Cig at Winter Gardens

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Homes (formerly North Glasgow Housing Association) and a large Medical Centre.

Not only that there are many other businesses in the area which serve the local residents such as Sohal’s Indian Takeaway in Balornock Road, and of course the two Ferguson’s Pharmacies (one in Petershill Road and the other in Wallacewell Road ).

Ruchill Furniture Initiative is well known in the area going towards Maryhill and here many locals have been grateful to the place as not only is there lots to choose from the prices are excellent too.

A little further to the north we find Muldoons Garage and MOT Centre in Kirkintilloch and just next to here there are business units for sale or rent if anyone is interested in starting up in the area.

The Re-Gen hears people decrying the old place now and again, (it’s an old Glasgow Trait), but given the choice the majority of us would still live here.

Of course there are a few bad apples in the district but on the whole the vast majority of residents are real genuine people who would rather do you a favour than do you a bad turn.

Springburn is steeped in history and those who made it that way have left generations to continue the good work.

Let’s all be proud of our Roots and begin again to promote our area.

12 April 2012

1st Friday of the Month*Cranhill 11.00amCranhill Community Project, 109 Bellrock Street,G33 3HE

Wellhouse 12 noonWellhouse Hub, 49 Wellhouse Crescent,G33 4LA

Easterhouse 1.00pmThe Bridge, 1000 Westerhouse Road,G34 9DU

Budhill 2.00pmBudhill Family Learning Centre, Hallhill Road, Springboig, G32 0PR

2nd Monday of the Month*Barmulloch 5.15pmBarmulloch Community Centre, 46 Wallacewell Quadrant, G21

4th Monday of the Month*Garthamlock 4.00pmGESH, 1 Redcastle Square, G33 5EG

Craigend 5.00pmSt Rose of Lima Primary School, 295 Mossvale Road, G33 5QS

Carntyne 6.00pmHigh Carntyne Church (Carntyne Square), 358 Carntynehall Road,G32 6LW

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Glasgow Advice Agency Services in North East Glasgow – Combating the Effects of Welfare Reform

Glasgow Advice Agency (GAA)’s lead partner in the North East is GEMAP Scotland, a long established and respected financial inclusion and money advice project. Providing a comprehensive range of advice services in North East Glasgow, they work in partnership with North Glasgow Advice Centre. This includes an extensive range of outreach provision designed to meet the needs of the people who need it most.

Welfare Reform will bring a range of challenges to the citizens of Glasgow. GAA know that changing eligibility for benefits and reductions in overall amounts can lead to other problems with debt or housing. But, their message is clear “If you are facing financial difficulties, do not pay for advice. Use the free, high quality services available to you in your area”

Glasgow City council have funded a comprehensive range of advice services throughout the city. GAA warmly welcome the investment by Glasgow City Council in this vital sector to support the integral change needed to ensure it meets the challenge that welfare reform will bring.

GAA, through their partnership with North Glasgow Advice Centre, provides an excellent, high quality and independent advice service which, most importantly, is free and local.

Unsure of how to access our services or want to check dates and times? Please call 0141 773 5850 for further details – we are happy to help

Westwood Business CentreUnit 2/31, 69 Aberdalgie Road,

Glasgow G34 9HJTel: 0141 773 5850 Fax: 0141 781 1777

Company Number 410742

GAA remain committed to bringing you the services you need, where and when you need them. GAA are working in partnership with Housing Associations and GHA, NHS services and community based organisations to do so. Watch this space for more details of the range of services coming to your area!

• NorthGlasgowAdviceCentre,1169RoystonRoadG331EY Tel01417707869,from9-5pmMondaytoFriday• Monday9:30am–12:30pmNorthGlasgowHousingAssociation, 50ReidhouseStreet01415606000(appointmentonly)• Tuesday2pm-4pmMillburnCentre,221MillburnStreet 01415523090(appointmentonly)• Tuesday9:30am–12:30pmSpireviewHousingAssociation, 43TharsisStreet01415527928(appointmentonly)• Tuesday2:00pm–4:00pmTronStMary’sChurch,128RedRoad 0141 558 1011 (drop in service school term only)

• Wednesday3pm–5pmTronStMary’sChurch,128RedRoad 0141 558 1011 (drop in service 1st Wednesday of the month school term only) • Thursday10am–12pmStRollox,9FountainwellRoad01415581809 (drop in service) • Thursday9:30am–12:30pmNorthGlasgowHousingAssociation, 50ReidhouseStreet01415606000(exceptlastThursdayofeachmonth) (appointment only) • Friday2pm–4pmRosemountFlexicentre,102RoystonRoad 0141 553 0808 (appointment only)

Support and advice is available in your area from

Working tax credit hours rule - from April 2012, couples with children must work 24 hours between them, with at least one working 16 hours, for entitlement to working tax credit, rather than at least one working 16 hours as now

• fromApril2012,theperiodforwhicha tax credit claim and certain changes of circumstances can be backdated will be reduced from three months to one month

• fromApril2012,the50pluselementwillberemoved from working tax credit

• fromOctober2011,loneparentswhoseyoungestchildisaged5orabovewillbeeligible for jobseeker’s allowance rather than income support, and existing claimants will be transferred from income support to jobseeker’s allowance from April 2012

• Housingbenefit(LHA)sharedroomrate-the shared room rate in local housing allowance, that currently applies to single people aged under25,willbeextendedtoallsingleclaimantsunder35;

• Employmentandsupportallowance-entitlementtocontributoryESAforthoseinthework related activity group will be limited to one year;

• HowthechangeswillaffectyouPeoplenotintheSupportGroupwillreceive

contribution-basedEmploymentSupportAllowancefor365days.Peoplewhosecontribution-basedEmploymentandSupportAllowance ends may still be able to get income-relatedEmploymentandSupportAllowanceifthey are entitled

PeoplenotintheSupportGroupwhohave already received contribution-based EmploymentSupportAllowancefor365daysormorewillhavetheirbenefitstoppedimmediately.Forthesepeoplethelastdaybenefitwillbepaidwillbe30April2012.Thespecial contribution conditions that allow

peopleagedbetween16and20(orunder25if in education or training at least 3 months immediatelybeforeturning20)toreceivecontribution-basedEmploymentandSupportAllowance without paying National Insurance contributions will no longer be available for new claimants.Thismeansthatallnew

claimsforcontribution-basedEmploymentandSupportAllowancewillneedtosatisfytheusualcontributionconditions.ThechangestobemadetoESAwillhaveadirectimpactoncoupleswhereonepersonisinemployment.

Benefit welfare reform

Example 1. Couple no dependants total income ESA£94.25,salary£250.00Totalhouseholdincome£344.25weekly;After365daysofcontributionbasedESApayments, total household income would reduceto£250.00andtherewouldbenoentitlementtoincomebasedESA.

Example 2.Couplewithdependantschildren.Partner1,ESAcontributionbasedPartner2.Working16hoursper/wkclaimingworkingtaxcredits.FromApril2012Partner1ESAwillceaseafter365days.FromApril2012Partner2workingtaxcreditswill cease unless they increase their working weekto24hours.

Universal credit – will be implemented betweenOctober2013and2017inthreephases.Means-testedworking-agebenefitsand tax credits will be replaced with the universalcredit;(IncomebasedJobseekersAllowance,IncomerelatedEmploymentSupportAllowance.ChildTaxCredits,WorkingTax,HousingBenefit,IncomeSupport,socialFundbudgetingloans).

13March 2012

PatriciaFerguson MSP

Surgery Details

Member of the Scottish Parliament forGlasgow Maryhill & Springburn

For advice or assistance please contact:Constituency Office,

43 Atlas Road,Glasgow G21 4TA

Tel: 0141 558 9483.

Email: [email protected]: www.patriciaferguson.labour.co.uk

1st Saturday of the month10am: Kelvindale Primary School,11 Dorchester Place, G12 0BP

11.30am: Maryhill Hub186 Wyndford Road, G20 8HF

1st Monday of the month4pm: Springburn Alive & KickingProject, 94 Red Road, G21 4PH

5.30pm: St Monica's (Milton)Primary School, 200 LiddesdaleRoad, G22 7QH

2nd Monday of the month4pm: Lambhill Stables,11 Canal Bank North(off Balmore Road), G22 6RD

5.30pm: Ledgowan Tenants' Hall1 Ledgowan Place, G20 0JZ

3rd Monday of the month4pm: K.A.T.S, 1 FountainwellSquare, Sighthill, G21 1RB

5.30pm: Possilpoint CommunityCentre, 130 Denmark Street,G22 5LQ

4th Monday of the month4pm: Roystonhill RecreationCentre, 15 Forrestfield Street,G21 2HG

5.30pm: Elmvale Primary School712 Hawthorn Street,G22 6ED

The Scottish Parliament has legislative responsibility for:Health, Education, Transport, Housing, Economic Development, Enterprise,Culture, Environment, Rural Development and Justice

•There will be no surgeries onpublic holidays and no surgeries inschools during school holiday periods.

•Those unable to attend a surgery can bevisited at home by arrangement.

•For further information, or to make asurgery appointment, please contact theconstituency office on 0141 558 9483.

Working hard for the communities of Acre, Ashfield, Balgrayhill, Balornock, Cadder, Carron, Colston, Cowlairs,Gairbraid, Germiston, Hamiltonhill, Kelvindale, Keppochhill, Kirklee, Lambhill, Maryhill, Maryhill Park, Milton,

Parkhouse, Petershill, Port Dundas, Possilpark, Royston, Ruchill, Sighthill, Springburn, Summerston and Wyndford.

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“IT’S BEYOND A JOKE NOW”

FOLLOWING the aftermath of th

e

Football Match

between Celtic and

Rangers last S

unday there were

over 300 arrests with accid

ent and

emergency units filled to capacity

and

as usual when it a

ll calms down what is

being done about it.

The police

have been briefed and

de-briefed this week with high level

meetings being held in the run up to the

next encounter but given that their h

ands

are tied as to

what they can basica

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do it is up to US the general public t

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get a grip of the situ

ation and put it on

the line that w

e will not to

lerate this

anti-social behaviour any longer.

The

problem has been with us for around

110 years and during that tim

e 2 World

Wars have been fought w

ith comrades of

opposite religions la

ying down their lives

for their co

untry. V

ictoria Crosse

s have

been awarded to heroes of both religions

yet when it c

omes down to a football

match which at the end of th

e day results

in three points being awarded to the

winning team (NOTHING MORE –

NOTHING

LESS) th

ere is mayhem and serious in

jury

meted out for ju

st being “O

NE OF TH

EM”.

Football ri

valry between teams is

normally healthy and the crazy thing is

that when, ta

ke for instance, St

. Johnstone

play Kilmarnock, th

ere are players from

different re

ligions in oppositio

n, there is

no need for 1000 police officers o

n duty in

fact the majority

of these type of games

police themselves.

Why then is i

t that w

hen the “Old Fir

m”

meet there is t

he need to have a high

alert and tension in the air fr

om early

morning till midnight and beyond? O

ne

thing is for su

re ...It Has N

othing To

Do With Football!! So what happens

now? Well fo

r a start w

e all could act

responsibly, but th

is is easier sa

id than

done. Drink is a

major factor and with

the kick-off la

st week being 12.30 many

supporters began drinking early in the

morning, whether th

ey had it in the

house from the Saturday night, o

r were

served in the MANY public houses th

at

open their back doors t

hinking they are

doing their customers a

favour. Number

One Problem..... ALCO

HOL. The majority

of supporters w

ho rush down four of five

pints, a couple of sp

irits or a bottle

of

Buckfast, in

such a short space of tim

e

then go on a supporters bus w

ith a couple

of cans or bottle

s (yes w

e know that drink

is not su

pposed to be allowed on buses,

but we all know a blind eye is t

urned),

then get caught up in the atmosphere

of the songs etc...

, is a certain recipe for

trouble. What happens th

en is that th

ey

enter the game and being surrounded

by police and ste

wards they seem to

be able to keep a lid on their e

motions

albeit some will e

ither be warned or even

arrested for minor offences.

It’s on the

road home when the drink has begun to

kick in and the hatred that they have for

each other spills

over. Now the people

we are speaking about here are NOT the

usual perceived “Thugs”,

these are

people who are run of the mill n

eighbours

and have “Friends” o

f opposite religions,

who in any other circumstances w

ould

normally do everything they could to help

anyone in need. The problem is t

hough,

that in the run up to an “O

ld Firm” game,

all the hype that has been spouted by

some of the tabloid newspapers

in an

effort to sell th

e paper basica

lly fuels

the bigotry and hatred. Just t

he slant

put on stories ca

n stir up feelings of

bigotry or perceived bigotry and even

photos which in the normal ru

n of the

week would be accepted as part o

f the

story, all o

f a sudden are construed as

being too much of one side or th

e other.

BIGOTRY, no matter w

hat shape it t

akes

is unacce

ptable and to put a spin on a

phrase or paragraph in a newspaper can

be part of it.

In a newspaper th

is is easy

to do...Take for example both teams of th

e

“Old Firm” w

in 1-0 they week before they

both meet.

Headlines proclaim Celtic

Cruise To

Victory,

Rangers Scrape Win, (

or vice

versa), such headlines are perceived as

favouring one team or the other and in

some cases as bigotry, which to normal

people sounds crazy but w

hich paper

would you take, obviously the one that

hypes up your team and seems to

bring

down the other. FOOTBALL S

ONGS and

CHANTS, many of th

ese are hilarious and

show the fun side of fo

otball but w

hen

it comes to

the “Old Fir

m” fun goes out

the window. Most o

f the songs su

ng at

“Old Firm” m

atches are now aimed at

inciting the oppositio

n by bringing the

“Irish Tro

ubles” into them and make no

mistake BOTH SIDES ARE A

S BAD AS ONE

ANOTHER. Of co

urse no one will agree

on this as each sid

e proclaims it is p

art of

their herita

ge to sing such songs.

The answer to

that is that it

is part

of EVERYONE in

the area’s herita

ge to

walk along a street on the day of a

football match and not be subjected to

the violence, bigotry or abuse that is

happening now after “Old Fir

m” games.

Families, Housewives, P

ensioners etc,

have the right to

enjoy a day of rest

without all the hassle

that accompanies

an “Old Fir

m” match.

We could rave on

and on about the negatives th

at happen

when the “Old Fir

m” meet and the cost

to every one of us for th

e policing, fo

r the

ambulances and medics needed, fo

r the

upset of our daily lives and much, much,

more, suffice to say that....

If you spotted

someone trapped in a car cr

ash or a house

fire, would you sto

p to think...”I wonder if

that person is a diffe

rent religion to me?”

before trying to save them.

If you’ve got

to think of the answer , t

hen not only do

you have major problems....”WE A

LL DO.”

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A Sandyhills Loan shark this week

admitted to illegally lending money

from his home in Glenturret Street

and at other addresses in the city at

Glasgow Sheriff Court.

Colin Morrison (46) provided several

illegal cash loans to a vulnerable

couple who were forced to move home

to escape his clutches after being

charged interest which amounted to

over 719,000%. Joseph Rankin and

his partner Angela Clements (who

suffers from the muscle wasting disease

Miotonic Dystrophy), borrowed cash

from Morrison and struggled to pay the

high interest levied on the loan. Often

the couple were left to scrimp on around

£15-00 a week as the pressure became

too much to pay off the loan, forcing

them to get deeper into the mire by

borrowing from other illegal lenders

just to pay off Morrison. Two other

women, Elizabeth Cassells and Georgina

Close also fell under the grasp of the

Sandyhills Shark as they both borrowed

money unaware that they would be

paying back extortionate rates of

interest. Appearing at Glasgow Sheriff

Court last Wednesday Morrison admitted

the charge as the Crown accepted a plea

of Not Guilty to assaulting Joseph Rankin

and a Breach of the Peace charge.

Morrison’s partner Roseann, was also

charged with lending money illegally

but her not guilty plea was accepted by

the Crown.

Prosecutor Richard Hannay told the

court that Mr Rankin and Ms Clements

borrowed between £10-00 and £400-00

from Morrison and it was estimated they

had paid back around £1500 a year for

six years.

It was stated that the couple would

borrow from other lenders just to meet

the repayments on Morrison’s loans.

Eventually it became too much for the

couple and they were forced to flee their

home to escape from the money lenders

in the East End. Elizabeth Cassells

borrowed cash from Morrison around

Christmas time in 2007 and continued to

do so for the next three years.

Widow, Georgina Close (50) also

borrowed sums but always repaid them

the following week at an Interest Rate

of 30%.

When the matter was reported to

the police a warrant was issued to

search the Morrison home in the quiet,

leafy, suburbs of Sandyhills and

officers found £7,230 stashed in his

wardrobe. Prosecutor Hannay stated

that Colin Morrison had not

been employed or in receipt of

benefits during the period in

question. Sheriff Martin Jones

told the accused, “Those who

prey on the poor, weak and

vulnerable in this way will be

severely treated by the courts.”

He also stated that Morrison

had pled guilty to a very

serious charge. Sentence was

deferred until later this month

for background reports and

Morrison was released on bail. He also

faces proceedings under the proceeds of

crime act.

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WHY ARE THEY NOT IN “ACCORD”

PRIOR to being returned un-opposed

as First Minister, Alex Salmond joined

newly elected Shettleston MSP John

Mason and East End Councillors, Alison

Thewliss, David Turner and David McDonald at a meeting with carers and

service users at the closure threatened

Accord Centre in Dalmarnock. The Accord Centre which provides day

care service for people with learning disabilities is due to close to make way for

the Commonwealth Games car park and

athletes transport hub. The loss of this vital service has been

fought every step of the way by the East

Carers group, service users, families and

friends. The closure of the Accord centre

leaves the east end with just one day care

facility in Riddrie. At the meeting Carers presented the

first minister with information from minutes of a previous meeting of the

Community Health and Care Partnership

which explained that the service offered

at the accord would be replaced in a new/re-furbished building. This stands

in contrasts to the Councils current view

which is the close the Accord and not

replace the service. This is part of a wider

Council policy called Personalisation which

has seen a round of large cuts to people’s

personal budgets. David McDonald, the SNP spokesperson

on Social Care said of the meeting; “It

was great that the First Minister could join

carers and service users from the East End

at the Accord Centre and to give them his

support in their fight against Glasgow City

Council’s proposals to close the centre and

cut this much valued service. The East End of Glasgow must not lose out on services as a result of the

Commonwealth Games, the closure of

the Accord leaves just one day centre for

people with learning disabilities, and even

this centre is going to be outwith the price range for people as the Council are also introducing a series of brutal cuts to people’s care packages”. When the Re-Gen contacted, Councillor Matt

Kerr, the council’s Executive Member for Social Care, he said: “We have been working closely with the Accord carers for several months to find a solution

which is acceptable to everyone.“Alternative day care support has already been identified for a significant number of service users who have the highest and most complex support needs. The move to this centre will begin on Monday next

week. “The remaining services users have all been offered places in another centre and we are extremely confident there will be a positive conclusion for those who

continue to attend at the Accord Centre.“It’s

disappointing the First Minister didn’t feel

able to accept our invitation to meet today

when he was already in Glasgow to discuss

the Accord Centre, but the offer remains

open. “It is also regrettable the SNP government seems intent on treating this

issue as political football when they appear

to have no real understanding of what

needs to be done.”We at the Re-Gen are not in the least

concerned about anyone scoring political

points but what we are concerned about

is that a vulnerable group of people who

deserve much better are being passed from

pillar to post and could end up with no premises to meet their needs. What is called for here is for the two opposing parties to iron out a solution (such as using somewhere like the old Fernan Street premises which would be capable of housing the group either short term or even

long term). What we don’t want is for a group who

are dependent on stability to be messed

about. Get it sorted out quickly or we will

start going after those who don’t seem too

bothered as to where the Accord service

users are housed as long as they can say,

“We did our bit for the Party” We are

watching the outcome with interest so

please get it sorted as soon as possible.

VOLUNTEER’S WEEK THE GLASGOW EAST 5K FUN RUN & BIG DAY OOT IS BACK!

Cllr David McDonald, New MSP John Mason and First

Minister Alex Salmond pictured at the Accord Centre.

Excellent work was carried out by pw’s Shanahan and Armstrong on the 08/04/12 when they attended at Eriskey House Stobhill Hospital. On arrival they were informed that one of the patients had a polythene bag with blue tablets in his possession.

Pw’s recovered an extremely large

amount of Diazepam tablets within this bag in the male’s possession. He was cautioned and interviewed and made full admissions to selling drugs to another patient. He was charged section 5(3) MDA 71. In addition to this another patient was found to be in possession of a quantity of diazepam tablets and was charged sec 5(2) MDA 71.

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Government support for police Officers assaulted

Samurai Sword Thug JailedGood work by Maryhill Response Police Officers assisted by fellow community Policing Team officers in the Maryhill area of Glasgow. Constables Muirhead and Anderson were instructed to attend a call where a male householder was hiding in the toilet of his home from 2 of his “friends” who were within, drunk and refusing to leave. The officers attended and were met by a hostile male shouting a swearing in

the background. Eventually the householder

came to the door closely pursued by another male who was waving a samurai sword above their heads. The officers promptly grabbed the householder and closed the door on the sword wielding male who was still ranting and raving within. Officers promptly summoned assistance from colleagues and the ARVs.

After a short period the decision was made to

enter the address where the accused was compliant with the officers and was apprehended. The other male who was within the address became abusive and had to be restrained due to him repeatedly trying to assault the officers. He was also apprehended.

The 2 males were detained in custody to appear at GSC. The officers recovered a number of swords and knives from the address. Great team work!

Plans to make criminals who assault police officers in the line of duty pay for their crimes have been unveiled by Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill.

The Scottish Government will also consult shortly on proposals for a victims’ surcharge, to create a fund to help the victims of crime.

Assault on police officers is an offence and is currently punishable by fines, imprisonment, a Community Payback Order or a compensation order. Between

1 Jan 2010 and 28 Feb 2012 there were 4,890 convictions on charges of assaulting a police officer.

Under the new plans, another option would be a ‘restitution order’ which would see criminals pay cash to good causes.

The police scheme could see the proceeds of restitution orders donated to charities to help injured officers back to work such as the Police Benevolent Fund and the Castlebrae treatment centre in Auchterarder. This would

see officers assaulted at work receive the very best care, to allow them to quickly return to duty.

The orders would not replace the existing arrangements for compensation direct to victims.

Ministers aim to bring forward legislation to create restitution orders and a victims’ surcharge in the forthcoming Victims and Witnesses Bill which will also contain a package or measures to support victims more generally.

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ANYONE who answers the telephone in their place of work or even in the confines of their own home must surely be sick to the back teeth with the opening line of a particular call. “This is an important message about being mis-sold insurance/protection by banks.....”. Almost half the day is now being taken up with these random

telephone calls which instead of attracting your attention, just makes your blood boil. If anyone out there doesn’t realise now that there is a method of recompense available (and has been for the past year at least), then they don’t deserve any money back. To be interrupted by the constant spiel about how

you can claim money back becomes a bit of a bore now and there is no way you can get these random calls barred. Even shouting down the phone makes no difference because it is a tape and although you feel a bit daft it at least releases your feelings. So do us all a favour PPI people, PLEASE PACK IT IN!!!

PPI = (Please Pack it In)

Last Friday’s day of action in Royston produced some excellent results including, 5 arrested in connection with alleged drugs offences. A 44 yr old man arrested for alleged possession of a number of offensive weapons and alleged theft, and 84 vehicles

stopped and searched and 17 offences detected - these ranged from no seatbelt and bald tyres to no insurance, no licence and scrap metal dealing without a licence. Two vehicles were taken off the road as a result. Friday the 13th was certainly unlucky for some.

Keeping communities safe - Operation Neptune

14 April 2012

Parliamentary Patter

Patricia Ferguson MSP

Bob Doris MSP

It is less than two weeks away from the local authority elections and in spite of the fact that local councils deliver the services we use on a daily basis the elections rarely get the attention they deserve from the media. Since 1999 the council elections were held together with the Scottish Parliament elections. This time it’s different and I hope this will result in more publicity for important local issues and a higher turnout of voters on May 3rd.

In Glasgow, Scottish Labour wants to continue to provide employment opportunities, creating 1,000 new jobs

a year for young people, graduates and the over 50s. To help address the housing shortage we will build 3,500 new homes for rent and help first-time buyers. We will ensure every area has an enforcement officer to tackle litter and dog fouling and campaign to regulate buses properly, something the SNP opposes.

Last year the Tory-led government cut the winter fuel payment to older people but Labour in Glasgow gave £100 to every pensioner over the age of 80 to help them with their bills – and if re-elected we will continue this each

year.Labour has already invested £550

million to rebuild or refurbish more than 100 schools and nurseries in Glasgow, and will make sure every local primary school is rebuilt or refurbished. And because we know how important affordable childcare is Labour will provide up to 5 months of additional childcare for all 3 year olds. This will be worth up to £1,500 for families and will be available from this year – not in 2014 as the SNP proposes.

From my work locally, meeting constituents, attending community

councils and local groups and organisations I know that these are the issues that matter in the communities of Maryhill & Springburn.

And as someone who believes in fairness and equality for all and who came in to politics to promote those ideals, I hope that you would vote for Scottish Labour on May 3rd. But whether you vote for Labour or for another party I would urge you to use your vote. People fought and struggled and campaigned to make sure we had the vote – please use it.

I meet frequently with a number of community groups across Glasgow.

Recently I went to both Springburn Park and Kelvindale bowling clubs. These clubs are much more than sporting venues as they provide a thriving social scene for patrons.

I recently visited the North Area Transport Association (NATA), a community transport organisation who provide affordable transport for a number of local groups.

Scottish Government Transport Minister Keith Brown joined me at their new premises to discuss future funding opportunities. Glasgow Labour recently

axed funding to NATA from the City Council and whilst it will make NATA’s job much harder they assured me they will continue to provide these vital services. Visiting these organisations reminds me that politics is all about priorities.

Over the next couple of weeks in the run-up to the council election on 3rd May we will all be giving some thought to Glasgow’s future and the public services our people need. The SNP team in Glasgow has been listening to Glaswegians – some 20,000 people surveyed so far! We have responded with a manifesto we think people will want to vote for. Glasgow needs more than kind

words. We need serious action from the City Chambers.

The SNP will maintain roads better and keep our streets cleaner through tough action on dog fouling and fly-tippers. Our council tax – frozen since the SNP came to power in Holyrood in 2007 – will remain frozen until at least 2016.

Our City Council will become far more open and accountable with a Petitions Committee to give citizens a direct say in decision-making.

We will guarantee at least 600 hours per year of flexible free nursery education for every 3 and 4 year old.

There will be a school building refurbishment programme and a new drive to raise attainment in schools. We will

guarantee every 16-24-year-old a place in education or training.

And an SNP Council will appoint a Carer’s Champion to recognise the needs of carers in the policy process and to better support carers’ organisations.

Public finances are tight and a Tory Government is making life hard for thousands of the poorest and most vulnerable people in Glasgow. But a City Council with a positive approach can work with the numerous charities and groups - like the North Area Transport Association I met the other day - who keep things ticking over and make life so much better for many of our people. Glasgow is a terrific city and a caring city. Let’s keep it that way. Let’s breathe new life into the City Chambers on 3rd May.

During the Easter Parliamentary recess, I spent time meeting local groups who are battling the effects of austerity cuts at home, but I was also fortunate enough to visit Africa for the first time, and the world’s newest country, South Sudan. I led a group of British parliamentarians on this trip where we learned about the UN programmes on agriculture, impressed upon the South Sudanese Government the need to act to improve maternal health and rates of child education, as well as peace with its neighbours in the central African region. It is one of the poorest states in the world, with huge political, economic and security problems, but among the mothers I met, growing food so they can send their families to school, a sense of optimism which is characteristic of our common humanity.

The focus at Westminster currently is on George Osborne’s Budget and the Finance Bill which

seeks to enact its proposals on changes to tax rates and allowances. Consumer confidence in Scotland has slumped to levels last seen in the depths of the 2008-9 recession, and retail sales fell in February. It’s a story being told in the empty shop fronts in Dennistoun, Springburn and elsewhere, and the lack of spare cash people have to spend, leading to a shrinking of demand in the local economy.

Osborne’s ideological choice to choke off demand through aggressive fiscal tightening has instead led to a downgrading of forecast growth to a paltry 0.8% for this year, a third downgrade of 2013’s growth forecast to only 2% from an initial 2.9% in June 2010, and a slump in forecast tax receipts for the last year of 2.7% as unemployment rockets above 2.6million.

Keynes once argued: take care of unemployment, and the deficit

takes care of itself. The stance of this Tory-led government is that the unemployed can take care of themselves, even as the wealthiest 3% receive more than a little helping hand from the state through Osborne’s largesse.

Osborne’s policy fails Scotland’s economy in four major respects. Firstly, the Budget makes zero impact on aggregate demand, and by skewing wealth and opportunity further in the hands of the top 10% rather than the bottom 40%, throws an estimated additional 10,000 people in Scotland onto the dole. As Keynes rightly concluded in the 1930s, making the poor poorer - Osborne’s position - is ludicrous economics, as well as destructive of social cohesion. In a depressed economy, with real wages predicted to fall by 7% in the next few years, and disposable incomes by 4% year-on-year – the biggest sustained drop since the 1970s – people are eroding their savings month on month to make ends meet.

Secondly, there is no plan to tackle youth unemployment. Labour’s Jobs Guarantee for the

long-term young unemployed, funded out of fair taxation of bank bonuses, would immediately help more than 4,000 young Scots into jobs, and help boost the building of 2,500 affordable homes for rent to make a start on dealing with what Shelter has called Scotland’s social housing crisis, worsened by the Tory Bedroom Tax.

Our Employers’ National Insurance Contributions holiday for small business would help create more than the pitiful 1,400 Scottish jobs under the Tories’ poor excuse of a scheme. Our temporary cut in VAT would bolster consumer confidence and get people spending again. And in Scotland, given the extent of the crisis of opportunity for young people, it was a dereliction of duty for the SNP Scottish government to make college cuts in the order of 20%, forcing more than half of colleges to scrap courses, and closing doors to talented young people in need.

Thirdly, there is no plan to reform the provision of finance to businesses starved of capital by a still-weakened financial system. A forecast gap of £190bn in required

capital for businesses will hardly be addressed by the National Loan Guarantee Scheme, which may lever in at most £20bn in existing, not new, finance.

Fourthly, there is no plan for social housing, construction or for boosting infrastructure investment. In Scotland, construction output has fallen in four consecutive quarters. The SNP made a poor situation worse by cutting capital spending too quickly in the last two years.

There are alternatives to the austerity policies which are manifestly failing in the eurozone and here at home.

A plan for new jobs and growth is the most credible way to reduce the deficit over the medium term, and repair lost tax revenues, not the destruction of demand and economic output being left to waste by the Chancellor. This is a crisis of demand made in No. 11 Downing Street and Bute House, for which governments in London and Edinburgh must assume their respective share of responsibility. It will need boldness, optimism, and new thinking from the Scottish and British Left to end it.

Willie Bain MP

William Bain MPShadow Environment, Food, and

Rural Affairs MinisterLabour MP for Glasgow North East

Westminster Office: 0207-219-7527; Constituency Office: 0141-557-2513

www.williebain.comE-mail: [email protected]

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Patricia Ferguson MSP43 Atlas Road

Glasgow G21 4TAt: 0141 558 9483

[email protected]

3rd Floor, Empire House131 West Nile Street, Glasgow G1 2RX

Tel: 0141 204 0199email: [email protected]

Paul Martin MSP

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604 Alexandra Parade, GlasgowG31 3BS

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Giving young people the chance to work should be the main concern of every politician during these difficult times. We cannot afford to put the next generation on a jobless scrapheap. That is why I was delighted to see a “Glasgow Guarantee” announced as part of Glasgow Labour’s manifesto for the council elections on the 3rd of May.

This policy means that every 16 – 24 year old in Glasgow will be entitled to an apprenticeship, employment or training. Having this policy shows the ambition and vision that Glasgow needs to help create opportunities for our young people. Tackling youth unemployment will help the entire Glasgow economy and stop the waste of talent that unemployment causes.

Having a job is not just about earning money. The skills learnt and self esteem that come from having a job help make our communities stronger and more prosperous. That is why I am so supportive of this course of action.

Compare this action plan to the SNP’s. They have already said that winning in Glasgow would be “a stepping stone to

independence” and have not announced a single idea on how to tackle youth unemployment.

The Labour Party believes that giving young people the chance to fulfil their potential should be the number one priority at these elections.

If you would like to speak to me about this or any other issue then please do not hesitate in getting in contact with me.

15April 2012

Growing Greenerwith Playbusters Miracle Vinegar

White vinegar is perfect for killing weeds that sprout through our hard-top driveway.The best part…it’s cheap! It’s also a

very effective glass cleaner.

Magazine SwapInstead of throwing previously-read

magazines away, I drop them off in the laundry room of my apartment building. I have noticed some people reading the magazines while waiting for their laundry to wash or to dry. Also, some people pick up the magazines they are interested in and take them away with them. The magazines get at least one more reading and, hopefully, get passed on to other readers.

Tech-free for a DayDon’t check your emails more

than once a day. Only turn on your computer when you need to. Plan your computer use ahead of time so that you can save your self time and not be a slave to technology. This will also save energy too of course. Re-use Everyday ItemsDon’t throw out anything without

asking yourself if it can be reused. I got this mentality from backpacking, where you have very few resources to work with. Lots of food packaging like plastic bags, if opened carefully, can be reused for something else.

Seek out no-waste packaging I look for products with recyclable packaging. I avoid tetrapak, styrofoam and unnecessary bags. I don’t buy products in clamshell packing unless I absolutely have to. Making those choices means less waste, and fewer garbage bags too. It’s a ripple effect.

Cut and ReuseCut old shirts and use them as wash

cloths in the kitchen and bathroom, etc.

At the Car WashInstead of using a hose, which

wastes a lot of water when washing the car, I just use two buckets of water. One bucket with car wash soap solution, and one bucket with clean water for rinsing.

Get Crafty!“I recycle my birthday cards by

using them as bookmarks or for scrapbooking.

No Dryer NeededBefore taking the clothes out of

washing machine, I run the last spin cycle one or two more times to wring out all possible water. It seems to me the electricity used to spin the washing machine drum would be far less than what would be needed to heat and evaporate water in the dryer. Get washing out on the green as much as possible .

One Woman’s TrashClean out some closets and put

some reusable items in bags Then drop off to the local charity shop.

READERS TIPS

Playbusters were delighted to announce that they have been awarded £449,662 for their environmental projects in the same week that they hosted the Grow Green awards. The funding comes from the Scottish Government’s Climate Challenge Fund and covers their Grow Green with Glasgow’s East End programme for the next three years. The project will continue the exciting work of the last two years, addressing issues of climate change across

the East End of Glasgow with leadership from young people and volunteers. Through local food growing, energy saving, recycling and re-use, they are establishing a change in culture towards climate change and creating a sustainable future for the community. The news came the day before Playbusters hosted the Grow Green Awards at the Winter Gardens in Glasgow Green. The big winner on the night was Glasgow Bike Station who picked up the overall Grow Green Award as well as the sustainable transport award for promoting cycling across the city. The sustainable school award went to Eastbank Primary School who have grown their own food, reinstated a pond and were the first school in Glasgow to achieve a fourth green flag. The waste reduction and reuse award went to the volunteer team at Simply Swap who said “I think it’s absolutely terrific that we won the Grow Green Award. I never thought I’d be involved with something like this and it’s just great to see how Simply Swap has progressed from day one to where it is now and we can hopefully build on this further”. Two awards went to the North East of the city with North Glasgow Community Food Initiative picking up the sustainable food award and North Glasgow Housing Association collecting the sustainable business award.

Jeremy Laycock, Senior Climate Challenge Officer at Playbusters said:“Continued support from the Scottish Government’s Climate Challenge Fund

shows that the work we are doing fits well with their ongoing aims in terms of tackling climate change in the years ahead. “The continued funding recognises the success we have had in engaging the community in our work and in particular, with involving volunteers in all stages of our project. It allows us to build on the last two year’s work which has included running cycling clubs, helping people to reduce their energy bills and learn about growing their own food. We have also set up a number of community gardens, including Crownpoint Community Garden, where we have worked with a wide range of partners to deliver a beautiful garden that will be a real resource for the community. “We are determined to change people’s attitudes and we believe that we have been doing just that, particularly with our fashion swap shop – Simply Swap – which has been hugely successful at changing the way that people view ‘waste’ and helping to take away the stigma attached to second hand items.“We will take advantage of the Junior Climate Challenge Fund to expand the Grow Green programme’s youth activities; including ‘low carbon lifestyle’ training for young people, regular cycling clubs and further developing our successful toy swaps. “The Grow Green Awards are crucial in our programme and we are very much looking forward to celebrating the achievements of all our nominees. Playbusters are keen to get as many people as possible involved in the project so give them a call on 0141 551 0071 to find out more.

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BOTH Glasgow Teams deserve an enormous amount of credit for their performances this Season with Petershill challenging for the Title and the `field consolidating in their first Season in the Top League.

Sunny Conditions & a chilly wind welcomed both teams to the New Petershill Park with a 250 plus Crowd already taking their place in this new Stadium. Ashfield suffered a couple of injury blows to their line up before Kick-Off with Andy Brand & Jim Smith out through injury & 13 Goal Chris Hall unavailable for selection and it was the home side that took the game to Ashfield straight from the Kick-Off.

The `field were a bit frustrated with the Referee`s early decisions and to add to their woes, Petershill opened the scoring in the 12th Minute.

A foul was conceded on the left hand side of the box and a wicked Free-Kick was met by the Petershill Captain Ryan Jordan who bulleted a header high past Anton Nugent

in the `field goal to put Petershill 1-0 up. Petershill 1 Ashfield 0. The home side were looking lively at this stage and Ashfield had to dig deep to contain the `hill however as the half wore on Ashfield came in more & more into the Match. On the half hour mark the `field almost pulled level.

Shaun Fraser was brought down 25 yards out and Mark Thomson`s Free-Kick crashed off the underside of the bar and was eventually cleared to safety. There were some committed challenges towards the end of the half however Referee Don Robertson kept a lid on things.

As the half was brought to an end the Crowd knew that it was going to be a very interesting Second Half indeed.

HALF TIME:- PETERSHILL 1 ASHFIELD 0

It was the `field`s turn to start the half in good form and from the Kick-Off made their intentions known as they put the `hill on the back foot. Despite having the bulk of the play, the `field were

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restricted to long shots as the `hill back four were in a mean mood.

As the the `field poured forward it was Petershill that almost increased their lead on the break. when a low shot went narrowly past Nugent`s post.

Ashfield had a couple of chances

from Free-Kick`s which were taken by Mark Thomson, the first going narrowly over and the second was saved by McNeil.

Paul Maxwell was next to test McNeil with a downward header before Shaun Fraser drove low and hard which McNeil put past the post. With 20 Minutes to & Ashfield squandered a big chance to equalise after a lovely sweeping move.

Shaun Fraser broke free on the right hand side of the box and his deftly delivered cross was met by Paul Maxwell, however the big Ashfield striker missed the post by inches from inside the 6 yard box.

`Maxi` did not let this affect him and with the time running out for the `field he picked up the ball just inside the box and after weaving past a couple of defenders

was brought down with Referee Robertson having no hesitation in pointing to the spot.

Mark Thomson stepped up and drilled in his 21st Goal of the Season sending McNeil the wrong way to the delight of the Ashfield support. Petershill 1 Ashfield 1. Ashfield had their tails up and went for the winner however the `hill defence stood resolute as the Referee brought proceedings to an end. Petershill will now be hoping that Ashfield take something from their two games coming up with Irvine Meadow starting with next week`s clash at Saracen Park (21/4/12).

Teams:- Petershill - McNeil, Barr, Palmer, McCabe, Jordan (Capt), Maxwell, Finnigan, Dickson, McGladrigan, Murch & Burke. Subs - McLaughlin, Girvan, McArdle, Woods, Moore & Black (gk).

Ashfield - Nugent, O`Boyle, Halliday, Coll. McShane, Thomson (Capt), McCann, Fraser, Maxwell, Ferguson & Martin. Subs - Chalmers, Team, Mangan, Cairley, Wright, MacKay & McLenaghan (gk)

FULL TIME:- PETERSHILL 1 ASHFIELD 1

Man of the Match:- A very good Second Half performance from the `field with special mentions to the whole back four, Paul Maxwell & Shaun Fraser however as in recent Matches, Mark Thomson produced a Captain`s display, firstly being denied by the underside of the bar before despatching a late penalty for his 21st Goal of the Season.

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Joe Heading for Malawi(With a Little help from his Friends)JOSEPH Brannan, Active Schools Coordinator at Springburn Academy has been selected to participate in the first group of Malawi Leaders of Learning who will travel to Malawi in June of this year.The purpose is to support a range of learning and teaching developments within Malawi schools through the Malawi Leaders of Learning programme. To participate in this programme Joe has to raise a minimum of £3000.Over the last couple of months Joe has been organising events to try and raise the required sum and on Thursday 10th May a football match has been organised at Ashfield Stadium. Former football players; Andy McLaren, Charlie Miller and Jose Quintongo along with Paul Weir and Willie Limond both former World Boxing Champions as well as

active schools coordinators colleagues, local school teachers, community workers and some local people will take to the field to provide an entertaining match with a 6.30pm kick off. Joe commented that the match will provide an opportunity for local people to view some entertaining football and see some of sports former ambassadors take to the field. As well as the football match local senior pupils from Springburn Academy and All Saints will participate in a half time quickest goal from the half way line competition. Admission is £2 for children £3 adults and this will contribute to Joe’s fund raising. When over in Malawi Joe will be working in primary schools where school roles are extremely high and children attend school encouraged by

the thought of receiving a free bowl of porridge each day. Classes can be as high as one hundred and fifty pupils per class and children are taught in many instances in class rooms without desks and books or outside in the school grounds. Joe who reformed Partick Amateur Boxing Club based at John Paul Academy in Summerston several years ago expects to find living conditions tough during his five week stay in Malawi but is looking forward to the challenge of working in schools with such high school roles and very limited resources. Anyone wishing to make a donation can do so be contacting Joe at Springburn Academy and hopefully there will be a big turn out on 10th May to support this worthwhile cause.

transformationFRONT EXTERIOR BEFORE AND AFTER

INTERIOR BEFORE

REAR EXTERIOR BEFORE AND AFTER

AND AFTER

John Clay with Housing

Support Officer Chris Quail

These before and afterpictures clearly illustrate

the amazing transformationof the Gourlay Street ShelteredHousing complex.Tenants living there are delightedwith the major changes madeduring the first phase of the plannedimprovements.As you can see from the pictures,the front entrance of the buildingis now more accessible with a newramp leading to a newly constructedporch entrance and reception area.The backcourt is now morereadily accessible from the commonroom following the construction ofanother new ramp and the doublebi-folding patio access glazed doorsmeans light floods into the room.

The contrast between the oldand new interiors is absolutelystunning.During the improvements, a newWarden’s Office was created anda new laundry area has also beenintroduced.The CCTV system has beenupgraded with additional camerasinstalled providing 24-hourcoverage.The next stage of theimprovements has started andwill see further upgrading of thebackcourt area with new lighting,surface conditions and drainage.New seating areas will beinstalled and improvements alsomade to the drying areas.

The smiles on the faces oftenants who had popped in to usethe new community space for theirweekly armchair aerobics classshow just how delighted they arewith the transformation.Warden Jim Vernel said: “Theresidents think the transformationis absolutely fantastic and we nowhave direct and easy access tothe backcourt. The patio windowsare a wonderful addition and area particular advantage when theweather is nice.“The access to the front is alsomuch more welcoming and userfriendly. It is really quite amazing -a completely different place.”

Hawthorn Street ShelteredHousing Complex was

featured in HousingScotland, the magazine of theScottish Federation of HousingAssociations.The focus was on howthe complex aims to helpolder people continue livingindependently.Tenants live in their ownapartments with any care andsupport they need comingdirectly to them.There are 58 self-containedflats, arranged over two floors,of which 40 are mainstreamsheltered housing and 18 are forVery Sheltered Housing.The complex is managedby staff from North GlasgowHousing Association wholook after the residents withRichmond Fellowship staffproviding personal care forthose in the Very Shelteredflats.The flats form part ofa larger complex withcommunal facilities includinga residents’ lounge, laundry,a conservatory and gardenspace. This provides manyopportunities for residentsto socialise.North Glasgow HousingAssociation has plansto completely redecorate andrefurbish both the residents’homes and the communalfacilities at Hawthorn Street.Within every Very Shelteredapartment there is an alarmlinked to a 24 hour controlcentre, giving added peace ofmind, that help is always at hand.The article featured tworesidents - John Clay, a sprightly92-year-old who has lived atHawthorn Street since 2006, andJessie Wallace who has lived in

the complex for seven years.John, originally from SierraLeone, has met the Queen,Prince Phillip and Pope JohnPaul II in a fascinating life.Jessie is regarded as anunsung hero at Hawthorn Street,always busy helping others.She says: “I really enjoyliving here and there’s alwayssomething going on, fromsinging breakfasts to fish suppernights, there’s never a dullmoment.”Jessie has noticed a bigimprovement in the grounds atHawthorn Street since NorthGlasgow HA took charge justunder a year ago. She says:“The grassed areas around thecomplex are kept neat and tidythanks to ng2 who are hereat least once a week and theconservatory and garden areaalso looks really good.”Assistant Gemma Plommer,Manager Sharon Hazlett andHousing Support Officer ChrisQuayle also featured.Staff at Hawthorn VerySheltered always embraceopportunities to involve theresidents at the complex.An example of this waswhen they helped bake sconesand cakes with the residentsto take part in the World’sBiggest Coffee Morning in aid ofMacmillan Cancer Care.

Carron gets a £3.5m facelift

The Carron area is to get a major faceliftas part of a £3.5million investment in

the area.The Association has been in negotiationswith Scottish Gas who are operating a carbon reduction programme on behalf of the Government.Now the energy giant will organise and deliver a programme of housing improvements that will lead to lower carbon emissions and reduced heating bills for tenants and owners alike.

The project includes:• New insulated overcladding• New ‘A’ rated condensing boilers and new radiators to replace old or obsolete systems• Replacement of electric heating in tenements with new efficient gas heating systems• Free home energy advice

• Relocation of satellite dishes to roof masts• New gutters and downpipes if requiredWork will start on 23rd April and will becomplete by October 2012.Tenants and owners were invited to an open day in February where they met with housing staff and representatives of Scottish Gas. They were able to view images of howthe houses in the area will look after theovercladding work.North Glasgow HA Chief Executive RobertTamburrini said: “This is another great project and a further demonstration of our commitment to maintain and improve the quality of housing in our area. “Tenants and owners alike will benefit greatly from the improvements in the short and long term. “The changes in appearance will be almost instant and the subsequent savings in energy costs will prove very helpful in the years ahead.”

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