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THE COUNCIL’S MAGAZINE FOR THE PEOPLE OF GLASGOW
WWW.GLASGOW.GOV.UK
Our dear
green places
GLASGOW’S RESIDENTS ARE
SPOILED FOR CHOICE WHEN
IT COMES TO ENJOYING PARK LIFE
Tattoo on
the move
Edinburgh’s
famous show
is coming to
Glasgow!
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JUNE – JULY 09
Building
new bridges
Vulnerable
youngsters
are given vital
support
PAGE 24
Put your best
foot forward!
Get fit for free by
joining one of
Glasgow’s many
walking groups
PAGE 22
The fun starts here
for summer!
Four pages
of fantastic
activities for
all the family
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CUSTOMER MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR 2006 & 2007
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June – July 09
contents
4 ALL THE NEWS FROM
ACROSS YOUR CITY
7 DEAR GREEN PLACE
Glasgow’s park lovers
are spoiled for choice
10 DANGEROUS WATERS
Tackling the menace
of the loan sharks who
target vulnerable residents
12 SALUTING THE
60TH TATTOO
The world-famous military
spectacle comes to Glasgow
15 SUMMER IN THE CITY
Four pages of activities,
exhibitions, galas and much,
much more for all the family!
19 WIN! WIN! WIN!
Driving lessons and tickets
to Walking with Dinosaurs
20 THE APPLIANCE OF SCIENCE
Meet the team which is
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www.glasgow.gov.uk
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10
12
making sure your health
and safety are its top priority
22 WALK THIS WAY
Explore the delights of the
city on foot – it’s free, it’s
fun and it’s friendly!
24 BUILDING BRIDGES
How young children from
deprived backgrounds are
receiving a better start in life
26 IN TOUCH
How to contact your councillor
Glasgow magazine is
distributed to every home
and business address in the
city. It costs less than 11p a
copy to produce and deliver.
Copies are also available at
libraries and the City
Chambers. Total circulation:
300,000. Glasgow’s paper is
produced from raw
materials harvested from
fully sustainable forestry
at a Forest Stewardship
Council mill, and is fully
accredited to Environmental
Standard ISO 14001.
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NO. 67
June – July 09
EDITOR
John Keil
CONTRIBUTORS
Vicky Bond, Ione Campsie, John Keil,
Robin McEwen, Julianne McGinley, Colin
MacKenzie, Jennifer Mactavish, Linda Muir,
Tim Power, Suzanne Rough, Gillian Sheriff
PHOTOGRAPHY
Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Land and
Environmental Services, Ian Watson
COVER
Ian Watson
EDITORIAL
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AND COMPLAINTS
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Council service to any member of staff, as
well as by phone, e-mail, letter, or by using
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BY JOHN KEIL
Editor’s welcome
Among the many attractions for which
Glasgow is justifiably proud are the number
and variety of our parks. Given that this is the
ideal time in which to explore and enjoy them,
we highlight eight (of 91) to consider.
As is our custom in this edition, four
pages are devoted to the many summer
events taking place at a range of locations
and venues.
One is the first performance, in George Square, of the
Edinburgh Military Tattoo. We profile this world-famous
event, the 60th, which has maintained strong links with Glasgow
for 40 years.
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I hope you enjoy reading this
issue – and have a wonderful summer!
Celebrating 400 years
of the Trades House
A book which, among many other things, hopes
to “dispel the image of the best-kept secret in
Glasgow” has been published.
The Trades House of Glasgow details the
history of an institution which was established
in 1605 and is unknown to most residents.
The 362-page book was written by Roy Scott,
one of the organisation’s ex-conveners and,
between 2000 and 2001, the city’s Third
Citizen. Princess Anne, the Princess Royal,
has contributed a foreword.
More than 400 years since its creation,
it boasts 14 Incorporated Trades: Bakers,
Barbers, Bonnetmakers & Dyers, Coopers,
Cordiners, Fleshers, Gardeners, Hammermen,
Maltmen, Masons, Skinners, Tailors, Weavers
and Wrights.
Nowadays the Trades House and its
Crafts act as a charitable foundation “for the
common good” and support good causes such
as the elderly, hospitals and schools.
The book, which took 10 years to produce,
costs £25, plus postage and packing.
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Phone: 01235 722 683
E-mail: roy-janette@blueyonder.co.uk
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NEWS
Cutting the
city’s carbon
footprint
Councillor Coleman officially
opens the new service
Easterhouse cancer support
A new drop-in cancer support and
advice service has opened at The
Bridge’s library in Easterhouse.
Operated by a Macmillan
Cancer Support professional, and
assisted by trained volunteers, the
Council-backed facility at 1000
Westerhouse Road provides a
comprehensive range of
information on the illness for
Record council
tax collection
We secured £166 million in council
tax during 2008/09 – a four per
cent increase in only two years
and, at 90 per cent, our most
successful effort to date.
The progress, achieved through
a combination of service reform
and investment, proves we are
Scotland’s fastest-improving
council. We have also succeeded in
bucking the trend of difficult-tocollect payments during a recession.
Bailie Gordon Matheson, the
City Treasurer, said: “This is
excellent news for Glasgow’s
taxpayers and all of us who rely
on important services. Everyone
must pay their fair share of council
tax, and it is our duty to spend that
money efficiently on, for example,
keeping our city clean and safe,
improving the performance of our
schools, and supporting jobs and
the economy.”
Council tax can be paid by direct
debit, online, council tax quickcard,
credit/debit card, cheque/postal
order, cash and at paypoints.
www.glasgow.gov.uk
residents in the east of the city.
Councillor Jim Coleman,
Chair of the East Glasgow
Community Health and
Care Partnership, said: “By
providing emotional and
practical support for people
affected by cancer, this invaluable
new service will complement
existing medical services.”
Other partners: Culture and
Sport Glasgow, NHS Greater
Glasgow and Clyde.
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Phone: 531 8105
E-mail: janice.malone
@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
Macmillan Cancer Line:
0808 808 2020
Visit: www.macmillan.org.uk
A Taste of
the Tattoo
To coincide with the year of
Homecoming, the 60th
Edinburgh Military Tattoo
comes to George Square on
Tuesday 11 August.
The free lunchtime event
will feature 500 performers –
half of the entire complement
– from Australia, Canada,
Europe, Tonga and the UK. It
replaces the annual tradition,
established in the late 1960s,
of marching through the
streets to the City Chambers.
Euan Loudon, its Chief
Executive and Producer, said:
“Homecoming 2009 offers
more Glaswegians the
opportunity of experiencing
something of the Tattoo’s
music, colour and spectacle,
as well as sampling a
complimentary flavour of
the Burns Anniversarythemed production.”
He continued: “With its
strong military connections,
Glasgow has always been a
great supporter of the event,
and the performers enjoy their
visit thoroughly.”
Lord Provost Bob Winter,
who will take the salute on the
Tattoo’s last night, said: “I’m
pleased to welcome this event
to Glasgow in a grander and
more exciting format. George
Square is a tremendous venue
for bands and marching
displays, and our city is ideal
for spectacles of this kind.”
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Tickets:
Phone: 287 4001
(See pages 12-14.)
With the signing of a unique
emissions-cutting pact,
Glasgow has set its sights on
a cleaner, safer and more
sustainable future.
The Climate Change
Partnership is one of the
first in Britain, and the only
such alliance in Scotland
committing members to
specific carbon reduction
targets within five years.
Its founders – which
include the Glasgow
Housing Association,
NHS Greater Glasgow and
Clyde, plus Strathclyde
Police – pledged to cut their
combined CO2 emissions by
more than 32,000 tonnes.
The Partnership also hopes
to attract businesses
and churches.
If successful, the
environmental
benefits will equate
to planting an
additional 160,000
mature trees or
removing 1,620 cars
from our streets.
Councillor Jim
Coleman, Chair of the
Glasgow Community
Planning Partnership, said:
“Most people accept that
climate change is a threat
to the planet and our
communities, but it can be
difficult for them to see
where they fit in.”
He continued: “By making
this commitment to reduce
emissions, our members
can help to bring home the
realities of environmental
damage to every section of
the community.”
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Phone: Warren
McIntyre 287 8685
E-mail:
warren.mcintyre
@glasgow.gov.uk
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NEWS
Calling all businesses
In the latest stage of our
ambitious multi-million pound
Commonwealth Apprenticeship
Initiative offering a place to every
qualified Glasgow school-leaver in
2009, Council Leader Steven
Purcell announced a new package
encouraging businesses to
provide training opportunities.
We could provide up to £8,000
towards the cost of each place
offered by small and mediumsized enterprises, and not-forprofit organisations, which
demonstrate their commitment
to the scheme.
The project underlines our
determination to ensure that all
Glaswegians prosper from
the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
To add to that number, the
Council, which will contribute
500 apprenticeships, is also
working with other public-sector
organisations and private
companies.
Participating companies
include Arnold Clark, plus
Scottish and Southern Energy.
Councillor Purcell said:
“We believe apprenticeships
play a central role in the city’s
growing skills, whether as
tomorrow’s car mechanics,
construction specialists or
leisure workers.
“During difficult economic
times, one of Glasgow’s biggest
mistakes was its failure to invest
in training and young people,
so I am committed to doing
everything I can to make sure
those errors are not repeated.
“Regardless of size, businesses
have an important role to play in
the process.”
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Phone: 287 7282
E-mail: apprentices@
glasgow.gov.uk
Visit: www.glasgow.
gov.uk/apprentices
Stewart Memorial
Fountain facelift
With the goal of restoring it to
its former glory, a Council-led
£500,000 renovation of
Kelvingrove Park’s 150-year-old
A-listed Stewart Memorial
Fountain has begun.
Erected in 1872 to
commemorate Lord Provost
Robert Stewart’s success in
securing the Loch Katrine water
supply for the city, work on the
neglected and vandalised
monument includes installing an
underground water recycling
system to enable the fountain to
operate for the first time.
Bob Winter, Stewart’s present-
day successor, said: “Restoring
Glasgow’s fountains, which were
evidence of our wealth, is no mean
feat. I am sure that this project will
enable residents and tourists to
once again appreciate and admire
this iconic landmark.”
The work, by Glasgow-based
Hunter and Clark, also includes
cleaning and repairing stonework,
and should be completed in
August 2009.
Our partners are Glasgow City
Heritage Trust, the Heritage Lottery
Fund and Scottish Water.
Mr Stewart was Glasgow’s First
Citizen between 1851 and 1854.
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W
ith 91 parks – more per head
of population than any other
European city – Glasgow (the
“dear green place”) is living
up to its name.
Ranging from some of the best-known and
most popular in the country to relatively small
pockets of land dotted throughout the city
crying out to be discovered and cherished, they
offer an astounding array of entertainment,
horticulture and wildlife to enjoy – and are
free to visit. Overleaf, Glasgow highlights
eight of them. 4
Our
dear green
places
www.glasgow.gov.uk
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CITY PARKS
Dawsholm Park is a
haven for wildlife
and popular with
nature lovers
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CITY PARKS
Bellahouston Park’s
magnificent gardens
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BELLAHOUSTON
PARK
Dumbreck Road G51
(175 acres)
Bellahouston entices more than
one million people every year.
In 1938, it hosted the Empire
Exhibition, which attracted 12.5
million visitors. Of 200 palaces
and pavilions constructed for the
event, only the Palace of Art
remains – now the West of
Scotland Institute for Sport.
Forty-four years later, 280,000
people flocked to worship
with Pope John Paul II.
More recently, Charles
Rennie Mackintosh’s House
for an Art Lover, which
accommodates contemporary
visual arts, was completed from
century-old drawings.
A crucial venue for major
events, Bellahouston boasts fine
gardens, formal walks, play
areas and sporting facilities for
everyone from golfers to skiers.
DAWSHOLM PARK
Islay Road G51
(81 acres)
A favourite of birdwatchers and
naturalists, Dawsholm also
offers incomparable views of
the River Kelvin.
Now almost 90 years old, it
was bought
by Glasgow Corporation from
Sir Archibald Campbell. Today,
Dawsholm provides a home to
grey squirrels and sparrow
hawks, as well as a splendid
variety of trees, including
mature beech, larch and yew.
It’s also popular with walkers.
The Kelvin Way provides a
link to the West Highland
Way, which winds from the
city centre to Fort William
and Glen Nevis.
Wear sensible footwear for
wilder woodland areas.
GLASGOW GREEN
Greendyke Street G40
(136 acres)
Dating from the late 15th
century, when it was gifted
by Bishop Turnbull,
Glasgow Green is our
oldest park.
Initially used for everything
from drying fishing nets to
grazing livestock, it was, for
centuries, Glasgow’s only public
green space and the site of
scores of demonstrations, mass
gatherings and rallies – peaceful
and otherwise. It’s also the home
of the People’s Palace, and was
the birthplace, in 1872, of
Rangers Football Club.
Today, the Green hosts such
popular annual events as the
Glasgow Festival, World Pipe
Band Championships and
fireworks display. It also boasts
modern play facilities, vast
Winter Gardens and the
magnificent Doulton Fountain.
KELVINGROVE PARK
Left: the open
spaces are a draw
for families.
Above: Doulton
Fountain in
Glasgow Green
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The recently refurbished
Winter Gardens in Tollcross
Park. Left, Kelvingrove is
hugely popular with visitors
Otago Street G12
(85 acres)
This classic Victorian park is
situated on the banks of the
River Kelvin and is home to
the world-famous refurbished
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and
Museum, which opened
officially in 1902.
The work of Sir Joseph
Paxton, it was Scotland’s first
purpose-designed park.
While primarily known for
its grand buildings and many
monuments, such as the Stewart
Memorial Fountain, much of
the park is a peaceful
natural haven and home to
diverse wildlife.
As well as outstanding
riverside walks, visitors can
enjoy a variety of attractions,
including children’s play area,
croquet green, orienteering
course, skatepark and tennis
courts. It also plays host to
the Glasgow Mela, our largest
multi-cultural festival.
POLLOK COUNTRY
PARK
Pollokshaws Road G43
(361 acres)
Glasgow’s only country park is
our largest – and, in 2008, was
voted Europe’s best.
Before being donated in 1966,
the land formed part of the Old
Pollok estate – the Maxwell
family’s ancestral home for
seven centuries.
Today, the park is renowned
for its superb walled gardens,
stables and woodland walks,
award-winning herd of
Highland Cattle, world-famous
Burrell Collection and the
National Trust of Scotland’s
Pollok House.
Its annual events include the
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CITY PARKS
Pollok Country Park
was voted Europe’s
best in 2008
Springburn’s most notable
features is the Peace Garden –
featuring heather beds, memorial
seats, pergolas and a “Peace
Pole”, donated by survivors of the
two atomic bombs which fell on
Japan in 1945.
TOLLCROSS PARK
City of Glasgow International
Highland Cattle Show and the
perennially popular Pollok
Family Day.
ROSS HALL PARK
Crookston Road G52
(65 acres)
A hidden gem compared to
some of our larger, more famous
parks, a unique feature is its
grotto and rock garden, which
was created in 1895.
Pulhamite, the artificial rock
used to create some of its most
striking features, is the legacy
of James Pulham & Sons – a
firm of 19th-century landscape
designers who were also
responsible for work in gardens
at Buckingham Palace and
Sandringham House.
These rocky plots are
considered so nationally
significant that much of the park
is designated a listed building.
SPRINGBURN PARK
Balgrayhill Road G21
(77 acres)
One of Scotland’s finest
nature parks, Springburn is
a wildlife haven.
Situated on one of north
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Glasgow’s highest spots,
visitors stand almost 400 feet
above sea level and can enjoy
impressive views of Ben
Lomond, the Kilpatrick,
Campsie and Kilsyth hills, as
well as the Trossachs. On clear
days, you can see the peak of
Arran’s Goat Fell.
A nature trail has been
designated an official Site of
Importance. Walks are
suitable for wheelchair
users. Make your way
around meadows,
ponds and
woodlands –
which offer
some of
the best
opportunities
to see wildlife in
Glasgow.
Waterfowl live and
breed in its ponds,
while coots, little
grebe, mallards,
moorhens, mute
swans and tufted
ducks nest in its
islands. Herons
are also spotted
regularly.
One of
Wellshot Road G32
(91 acres)
Located in the heart of the
east end, Tollcross boasts a
world-class Rose Garden,
the recently refurbished Winter
Gardens, and hosts the annual
International Rose Trials. It also
has many less well-known
attractions.
Although the site on
which it was created dates
from 1290, it didn’t begin
to take shape until 1897 –
and was officially opened
on Queen Victoria’s
Diamond Jubilee.
Tollcross’s outstanding
children’s farm, featuring
aviary, cattle and Shire
horses, has delighted
many youngsters. A
recent addition is its state-of-theart, child-friendly Environment
Centre.
The Winter Gardens are
home to many colourful and
exotic plant species, children’s
play area and café.
One of the newest attractions
is a Secret Garden – which
visitors must find without the
assistance of signs. Developed
as a special place for quiet
contemplation, it also holds
poetry and drama performances.
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Visit: www.glasgow.gov.uk/
parks
Summer of fun – see pages 15-18
Springburn Park,
above
One of three
Clydesdales horses
based at Glasgow
Green which are
a firm favourite
with visitors
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ILLEGAL MONEYLENDERS
Dangerous w
W
ith the credit
crunch taking
a financial toll
on many
residents,
coupled with their reluctance or
inability to secure legitimate help,
Glasgow highlights the work of the
Council’s nine-person Illegal
Moneylending Unit.
It is responsible for gathering
evidence about the unlicensed,
ruthless loan sharks operating
here and throughout Scotland –
some of whom have charged an
extortionate annual percentage
rate (APR) of 11 million
per cent interest.
Because of the undercover
nature of its work, the team,
which was created in 2004 by
the Westminster Government,
must remain anonymous…
Loan sharks make people’s lives a misery – but their ‘livelihood’
is now under threat thanks to the efforts of an undercover team
“There’s a particular problem
with illegal moneylending in
Glasgow – especially in pockets
which are economically
disadvantaged,” explained
“Laura”, the unit’s Team Leader.
“In certain areas, it’s part of the
culture.
“We’ve also discovered that
once a moneylender, always a
moneylender – and they make a
lot of money. Until we began our
work alongside Strathclyde Police
and other colleagues, no-one was
doing anything about it.”
She continued: “Of the 154
Scottish cases we’re investigating,
62 relate to Glasgow.
“We’ve presented reports on 32
individuals to the Procurator
Fiscal of those operating without
a licence. One was jailed for a
year, and financial restraining
orders imposed on others. We
have also discovered £150,000 in
cash, and bottles of whisky valued
at £5,000 each.”
Because many borrowers don’t
have sufficient proof of identity to
apply for legitimate credit, and
literacy problems mean they
regard them as less intimidating
than completing the necessary
paperwork, loan sharks continue
to prey on their vulnerabilities.
Laura said: “Loan sharks
provide money 24 hours a day,
seven days a week – instantly
without any credit checks.
Some are looking for small
sums for (theoretically) short
periods of time.
“Because many of our clients
have chaotic lifestyles, they can’t
get credit elsewhere and need the
money immediately for a variety
of reasons, so it’s very difficult to
escape loan sharks’ clutches.”
Often a borrower hasn’t told
his – or her – partner, and so
being in debt to a loan shark can
also damage relationships.
Victims come to the team’s
attention via the national hotline
A CYCLE OF FEAR AND VIOLENCE
“People are very reluctant to
talk to us – and no-one will
admit to any act of violence
being committed against
them,” explained “Laura”.
“Many loan sharks trade on
an established reputation;
some will have moved into
illegal moneylending from
other forms of crime as
they’ve become older.
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“It’s seen as a low-risk
profession with a good return.
The violence tends not to be
reported. It’s a cycle of fear and
violence that is very difficult for
people to get out of.”
Laura continued: “Borrowers
feel obligated to repay
the money. Many say: ‘I
knew what the interest
was when I borrowed it.’
“Sometimes people reach
the end of their tether and think
‘I’m not doing this anymore.’
“It’s very difficult if you
receive benefit of £80 a month
– and £40 of it could be going
to a loan shark.”
The maximum penalty
for illegal moneylending is a
two-year jail term and/or a
£5,000 fine.
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ILLEGAL MONEYLENDERS
waters
HOW THE DEBT ADDS UP
“By using his redundancy payment as
capital, one of our prosecutions
involved a man who had been lending
money without a licence for 17 years,”
said “Laura”, Team Leader of the Illegal
Moneylending Unit.
“Although the amounts that people
borrow are relatively small, the interest
– which can be up to11 million per
cent – accrues on whatever hasn’t been
paid back.
advice number (0300 555 2222), money
advice workers and Strathclyde Police.
Staff also work closely with Scotland’s
eight other police forces, the
Department of Work and Pensions,
plus HM Revenue and Customs.
Laura said: “It takes a lot for
someone to report an illegal lender,
possibly because they’re fed up
repaying the exorbitant rates over
a long period of time.
“Although we can’t offer money to
pay off loan sharks, we advise residents
– most of whom are single, in their 50s
and with alcohol or drug problems –
how to claim legal credit. There are
also single mothers trying to make
ends meet.
“We can help solve residents’
problems,” said Laura, “but only if they
want to be helped.”
The probability of violence towards
clients is a major factor in why loan
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“If you borrow £10 one week,
and you can’t pay it back in a fortnight,
you’ll owe £22.50, which will become
more than £30 after that – and so
it goes on. Loan sharks want a regular,
tax-free income.”
She continued: “It’s important to
remember that borrowers aren’t
committing a crime – but they think
they are. They can walk away from it
without any problems.”
sharks continue to thrive. They also
resort to sexual harassment, as well as
keeping clients’ bank/post office cards –
plus their all-important pin numbers –
as security.
Laura added: “Because victims don’t
want to be implicated in a court case,
our protection could extend to being
rehoused. It’s also important to
remember that entire communities
suffer from the money loan sharks
extort.
“It’s incredibly difficult to break free
from a loan shark – but it is possible.
Those who’ve been successful have
told us it’s a life-changing experience.
“There are, however, many legal
alternatives to becoming immersed in
this dangerous and destructive
practice.”
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Phone: 0300 555 2222
Trapped in debt?
Help is at hand
If your finances are so chaotic that you’re considering
approaching a loan shark, bear in mind that there are
62 organisations across Glasgow which can help.
Their assistance is illustrated by the eye-watering
fact that, during 2007/08, £42 million-worth of debt
was renegotiated by staff on behalf of 6,000 residents,
each owing about £7,000.
The Glasgow Advice and Information Network
(GAIN), which receives £5m a year from the Council
and Community Planning, draws 27
bodies together, including Citizens
Advice Bureaux, community law
centres and welfare rights projects.
In 2008, 7,050 Glaswegians from
all walks of life asked for advice – 850
more than in 2007. There are also 35
credit unions boasting 105,000 members and assets
of £135m.
Sharon McPherson, a Council debt strategy officer,
explained: “As well as blue-collar workers, there are
increasing numbers of white-collar employees looking
for help: although they’re earning decent salaries, they
have over-committed themselves and are struggling.
“There are also more owner-occupiers and a
significant increase in mortgage arrears. Debts used
to be around £200; now they’re much greater.”
Regardless of how dire the circumstances, Sharon
stresses not to give up hope of finding a solution.
“There’s always something that can be done. The
first step is to calculate income and basic outgoings
before negotiating repayments with creditors. Debt
advisors can do the same for mortgage arrears.
“At that stage, creditors become more realistic
about a debtor’s predicament and what they’re likely
to receive. But don’t take on any more debt when
you’re struggling.”
By providing long-term advice on managing your
finances, Council-supported credit unions have an
invaluable role to play and offer a competitive
alternative to banks. No interest is accrued on
savings, but an annual dividend can be paid. In
2008, the Glasgow Credit Union declared a 5.5 per
cent dividend – substantially higher than a savings
account’s current interest.
The unions’ objectives are to help members save
and provide access to loans at competitive rates.
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GAIN/self-help packs Phone: 0808 801 1011
Visit: www.gain4u.org.uk
Credit unions Visit: www.cucity.co.uk
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EDINBURGH MILITARY TATTOO
Saluting the 60th
Tattoo
For decades, the Edinburgh Tattoo has
dazzled audiences – and now Glasgow is
set to enjoy a taste of this stirring spectacle
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arely has a telephone
call made such a
profound impact on
Scotland’s cultural
history. The
conversation in 1948 between
Edinburgh Lord Provost Sir John
Falconer and Sir Philip
Christison, General Officer
Commanding (GOC) the Army in
Scotland, entailed the capital’s
First Citizen asking “if the
military could put on a display to
cheer people’s spirits”.
Two years later, that “display”
became the first Edinburgh
Military Tattoo – which, in the
intervening decades, has
captivated millions of people on
the floodlit Esplanade of
Edinburgh Castle as well as
billions more on television.
Now justifiably considered
the best and most popular of
its kind in the world, the 60th
event comprises 25 performances
between 7 and 29 August.
To mark the year of
Homecoming, which celebrates
the 250th birthday of Robert
Burns, a free Taste of the Tattoo
event will take place in George
Square on 11 August.
As though fate somehow
played a part in the process,
before his appointment as Chief
Executive and Producer in 2007,
Major General Euan Loudon also
served as GOC Scotland.
His impressive 32-year career
also included periods in Berlin
before the Cold War became a
memory and as Chief of Staff of
the Second Armoured Brigade –
“Britain’s vanguard” – in Kuwait
and Iraq during the first Gulf War.
To date, he’s travelled more
than 100,000 miles auditioning
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and booking the acts for 2009,
2010 and 2011, and much of this
year will be spent circling the
globe preparing for 2012. He
“commands” 25 managerial and
administrative staff, about 100
temporary ushers and stewards,
plus production/event
management professionals who
assist each summer.
Euan said: “Although it has
evolved slightly, I believe it’s one
of the few events still going in
almost the same format as it
started 60 years ago. It’s certainly
a much more international and
diverse event, and has a brand
that’s bigger than anybody
probably imagined.
“Unlike the early days, when it
was organised by the city, the
military and a two-person Tattoo
Committee, laying on the event
has become more professional. In
1991, it formed itself into a charity
with a trading subsidiary.
“As a self-financing
organisation, our aim is to make
sure the figures are in the black so
we can produce the next Tattoo,
which costs about £5 million.”
He continued: “Our emphasis is
the military music
which has played such a
significant part in our cultural
history for 500 years.
“What we’re showcasing –
through the world’s military bands
– is a salute to that culture, and
presenting the armed forces from
many countries in a positive light.”
Among this year’s 1,000-plus
performers are the Central Band
of the Swiss Army in its debut
appearance, an all-male Canadian
choir and 50-strong Australian
Highland dance troupe, plus the
hugely popular world-famous
Massed Pipes and Drums.
Since the event became more
international, acts from more
than 40 countries have delighted
audiences of all ages – 75 per cent
of whom are British.
Euan explained: “The
SECRET TO A SUCCESSFUL SHOW
“Edinburgh Castle’s Esplanade is
a very intimate and magical spot,
so the first thing I’m looking for
from prospective acts is quality –
plus their ability to create a
spectacle in a space that is only
25 metres long by 24 wide,”
explained Euan.
“Performers need to be able to
engage with the audience and
present a spectacle that feels
right. The event attracts a very
international audience, so acts
need to be able to pull your heart
strings or make your feet tap. If
you do neither of those things,
it’s not going to be successful.”
He continued: “The next
spaces occur in 2012. I meet
representatives in Edinburgh, or
visit their country. Two years
before they aspire to come, I
recommend that they see the
Tattoo, go behind the scenes,
and recommend preparing a
display from which I sort out the
possibles from the probables,
and suggest any refinements.
“The entire Tattoo lasts 90
minutes. We need people to
leave wanting more, not looking
at their watches.”
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It is a testament to the fortitude of audiences
and performers that, despite having to contend
with some horrendous weather conditions
since the first Tattoo in 1950, no performance
has been cancelled.
Euan Loudon recalled: “On a particularly wet
night years ago, Brigadier Alasdair MacLean,
one of my predecessors, was invited to cancel
the performance.
“He refused, the show went on and at the end,
he took the microphone and asked the performers
to applaud the audience to thank them for sitting
tight during what was a rum night of weather.
“Last year must have been the wettest summer
in the Tattoo’s history. When I apologised to the
audience during one performance, someone
responded: ‘Don’t say anything about that. If I
could have gone out and pinned a medal on the
chest of every one of those performers, that’s
what I would have done. They were fantastic’.”
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Commonwealth – with its 58
nations and nearly two billion
people – has played a big part
in our story.
“Other countries, including
Norway, have been loyal
supporters through the years. His
Majesty the King’s Guard
Norway, which was voted 2008’s
most popular act, has performed
nine times since 1959.
“There are, however, great
blocks of countries who have
never taken part. I’m happy to
say that in the last year or so,
people from Belarus, Poland,
Russia and the Ukraine have
been in the office to discuss their
future collaboration.
“Continents such as South
America have been underrepresented – although Chile
trailblazed into the Tattoo in 2006.
I hope they’ll come back in 2010.”
He added: “This is the biggest
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and best military tattoo in the
world. So many performers have
told me: ‘I have waited all my life
to walk over the drawbridge of
that castle to perform in front of a
Tattoo audience.’
“With its combination of
colour, culture, ceremony, music
and theatre, it’s a spectacle like
no other in Scotland – and
one which has sold out for the
last 10 years.”
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Tickets: £14 to £49
Phone: 0131 225 1188
E-mail: tickets@
edintattoo.co.uk
Website: www.edinburghtattoo.co.uk/tickets
The Tattoo Office,
32 Market Street,
Edinburgh EH1 1QB
NB. Half-price tickets for
6 August preview night go
on sale at 10am on 27 July.
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the programme of the first
Tattoo in 1950.
More than 12 million people
have attended the event;
the annual audience is
about 217,000.
Some 100 million people see the Tattoo on television; last
year an additional 300 million Chinese watched it.
The average number of participants is 1,000.
About 35 miles of cabling (the distance between Glasgow
and Edinburgh) is required.
In 1952, the Band of the Royal Netherlands Grenadiers was
the event’s first overseas regiment.
The first lone piper was Pipe Major George Stoddart, who
played in every performance for the first 11 years.
Hollywood film producer, Mike Todd, Elizabeth Taylor’s fourth
husband, made a documentary of the first Tattoo.
No performance has been cancelled.
The Tattoo is set up and run as a charity, and has gifted
about £5 million to service and civilian organisations.
About £88 million is injected into the Scottish economy
every year.
The Tattoo has always been staged at Edinburgh Castle;
rehearsals take place at the city’s Redford Cavalry Barracks.
Over the years, more than 40 countries have been represented.
THE PERFORMERS
If there’s one thing guaranteed to stir your blood, raise the hairs
on the back of your neck – and produce a lump in your throat –
it’s the sight and sound of the Tattoo’s Massed Pipes
and Drums.
These extraordinary entertainers are one attraction in a varied
2009 programme also featuring:
● All-male Canadian Choir
● Australian Highland Dance Troupe
● Royal Air Force Mass Evacuation/Rescue Display
● Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama students
● Switzerland’s Top Secret Drum Corps
● Tattoo’s Highland Spring Dancers
● Tongan musicians
● plus a series of vignettes depicting episodes of Robert Burns’
works, including Tam O’Shanter in poetry and dance.
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and
Enchanted
entangled
As Chief Executive of the Tattoo, Euan Loudon
– our former top soldier and Honorary Governor
of Edinburgh Castle – has his dream job
E
uan Loudon, Chief
Executive and
Producer of the
Edinburgh Military
Tattoo, describes
himself as being “enchanted and
entangled” with the event almost
from the moment he saw “James
Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 doing
a J-turn on the Esplanade”
during the early 1960s.
Lanarkshire-born and
educated, the former two-star
general’s first ambition was
to become a professional
golfer, although he also “spent
long weekends with Army
youth teams”.
He continued: “After passing
the Army’s selection process, I
decided I wasn’t consistent
enough to turn professional, so
left for Sandhurst officer training
college, joined the Royal
Highland Fusiliers (City of
Glasgow Regiment) and began
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soldiering in Edinburgh. After
more than 30 years, the wheel
has turned full circle.
“When I joined the Army,
I found myself involved in the
administration behind the scenes.
Later, I provided soldiers for
one of the acts. Then, as General
Officer Commanding the Army
in Scotland, and Honorary
Governor of Edinburgh Castle,
I had direct involvement by
being military adviser to the
Board of Trustees.
“Like all soldiers, I knew
the day would come when I
would have to walk out of the
barrack gates, so when the
opportunity to become Producer
presented itself, I thought it
was a window it was just right
to jump through.”
With three events under his
belt, and another in the works,
Euan’s five-year contract is
expected to expire in 2011.
THE MILITARY
MARCHES DOWN UNDER
In 2000, for the first time, the Tattoo travelled overseas – to
Wellington in New Zealand, as the event’s contribution to the
country’s arts festival. Against the iconic backdrop of a full-scale
replica of Edinburgh Castle, four shows were performed to a total
of 80,000 spectators.
Five years later, it enthralled sell-out audiences in the Australian
city of Sydney.
“We’re going back to Australia in 2010,” said Euan. “The idea of
playing six nights in Sydney’s Aussie Stadium in front of 108,000
people is a tonic to a piper or military musician who has
just come back from the danger, dust and desert of Afghanistan.”
A WORLWIDE SPECTACLE
Performers from throughout the world have taken part in the
Tattoo: Barbados, Bermuda, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China
Cook Islands,Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Fiji, France, Germany
Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica
Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand,
Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Republic of Korea, Russia,
Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Tonga,
Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, Uganda and the USA.
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Your action-packed guide to all the fun for all the family begins here!
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INSPIRED
Mitchell Library until
Sunday 20 September
Marking the 250th
anniversary of the birth of
Robert Burns, distinguished
contemporary artists
including Tracey Emin and
Peter Howson take their
inspiration from the Bard in
this unique exhibition.
Free admission
Visit: www.inspired2009.com
GLASGOW INTERNATIONAL
JAZZ FESTIVAL
Various venues, Friday 19-Sunday 28 June
Whether you are a fan of blues, funk, jazz,soul or
world music, the 23rd festival has something for
everyone. Expect great performances from the
BBC Big Band,MOBO award-winner YolanDa
Brown, the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra,
Neil Sedaka and the James Taylor Quartet.
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ZIPPOS CIRCUS
Queens Park
Recreation Ground,
Tuesday 9-Tuesday 16 June,
various times
This all-new production
features the best of human
and equestrian acts:
acrobats, Europe’s funniest
clowns, high-wire and
trapeze acts, jugglers –
and the sensational
Wheel of Death.
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Information/tickets:
Phone: 0871 210 2100
Visit: www.zipposcircus.co.uk
Visit: www.jazzfest.co.uk
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DOCTOR WHO
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
(only Scottish venue) until Monday 4 January 2010
Discover what it’s like to be a Time Lord. Meet fearsome
monsters. Take a close look at the props, costumes and
special effects used in the world’s longest-running science
fiction television programme. With lots of interactive displays
and scary experiences, it’s not to be missed!
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www.glasgow.gov.uk
Tickets:
Adults £7.50, children/concession £4.50,
family tickets £18 – all subject to booking fee
From: Kelvingrove’s shop and
Phone: 08444 815816
Visit: www.glasgowmuseums.com, www.secxtra.com or
www.doctorwhoexhibitions.com
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SUMMER ACTIVITIES
Summer
in the City
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SUMMER ACTIVITIES
WEST END FESTIVAL
Various venues,
Saturday 13-Sunday 28 June,
Festival Sunday (14 June)
Featuring Scotland’s colourful Mardi Gras
parade, the festival begins at noon in
Kelvingrove Park’s specially created “leafy
playground”. Glasgow’s great summer party
also includes children’s events, gala days,
guided walks, markets, music and theatre.
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Visit: www.westendfestival.co.uk
GLASGOW MELA
Kelvingrove Park,
Sunday 21 June, 10am-8pm
This is the 10th year of our largest multicultural festival celebrating Scotland’s
ethnic diversity. With vibrant music, colourful
dance and interactive arts, as well as plenty
of family fun and youth entertainment,
Glasgow Mela is an event like no other.
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Free admission
Phone: 287 9808
Visit: www.glasgowmela.com
SYMPHONIC QUEEN –
WE WILL ROCK YOU
Glasgow Green, Friday 31 July
Featuring the stars of the hit West
End show, enjoy the music of
Queen performed by the Scottish
Philharmonic Orchestra and Rock
Band. This not-to-be-missed experience
comes complete with amazing light
show and fireworks finale.
Pic: CS Glasgow
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PROVAND’S LORDSHIP
FAMILY FUN DAY
3 Castle Street G4
Saturday 25 July, 11am-5pm
This annual event at Glasgow’s
oldest house (built in 1471)
brings the past to life with lots
to see and enjoy, including
arts and crafts, dressing-up
fun, music and unique stalls.
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Free admission
Phone: 552 8819
Visit:
www.glasgowmuseums.com
Tickets: £25
Phone: 0844 736 5222
Visit: www.symphonicqueen.com
GLASGOW FESTIVAL –
ON THE CLYDE
SECC, Science Centre
and The Tall Ship
Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 July
With an array of nautical
and land-based fun activities,
the renamed Glasgow
River Festival celebrates the
past, present and future on
Glasgow’s historic waterfront.
Everyone welcome!
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Free admission
Visit: www.theglasgow
festival.com
POLLOK FAMILY DAY
Pollok Country Park,
Saturday 8 August,
10am-5pm
The Best Park in Europe 2008
hosts activities, displays and
entertainment for even the
most demanding family. Enjoy
its craft market, countryside
events, food market, music
stage and street theatre.
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Free admission
Visit:www.glasgow.
gov.uk/parks
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SUMMER ACTIVITIES
GLASGOW FESTIVAL – ON THE GREEN
Glasgow Green, Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 August
The ever-popular Glasgow Show returns with a new name and
date! Make a note in your diary, inform your friends and enjoy
a fun-filled weekend with world-class acts and attractions.
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Information/previews/tickets
Visit: www.theglasgowfestival.com
WORLD PIPE BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS
Glasgow Green, Saturday 15 August,
7.30am-6.30pm
Now in its 61st year, and undoubtedly a
highlight of our summer calendar, thrill to
the skirl of the pipes and roll of the drums
as hundreds of talented musicians from
16 nations strive to return home with the
title won in 2008 by Canada’s Simon Fraser
University. There are also opportunities to
enjoy Highland Dancing, drum major
competitions and a great craft fair.
Last year, more than 40,000 spectators
enjoyed a day of engrossing competition.
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Tickets: £4-£23
Hotline: 564 4242
Visit: www.theworlds.co.uk
PIPING LIVE!
GLASGOW INTERNATIONAL
PIPING FESTIVAL
Various venues,
Monday 10-Sunday 16 August
Celebrate the diversity of piping
– courtesy of some of the
world’s best and emerging
musicians from two dozen
nationalities and traditions.
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Visit: pipingfestival.co.uk
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SUMMER ACTIVITIES
RETROFEST 2009
Fleshers Haugh, Glasgow Green,
Saturday 29, Sunday 30 August
Relive the 70s, 80s and early 90s with
some of the decades’ most popular
artists: Rick Astley, Average White Band,
East 17, Les McKeown’s Bay City Rollers,
Right Said Fred, Midge Ure and many
more. Also featuring Club Tropicana
beach cocktail bar, Entertainment Express
karaoke club, Retro Ritz cinema and
Retro Village/80s discotheque.
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Tickets/times
Phone: 0870 2201116
Visit: www.retrofest.co.uk
GREAT SCOTTISH RUN, supported by
Lloyds TSB and Bank of Scotland
Sunday 6 September,
start: George Square, finish: Glasgow Green
Scotland’s largest mass participation event,
which attracts more than 19,000 runners of
all ages and abilities, entails a 13.2-mile
half-marathon and 10k race. Whether you’re
striving to smash a personal best record,
determined that 2009 is the year to get
fit, or need a challenge to raise money for
your favourite charity, this is the road race
to be part of.
Renowned for its large, enthusiastic crowds
and friendly atmosphere to provide the
motivation to sprint(!) across the finish line.
Tickets:
Early bird entries close on Friday 26 June
Online half-marathon: £24.50/10k: £19
Postal half-marathon: £27/10k: £20.50
Online standard half-marathon:
£27.50/10k: £23
Postal half-marathon: £29.50/10k: £24.50
After 26 June:
Online half-marathon: £27.50/10k: £23.00
Postal half-marathon: £29.50/10k: £24.50
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THE JUNIOR GREAT SCOTTISH RUN
Saturday 5 September
Tickets:
£6 or £3 for Glasgow Young Scot and
Kidz card members
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CITY OF GLASGOW INTERNATIONAL
HIGHLAND CATTLE SHOW
Pollok Country Park,
Saturday 19 September, 10am-4pm,
judging begins 11am
The largest of its kind in the United Kingdom,
the event also boasts arena events, children’s
entertainment and rides, countryside activities,
food market and much more.
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Free admission
Visit: www.glasgow.gov.uk/parks
Phone: 0845 2700 166
E-mail: run.glasgow@csglasgow.org
Visit: www.runglasgow.org
Phone: 0845 2700 166
E-mail: run.glasgow@csglasgow.org
Visit: www.runglasgow.org
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WIN THREE
WALKING WITH
DINOSAURS
FAMILY PASSES
See them walk! Hear them roar! Watch
them fight for survival and supremacy!
Walking with Dinosaurs, the awardwinning BBC television series featuring
15 of these fascinating recreated
prehistoric reptiles who ruled the
world for 200 million years, lumbers
its way to the SECC from Tuesday
30 June until Sunday 5 July.
To witness this stupendous spectacle,
which should captivate young and
old alike, Glasgow has three family
passes up for grabs.
For a chance to win, answer the
following question correctly: For how
long did dinosaurs roam the earth?
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Send us a postcard with your name,
address and phone number by
Friday 19 June to:
Dinosaurs competition,
Glasgow magazine,
City Chambers, George Square,
Glasgow G2 1DU
or glasgowmagazine@glasgowgov.uk
Visit: www.dinosaurlive.com
WIN 10 FREE DRIVING
LESSONS WITH DRM
If you have always had an
ambition to learn to drive,
jump at this not-to-be-missed
opportunity!
Glasgow has 10 driving lessons
to win, worth £235, with the
DRM Driver Training school.
Established in 1992, DRM offers
comprehensive training by
professional instructors, from
traditional methods to the
use of DVDs and CDs.
www.glasgow.gov.uk
For a chance to win, answer
the following question correctly:
When was DRM established?
Answers on a postcard
with your name, address
and phone number by
Friday 19 June, to:
Driving Lessons competition,
Glasgow magazine,
City Chambers,
George Square G2 1DU
or glasgowmagazine
@glasgow.gov.uk
READER OFFER
Receive the 11th lesson free
when you book 10 with
DRM Driver Training School.
Phone: 0800 279 8353
or 632 6326
Visit: www.drmdrivertraining.
co.uk
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SCIENTIFIC SERVICES
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SCHOOL MEALS
With new UK-wide legislation regulating fat,
salt, sugar and polyunsaturate levels taking
effect from August 2009, a new string to
Scientific Services’ bow is evaluating the
nutritional content of school meals.
These are provided by Cordia, the new
Council-owned, arms-length company, to
almost 80,000 pupils.
This work is in addition to sampling the
FOOD SAFETY
Every year, Scientific Services’ laboratories
test and analyse a multitude of food and
milk samples passed on by residents, our
employees plus 15 other Scottish councils.
Gary Walker, its Manager, explained:
“Because food labelling must accurately
reflect content and give consumers an
informed choice about fat, salt and protein
levels, we must confirm the truth of
manufacturers’ claims.
“We also look at what shouldn’t be in food,
or only permitted within certain limits.”
He continued: “If you have a complaint
about an item of food, there are three
courses of action to take: if it contains an
insect or piece of glass, you can return it to
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high-fat, high-salt and high-calorie “street
meals” sold to youngsters within two miles
of schools.
Gary explained: “Because some pupils
were consuming – in one meal – the
equivalent of two days’ salt intake, some
shops agreed to reduce the size of portions
and cook them more healthily. Others have
also offered water and a piece of fruit.”
the shop and get your money back or receive
a voucher; if it was a brand name, you can
send it back to the manufacturer for
investigation and you could receive vouchers
or a letter of apology – or, if it’s appropriate,
you can ask environmental health staff to
look into the matter, which could include
forensic investigation.
“That might result in identifying a
problem which is more than a one-off.
A pattern might emerge after we’ve
investigated the complaint, written our
report and shared our conclusions on a
database with a network of UK councils.
“If shops don’t meet the required
standards, environmental health staff can
take action against them.”
hen Gary Walker,
Manager of
Scientific Services,
outlines the work
of his 50-strong
team as “protecting the public”, that
description does not do justice to the
impressive scale and expertise of its
work and those involved.
From Britain’s largest local
authority public analyst laboratory in
Colston, Gary’s chemists and
microbiologists analyse and
investigate a range of food, consumer
and environmental issues – as well as
suspicious packages – brought to their
attention by residents, councils,
businesses and the emergency
services across half of Scotland.
These can include confirming
whether your holiday suntan lotion
provides the protection its
advertisers claim to scrutinising
suspect chemicals for possible
explosive content and from testing
Christmas toys to ensure they won’t
injure your children to investigating
food complaints.
The life-long science enthusiast,
who has led the team since 2006,
follows in the footsteps of
predecessors going back 150 years,
when the Public Analyst Service was
created by Glasgow Corporation.
Gary said: “In those days, food
adulteration was very serious, and
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The appliance of
ience
Through its state-of-the-art laboratories, Scientific
Services ensures that public safety is maintained
CONSUMER PROTECTION
Examples of some of the many consumer issues passed to Scientific
Services by Council trading standards’ staff for investigation or analysis:
Candles
To ensure they meet new flame height standards and don’t result in skin
burns, temperature of holders shouldn’t
rise above 75 degrees centigrade.
Clothes
To monitor they meet acceptable safety
standards, that cords don’t become a
strangulation hazard and those intended
for under-threes don’t have buttons or
small motifs they could choke on.
Toys
To check they don’t contain small parts
children under-three could try to swallow,
that some Far Eastern toys don’t have
high levels of lead/chromium paint
levels and test that a child’s fingers
don’t become trapped in its workings.
that is still the main reason for our
existence. As time passed, the
importance of councils as
enforcement organisations for
environmental health, trading
standards, public protection,
quality of goods etc grew.
“As we’ve evolved, we’ve
adapted the service to meet the
needs of 16 of the country’s 32
local authorities and those they
serve, although around seven per
cent of our work originates in
the private sector.”
He continued: “Our remit is
one of the widest in Scotland and
almost entirely paid for by the
councils we assist. Each year we
analyse between 30,000 and
35,000 samples, which generate
500,000 results.
“We provide an independent
check on any type of consumerrelated item: whether it’s the air
you breathe, the swimming pool
you use or whatever you drink.
“Without our professionally
accredited standards of
protection, those examples – and
many others – could be unchecked
for safety. It’s an important job –
and one which people only
realise when they are scared.”
Most testing and analysis
submitted by the Council is
free. Depending on the work
required, its private-sector
charges range from £4 to £400.
g
Phone: 276 0613
E-mail: gary.walker
@glasgow.gov.uk
“Our remit is one of the widest
in Scotland and almost entirely
paid for by the councils we assist”
EMERGENCIES
One of Scientific Services’ most important, longestablished – but least-known – responsibilities is working
with Strathclyde Fire & Rescue (FRS) and other emergency
services when they respond to suspected domestic or
other chemical incidents.
The 31-year association has evolved to such an extent
that Gary’s team has a fully fitted mobile laboratory at its
disposal instead of the small van with which it began.
He said: “In the FRS area, there’s an average of two
chemical incidents a week to which its staff respond, as
well as calling out the lab and our chemists to test
whatever material is involved or air that might be
contaminated.
“Our staff are protected by helmets, gloves, chemical
suits and breathing apparatus. Our job also involves
advising the officer-in-charge how to resolve the incident
safely, cleaning up and decontaminating.”
The laboratory was called into action to test for radiation
following the 2007 terrorist attack on Glasgow Airport, and
was on site for four days after the 2004 Maryhill Stockline
Plastics explosion.
“This area of our work has grown,” Gary continued.
“Because of the potential terrorist threat, the Scottish
Government has provided more money for more
equipment – some of which costs between £40,000
and £100,000.”
THE ENVIRONMENT
The city’s environment is another of the team’s
priorities, as Gary explained: “Among the
many things environmental health looks
at are vehicle nitrogen dioxide emissions,
which are monitored by four fixed realtime monitoring sites.
“There are also 160 nitrogen dioxide
diffusion tubes strapped to the side of
lampposts which absorb pollution
levels before coming back
to the laboratory
for analysis.
“The tubes are
cheap to buy,
relatively cheap to
test and can be
located almost
anywhere.”
Gary Walker, Scientific Services Manager, right
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WALKING GROUPS
Walk
this
way…
B
oots, as Nancy
Sinatra sang so
memorably in 1966,
may be made for
walking. But, in
order to participate in this rapidly
growing activity, they are not
essential: comfortable footwear
will do just as well.
If walking is the simplest,
cheapest and, arguably, the most
enjoyable way to become fitter
and develop a new interest, then
Glasgow – with its almost endless
variety of paths and open spaces –
is certainly the place in which
to do it.
As well as its social attractions
and the feeling of wellbeing it
generates, walking also improves
physical and mental health.
“Of all exercises,
walking is the best”
Thomas Jefferson, third President
of the United States (1743 -1826)
Now, thanks to support from
Culture and Sport Glasgow
(CSG), residents are benefiting
from the community health
walk groups springing up all
over the city.
Promoting walking (and
cycling) as ways of improving our
health are the responsibility of
Heather Macleod, CSG’s Walk
Glasgow Co-ordinator, and
Sue Hilder, the Council’s
Outdoor Access Officer.
Heather said: “We want to
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It’s free, it’s fun and it’s friendly! Walking
is the ideal activity for people of all ages
HEALTHY WEIGHT PLAN
The statistics tell the sorry story: by 2020, a third of Scottish adults
and half of children will be obese.
That alarming forecast – and the serious health repercussions
expected to affect many Glaswegians as a result – have galvanised
the Council and its partners into producing a Healthy Weight Plan
to encourage residents to maintain a healthy weight, walk more
often and eat a more balanced diet.
It will also help to provide safe and accessible places to exercise,
as well as increase the availability of healthy food.
Linda de Caestecker, Glasgow’s Joint Director of Public Health,
said: “Obesity is associated with many serious health problems
such as heart disease, arthritis, high blood pressure, some
cancers and mental health issues.
“The plan, which will be implemented later this year, supports
the Scottish Government’s commitment to improving diet,
increasing physical activity, and helping to tackle the worrying
consequences of being overweight.”
She continued: “By 2018, we want to reduce the rate of increase in
the number of children with an unhealthy body mass index (BMI).
“Other targets include the greater use of sport and leisure
facilities, cycling more regularly, and developing a child healthy
weight intervention programme.”
g
To calculate your BMI: www.eatwell.gov.uk/healthydiet/
healthyweight/bmicalculator
encourage people of all ages
and abilities to become more
active and enjoy the many
walking opportunities there
are in Glasgow.
“Exercise comes in many guises.
Not everyone enjoys playing sport
or going to a gym. If you want to
get some – or more – exercise
without paying for a club
membership, then walking is ideal.
“It’s free, can be done locally,
and if you want to join one of the
20 community walks which
take place every week, there
is a wonderful social aspect
to it as well.
“You are assured of a warm
welcome and members say
that one of the best things about
their involvement are the
friendships that are forged. There
is also the opportunity to become
a walk leader by undertaking a
one-day training course.”
It’s not just community groups
HOW TO ENJOY
YOUR WALK:
D wear comfortable shoes!
D plan the walk
D vary the route
D give your members notice
D www.pathsforall.org/
pathstohealth/workplace.asp
that are encouraged to walk more.
Heather is also involved in
developing a programme of
lunchtime sessions for Council as
well as NHS Greater Glasgow
and Clyde staff.
Sue’s role in the process entails
making Glasgow more “userfriendly” for anyone who wants
to walk or cycle.
She explained: “I want to
ensure that residents can choose
other ways of travelling to school,
to the shops, to see their doctor, to
reach the railway station – or just
to get out and about for fun,
exercise and relaxation.
“For the sake of their health
and our environment, we want
to encourage as many residents
as possible to use motorised
transport less – and to walk
and cycle more.”
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BENEFITS
As well as one of the easiest ways
of becoming active, walking:
D requires no special equipment
D presents few risks of injury
D can be enjoyed by
almost anyone
D is free.
WALKING
REGULARLY:
D reduces by half the risk of
developing heart disease, type II
diabetes and some cancers
D helps weight management
D relieves symptoms of
depression and anxiety
D promotes confidence and
self-esteem
D improves sleep
D helps maintain healthy
bones and can reduce the
symptoms of arthritis
and osteoarthritis.
She continued: “With our
network of paths, cycle lanes, parks
and other open spaces, there are
already lots of opportunities, as
well as leaflets describing routes
and places of interest.
“One is the recently updated
Clyde Walkway pack, which
provides a simple map
with background information
on such well-known sights
as the Finnieston Crane and
Glasgow Tunnel.
“There’s also a series
of heritage trail leaflets which
can be downloaded from the
Council’s website.
“To make our routes easier to
follow, safer and more attractive,
we’re continuing to improve our
paths network and creating better
public transport links.”
Heather also advised visiting
www.walkit.com
g
Phone: 287 0963
E-mail: heather.macleod
@csglasgow.org
Visit: www.csglasgow.org
Phone: 287 8585
E-mail: sue.hilder@
drs.glasgow.gov.uk
Visit: www.glasgow.gov.uk
www.glasgow.gov.uk
CASE STUDY: TAM WEAVER
Sue Hilder, left, and
Heather Macleod
promote the
benefits of walking
DID YOU KNOW?
D adults should exercise cautiously for
30 minutes most days
D children should exercise moderately
for at least an hour most days
D walking one mile (1.6km) burns at
least 100 calories
D walking two miles (3.2km) three
days a week for three weeks helps
reduce weight by one pound
D with an average stride of 2.5 feet,
2,000 steps equal one mile
D as well as burning as many calories
as jogging over the same distance,
walking is better for your knees
D ten thousands steps a day are
recommended
D if you live until 80, and walked the
recommended number of steps, you
will have walked 146,000 miles – more
than five times around the world.
Former Argyll and Sutherland Highlander Tam
Weaver knows all about the benefits of being a
community health walk leader.
Having spent 20 years of his life in Drumchapel,
he knows its streets and parks well. But when he
suffered a stroke in 2005, he could be forgiven for
believing that his long-time love of the outdoors was
at an end. Now, thanks to his involvement in the
local health walk, he’s back on the road to full
fitness.
Tam said: “I heard about the group through a
nurse at my GP’s surgery. She suggested it to try and
build up my fitness after the stroke, which left me
unsteady on my feet as well as with poor vision and
a bad memory.”
Although he joined as a way of getting some
exercise, before long he wanted to become more
involved, as he explained: “I started to take an
interest in planning some walks to take in local
landmarks such as the Forth and Clyde Canal. I
found it was a great way to keep my mind active
and thoroughly enjoyed doing it.”
Tam took part in the one-day walk leader course
and, with help from Drumchapel Life, his group is
going from strength to strength.
Tam added: “The ages vary – it’s mainly older
people, but they sometimes bring along their
grandchildren, so it’s a good mix. We have a great
time, and a good laugh. It’s a very sociable activity.
“Walking has been a huge benefit to my quality of
life and I’d recommend it to anyone.”
Walking has
helped Tam
Weaver recover
from a stroke
WALKING GROUPS
Tam and fellow walkers
enjoy the scenery along
the Forth and Clyde Canal
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GLASGOW BRIDGES
Young children from
deprived backgrounds
are enjoying a more
secure and stable life
thanks to the work of
a new support project
C
hildren who are happy,
healthy and secure
usually do well at school.
However, problems at
home, particularly with
parents experiencing drug abuse, can
affect their confidence and education.
Glasgow Bridges, a partnership
between Aberlour Child Care Trust,
Cash for Kids, the Council and the
Robertson Trust, was established in
2008 in Possil to support parents –
and to help their youngsters reach
their academic potential.
Sandra Sweeten, the Service
Manager, explained the objectives:
“Research shows that children
from economically deprived
households do less well in school
than other pupils, but where there
is parental substance abuse, their
performance deteriorates.
“As well as under-achieving
academically, they also have lower
levels of involvement in the school’s
social life and in extra-curricular
MEASURING THE
EFFECTIVENESS
OF THE PROJECT
Stirling University is working with
Glasgow Bridges to measure the
project’s effectiveness, and plans
to produce a manual enabling
Aberlour to share its expertise
with partners and other voluntary/
statutory agencies.
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Building
activities such as sport. For many
children, parental encouragement
in their education is minimal.”
Five Family and Children’s staff
support 17 such families. They also
work with 25 youngsters or with
other family members who are caring
for them. Their work is voluntary, so
building a rapport with adults is
conducted carefully. Nevertheless,
most parents support the project and
welcome its assistance. This
approach helps to establish bridges
of trust between everyone involved.
Sandra clarified the project’s
objectives: “We’re not here to address
the parents’ drug dependence –
that’s the job of community addiction
workers. We provide more structure
in a child’s life by encouraging
parents to understand the importance
of such simple changes as waking
them in time for school, serving
them breakfast and making it
possible for their son or daughter
to do their homework.
“We also help them understand the
importance of having a nurturing
relationship with their children and
establishing a regular routine.
“This can involve organising play
sessions between adult and child, as
well as offering advice on keeping the
house clean. To many people, these
may appear simple and natural tasks,
but for those with an addiction, such
lifestyle change is a major challenge.”
Glasgow Bridges’ work is not
restricted to the home: extra
support is provided by its full-time
Educational Development Worker
working with the child’s school
Glasgow Bridges
helps young children
in difficult family
circumstances to
live more normally
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GLASGOW BRIDGES
CASE STUDY:
JANE’S STORY
Jane, 29, and her five children (aged three to 10)
came to Glasgow Bridges’ attention in 2008.
She and her partner were using heroin, and the
children were behind with their schoolwork
because they had moved house so often.
Jane said: “Glasgow Bridges offers me
emotional support and helps me deal with my
children’s behaviour and education problems. It
also supports them because of what they’ve seen
and what I’ve put them through.
“Glasgow Bridges offers
me emotional support
and helps me deal with
my children’s behaviour
and education problems”
Bridges
“I firmly believe
that parents in
these circumstances
love their children
and want the
best for them”
Sandra Sweeten, Service Manager
and other professionals.
“We try to tap into a child’s
strengths and improve their positive
qualities,” Sandra said. “For instance,
one wee girl’s language skills
were failing, but she had a good
imagination. So, working with her
teacher, we were able to encourage
her to write and draw stories that
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“The Education Worker helps them during
class and with their homework. They’re now
doing well at school. Without this support, I
would have lost them and would probably still
be with my ex. I have lost enough.”
She continued: “People with heroin problems
aren’t all bad. They just need a helping hand
sometimes. We don’t want charity, just a focus to
give our kids a better future. My family is doing
well with the help of Aberlour Bridges. I don’t
know what I would have done without them.”
DID YOU KNOW?
D There are between 11,800 and 13,500
Glasgow adults who are experiencing severe
drug problems
D 7,200 children (aged 0-15) are believed to be
affected to some extent by parental drug use.
could eventually be developed into a
play. This helped her self-confidence
and educational attainment.
“A lot of our work is subtle, but
through observation and body
language adults are beginning to
engage with their children and are
renewing a nurturing relationship.”
She continued: “I firmly believe
that parents in these circumstances
love their children and want the
best for them. The majority have
had to confront many difficult
situations in their lives – and, rightly
or wrongly, have turned to drugs
for support.”
g
Phone: 336 2588
E-mail: glasgowbridges
@aberlour.org.uk
visit: www.aberlour.org.uk
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Intouch
1. LINN
Bailie
Margot
Clark
CastlemilkHall, WaterfootRoad,
Carmunnock, 6-7pm, firstMonday.
CroftfootPrimarySchool, 114 Crofthill
Road, 6-7pm, second Monday.
CouperInstitute, 86 Clarkston Road,
6-7pm, third Monday.
John Paul II PrimarySchool,
29 Dunagoil Road, 6-7pm, fourth Monday.
Home visitscan be arranged for
constituentsunable to attend surgeries.
No surgeriesduring school and public
holidays.
Phone: 287 0224
Mobile: 07721 967568
e-mail: margot.clark@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Councillor
Sadie
Docherty
CarmunnockPrimarySchool,
158 Waterside Road, 6-7pm, firstMonday.
StOswald’sSchool, 83 Brunton Street,
6.30-7.30pm, lastWednesday.
Birgidale Complex, 10 Stravanan Street,
10-11am, second and fourth Saturday.
holidays.
Phone: 287 4458
e-mail: sadie.docherty@
councillors. glasgow.gov.uk
Councillor
John
McKenzie
CastlemilkCommunityCentre,
121 CastlemilkDrive, 10.30-11.30am,
firstand third Saturday.
CroftfootPrimarySchool, 114 Crofthill
Road, 6.30-7.30 pm, second Monday.
StMirin’sPrimarySchool,
260 CarmunnockRoad, 6.30-7.30pm,
second Tuesday.
King’sParkSecondarySchool, 14 Fetlar
Drive, 6.30-7.30pm, third Monday.
holidays.
Phone: 287 5865
e-mail: john.mckenzie@
councillors. glasgow.gov.uk
Councillor
David
Ritchie
CroftfootPrimarySchool,
114 Crofthill Road, 11am-noon,
firstSaturday.
CouperInstitute, 84 Clarkston Road,
6.30-7.30pm, second Monday.
CastlemilkHall, WaterfootRoad,
Carmunnock, 11am-noon, third
Saturday.
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StFillan’sPrimarySchool,
20 Crompton Avenue, 6.30-7.30pm,
third Monday.
CastlemilkLibrary, 100 Castlemilk
Road, 6.30-7.30pm, fourth Monday.
holidays.
Phone: 287 4663
e-mail: david.ritchie@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
2. NEWLANDS/
AULDBURN
Councillor
Stephen
Curran
PollokshawsBurgh Hall, 2025
PollokshawsRoad, 10am, firstSaturday
and 6pm third Monday.
Kennishead Hall, 10 Kennishead
Avenue, 6pm, firstTuesday.
Mansewood CommunityCentre,
88 ParkneukRoad, 7pm, firstTuesday.
Eastwood CommunityCentre,
17 Fieldhead Square, 6pm, fourth
Monday. Surgeriesheld all yearround
including school and publicholidays.
Phone: 287 4382
e-mail: stephen.curran@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Councillor
Colin
Deans
PollokshawsBurgh Hall, 2025
PollokshawsRoad, 6.30pm, first
Monday, 10.30-11.30am, third Saturday.
OurLadyofthe Annunciation Primary,
80 Friarton Road, 6.30pm, firstThursday.
Eastwood CommunityRoom, Fieldhead
Square, 10.30-11.30am firstSaturday.
Manswood CommunityRoom,
ParkneukRoad, 10.30-11.30am second
Saturday.
Kennishead CommunityCentre,
10 Kennishead Avenue, 6.30pm, third
Thursday.
No surgeriesduring school holidays,
publicholidaysorcouncil recess, however,
contactcan be made via e-mail orfax.
Phone: 287 5854
Mobile: 07825 451 498
e-mail: colin.deans@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Bailie
Jim
McNally
OurLadyofthe Annunciation Primary
School, 80 Friarton Road,
7-7.30pm, second Tuesday, 7.30-8pm,
fourth Tuesday.
Tinto PrimarySchool, 57 HillparkDrive,
7.30-8pm, second Tuesday, 7-7.30pm,
fourth Tuesday.
holidays.
Phone: 287 4906
e-mail: james.mcnally@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
3. GREATER POLLOK
Councillor
Patricia
Gibson
Crookston Bowling Club, 790 Crookston
Road, 5-6pm, firstMonday.
PollokCommunityCentre, 134 Langton
Road, 6.15-7.15 pm, firstMonday.
Arden PrimarySchool, 75 Kyleakin Road,
Thornliebank, 10-11am, firstSaturday.
Nitshill PrimarySchool, 8 Willowford
Road, 11.15-12.15pm, firstSaturday.
The Wedge, Barrhead Road, 5-6pm,
third Monday.
StAngela’sPrimarySchool, 227 Glen
Moriston Road, 6.15-7.15pm, third
Monday.
HousehillmuirPrimarySchool, 271
HousehillmuirRoad, 10-11am, third
Saturday.
Leithland CommunityCentre, 25
Kempsthorne Road, 11.15am-12.15pm,
third Saturday. Home visitscan be
arranged forconstituentsunable to
attend surgeries. No surgeriesduring
school and publicholidays.
Phone: 287 4379
e-mail: patricia.gibson2@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Councillor
Alex
Glass
DarnleyCommunityCentre, 32a Glen
LivetPlace, 6-7pm, second Monday.
Nitshill CommunityCentre, Seamill
Street, 7.30-8.30pm, second Monday.
Parkview Housing Office, 409 Nitshill
Road, 10-11am, fourth Saturday.
PollokLibrary, 11.30-12.30pm, fourth
Saturday. No surgeriesduring school and
publicholidays. Home visitscan be
arranged to constituentsunable to
attend surgeries.
Phone: 287 5612
e-mail: alexander.glass@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Councillor
Tommy
Morrison TD
Crookston Castle PrimarySchool,
Glenside Avenue, 6pm, firstTuesday.
DarnleyPrimarySchool, 169 Glen
Moriston Road, 6pm, second Tuesday.
Crookston Bowling Club, Crookston
Road, 6pm, third Tuesday.
Arden PrimarySchool, 75 Kyleakin
Road, 6pm, fourth Tuesday.
holidays.
Phone: 287 7030
Council wards
and councillors’
monthly surgeries
e-mail: tommy.morrison@
councillors.glasgow.gov.uk
Councillor
William
O’Rourke
GowanbankPrimarySchool, 20
Overtown Avenue, 6-7pm, firstTuesday.
PollokCommunityCentre, 134 Langton
Road, 6-7pm, third Tuesday. No surgeries
during school and publicholidays.
Phone: 287 5803
e-mail: william.o’rourke@
4. CRAIGTON
Councillor
Ruth
Black
OurLadyofthe RosaryPrimarySchool,
50 Tarfside Gardens, 11.30am –
1.30pm, second and fourth Saturday
Phone: 287 3934
e-mail: ruth.black@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Bailie
Iris
Gibson
MossparkPrimarySchool, 20 Mosspark
Square, 6-7pm, firstMonday.
50 Tarfside Gardens, 9.30-10.30am,
second Saturday.
Corkerhill Neighbourhood Hall, 151
Corkerhill Place, 10.30-11.30am, second
Saturday.
Penilee CommunityCentre, 10 Gleddoch
Road, 6-7pm, third Wednesday.
LadymuirInformation Centre, 19
LadymuirCrescent, 6-7pm, lastThursday.
Cardonald Library, 1113 Mosspark
Drive, 9.30-10.30am, lastSaturday.
holidays.
Phone: 287 5633
e-mail: iris.gibson@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Councillor
Matt
Kerr
50 Tarfside Gardens, 6pm, firstMonday.
MossparkPrimarySchool, 20 Mosspark
Square, 7.15pm, firstMonday.
Cardonald PrimarySchool,
1 AngusOval, 6pm, second Monday.
Craigton LabourHalls, 996 Mosspark
Drive, 7.15pm, second Monday(all year
round).
LyoncrossNurserySchool, Lyoncross
Road, 6pm, third Monday.
LadymuirAdvice Centre, Ladymuir
Crescent,1pm, everyWednesday (all year
round).
Corkerhill Neighbourhood Hall,
151 Corkerhill Place, 7pm, second
Wednesday(all yearround).
holidays.
Phone: 287 7036
e-mail: matthew.kerr@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Councillor
Alistair
Watson
LourdesPrimarySchool,140
BerryknowesRoad, 10-11am, first
Saturday.
Cardonald PrimarySchool,1 AngusOval,
11.30- 12.30pm, firstSaturday.
LabourRooms, 996 MossparkDrive, 1011am, second Saturday(all yearround).
Rosshall Nursery, 35 CronberryQuadrant,
11.30-12.30 pm, second Saturday.
Hillington PrimarySchool, 227 Hartlaw
Crescent, 5-6pm, third Tuesday.
Sandwood PrimarySchool, 120
Sandwood Road, 6.30-7.30pm, third
Tuesday.
Penilee CommunityCentre, 10 Gleddoch
Road, 5-6pm, fourth Wednesday(all year
round).
BerryknowesCentre, Hallrule Drive,
6.30-7.30pm, fourth Wednesday (all
yearround).
holidays.
Phone: 287 7047
e-mail: alistair.watson@
5. GOVAN
Councillor
Shaukat
Butt
CommunityFlat, 40 DumbreckCourt,
4-5pm, firstTuesday.
Whitefield CommunityHall, 41
Whitefield Road, 4-5pm, third
Wednesday.
Lorne StreetCommunityCentre, 201
Govan Road, 4-5pm, lastThursday.
Home visitscan be arranged forthose
unable to attend surgeries.
Phone: 287 7042
e-mail: shaukat.butt@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Councillor
Stephen
Dornan
LUVGallery, Govan Road, 5-6pm,
second Thursday.
Riverside CommunityHall, Clydebrae
Street, 3-4pm, third Wednesday.
Whitefield Road CommunityHall,41
Whitefield Road, 5-6pm, third Wednesday.
Invercraig CommunityHall, 20 Kincraig
Street, 5-6pm, third Thursday.
Bellahouston SportsCentre,
Bellahouston Drive, 5-6pm, lastThursday.
holidays.
Phone: 287 7040
e-mail: stephen.dornan@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Craigton PrimarySchool, 9 Morven
Street, 10-11am, first, second and fourth
Saturday.
Govan Youth Information Project,
9 WaterRow Govan, 11.15am-12.15pm,
first, second and fourth Saturday.
Drumoyne PrimarySchool, 200
Shieldhall Road, 6pm, third Wednesday.
IbroxLibrary, 1 MidlockStreet, 6pm,
third Thursday.
Bellahouston Leisure Centre,
Bellahouston Drive, 6pm, fourth Monday.
No surgeriesduring publicholidaysorin
schoolsduring school holidays.
Phone: 287 5627
e-mail: john.flanagan@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Councillor
Allison
Hunter
Hill’sTrustPrimarySchool, 29 Nethan
Street, 10.30am, firstSaturday.
Lorne StreetCommunityCentre,
201 Govan Road, 7pm, second Thursday.
Drumoyne PrimarySchool,
200 Sheildhall Road, 10.30am, third
Saturday.
Craigton PrimarySchool,
9 Morvern Street, 5.30-6.30pm, fourth
Tuesday.
Whitefield Road CommunityHall,
41 Whitefield Road, 7pm, fourth Tuesday.
holidays.
Phone: 287 4319
Mobile: 07825 451 508
e-mail: allison.hunter@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
6. POLLOKSHIELDS
Councillor
Khalil
Malik
PollokshieldsPrimarySchool,
241 AlbertDrive, 6-7pm, firstMonday.
ShawlandsAcademy,
31 Moss-side Road, 6-7pm, first
Thursday.
PollokshieldsCommunityCentre,
15 Kenmure Street, 6-7pm, third
Monday.
holidays
Phone: 287 4880
e-mail: khalil.malik@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Councillor
David
Meikle
ShawlandsPrimarySchool, 1284
PollokshawsRoad, 7-8 pm, firstTuesday.
Booking Office, Maxwell ParkStation
10-11am, firstWednesday
PollokshieldsBurgh Hall, Glencairn
Drive, 7-8pm, second Tuesday.
ShawlandsKirk, 7 Moss-side Road,
10-11am, second Wednesday
PollokshieldsLibrary, Leslie Street,
7-8 pm, third Tuesday.
Nan McKayCommunityHall, End of
StJohn’sRoad, 10-11am, third
Wednesday
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No surgeriesduring school holidays.
Phone: 287 7013
e-mail: david.meikle@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Councillor
Irfan
Rabbani
PollokshieldsLibrary, 30 Leslie Street,
4pm, firstFriday.
StAlbert’sPrimarySchool,
36 Maxwell Drive, 6pm, second Friday.
ShawlandsAcademy, 31 Moss-side
Road, 6pm, third Friday.
holidays.
Phone: 287 4643
e-mail: irfan.rabbani@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
7. LANGSIDE
Councillor
Paul
Coleshill
King’sParkPrimary, 44 Kingsbridge
Drive, 6-7.30pm, second Monday.
Langside Primary, 233 Tantallon Road,
6-7.30pm, third Wednesday.
MountFlorida Primary, 1127 Cathcart
Road, 6-7.30pm, fourth Wednesday.
Phone: 287 5372
e-mail: paul.coleshill@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Councillor
James
Dornan
MountFlorida Primary, 1127 Cathcart
Road, 6-7pm, firstMonday.
Langside Hall, 5 Langside Avenue,
11am-noon, second Saturday.
Battlefield Primary, 44 Carmichael
Place, 6-7pm, third Monday.
King’sParkPrimary, 44 Kingsbridge
Drive, 11am-noon, fourth Saturday.
holidays.
Phone: 287 3751
Mobile: 07825 283 776
e-mail: james.dornan@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Councillor
Archie
Graham
King’sParkPrimarySchool,
44 Kingsbridge Drive, 6pm, first
Wednesday.
Langside PrimarySchool, 233 Tantallon
Road, 11am, second Saturday.
MountFlorida PrimarySchool, 1127
CathcartRoad, 6pm, third Wednesday.
Langside Hall, Langside Avenue, 11am,
fourth Saturday.
holidays. All surgeryvenuesexcept
Langside PrimarySchool are fully
accessible.
Phone: 287 7048
e-mail: archie.graham@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
8. SOUTHSIDE
Councillor
Danny
Alderslowe
StFrancisCentre, Cumberland Street,
3.45-4.30pm, firstWednesday.
GeoffShaw Centre, KerrylamontAvenue,
4.45-5.30pm, firstWednesday.
Govanhill Neighbourhood Centre,
6 DaisyStreet, 5.45-6.30pm, first
Wednesday.
Phone: 287 4405
e-mail: danny.alderslowe
@councillors.glasgow.gov.uk
Councillor
Jahangir
Hanif
6 DaisyStreet, 4-4.45pm, firstTuesday,
5.30-6.30pm, second Monday.
GorbalsLibrary, 180 Crown Street,
5.30 – 6.30pm, firstTuesday.
GeoffShaw Centre, 25 Kerrylamont
Avenue, 4.30 5.15pm, second Monday.
Phone: 287 4610
e-mail: jahangir.hanif@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Councillor
Anne Marie
Millar
6 DaisyStreet, 6pm, firstMonday.
GorbalsLibrary, 180 Crown Street, 6pm,
second Thursday.
Larkfield Centre, 39 Inglefield Street,
6.30pm, third Wednesday.
Holyrood SportsCentre, 60 Aikenhead
Road, 5pm, fourth Monday.
Phone: 287 5625
e-mail: annemarie.millar@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Bailie
James
Scanlon
StBrigid’sPrimary, 4 Glenmore Ave,
6pm, firstMonday.
LightRail TransitDepot(old LRT
Building), 99-111 Eglinton Street,
6.30pm, second Wednesday.
Toryglen CommunityHall,199
Prospecthill Circus, 6pm, third Monday.
Richmond ParkSchool, 30 Logan Street,
10.30am, third Saturday.
StFrancis’ Primary, 430 Old Rutherglen
Road, 5pm, lastFriday.
Phone: 287 7034
e-mail: james.scanlon@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
9. CALTON
Councillor
George
Redmond
StJames’ PrimarySchool, 88 Green
Street, 6-7pm, second Tuesday.
Bridgeton CommunityCentre, 67 Dale
BamburyRegeneration Centre,67 Yate
Street, 6pm-7pm, third Wednesday.
South Dennistoun Neighbourhood
Centre, Whitevale Street, 7-8pm, third
Wednesday.
Helenslea Hall, Methven Street,
5-6pm, fourth Tuesday.
Parkhead Library, 64 TollcrossRoad,
DalmarnockCentre,3 LilyStreet,
Phone: 287 3948
e-mail : george.redmond@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Councillor
Ruth
Simpson
Bridgeton CommunityCentre, 67 Dale
BamburyRegeneration Centre, 67 Yate
Street, 6pm-7pm, third Wednesday.
South Dennistoun Neighbourhood
Centre, Whitevale Street, 7-8pm, third
Wednesday.
Helenslea Hall, Methven Street,
Parkhead Library, 64 TollcrossRoad,
DalmarnockCentre, 3 LilyStreet,
holidays.
Phone: 287 4766
e-mail: ruth.simpson@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Councillor
Alison
Thewliss
Reidvale Neighbourhood Centre, 13
Whitevale Street, 10.30am, firstTuesday.
Street, 6pm, firstWednesday.
DalmarnockCentre, 3 LilyStreet,
10.30am, second Tuesday.
BamburyRegeneration Centre, 67 Yate
Street, 6pm, second Wednesday.
Helenslea CommunityHall, 48 Methven
Street, 10.30am, third Tuesday.
DalmarnockPrimarySchool,111 Baltic
Street, 6pm, third Wednesday.
Bridgeton Library, 23 LandressyStreet,
10.30am, fourth Tuesday.
StMungo’sAcademy, 235 Crownpoint
Road, 6pm, fourth Wednesday.
holidays.
Phone: 287 5272
e-mail: alison.thewliss@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
10. ANDERSTON/CITY
Bailie
DrNina
Baker
GOMALibrary, Queen Street, noon-1pm,
firstThursday.
Mitchell Library, North Street, 10-11am,
second Saturday.
holidays.
Phone: 287 7741
e-mail: nina.baker@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Councillor
Philip
Braat
StPatrick’sPrimarySchool, 10 Perth
Street, 10am, firstSaturday. Overnewton
Recreation Centre, Overnewton Square,
COUNCILLOR INFORMATION
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John
Flanagan
8/5/09
Key
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National Party
■ Scottish
Liberal Democrats
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Conservative Party
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Your councillor can be
contacted by e-mail at
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6pm, second Tuesday.
GaelicSchool, 147 BerkeleyStreet,
6.30pm, third Thursday.
holidays. Home visitscan be arranged for
Phone: 287 5788
e-mail: philip.braat@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Councillor
Craig
Mackay
Glasgow SNPOffices, Suite 334,
50 Wellington Street, 1.30 pm, second
Tuesday.
StPatrick’sPrimarySchool, 10 Perth
Street, 6pm, third Tuesday. Overnewton
Recreation Centre,
2 Overnewton Square, 6pm, last
Monday.
holidays.
Phone: 287 3628
e-mail: craig.mackay@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Bailie
Gordon
Matheson
Dundasvale Residents’ Hall,
12 Dundasvale Court, 10.30am, first
Saturday.
StMungo’sPrimarySchool, 45 Parson
Street, noon, firstSaturday.
Tenants’ Hall, 32a Drygate, 6pm, second
Wednesday.
Garnethill Multi-Cultural Centre, 21
Rose Street, 6pm, third Tuesday.
MerchantCityInitiative, 50 Bell Street,
6pm, fourth Wednesday.
holidays.
Phone: 287 5480
e-mail: gordon.matheson@
11. HILLHEAD
Councillor
Kenneth
Elder
To arrange appointmentsorhome visits,
phone 287 3921 between 8.30am and
5pm, Mondayto Friday.
Phone: 287 3921
Email: kenneth.elder@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
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Bailie
Hanzala
Malik
Woodside Library, 343 StGeorge’s
Road, 10am, firstSaturday.
Hillhead Library, 348 ByresRoad, 11am,
firstSaturday.
Maryhill CommunityCentral Hall, 304
Maryhill Road, 10am, second Saturday.
Hyndland SecondarySchool,
9 Lauderdale Gardens, 11am,
second Saturday.
holidays.
Phone: 287 7041
Mobile: 0771 275 0801
e-mail: hanzala.malik@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Councillor
George
Roberts
Hyndland Secondary, 9 Lauderdale
Gardens, 7pm, firstTuesday.
Hillhead PublicLibrary, 348 ByresRoad,
11am, second Monday.
WillowbankPrimarySchool,
WillowbankCrescent, WoodlandsRoad,
7pm, third Tuesday.
Road, 11am, fourth Monday.
holidays.
Phone: 287 3939
Mobile: 07825451173
e-mail: george.roberts@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Councillor
Martha
Wardrop
Road, 2-3pm, firstWednesday.
WillowbankPrimarySchool,
WillowbankCrescent, WoodlandsRoad,
7-8 pm, firstWednesday.
Hillhead Library, 348 ByresRoad,
2-3pm, third Wednesday.
Hyndland SecondarySchool,
9 Lauderdale Gardens, 7-8pm third
Wednesday.
No surgeriesin schoolsduring school
Phone: 287 0226
e-mail: martha.wardrop@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
12. PARTICK WEST
Councillor
Stuart
Clay
Broomhill PrimarySchool, 57 Edgehill
Road, 7.30-8.30pm, second Wednesday.
PartickBurgh Hall, 5-9 Burgh Hall Street,
28
6.30-7.15pm, third Tuesday.
Whiteinch CommunityCentre,
1 Northinch Court, 7.30-8.30pm,
third Tuesday.
Phone: 287 4352
e-mail: stuart.clay@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Councillor
Aileen
Colleran
Thornwood PrimarySchool, 11
Thornwood Avenue, 7pm, firstMonday.
PartickBurgh Hall, Burgh Hall Street,
noon, second Tuesday, 1pm, fourth
Saturday.
1 Northinch Court, 11am, fourth
Saturday.
holidays.
Phone: 287 5616
e-mail: aileen.colleran@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Councillor
Christopher
Mason
To arrange appointmentsorhome visits,
phone 287 4448 between 8.30am-5pm,
Mondayto Friday
Phone: 287 4448
e-mail: christopher.mason@
Councillor
Kenny
McLean
Broomhill PrimarySchool, 57 Edgehill
Road, 7-8pm, second Monday.
1 Northinch Court, 10-11am, second
Saturday, 5.30-6.30pm, third Monday.
PartickBurgh Hall, Burgh Hall Street,
6.30-7.30pm, firstThursday; 11.30am12.30pm, second Saturday.
Thornwood PrimarySchool,
11 Thornwood Avenue, 7-8pm, third
Monday.
Jordanhill Parish Church, 28 Woodend
Drive, 6-7pm, lastWednesday.
holidays.
Phone: 287 5968
e-mail: kenny.mclean@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
13. GARSCADDEN/
SCOTSTOUNHILL
Bailie
Liz
Cameron
Knightswood CommunityCentre, 201
Alderman Road, 7pm, third Wednesday,
7pm, lastWednesday.
YokerPrimarySchool,56 Craggan Drive,
11am, third Saturday.
holidays.
Phone: 287 7018
e-mail: liz.cameron@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Councillor
Graeme
Hendry
Scotstoun PrimarySchool, 21 Duncan
Avenue, 6pm, second Monday.
Alderman Road, 6.30pm, third Monday,
10.30am, fourth Saturday.
YokerResource Centre, 10 Kelso Place,
6pm, fourth Monday.
holidays.
Phone: 287 4466
e-mail: graeme.hendry@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Bailie
Jean
McFadden
YokerResource Centre, 10 Kelso Place,
6.15-7pm, firstMonday.
Flat0/2, 1563 Dumbarton Road,
6-6.30pm, second Monday.
Dumbarton Road Corridor, Community
SupportNetworkOffice, 98-102
Kingsway, 6.45-7.15pm second Monday.
Phone: 287 4054
e-mail: jean.mcfadden@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Councillor
Paul
Rooney
Alderman Road, 7pm, firstTuesday.
StBrendan’sPrimarySchool, 170
HawickStreet, 6pm, third Wednesday.
Pikeman NurserySchool, 21 Archerhill
Road, 5pm, lastTuesday.
holidays.
Phone: 287 0234
e-mail: paul.rooney@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
14. DRUMCHAPEL/
ANNIESLAND
Councillor
Paul
Carey
Antonine PrimarySchool, 4 Abbotshall
Avenue, 5-6pm, third Tuesday.
KinfaunsCentre, 436 KinfaunsDrive,
6.30-7.30, third Tuesday.
Drumchapel CitizensAdvice Bureau,
Drumchapel Shopping Centre, 10am,
third Saturday.
No surgeriesduring school and
Council wards
and councillors’
monthly surgeries
publicholidays.
Phone: 287 7049
e-mail: paul.carey@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Councillor
Jonathan
Findlay
Netherton CommunityCentre,
358 Netherton Road, 6pm, second
Thursday.
Anniesland CourtCommunityRoom,
857 Crow Road, 10am, third Saturday.
Knightswood PrimarySchool,
36 Knightscliffe Avenue, 11am, third
Saturday.
holidays.
Phone: 287 5931
e-mail: jonathan.findlay@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Councillor
Bill
Kidd
CouncillorKidd hasresigned.
Aby-election to replace him takes
place on Thursday4 June.
Councillor
Steven
Purcell
StNinian’sPrimarySchool, 2150 Great
Western Road, 7pm, firstMonday.
Blairdrum Neighbourhood Centre,
9 Keal Place, 6pm, third Monday.
No surgeriesduring school holidaysand
publicholidays.
Phone: 287 4100
e-mail: steven.purcell@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
15. MARYHILL/KELVIN
Councillor
Alex
Dingwall
Maryhill CommunityCentre,
35 AvenueparkStreet, 6.30pm,
firstMonday.
Cleveden SecondarySchool,
42 Cleveden Road, 6.30pm,
second Monday.
Bellcraig CommunityEducation Centre,
10 Gorstan Street, 6pm, third Monday.
CadderCommunityCentre,
20 Fara Street, 7.30pm, third Monday.
0/4, 5 Acre Drive, 6.30pm,
fourth Monday.
Maryhill Library, 1508 Maryhill Road,
2pm, fourth Friday.
holidays.
Phone: 287 4147
e-mail: a.dingwall@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Councillor
Mary
Paris
Kelvindale PrimarySchool,
11 DorchesterPlace, 7-8 pm, first
Wednesday.
6.30-7.30pm, second Thursday.
Cleveden SecondarySchool,
42 Cleveden Road, 7-8pm, third
Wednesday.
10 Gorstan Street, 7-8pm, fourth
Wednesday.
holidays.
Phone: 287 4633
e-mail: mary.paris@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Councillor
Mohammed
Razaq
Ledgowan Tenants’ Hall, 1 Ledgowan
Place, 6pm, firstThursday.
CadderCommunityEducation Centre,
20 Fara Street, 7pm, firstThursday.
6pm, third Thursday.
Maryhill CommunityCentre,35
AvenueparkStreet, 7pm, third Thursday.
holidays.
Phone: 287 4120
e-mail: mohammed.razaq@
Lord Provost
Bob
Winter
0/4, 5 Acre Drive, 6.30 pm, firstMonday.
10 Gorstan Street, 7.15pm, firstMonday.
Cleveden SecondarySchool, 42
Cleveden Road, 6.15pm, lastMonday.
StBlane’sPrimarySchool,
23 ArrocharDrive, 7pm, lastMonday.
No surgeriesduring publicholidays
and in schoolsduring school holidays
Phone: 287 4201
e-mail: robert.winter@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
16. CANAL
Bailie
Ellen
Hurcombe
Greenview School, BuckleyStreet, 7pm
firstMonday, or7pm second Monday
afterbankholiday.
PossilpointCommunityCentre,
130 DenmarkStreet, 12.30pm second
Wednesday.
Chirnsyde PrimarySchool, 288 Ashgill
Road, 6pm, third Wednesday.
Balmore Housing Association,
30 Mansion Street, 10am, third Friday.
Councillor
Jim
Mackechnie
MiltonbankPrimarySchool,
11 SkerrayStreet, 6pm, firstMonday.
StCharles’ PrimarySchool,
13 Kelvinside Gardens, 6pm, second
Thursday.
OurLadyofthe Assumption Primary
School, 439 Bilsland Drive, 6pm, fourth
Wednesday.
Phone: 287 5631
e-mail: jim.mackechnie@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Councillor
Billy
McAllister
Milton CommunityCentre, 424
Liddesdale Road, 6pm everyMonday.
MiltonbankPrimarySchool, 11 Skerray
Street, 11am everySaturday.
CommunityCentral Hall, Maryhill Road,
5pm, firstFriday.
StJoan ofArcPrimarySchool,
722 Balmore Road, 6pm, second
Wednesday, 6pm, fourth Wednesday.
Ruchill CommunityCentre,
671 Bilsland Drive, 1pm, third Monday.
CommunityCentral Hall, Maryhill Road,
5pm, third Friday.
Phone: 287 4238
e-mail: billy.mcallister@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Councillor
Kieran
Wild
Ruchill CommunityCentre,
671 Bilsland Drive, 6.30pm, firstMonday.
Dunard PrimarySchool, 65 Dunard
Street, 3.30pm, firstTuesday.
PossilpointCommunityEducation
Centre, 130 DenmarkStreet, 6.30pm,
firstWednesday.
Phone: 287 0223
e-mail: kieran.wild@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
17. SPRINGBURN
Councillor
Phil
Greene
AlbertPrimarySchool, 10 BarclayStreet,
6pm, firstand third Wednesday.
Royston Library, 67 Royston Road, 2pm,
second Wednesday.
StStephen’sPrimarySchool,
22 Pinkston Drive, 6pm, fourth
Wednesday.
constituentsunable to attend. No
surgeriesduring school and public
holidays.
Phone: 287 4791
e-mail: phil.greene@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
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Bailie
Allan
Stewart
Springburn Academy, 151 Edgefauld
Road, 6.30-7.30pm, firstTuesday.
Springburn Nursery, 48 GourlayStreet,
6.30-7.30pm, firstThursday.
Springburn Library, KayStreet, 6.307.30pm, second Tuesday.
Elmvale PrimarySchool, 712 Hawthorn
Street, 6.30-7.30pm, second Thursday.
Bonnybroom Nursery, 233 Petershill
Drive, 6.30-7.30pm, third Tuesday.
Royston PrimarySchool, 102 Royston
Road, 6.30-7.30pm, third Thursday.
StRoch’sPrimarySchool, 267 Royston
Road, 6.30-7.30pm, fourth Tuesday.
holidays.
Phone: 287 4417
e-mail: allan.stewart@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Bailie
Jim
Todd
StStephen’sPrimarySchool,
22 Pinkston Drive, 5.30-6.30pm, first
Wednesday.
Elmvale PrimarySchool,712 Hawthorn
Street, 5.30-6.30pm, second Monday.
StGilbert’sPrimarySchool,
305 Forge Street, 5-6 pm, second
Wednesday.
BalornockPrimarySchool,
422 Broomfield Road, 5.30-6.30pm,
third Monday.
Phone: 287 5735
e-mail: james.todd@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
18. EAST CENTRE
Councillor
Patricia
Chalmers
StThomas’ PrimarySchool,
8 SmithycroftRoad, 5.30pm, first
Wednesday.
High Carntyne Church Hall, Carntynehall
Road, 5.30pm, firstand third Thursday.
Haghill ParkPrimarySchool,
415 Cumbernauld Road, 5.30pm,
second Thursday.
Bluevale Neighbourhood Centre,
30 AbernethyStreet, 5.30pm, fourth
Thursday.
Phone: 287 4866
e-mail: pat.chalmers@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Councillor
Frank
Docherty
StDenis’ PrimarySchool, 129 Roslea
Drive, 5-6pm, firstWednesday.
WellparkTenants’ Hall,11 McIntosh
Street, 6.15-7.15pm, firstWednesday.
StAidan’sSchool,255 RigbyStreet, 56pm, fourth Wednesday.
StMaria Gorretti PrimarySchool,
67 Skerryvore Road, 6.15-7.15pm,
fourth Wednesday.
Phone: 287 5256
e-mail: frank.docherty@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Councillor
Jennifer
Dunn
Riddrie Library, 1020 Cumbernauld
Road, noon, firstMonday.
BellrockCommunityCentre, 71
Skerryvore Road, noon, second Monday.
Haghill ParkPrimarySchool.
415 Cumbernauld Road,6pm, third
Tuesday.
Whitehill SecondarySchool, 280
Onslow Drive, 6pm, fourth Tuesday.
holidays.
Phone: 287 3595
e-mail: j.dunn@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Councillor
Elaine
McDougall
StThomas’ PrimarySchool,
8 SmithycroftRoad, 6-7.30pm, first
Wednesday.
Alexandra Parade PrimarySchool, 136
Armadale Street, 7-9pm, third
Wednesday.
holidays.
Phone: 287 5619
e-mail: elaine.mcdougall@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
19. SHETTLESTON
Councillor
Tom
McKeown
StMark’sPrimarySchool, 170
Muiryfauld Drive, 6pm, firstTuesday.
Shettleston Library, 154 WellshotRoad,
6pm, second and fourth Tuesday.
Quarrybrae PrimarySchool,
139 Crail Street, 6pm, third Tuesday.
holidays.
Phone: 287 3779
e-mail: tom.mckeown@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Bailie
John
McLaughlin
Whiterose CommunityHall,
112 Caroline Street, 10-11am, first
Monday.
StVincent’sSchool Tollcross,
34 Fullarton Avenue, 6-7pm, firstMonday.
Fernan StreetSocial WorkComplex, 2030 Fernan Street, 6-7pm, firstTuesday.
Shettleston CommunityCentre,
54 Amulree Street, 6-7pm, second
Monday.
Carmyle CommunityCentre, 28 Hillcrest
Road, 4-5pm, third Monday.
MountVernon PrimarySchool, Penryn
Gardens, 6-7pm, third Monday.
Shettleston Library, 154 WellshotRoad,
6-7pm, fourth Monday.
holidays.
Phone: 287 5315
e-mail: john.mclaughlin@
Councillor
Euan
McLeod
Broomhouse Hall, Baillieston Road,
11am, firstSaturday.
Carmyle CommunityCentre,
28 HillcrestRoad, 5.30pm, firstMonday.
MountVernon PrimarySchool, Penryn
Gardens, 6.30pm, third Wednesday.
TollcrossLeisure Centre, TollcrossPark,
6pm, third Thursday.
holidays.
Phone: 287 5644
e-mail: euan.mcleod@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Councillor
George
Ryan
StVincent’sPrimarySchool,
30 Fullarton Avenue, 6.30-7.30pm, first
Tuesday, 6.30-7.30pm, second
Thursday.
EastbankAcademy, 26 AcademyStreet,
7.30pm, firstTuesday, 7.30pm, second
Thursday.
Phone: 287 7035
e-mail: george.ryan@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
20. BAILLIESTON
Councillor
James
Coleman
OurLadyofPeace PrimarySchool, 343
Hallhill Road, Barlanark, 7-9 pm, first
Tuesday.
Glenburn Centre Easthall,
6 Glenburnie Place, 7-9pm, second
Tuesday.
Caledonia PrimarySchool, Calderwood
Drive, Baillieston, 7-9pm, third Tuesday.
Garrowhill PrimarySchool,
Springhill Road, Garrowhill, 7-9pm,
fourth Tuesday.
No surgeriesduring school holidaysand
publicholidays.
Phone: 287 4012
e-mail: james.coleman@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Bailie
David
McDonald
Garrowhill CommunityHall
35 Maxwell Drive, 7pm, firstMonday.
Thorntree PrimarySchool,
55 Cobinshaw Street, 5pm, firstTuesday.
Baillieston Libraryand Learning Centre
141 Main Street, 11.30am,
second Wednesday.
Wellhouse Hub,Wellhouse Crescent,
12.30pm, second Wednesday.
Budhill FamilyLearning Centre, Hallhill
Road, noon, third Monday.
Broomhouse CommunityHall
2 Bailllieston Road, 7pm, fourth
Thursday.
Phone: 287 4616
e-mail: david.mcdonald@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
COUNCILLOR INFORMATION
holidays.
Phone: 287 5604
e-mail: ellen.hurcombe@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
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Key
■ Scottish
National Party
■ Scottish
Liberal Democrats
■ Scottish
Conservative Party
■ Independent
firstname.lastname@
Councillor
Andy
Muir
StTimothy’sPrimarySchool,
41 InvereskStreet, 6-7pm, firstTuesday.
Budhill FamilyLearning Centre, Hallhill
Road, 6-7pm, second Tuesday
Swinton PrimarySchool,2 Rhindmuir
Road, 6-7pm, third Tuesday.
StBridget’sPrimarySchool, Camp
Road, 6-7pm fourth Tuesday
holidays.
Phone: 287 4014
e-mail: andy.muir@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Councillor
David
Turner
Garrowhill CommunityHall,
35 Maxwell Drive,7pm, firstMonday.
StBridget’sPrimarySchool, Camp
Road, 7pm, second Wednesday.
Caledonia Centre, 38-44 Caledonia
Road, 7pm, third Monday.
BarlanarkCommunityCentre,
33 Burnmouth Road, 7pm, fourth
Tuesday.
holidays.
Phone : 287 3592
e-mail: david.turner@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
21. NORTH EAST
Councillor
Gilbert
Davidson
StMartha’sPrimarySchool,
85 MenziesRoad, 5.30pm, first
Thursday.
MolendinarCommunityCentre, 1210
Royston Road, 6pm, third Thursday.
Barmulloch CommunityCentre,
Wallacewell Quadrant, 7pm, fourth
Thursday.
holidays.
Phone: 287 4875
e-mail: gilbert.davidson@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
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Intouch
Bailie
Gerald
Leonard
Ruchazie CommunityCentre, 441 Gartloch
Road, 6.30pm, firstTuesday.
Wallacewell PrimarySchool,
305 Standburn Road, 6.30pm, second
Tuesday.
Barmulloch PrimarySchool,
60 Berryburn Road, 6.30pm, third Tuesday.
StPhilomena’sPrimarySchool,
21 Robroyston Road, 6.30pm, fourth
Tuesday.
constituentsunable to attend surgeries. No
surgeriesduring school and publicholidays.
Phone: 287 5629
e-mail: gerald.leonard@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
Bailie
Catherine
McMaster
Provanhall Housing Association
34 Conisborough Road, 5pm, second
Tuesday(starts14 October).
StRose ofLima PrimarySchool,
295 Mossvale Road, 6pm, second Tuesday
each month.
Oakwood PrimarySchool
22 Drumlanrig Avenue, 6-7pm, third
Monday.
30
StBenedict’sPrimarySchool, 62
Lochend Road, 6pm, fourth Tuesday.
holidays.
Phone: 287 7046
e-mail: catherine.mcmaster@
Councillor
Grant
Thoms
Avenue End PrimarySchool, Avenue End
Road, 5pm, firstMonday.
The Bridge, ShandwickStreet, 6pm, first
Monday, 5pm, fourth Tuesday.
Wallacewell PrimarySchool, Standburn
Road, 5pm, firstTuesday. 6pm, third
Tuesday.
Barmulloch CommunityCentre,
Wallacewell Quadrant, 6pm, firstTuesday,
7pm, third Tuesday.
GESH FamilyCentre, 1 Redcastle Square,
5.30pm, second Monday, 6pm, fourth
Tuesday.
MolendinarCommunityCentre,1210
Royston Road, 5pm, third Tuesday.
No surgeriesduring school and
publicholidays.
Phone: 287 4057
e-mail: grant.thoms@councillors.
glasgow.gov.uk
LIST MSPS
Anne McLaughlin MSP
Phone 202 0681
Bill Aitken MSP
Phone 810 5743
RobertEBrown MSP
Phone 243 2421
Bob DorisMSP
Phone 202 0675
PatrickHarvie MSP
Phone 946 5869
Bill Kidd MSP
Phone 202 0677
Sandra White MSP
Phone 202 0679
GLASGOW MSPS
ANNIESLAND:
Bill ButlerMSP
Phone 944 9441
BAILLIESTON:
MargaretCurran MSP
Phone 771 4844
CATHCART:
Charlie Gordon MSP
Phone 632 8645
GOVAN:
Nicola Sturgeon MSP
Phone 427 4590
Council wards
and councillors’
monthly surgeries
KELVIN:
Pauline McNeill MSP
Phone 589 7120
MARYHILL:
Patricia Ferguson MSP
Phone 946 1300
POLLOK:
Johann LamontMSP
Phone 270 1890
RUTHERGLEN:
JamesKellyMSP
Phone 647 0707
SHETTLESTON:
FrankMcAveetyMSP
Phone 764 0175
SPRINGBURN:
Paul Martin MSP
Phone 564 1364
GLASGOW MPS
NORTH-WEST:
John Robertson MP
Phone 944 7298
SOUTH:
Tom HarrisMP
Phone 649 9780
CENTRAL:
Mohammad SarwarMP
Phone 427 5250
Key
■ Scottish
National Party
■ Scottish
Liberal Democrats
■ Scottish
Conservative Party
■ Independent
firstname.lastname@
NORTH:
Ann McKechin MP
Phone 946 1300
SOUTH-WEST:
Ian Davidson MP
Phone 621 2216
EAST:
John Mason MP
Phone 778 8270
NORTH-EAST:
Michael Martin MP
Phone 762 2329
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