Are you part of a community group that has members who enjoy films about big issues? Our friend at Take One Action have a limited number of free tickets for selected events at their film festival. There’s some great stuff on, with highlights including: Everyday Rebellion in Glasgow on September 20: a film about non-violence […]
Where are you from? Townhead in Glasgow, born and bred. Why are you interested in wellbeing? I have depression and anxiety. I’m on the road to recovery, but some days it feels like it will never come to an end, so I want to get involved in writing about my experiences and stay busy. […]
The GAMH Young Carers group tells us what they wish we knew about young carers “We are diverse” There’s no such thing as a typical young carer. We are as different from each other as any other group of young people. “I wish people knew how hard it is” It is tough to care for […]
A guest post from John Richardson of @SiSaysPSYCHOSIS Considering my first stint of abrasive reality arrived whilst studying film production; making a documentary on psychosis was naturally, inevitable. It was the Early Intervention in Psychosis service, which I’d recently been discharged from, that gave me ‘the prod’ to do so. I joined filmmaking forces with a psychologist in […]
Our Community Correspondent Jane Chisholm reflects on the Commonwealth Games with a poem. Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games Has came and been The biggest event Glasgow has ever seen The contestants they came from Nations far and wide To compete in their sports All around the Clyde There were famous people Like Lulu, ‘the […]
A film review from our Community Correspondent Emily McCurrie 3.5/5 I was eager to see this film since reading and loving the book by Jonas Jonasson. The main character, Allan Karlsson, the 100 year old man, doesn’t fit the stereotype of an old, slow man. He is a switched-on character who, pretty much, does as he […]
Mind Waves is about giving people a voice. We want to hear what people have to say about mental health and wellbeing, but importantly, we also want to to know what people with lived experience of mental illness have to say about other things. Our Community Correspondent Peter Leckie is passionate about encouraging people to […]
Today- Friday 29 August- is your last chance to enter our resilience photo competition. If you’re still looking for some inspiration on what resilience means, here’s a round-up of the posts we’ve featured this month. A massive thank you to all of our contributors. Dr Pete Seaman explained how we can build resilient communities Real […]
Our Community Correspondent John Dane talks about his experience of the games In 2007 after reaching the shortlist it was finally announced that Glasgow was to be the Host City for the 2014 Commonwealth Games. There then followed a frantic seven years of planning and construction and the day finally arrived on July 23 2014. […]
If you’ve been feeling at loose end since the end of the Commonwealth Games, don’t worry, there’s lots of exciting stuff still happening in the city. A good place to start this Saturday 30 is at Gartnavel Royal Hospital. As part of their Art in the Gart programme, they’re running “Over the Wall”, which they […]
