Today See Me Scotland is co-hosting the first ever UK wide Time to Talk day, with partner organisations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. This is the first time this has happened, after the day becoming a massive event in England over the past few years, run by Time to Change. Too many people with […]
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GAMH at The Gathering 2018 – #SCVOGathering
Our friends from GAMH will be part of the Health and Wellbeing Zone at SCVO organised 2018 The Gathering event. The Gathering welcomes thousands of people from the third sector to meet to share their work. The public are more than welcome to come along and find out more about what charities, community groups, and […]
Learn How To Review Feature Films at Our Free Workshop
I love movies. They inspire me and often offer much needed escapism. Some films even offer comfort and help me to relax, which I spoke about in an earlier post. Speaking to other people I’ve learned that I’m not alone. Many of us get a lot more from a film than just entertainment. There is […]
Thank You To All Our Community Correspondents
As the year draws to a close we had our final correspondents meeting of 2017. It really was more a pre-Christmas party thought. We met some new faces, ate mince pies, pulled Christmas crackers, read out the daft jokes (wondered about frog themed prizes), and had a Christmas quiz. It was a lot of fun […]
CHEX Seeks Your Contributions for ScotGov Strategy for Healthier Future
The Community Health Exchange (CHEX) is making a contribution to the Scottish Governments consultation document ‘A Healthier Future – Action and Ambitions on Diet, Activity and Healthy Weight’. The consultation will run from 26 October to 31 January and CHEX welcomes your addition to what they say. If you’d like to get involved in shaping […]
Event: Scottish Women – How Should We Celebrate Them? – 10 November
Paisley Townscape Heritage and Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme is holding a workshop at Paisley Arts Centre on Fri 10th Nov called ‘Scottish Women – how should we celebrate them?’ The workshop will be led by The History Girls Frae Glasgow and will explore the lack of public commemoration dedicated to women. Tickets are limited so […]
Event – Luv Esther at St. Matthew’s Paisley, 27th October
As part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival 2017 St Matthew’s Church Paisley Presents ‘Luv Esther’ a West End style musical about a young refugee seeker. Luv Esther is based on the Biblical story of Esther. It tells the story of Esther, a young refugee who makes a huge difference in her nation and […]
Free Four Week Digital Skills Workshop
Love them or hate them, computers are an important part of life. They help us to stay connected with friends and family, meet new people, join groups or societies, buy things or holidays cheaper, learn new skills or take up new hobbies, and importantly apply for jobs or benefits. So we thought it would be […]
Community Wellbeing for All at Govanhill Baths
Govanhill Baths is a Glasgow institution. Opened between 1912 and 1917, it is Glasgow’s last surviving example of a Edwardian public bathhouse (or swimming baths, to any one who has grown up in or around Glasgow). Since the baths’ closure in 2001 there has been continual campaigning to reopen the baths as a community wellness […]
Art of Recovery – An Interview with Victoria Van Middel
When we attended the GAMH run Art of Recovery event a few weeks back we interviewed artists, participants and organisers to find out what recovery and art means to them. The role of art in mental wellbeing and recovery is a much talked about topic, and it’s clear there are many positive benefits. Yet how […]