Nightcrawler: a gripping thriller
A review from our Community Correspondent Emily McCurrie 5/5 Rated 15. General release until December 23. This was a gripping film about an unemployed man desperately looking for work. He was driven when selling himself to potential employers but also willing to do anything just to make a living. It raises the issue of just how […]
Dates n Mates Christmas party- Sun 21 Dec at the Radisson
Christmas is a time for having fun and spending time with the people we love. But it can be a lonely time if you struggle to make friends, or you don’t feel confident enough to get involved in the festivities. Dates n Mates friendship and dating agency is run by and for people with learning […]
Christmas at Gartnavel Royal
If you want to find some fun things to do this December, have a look at the programme of events at Gartnavel Royal Hospital. There’s a real variety, so there should be something to suit just about everyone. December 12 2014 10.30am : “A-waissalling we shall go ” Carol Singers from The High School of Glasgow […]
I love Christmas, but if I’m feeling anxious or depressed, the pressure to be jolly is excruciating
A post from our Community Correspondent Emily McCurrie I really really love the festive season. I love all the fairy lights and I love getting wrapped up and walking around in the cold. Then coming inside to where it’s warm and snuggling up to a Christmas movie. Usually Bridget Jones followed by Love Actually (the […]
I think of myself as a snail. I’ve been supported to come out of my shell
A post from Community Correspondent John Dane Two years ago, I was very quiet and withdrawn and very much a loner. I would shut myself away from the outside world. At times I would not even answer my phone or door to any of my family, even though I was in. I became a member […]
Eat, drink and be merry: our theme for December
It’s started. The Christmas lights are up, the shops are full of mince pies and the battle is on to make the most sentimental advert. Of course it’s exciting (especially if you’re three), but the build-up, the indulgences and the high expectations can give our mental wellbeing a bit of a knock. There’s a scene […]
Growing up in Glasgow
Our Community Correspondent Lorna Cosh reminisces about her experiences of growing up in Glasgow’s Morrin Square, which no longer exists. Lorna still lives in Townhead, but she feels that something of the community spirit she knew has been lost. She talks about visiting the public baths and all the neighbours who she called aunties and […]
Fancy being in a Christmas concert in Easterhouse?
When was the last time you were in a Christmas concert? Creative Collective in Easterhouse are looking for people to get involved in their Christmas performance, either backstage or in a starring role. There will be songs, games, jokes and stories and it looks like a lot of fun. It’s not about being the best […]
Why I stopped being a “peer snob” and learned to value peer support
A guest contribution from @lauramaywritten who blogs at lauramaywritten.blogspot.co.uk Peer support is something I never really valued. I didn’t want to be around people with the same problems as me, and I didn’t understand what good it would do sharing my troubles. I was, to be honest, a bit of a ‘peer snob’. All that […]
Dolly mixtures, outside toilets and community spirit
A song about a time when neighbours were neighbours from Community Correspondent John Dane Image painted by Community Correspondent David Bradley There’s nothing like a song to make you remember happier times. At our Mind Waves meeting, John sang us “When I was a lad”, which is about growing up in Belfast, but reminded us […]
