A post from our Community Correspondent Laura McGlinn @stargazer1210 I love my work has a volunteer, simple as that. I love chipping in and working hard and the skills I’m being rewarded with are just outstanding! Bear Laura Grylls is my Tuesday name lol! What have I learned through various volunteer posts? For a start I’m […]
A post from our Community Correspondent Laura McGlinn about her involvement in #SMHAFF Time is something that makes you think, more so at this time of year. Looking back and looking forward, clocks changing. Its all relevant in our life’s. Tick Tock ,Tick Tock! Recently I learned about the meaning of Chime another sound but […]
Christmas can be great fun. But it can also be tough. It can be lonely. Many of us want to reach out and do something to help other people, to remember the real meaning of Christmas. With this in mind, we had planned to find a list of good volunteering opportunities around Glasgow over the […]
Glenn has lived with mental ill health for years, but volunteering helps him to manage his health and support other people towards recovery. We caught up with him at the volunteering and self management event as part of Self Management Week 2015. Here’s what Glenn thinks. Do you agree? Can volunteering have an impact on […]
A post from our Community Correspondent John Dane Fortunately, I am at a stage in my recovery where I am able to give something back. So, this week I found myself filling in forms to volunteer for a new project called Glasgow Action on Benefits. This week I start the first training course, which will […]
We spend a lot of time talking about the benefits of being online, but what about people who just don’t have the skills or confidence to do it? Even the thought of signing up for a class, with all its school-style connotations can be intimidating. That’s why we love this idea from @GlasgowLife . Instead […]
We caught up with Donna Campbell, who has set up Cafe GRO, a new alcohol-free venue opening on the City’s Saltmarket this month. The venue will offer food, drink, acoustic nights, a pub quiz: everything you’d expect to find at your local, except the alcohol. Donna explained why she decided to open the pub. “I’m […]
It is Fibromyalgia Association UK; www.fmauk.org Involving yourself and contributing to Community Groups has benefits for mental wellbeing. A condition like this gets you down sometimes; being part of an association where you get peer support or can contribute as a member or volunteer makes a difference for the good for everyone involved. Interview I […]
