GOVANHILL NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2022

GOVANHILL NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2022

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SECTION 1 – Govanhill Food Support Over The Festive Period

SECTION 2 – Home Energy Advice & Funding

SECTION 3 – What’s On In December

SECTION 4 – Baby & Toddler Groups

SECTION 5 – Jobs Support

SECTION 6 – Services , Elected Representatives & Key Local Contacts

SECTION 1 – Govanhill Food Support Over The Festive Period

GLASGOW SOUTH EAST FOODBANK

Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays 12.30pm-2pm

Closed from Friday 23 December to Tuesday 3 January (Reopens Wednesday 4 January 2023)

Elim Church ,42 Inglefield Street, G42 7AT

Phone 0141 423 2418/07456 868628 to arrange a foodbank voucher

QUEENS PARK GOVANHILL FOODBANK

Thursdays 10am-12pm, No referral required, ‘everyone is always welcome’

Closed Thursday 29 December & Thursday 5 January

Queen’s Park Govanhill Parish Church, 170 Queen’s Drive, G42 8QZ

Phone 0141 423 3654

THE PEOPLE’S PANTRY

Mondays/Tuesdays/Thursdays 1pm-4pm, Wednesdays 2.30pm -5.30pm, Fridays 10am-1pm

To join, visit www.govanhillbaths.com/pantry

Closed from Friday 23 December to Tuesday 3 January 2023 (Reopens Wednesday 4 January 2023)

488 Cathcart Road, G42 7BX

Phone 0141 433 2999

AL-KHAIR FOOD BANK

Self-referral or referral via partner organisations

Mondays to Saturdays 9am – 6pm

Open as normal over the festive period

441a Victoria Rd

Phone 0141 423 5747

SECTION 2 – Home Energy Advice & Funding

SOUTH SEEDS – ENERGY SAVING TIPS

0141 636 3959 /Office 514 Victoria Road

Tips to save gas

Draft proof your home – use heavy curtains and draft excluders to fill and gaps round doors, windows and skirting. Household items such as old clothes and newspapers can also be used.

Use temporary glazing film – add temporary glazing film on single glazed windows.

Adjust your thermostat and boiler time – turning down your thermostat by 1 degree can reduce your bill by around £90 per year

Tips to save electricity

Switch to LED light bulbs – LED light bulbs are the most efficient ones.
Take shorter showers – Electric showers cost more than many other appliances in your home. Taking shorted showers can reduce your electricity costs.
Turn off appliances when not in use – it is a good idea to switch off appliances at the plug. When in standby mode they still use electricity

For further information and more energy saving tips or assistance with energy debt or inability to top up meters www.southseeds.org/category/resources/

CITIZENS ADVICE SCOTLAND – HELP TO PAY ENERGY BILLS

Information on grants & benefits offered by the UK government, the Scottish government and energy suppliers for those struggling to afford your energy bills or top up your prepayment meter

Advice on how to agree payment plan with suppliers & help pay off debts through benefits

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/scotland/consumer/energy/energy-supply/get-help-paying-your-bills/grants-and-benefits-to-help-you-pay-your-energy-bills-s/

HOME HEATING SUPPORT FUND FOR SCOTTISH HOUSEHOLDS

homeheatingadvice.scot is working in partnership with the Scottish Government to deliver the second iteration of the Home Heating Support Fund for Scottish households struggling with energy cost. The fund seeks to provide financial relief to energy consumers who are experiencing significant financial hardship regardless of the fuel or payment method – prepayment meters, district heating networks and unregulated fuels. For referral organisations and households. https://homeheatingadvice.scot/ (Part of Energy Advice Scotland 0808 196 8660)

SCOTTISH POWER HARDSHIP FUND

For those struggling to pay Scottish Power debt, if applicants meet terms and conditions and are receiving Income Support, Job Seekers Allowance, Pension Credit or Employment and Support Allowance https://community.scottishpower.co.uk/t5/Extra-Help/Hardship-Fund/ta-p/53

ENERGY SAVINGS TRUST – FUNDING FINDER

Grants, discounts and funding available from the Scottish Government

https://homeenergyscotland-advice.est.org.uk/fundingfinder/

SECTION 3 – What’s On In December

GOVANHILL HOUSING ASSSOCATION

Santa Visit The Ark, 70 Coplaw Street Saturday 10 December 10am – 12pm/2pm – 3pm

Free ticketed event. Please note, entry is via ticket only

Email lhiddleston@govanhillha.org for tickets

GOVANHILL COMMUNITY GARDEN/REMEMBRANCE GARDEN

Christmas Grotto with some very special friends Ticketed event only

Tuesday 13 December 6.30pm – 8.00pm

79 Coplaw St, Glasgow G42 7JG (behind Govanhill Housing Association)

For tickets message Govanhill Community Garden Facebook page

RUMPUS ROOM

Rumpus Room’s studio fundraiser – artwork and handmade goodies made by local Rumpus artists of all ages & studio friends.

Saturday 17 December 12pm-4pm,Milk Café, 452 Victoria Road

For more information email rumpusroomprogramme@gmail.com

THE DIXON COMMUNITY

656 Cathcart Rd, Phone0141 423 2481, all welcome!

Music in Hospitals &Care Presents ‘For You Alone’

Wednesday 7 December 2.00pm

Entertainment from Big Noise Live

Tuesday 13 December 2.15pm

At Home At Theatre Presents ‘Christmas Variety Show’

Friday 16 December 1.00pm

Snowball Bingo!

Tuesday 20 December 2.15pm

LARKFIELD COMMUNITY CENTRE

Santa’s Walk-Through Grotto 13 December 6pm

FREE ticketed event. Pop into the centre before the event to collect tickets 10am-4pm. All children will receive a small gift, 39 Inglefield St G42 7AY

GOVANHILL BATHS

Neighbourhood Centre, 6 Daisy Street, G42 8JL, 0141 423 6492

Cast Offs

Knitting & natter & a cuppa

12 December 12.15pm – 2.15pm

Information: https://bit.ly/3SOgP0z

LGBTO+ Gardening Group

Workshops on growing food & gardening

Mondays 6pm – 8pm

Information: https://bit.ly/3dwvBca

GREATER GOVANHILL MAGAZINE

December’s festive issue is out now in shops! Pick up your local copy around the Govanhill area, including a gift guide of local makers and businesses https://www.greatergovanhill.com/

HIDDEN GARDENS MEN’S GROUP

Tuesday 13 December 1pm – 3pm Zine Making

Tuesday 20 December 1pm – 3pm Xmas party

Via Tramway, 25A Albert Dr, access, Glasgow G41 2PE

0141 433 2722

WOMEN ON WHEELS

Unit 4 Govanhill Workspace, 69 Dixon Road, G42 8AT

Bike maintenance sessions

Thursday 8 December – puncture repair

Thursday 15 December – roadside repair

Learn to ride sessions

Bike & Helmet provided

Mondays 10am – 11am

Saturdays 2pm – 3pm

Led cycle rides

Bikes & Helmets provided

Mondays 11.15am – 12.45pam

Saturdays 2pm – 3pm

Cycling Touring and Exploring (Route Planning)

Tuesday 13^th December 6.15pm – 7.45pm

For more information & booking: https://womenonwheels.org.uk/services

THE POINT

Queen’s Park Baptist Church

180 Queen’s Drive

0141 423 3962

Monday Warm Space

Mondays 7-9pm

GLASGOW SOUNDBATH

170 Queen’s Drive (Queens Park Govanhill Church), G42 8QZ

Weekly Soundbath with Leslie & Iain
Every Monday 19:30-20:30

https://www.instagram.com/glasgowsoundbath/?hl=en

MUSIC BROTH

Christmas special Guitar and Ukulele workshops

Unit 7 Victoria Court Saturday 10th & Saturday 17th December

Guitar (beginner 10am -11am/improver 11.15am – 12.15am) to book: https://broth.link/xmas-guitars

Ukulele (beginner 12.30pm – 1.30pm/improver 1.45pm – 2.45pm) to book : https://broth.link/xmas-ukulele

SECTION 4 – Baby & Toddler Groups

DAISY CHAIN EARLY YEARS PROJECT/CROSSREACH

Glasgow Elim Pentecostal Church, 42 Inglefield Street

For more information, phone 0141 423 4777

Email daisy.chain@crossreach.org.uk

Come and Play– play sessions for parents and children to play together in creative ways

Family Support- family support workers provide 1 to 1 support for families on a needs-led basis

Little Marvels- This group provides a space for children aged 0-5 with complex needs to come and play

Loc de Joaca- A play session for the Romanian Roma community in Govanhill

Schools Programme

Outdoor Nature – Forest Schools approach alongside Theraplay skills, building self-esteem and problem-solving

Indoor Nurture – delivered within local schools focusing on well-being using Theraplay skills

SECTION 5 – Jobs Support

ACTIVE LIFE CLUB

Employability Support

Thursdays 12:30 – 2:30pm
Unit 9, Govanhill Workspace, 69 Dixon Road, G42 8AT
12 months of tailored support to find work in partnership with People Plus

Email amani@activelifeclub.org

GOVANHILL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST

SQA Training – Employability Support

10-hour unit over 3 weeks January 2023, ‘Responsibilities for Employment’, SCQF level 3

Email Gillian Scott, Employability Worker GCDT gscott@govanhillha.org

SECTION 6 – Services , Elected Representatives & Key Local Contacts

LIFELINK

Free one-to-one counselling for residents of Govanhill, https://www.lifelink.org.uk/

For more information email efeerick@govanhillha.org, Administrator GCDT

ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES

Councillor Soryia Siddique

Email soryia.siddique@glasgow.gov.uk Phone 0141 287 7034 / 07881 282640