Sighthill Stories
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Sighthill Stories
If I could catch a Sighthill rainbow
St. Stephen Wishes
Sighthill Recipe
Sighthill Stories
If I could catch a Sighthill rainbow If I could catch a Sighthill rainbow I’d make it into sparkling rainbow stars and keep them in my heart so I could feel colourful and bright. If I could catch a Sighthill rainbow I’d make it into a rainbow iPod its music would rock the world and everyone would dance the rainbow dance. If I could catch a Sighthill rainbow I’d make it into rainbow jewellery so I could sparkle in the sun and spread brightness round Sighthill. If I could catch a Sighthill rainbow I’d make myself into a rainbow person and when I touched others they would have 1 million rainbow wishes.
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If I could catch a Sighthill rainbow I’d cut it in pieces and make rainbow hairbands so hair would never be boring. If I could catch a Sighthill rainbow I’d make it into rainbow sweets and open a rainbow candy shop for all the children of the world. If I could catch a Sighthill rainbow I’d make Sighthill into a rainbow town All the buildings would be multi-coloured so no one could wear a frown. If I could catch a Sighthill rainbow I’d make my skin go rainbow and everything I touched would sizzle and glow colour and never be dull.
Sarah Nicole Rosemary Lewsley Niranthera Mandari Sonnadara Chloe Charlene Marie Cleary Mercy Catherine Abel
Nicole Lorraine Angela Gough Moonga Hamukoma Amathul Hafiz Abdul Rafi Fai Johnson
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St. Stephen’s Wishes I wish school was made out of candy I wish I could go and visit heaven I wish my brother was one of the 7 dwarfs I wish I would have my mum for ever and ever I wish I could just say something and it would happen I wish the sky was purple I wish I could fly to the moon I wish I could turn invisible I wish I could swim oceans and seas I wish I could never age I wish I could land on Neptune’s icy rings
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I wish my name was Shadow-Cat I wish I could control the sea I wish the streets were as crystal as chocolate ice-drops I wish I was as smart as a human calculator I wish the stars would drip into the earth I wish my bed was made out of candy floss I wish I was the queen of the world I wish that the world’s final day would be never ending I wish we could all be happy.
Sarah Nicole Rosemary Lewsley Niranthera Mandari Sonnadara Chloe Charlene Marie Cleary Mercy Catherine Abel
Nicole Lorraine Angela Gough Moonga Hamukoma Amathul Hafiz Abdul Rafi Fai Johnson
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Sighthill Recipe Take high flats as tall as a giant blocking out the sun from the school. Mix in people running round like coco-pops getting whisked about in a bowl. Stir in shops as busy as Santa’s elves during the Christmas time rush. Sprinkle on school children as chatty as a disc-jocky on a non-stop radio. Pour in noises like the wind blowing through empty flats like moaning elephants, a crowd of fans chanting at a football game, the rain falling like the sound of the sea, people at a baseball game shouting ‘GO TIGERS GO!’, children in a school playground talking talking talking, parrots saying ‘Pretty Polly, Pretty Polly, Pretty Polly.’ Then freeze the mixture like nervous pupils on school picture taking day as cold as lemonade taken straight from the freezer. Then sniff the bang on smells as if breathing in lovely odours from the chippie. Bake for 40 years on top of a volcano. Then give to our parents to look after and nurture.
Sarah Nicole Rosemary Lewsley Niranthera Mandari Sonnadara Chloe Charlene Marie Cleary Mercy Catherine Abel
Nicole Lorraine Angela Gough Moonga Hamukoma Amathul Hafiz Abdul Rafi Fai Johnson
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Sighthill Stories We came to Sighthill on September 1974 my husband, two sons and myself. Both my sons were educated right here in St Stephens. The Head Mistress was Miss Docherty and Head Master Brother Mark. Sighthill had a lovely community spirit lots of us were young mothers and we were active in the clubs and had fun with the kids. I made a lot of friends and although most of us have left Sighthill we still keep in touch. We left in September 2001 after 27 years and I have so many happy memories but I do not have the time to write them all down. We have 3 grandchildren Lauren now at St Roch’s (14) Jack (11) and Nadia (6) still keeping St Stephens going.
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Sighthill The high buildings, closeness to basic necessities such as Buchanan bus station, Royal Infirmary, Tesco, Lidl, Universities of Strathclyde and Caledonian, numerous colleges and the peace and tranquillity of the area is what makes Sighthill a memorable place to live. Sighthill with its heterogeneous society stands out. It is the UK in Glasgow.
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About Sri Lanka and my mum When my mum was in Sri Lanka she used to go everywhere and she used to go alone or with an adult. She was little when she did that and she did it when she was a teenager too. When she was there she used to go to her school then come back straight away. Then she came to Scotland because of the war going on. The war is very bad.
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Deborah’s story I moved to Sighthill when I was 10 and found it to be a place filled with other kids to play and have fun with. As Sighthill was a very windy place, all the kids used to gather at the bottom of Fountainwell Avenue and hold our Jackets over our heads as make shift sails so the wind would catch them and propel us with great force down the pathway at the side of the block! In the summer, we would climb up the steep hill at the side of the graveyard and use bits of cardboard to sit on and slide down the long, dried out grass which was great fun. There was always something to do there when we were kids and I look back fondly on those days.
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St Stephen’s Primary School Mercy Abel Amathul Abdul Rafi Chloe Cleary Nicole Gough Moonga Hamukoma Fai Johnson Sarah Lewsley Mandari Sonnadara Gloria Agbongbon David Adebayo Jamie Duncan Daniel Gale Grant McCulloch Amber McLaughlin Teegan McLaughlin Liam McLean Kim Magno Mbarak Shihab Claire Sneddon Jack Stuart Masarah Al-Kenanai Rolandas Bilevicius Rogan Judeweldon Ifrah Abdi Salad Ilhan Abdullahi Abdi Farah Asma Ahmed Abdi Jiaer Dannait Weldeslasie Martin Flannagan Declan Stolarek Staff Mrs Nelson Mrs Keegan Miss McGraw Mrs Guthrie
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St Kevin’s Primary School Cole Ralston Daniel Cole Megan McKenna Kieran Adam Bilal Yousaf Owen Gibbens Robert Hunter Dylan Armstrong Staff Annie Hutton Moira McKay Julie McDade Miss Gallagher
Active Schools Co-ordinator Neil Fowler Sighthill Youth Centre Co-ordinator Joe O’Donnell
Seniors Group Jeanette Sexton Mary Mitchell Dorothy Gordon Bridie D’arcy
Organisations Donald Lawrie(NGIN) Children from the Sighthill Deborah Gibson (GHA) Youth Centre Summer Workshops SCOSS (Sighthill Natasha McAlonan Community One Stop Victoria O’Byrne Shop) Connor Wilson Michelle McDonald Kalarayini Linda Broadfoot Uruthiratingam Charlie Mullen The Artists Kenny Bean Brian Whittingham Pearl Kinnear Caroline Hussey Audrey McMillian Jess Wolfson Maria McCavana
KATS (Kids and Adults together Sighthill) Tina Suffredini Giant Maria McCavana Christine Muir Karen Shaw www.giantproductions.org
International Women’s Group Samiha A. Iman Design by Skratch Tony Dunworth Alasdair Griffiths
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