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SEXUAL ASSAULTS – GLASGOW CITY CENTRE POLICE Scotland Officers are releasing an image of a man whom officers believe may be able to assist them with their inquiries after three women were sexually assaulted on different buses within Glasgow city centre. The three incidents took place between 19 November 2014 and 27 November 2014. The first incident took place on 19 November on a number 57 bus at Jamaica Street around at around 1445 hours. The second incident took place on 24 November on a number 6 bus at Argyle Street (city centre) at around 1515 hours. The last incident took place on 27 November on a number 61 bus at Maryhill Road

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around 0850 hours The man is described as approximately 5 foot 9 in height and of medium build with short brown hair and a receding hair line. He is described as being in his mid-30’s. The man occasionally wears glasses with a thick frame. Detective Constable LeeAnne Miller of Glasgow Cathcart Police Office is appealing for any witnesses to this incident, or anyone who can identify the man in the CCTV image to come forward to police. Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101. Alternatively CRIMESTOPPERS can be contacted on 0800 555 111, where anonymity can be maintained.

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I HEREBY make a formal complaint against Principal Procurator FiscalDepute M Stewart of the CAAPD section of COPFS. My Member of the Scottish Parliament John Mason MSP has recentlywritten to M Stewart on my behalf and we have received anunsatisfactory reply from M Stewart. I feel that M Stewart is corrupt and protecting his colleagues in Police Scotland and has failed to properly and fully investigate complaints reported to him. The details of my complaint are as follows: M Stewart is protecting his colleagues in Police Scotland by refusing to pursue a prosecution against three officers who I accuse were caught, on video, and observed by two other witnesses, lying. In addition to this, M Stewart has failed to properly investigate and take action against My accuser for making a false statement to Police on 3/1/13. The matter has never been addressed or mentioned by M Stewart in any correspondence whatsoever. In a letter from M Stewart to me explaining the reasons for the decision not to pursue the three police officers, M Stewart states that there needs to be corroboration from two separate sources. There is corroboration from THREE separate sources! The failure by M Stewart to pursue this prosecution makes appear that either: a) M Stewart hasn’t watched the video of the three police officers actions and compared it to their statements (M Stewart would have seen that the video and the police statements do not match)... or b) Police Professional Standards Department have not passed the correct video to M Stewart to study (there were a number of videos on the hard drive but only one of them is the one which clearly shows my accusation) or c) M Stewart HAS watched the correct video and read the statements but has chosen to protect the three police officers and is purposely depriving the public and a court of law from seeing any of this evidence.

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My belief is that M Stewart is corrupt and protecting his Police colleagues. I suspect the reason My accuser has not been investigated by M Stewart may be because her crime does not fall under his remit with CAAPD. However M Stewart should have passed this matter on to someone in another department of COPFS who was qualified to investigate it (as should have Inspector Wylie of Police Professional Standards who was originally given the complaint). To date, no-one has approached me for the evidence against this woman despite Police Scotland saying they would. I still have all the evidence here so I absolutely know that my complaint that My accuser gave a false statement to Police on 3/1/13 has been ignored and has never been investigated by Police Professional Standards, any other part of Police Scotland, or COPFS despite Inspector Colin Wylie telling me he would pass it on to the relevant department of Police Scotland who would contact me to take the evidence from me. The public and I, already feel that the relationship between the Police and COPFS is dangerously incestuous. Refusing to pursue your colleagues in Police Scotland only adds to this distrustful public view of COPFS and breeds even more suspicion. The public find it completely unacceptable that you use guesswork on how you think a prosecution case may go in court as a yardstick to decide whether to pursue it or not when the case is such a sensitive one as this (involving your close colleagues in the Police who you work with and rely on to help you win cases). You have a particular duty to pursue it regardless of how you “think”, “opine” or “second-guess” the outcome may be. It is only the courts opinion that matters and it is your duty to the public to let the court decide on this case, especially when you know there is clear video evidence that contradicts what the three officers said in written and signed statements. M Stewart claims in a letter to me dated 31/10/14 that a case is brought only if M Stewart considers the case to be “in the public

interest”. Therefore, according to M Stewart, this case does not meet that criteria. This is outrageous. I cannot think of a BETTER case that’s in the public interest than a case where three police officers (who work regularly with the COPFS) have been caught , on video, and in front of two witnesses, and have written and signed (false) statements so they could arrest and help try to convict an innocent man! An innocent man lost his liberty because of the actions of these three police officers. You must act. M Stewart also states that two pieces of corroborating evidence from separate sources are required to bring a case. Let me remind you that there are THREE pieces of corroborating evidence from separate sources (and this is in addition to the false statements the officers made). Let a court see it all and then let a court decide. M Stewarts failure to take this case to court only adds to an already strong public suspicion that the COPFS protect their “friends and colleagues” in Police Scotland. I am a member of the public, I am a innocent man (proven in court), and I am a victim who has been completely let down by COPFS and Police Scotland. The three police officers have never been held to account for their failure to investigate before arresting me, an innocent man and never been held to account about it. I am an innocent man from a good family who has done absolutely nothing wrong, yet I spent three days in a police cell, I’m still more than £2000 in debt for the legal fees to prove my innocence, and a year of my life was destroyed - all because a false allegation made by a disgruntled ex girlfriend (who had made the same allegation against her previous boyfriend) was pursued to the bitter end by you, COPFS, and your lying police colleagues. So tell me...who do you reckon has lost in this whole chaotic circus? The false accuser who made a false statement to police? Nope, she has NEVER been held to ac-

count The three officers who arrested me? Nope, they have NEVER been held to account. Police Scotland? Nope, they just dismissed me as collateral damage, I haven’t had so much as a “sorry” from them - they have lots of crime to fight out there so the odd innocent victim like me is just a normal and acceptable cost of doing business as far as police are concerned. The innocent victim pays while the guilty walk away untouched, all because you allow it to happen. It is time for you (and Police Scotland), to do the honourable thing and right your wrongs. Stop sweeping this matter under the carpet and hiding from it to avoid the light of injustice shining back on to you highlighting your failings. You pursued a prosecution against me and got it wrong. You got it VERY wrong. You couldn’t have got it more wrong if you had tried - it turned out that the accused was actually the victim! So do the right thing now - face up to it and learn from the mistakes you’ve made no matter how painful doing so may be to COPFS or your colleagues in Police Scotland. Yes, you will face criticism in the short term, but it will ultimately benefit COPFS, the Police, and the public in the long term if you are seen to be robustly prepared to pursue justice and fight corruption, especially when it’s on your own doorstep. You have the authority to do it. Just have courage and do not stumble. If you joined COPFS for the right reasons, then you know you need to do the right thing - there’s a big difference between only doing little things you are legally obliged to do (and can even get away with not doing at all if you so wish), and what you know in your heart is the right thing that you must do. The public will respect you for it and there is no greater accolade COPFS can achieve than gaining public trust and respect for being fearless in cleaning your own house. Yours Sincerely

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PARLIAMENT DAY COMES TO EASTERHOUSE

PEOPLE from across Glasgow can find out how their Scottish Parliament works for them, quiz local MSPs on the issues that matter, and even sit in on a Parliamentary Committee when Easterhouse hosts the Scottish Parliament on Monday March 16 at local centre The Bridge on Westerhouse Road. Parliament Days aim to take the Parliament into communities around Scotland, inspiring local people to take an interest in and engage directly with the Parliament and its work. Following the first Parliament Day in 2012, Presiding Officer Tricia Marwick MSP has extended the number of these events to provide an even greater focus on the Parliament’s public engagement across all of Scotland. From 5.30pm in the evening, local people are invited to a relaxed, informal Q&A session where they can quiz the Presiding Officer about how their Parliament works for them. MSPs Patrick Harvie, Paul Martin, Anne McTaggart and Humza Yusuaf will be on hand to answer questions on a range of topics. The Presiding Officer said: “We know that the people of Scotland want to be involved in the political process and that is why I want the Parliament to get out and about across Scotland.

“The Scottish Parliament belongs to all the people of Scotland and I am encouraging as many local people as possible to join us at The Bridge. Together with my fellow MSPs we are hugely looking forward to hearing from local people on their hopes for the future of Scotland. We’ll share what we’re doing and how we can work together.” During the afternoon, the Scottish Parliament’s Equal Opportunities Committee will continue its inquiry into loneliness with a formal evidence session. Committee Convener Margaret McCulloch MSP commented: “Everyone is welcome to come to the Bridge at 1.30pm and watch the Equal Opportunities Committee as we continue to tackle the very serious issue of social isolation and loneliness. “We’ll be asking a range of organisations, including Easterhouse’s FARE and People’s Gateway*, about the potentially devastating effect loneliness can have on mental and physical health, particularly in older and younger people, and ways loneliness can be tackled.” Ms McCulloch continued: “If you are an older or younger person living in Easterhouse and experiencing loneliness, we understand that sometimes feelings of loneliness can be even

more intense when you live in a big city and are surrounded by people. We want to reach out to you, understand your views and encourage positive action on your behalf. “We know there’s a strong sense of community in Easterhouse and many people really look out for each other. Could the Committee learn from people and organisations in Easterhouse on ways to tackle loneliness? We plan to meet organisations using innovative ways to help lonely people in Scotland access the kind of social opportunities many of us take for granted.” Parliament Day invites people to see the Parliament firsthand, be it ‘official’ business, or on a less formal level, and helps the Parliament listen to local people. The Committee launched its inquiry into age and social isolation in January 2015. It is calling for views from young and older people** experiencing loneliness, and the organisations working to support them. The inquiry comes as current research points to social isolation and loneliness and its potentially devastating effect on mental and physical health, particularly in older and younger people. Recent studies have shown that: Loneliness can double the impact of obesity, and extreme

loneliness can increase an older person’s chances of premature death by 14% 59% of adults aged over 52 who report poor health say they feel lonely some of the time or often Lacking social connections can be as damaging to health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day Case study1: Food Train and Florence McGregor Food Train is a registered charity, voluntary organisation and social enterprise providing vital support services to enable older people to live independently at home for as long as they wish and are able. It provides a range of services, delivered by volunteers, to older people in Scotland, including grocery shopping home deliveries, household support services, an outreach library service, befriending services and community meal sharing. Florence McGregor (80) from Shettleston has been a Food Train customer for nearly a year. She comments: “I used to go out a lot. But now I have problems with my balance. I’m a bit feared to be out by myself. I use a stick so I can get out the house, but I hate to think what could happen if I fell over in the middle of the road. “I lived in Alexandria until my husband died, and then came to Shettleston to live

near my cousin. But sadly he died recently. It can get lonely, especially at night. But I love my flat. The only problem is the seventeen steps to get there. “Food Train has really helped me, and I daresay a lot of other people, too. I phone them up on Monday, tell them whatev-

er I want and it’s with me on Wednesday. I know the drivers well and they’re a friendly lot. They always introduce themselves and stop for a chat while they pack away my shopping. It might sound small to some people, but it makes all the difference to me.”

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LIB DEM CANDIDATE FOR GLASGOW EAST ANNOUNCED

THE Liberal Democrats have announced their candidate for the Glasgow East constituency to take on Shadow Scottish Secretary Margaret Curran. 26 year old Gary McLelland is Policy and Public Affairs Officer with the Humanist Society Scotland and a well known campaigner on social and democratic issues. Gary attended St. Bride’s High School in East Kilbride, obtained an SVQ in adult health and social care

A TEAM of volunteers are setting off on a mission to select items from Glasgow Museums Burrell Collection and bring them back to Bede’s World in Jarrow. In a first of its kind community led initiative the curators of the Burrell Collection which forms part of the Scottish National Collection are loaning a number of artefacts while their permanent home is closed for a major 4-year refurbishment. Mike Benson, Director of Bede’s World said: “The idea is to involve the community, stakeholders and volunteers who are part of Bede’s World to drive the process of actually selecting items to exhibit. The strength of this project is the conversations that can happen between individuals with different ways of seeing the world – from a group of knitting nanas to a Japanese glass artist to a classic car enthusiast. Through these selecting conversations we hope to learn more, as museum practitioners, about why people fall in love with different objects, and so help the objects to tell their

stories better. “This is a unique project that already has other museums and galleries interested in how it will work – but essentially there is little to no limitation on what the team will select. We have deliberately not set restrictions on the items, though some will of course be less able to be transported due to their condition or size.” The Burrell Collection is one of the greatest art collections in the world, consisting of more than 9,000 antiquities, objects, tapestries and paintings. Collected by Sir William Burrell, the Scottish shipping magnate, over 80 years, Sir William gifted the collection to the city of Glasgow in 1944 to be enjoyed and admired by all. Susan Wear, Port of Tyne Director of Corporate Affairs: said “The Port is very proud to be a corporate partner with Bede’s World and help make this project happen and with Burrell being an avid collector of all sorts of things from parts of buildings to furniture, art and curiosities, gathered from all over the world by virtue of

his shipping business I’m sure we will be spoiled for choice.” The Heritage Lottery funded project will see the team from Bede’s World set off to visit the Burrell Collection over a series of trips the first taking place on Thursday 26th February. Joining the 10 volunteers is David Profit, Port of Tyne Building Engineer, “It is a really exciting project and I’m delighted to be part of the team that will get to explore this incredible collection.” Grant Leckie one of the Curatorial & Learning team at the Burrell Collection said: “This is an excellent opportunity to see the collection take this journey from Glasgow to Jarrow which is closer to their original home of Berwick upon Tweed. Hopefully the project will also help display some of the objects rarely on public view to a new audience.” Once the team have deliberated and decided which objects to bring back to Bede’s World, special permission will be sought from the Scottish Parliament for the items to leave Scotland for an exhibition at Bede’s World during 2016.

at South Lanarkshire College and an BSc with Honours in Psychology at the Open University. He has worked as a residential care worker, a hospital volunteer and held positions in social work and education with Stirling and Glasgow City Councils. Gary said: “I am delighted to be selected to fight my local area for the Liberal Democrats. In my career, I have seen a bit of the world and its problems which is not always the case with

politicians. The Liberal Democrats offer the right mix of commitment to social and political opportunity which is so badly needed in Glasgow East – together with a commitment to sorting the economic crisis and creating prosperity. Liberal Democrats in the current government have delivered tax cuts for poorer employees and a better deal for pensioners at a particularly hard time for everyone – a stronger economy and a fairer society.

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HOUSING ASSOCIATION CONSULTS TENANTS ON MAINTENANCE POLICY

SHETTLESTON Housing Association are consulting tenants on possible changes to three key areas of their Maintenance Policy which was last reviewed in 2006, and is now considered out of date in terms of current standards of good practice. The Scottish Social Housing Charter introduced changes, which SHA has been following in practice, but were never formally incorporated into the Maintenance Policy. It is essential the Association reviews its policy to bring it into line with new requirements, and actual operations within their repairs service. Changes would come into effect next month. Shettleston Housing Association is required to consult tenants when it proposes change, and the service they provide.

Over a three-week period - up to March 16 – tenants have been asked to complete a feedback form, and to encourage returns all responses are being entered into a draw , where the prize is a £50 shopping voucher. All feedback will be reported to the Management Committee as part of its consideration on the final draft of the policy. Once approved, the document will be made available on their website: www.shettleston. co.uk/documents, under Policies/Technical Services. Alternatively, a copy can be requested at the SHA office, Helen McGregor House, 65 Pettigrew Street. Key changes from the existing policy will impact on the following: Urgent Repairs - from 5 days to 4 days. Completed work would be to

the same standard as before, and the arrangements for reporting repairs remains unchanged. Medical Adaptations: The new policy requires the Association to proceed to carry out medical adaptations following formal approval of the form/ detail of the adaptation by Glasgow City Council. The Association will no longer wait until funding is in place to progress. Repairs Appointments; The policy now contains a repair appointment system in order that all non-emergency repairs will be offered a slot at the time of reporting a problem. * AM ( 9am to 1pm). * PM ( 1pm to 5.30pm). This formalises the arrangements and can be monitored on a regular basis to ensure the appointments are adhered to by contractors.

UK lifestyle clothing retailer FatFace is to open a 6,500 sq ft store at Glasgow Fort in May. The store, which will provide up to 15 jobs, will offer FatFace’s entire range of lifestyle clothing, footwear and accessories for men, women and children. Simon Greene, Retail and Property Director at FatFace, commented: “We’re very pleased to be expanding our presence in Glasgow so that more of our customers can easily access the FatFace range. Glasgow Fort will be the largest of four stores we now have in the city. It’s a great site and a popular destination for shoppers so it’s an ideal location for the FatFace brand.” The store will form part of Glasgow Fort’s ‘phase two’ development which is anchored by a flagship Marks & Spencer store. FatFace will be joined by Wagamama and further yet-to-beannounced brands. In total, the development is expected to pro-

vide up to 500 jobs and Glasgow Fort is working with Jobs & Business Glasgow and the local JobCentre Plus in Easterhouse to fill positions. Phil Goodman, Centre Manager at Glasgow Fort, said: “We are delighted to welcome FatFace to Glasgow Fort. This leading quality brand has a fantastic following and we are confident it will prove popular with our shoppers. “We have a very busy and exciting year in store with the construction and arrival of phase two and we would like to thank our customers for their support as it comes to fruition.” FatFace was launched in 1988 in the French Alps by two British friends. Today it designs, produces and sells quality clothing and accessories for men, women and children and has more than 200 stores throughout the UK and Ireland. The brand recently opened at Glasgow Fort’s sister shopping park Fort Kinnaird.

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Glasgow theatre group raises hundreds of pounds for RSPB Scotland THE Theatre Guild Glasgow has received a standing ovation from RSPB Scotland after donating over £700 to the conservation charity. The amateur dramatics group, which was founded in 1960, makes regular charitable donations each year. In this case, they raised the money through ticket sales for their latest show and through a bag packing session carried out by members, collecting an impressive total of £723. RSPB Scotland’s community fundraising officer, Sam Langford said:“This fantastic sum will go towards continuing to fund the vital conservation work the RSPB carries out in South & West Scotland, and for that I can only give my most sincere thanks for the group’s hard work and dedication. “It’s always nice to hear from groups like the Theatre Guild of Glasgow who have kindly selected the RSPB as their yearly charity. Nature is in trouble, and the RSPB is standing up to the threats facing wildlife in this country and

around the globe. However it is only with the generous donations and time given by individuals and

groups that allow us to combat this threat and achieve success.” If you would be interested in

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fundraising for the RSPB then please contact Sam Langford on 0141 331 9805 or at sam. langford@rspb.org.uk.

THE interest in vinyl records is on the increase and Saturday and Sunday 21st & 22nd March will be a high point in the music calendar - the world famous VIP RECORD FAIR returns to Glasgow’s ROYAL CONCERT HALL! With attendance’s on the up, VIP Record Fairs are looking forward to this welcome return to one of it’s major venues and THE ONLY TWO DAY SHOW OUTSIDE LONDON. Visitors will be able to browse through, and buy from, the biggest selection of vinyl records, CDs and music memorabilia ever assembled in Scotland. There will be a feast of exhibitors selling everything from Presley to Plan B, The Beatles to Lady Ga Ga, Arctic Monkeys to Pink Floyd, The Kinks to Kasabian, Stones to Sex Pis-

tols, Led Zep to Queen, Oasis to Take That - the whole spectrum of rock and pop is at the event. The event is one of the major fairs of it’s type AND with the demise of the bricks n’ mortar Record shop, VIP’s Record fairs are an important place to do music shopping. Every year, hundreds of independent traders rent selling space at similar high profile venues around the UK. The Royal Concert Hall fair is a rare opportunity for the independent music trader, with visitors from all over Scotland and the UK and buyers flying in from as far away as Russia, USA, Europe, Japan and Australia. Admission details £3, 10am to 5pm (Sat 21st). 10am to 3.30pm (Sun 22nd).

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New motor legal protection insurance policy “will provide drivers with up to £24,000 a year to fund alternative transport costs if they do find themselves being disqualified” DRIVERS with 6 or less on their licence can secure extra peace of mind for themselves if they’re worried that they may, over time, tot up the 12 points that will result in a driving ban. For an annual premium of £150, a new motor legal protection insurance policy from Best Price Financial Services will provide drivers with up to £24,000 a year to fund alternative transport costs if they do find themselves being disqualified.

If, following a failed legal defence mounted by the company under the terms of the policy, which also provides up to £100,000 of motor prosecution defence cover, a driver ends up being banned, they will be eligible to receive a monthly benefit of up to £2,000 to help with the costs of keeping themselves mobile. In December 2014, statistics from the Ministry of Justice revealed that, for most of the UK the previous six months had recorded the highest number of speeding fines issued since 2010 thanks to the introduction of fixed digital cameras that operate 24/7. With the arrival of these cameras, combined with other offences that someone might receive points for, there is far

less margin for error for drivers. With points staying on a licence for three years, it’s going to be easier than ever, even for non boy racers, to reach the 12 points ban threshold. For business people, who may be travelling tens of thousands of miles a year, often in unfamiliar places, it can be easy to unintentionally fall foul of speed limits or other traffic rules, especially in built up areas, if they are trying to find a location and their focus slips for even a few seconds. No one likes to face losing their licence as it can be an incredibly stressful and makes everyday life for most of us a lot more complicated. This new legal protection cover allows drivers to breathe

a bit easier, providing driving licence insurance. If you do lose your licence, you receive a contribution towards your travel costs while you’re banned. However, the policy shouldn’t be seen as a get-outof-jail-free card for irresponsible drivers. “To be eligible for this benefit, you can’t have any more than six points on your licence when you take out the policy. Also, certain offences for which you might receive points or a ban aren’t eligible such as fixed penalty notices, driving while disqualified, careless or dangerous driving, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, an insurance or licence offence, causing death, theft, or unauthorised taking

Talented teenage fashion designer from Baillieston showcases wedding dress creation! A TALENTED aspiring fashion designer from Baillieston has showcased a stylish wedding dress she designed at Glasgow Clyde College’s annual Bridal and Eveningwear Exhibition. Emma Hendrie, who is in her second year of studying HND Fashion Technology at Glasgow Clyde College, has spoken of her pride at showing off her design to fashion industry insiders and members of the public at the event, which took place at the college’s Cardonald campus. The 18-year-old – who hopes to follow in the footsteps of successful former graduates from the college, including designer Louise Gray (who recently collaborated with Topshop), Charlotte Helyar (Print Designer for Stella McCartney) and Faye McLeod (Visual Creative Director for Louis Vuitton) – was on hand at the event to talk attendees through the intricate process she went through when designing the gown. The former Bannerman High School pupil said: “I wanted to design an elegant, timeless dress so decided to make one with any lace or beading on it. I took a lot of my inspiration from Vera Wang as she is, in my eyes, the most renowned bridal wear designer. “I am really pleased with how it turned out and it is definitely my dream wedding dress as it fits me perfectly. Having never made a formal dress before, I was very nervous and slightly overwhelmed when my lecturers first told us about the project. However, I absolutely loved making my dress and would definitely do it again. Being able to showcase it to members of the public and get feedback from people who work in the industry was an amazing experience.” Emma’s Fashion Technology lecturer, Carol Strachan, said:

“The students were given an open brief to design and make either a bridal or eveningwear dress and we have been really impressed with the quality of work produced. Before start-

ing the Bridalwear unit, the students were taught complex pattern cutting and development skills to enable them to make bespoke dresses that follow the shape of the client per-

fectly. The exhibition gave industry experts and members of the public the chance to come into the college and view some of the great work done by our students.”

WASHING LINES PORTRAITS OF DENNISTOUN A PHOTOGRAPHIC project in Dennistoun over the next two months is hoping to hear from interest participants from all walks of life. Titled Washing Lines - Portraits of Dennistoun - their aim is taking a snapshot of a changing local community. If you live in Dennistoun, organisers would love a feedback on issues of identity, community and belonging. Photographic images will examine the changing nature of the area, and the role of everyday washing lines in the context of a modern community, and

use them as the backdrop. The project will undoubtedly take inspiration from the rich history of the area, changing cultures, and Dennistoun’s colourful personality. Work will take place collaboratively with the participants to produce images that reflect their story. An exhibition will take place at Whitehill Laundry, in Whitehill Street, from May 1. Anyone interested and requiring further information should email Eoin or Paula at washinglinesdennistoun@ gmail,com.

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7pm. Community meetings are held on the second Tu e s d a y o f e v e r y m o n t h .

Make sectarianism a history lesson FRIENDS, partners, collaborators and change makers, You are all formally invited to the final event in Xchange Scotland’s “Make Sectarianism a History Lesson” project. We want to tell you our story, showcasing all the adventures and challenges we’ve undertaken with community groups, kids, youth, women, men, elderly, international folk… since September 2013. This story includes a mix of methods and actions (posters, art collaborations, photographs, memories and games...) we’ve collected since the very beginning of this inspiring project. We want to display the work

as a big thank you to all the groups we’ve been involved in over the past 18 months and invite old and new friends to share the journey with us. We also want to give others, who haven’t had much experience with the project, an opportunity to see what we’ve been up to; what we’ve learnt through this process and how far the project has evolved. The event will take place on Friday 27th March at “The Chocolate Factory” workshop space 63 St Georges Road. Glasgow G3 6JA and in order to make the most of this opportunity and the conversations that will take place, people are requested to choose a pop in time.

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Walk your support for Canine Partners at the Big Glasgow Bluebell Walk

IF you love strolling through spring flowers and would like to raise money for assistance dog charity Canine Partners, then the Big Glasgow Bluebell Walk is for you. The Big Glasgow Bluebell Walk will take place at Rouken Glen Park on Sunday 10 May from 2pm. Dale Gormley, Regional Fundraiser for Scotland and organiser of the walk, said: “We really look forward to the Bluebell Walk each year, and May’s event is shaping up to be the best yet with an afternoon of fun for all the family. “Besides the walk itself, there will be loads of activities – face painting, tombola, Canine Partners demonstration and more. Everyone here at Canine Partners, both two and four legged, look forward to giving everyone a very warm welcome”. Canine Partners provides specially trained assistance dogs to help people with disabilities such as opening and closing doors, undressing, pressing buttons, retrieving items, unloading washing machines, taking card and cash from ATMs and other everyday tasks that disabled people find difficult, painful or impossible to do for themselves. Canine Partners added: “The

Big Bluebell Walk is a family fun event and we would like as many people as possible to join us on our spring scenic walk and you are more than welcome to bring your dog along on their leads too. “We do not receive any government funding and rely solely on donations so the money you raise will help create more canine partnerships, transforming the lives of disabled people. “This year is a particularly special one for us at Canine Partners as we are celebrating our 25th anniversary, so come

along and walk your support for the Charity.” The fundraising event is part of the Charity’s national Big Bluebell Dog Walk Campaign, which has raised more than £150,000 in the past 11 years. All funds raised from this walk will help the Charity to train more assistance dogs and transform the lives of people with disabilities, including wounded servicemen and women in conjunction with Help for Heroes. Entrance is £5 per adult and children are free.

These life transforming dogs also provide practical, physiological, psychological and social benefits including increased independence and confidence as well as increased motivation and self-esteem. A canine partner also brings companionship, a sense of security and increases social interaction. To register or find out more information please visit caninepartners.org.uk/bigbluebellwalks, call 0845 481 1915 or email daleg@caninepartners. org.uk.

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CAREERS IN TEXTILES LOCAL secondary school teachers and pupils in North and East Glasgow are being sought to attend a series of free and innovative textiles workshops which are set to take place onsite at Dumfries House, one of Britain’s most beautiful and historic stately homes. The Future Textiles Programme, which is being run and developed in collaboration with Glasgow Clyde College, Ayrshire College and The Scottish Textiles Academic Group, aims to raise awareness of employment opportunities within the textiles industry and teach textile-related skills to young people that are living in Scotland. HRH Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay, has shown support

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for the project, which is set to run until January 2016 after receiving funding from Creative Scotland’s Cashback for Creativity. As the workshops are so small, all the participants will get individual attention to help build their confidence and get their work up to industry standards. The local industry currently has 20 textile-related companies and many of them are considering recruiting modern apprenticeships. Participation in these workshops will give pupils a greater understanding of industry requirements and the rich heritage of Scottish Textiles. Mastering These traditional skills could make them ideal candidates for

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‘CLOCKING’, where fraudsters drop the mileage on a vehicle to boost its apparent value and cheat unsuspecting buyers out of their hard-earned cash, still remains a real threat for used car buyers. To highlight this, a new report lifts the lid on just how much dodgy sellers stand to make from a clocked car. According to the latest SMMT figures, the Ford Fiesta was the bestselling vehicle in the UK in 2014, with 131,254 new car sales made. However, according to CAP figures, fraudsters are increasingly cashing in on the popularity of the family car, with clocked models potentially earning them up to 35% on the price tag. That means unsuspecting used car buyers could lose £1,875 on a vehicle with an altered mileage Surprisingly it is the lower value vehicles that see the biggest percentage increase from mileage correction, making them more attractive to fraudsters. For example, hatchbacks like the VW Golf can garner a whopping 40% profit for clockers who fraudulently take 60,000 miles off the clock.

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The result is an extra £3,000 which comes straight out of an unlucky buyer’s wallet. Valuation data conclusively shows the potential cost to dealers and motorists of the clocking problem. With clockers able to add thousands of pounds onto the value of a car, unsuspecting buyers stand to lose out, as do dealers. That’s why it is wise advise for consumers to conduct a vehicle history check to spot a mileage discrepancy before they buy. A clocked vehicle could be hiding serious levels of wear and tear posing a safety threat, not to mention the additional cost of unexpected repairs Other models are also targeted by the clockers, these include, Range Rover Evoque which sees the price tag increase by £4,250 after clocking, an increase of nearly 20%* • The popular VW Golf rises by nearly 40% and the Nissan Leaf electric car sees a rise of 36%* • Sportier models, such as the Mazda MX 5 convertible see their values increase by 36% after clocking, whilst the prestigious Audi A3 could see its price tag rise by 30%

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Tenants at the Heart of ng homes Services management but all areas of North Glasgow will benefit from their work.” Working in partnership with the Tenant Participation Advisory Service (TPAS) Scotland the panel point out what’s good and what could be improved upon in North Glasgow. Colin Cassie from TPAS Scotland who has been working with the panel said: “At last year’s tenants’ conference we talked about opportunities for tenants to work with ng homes to scrutinise and assess services. The estate walkabout is the first step in doing that. It will lead to the setting of new service standards that tenants can be involved in measuring. But importantly, it focusses on issues that tenants have told us matter most to them.” Vice Chairperson of ng homes Bill Rossine, a local tenant and a member of the Panel said: “Those on the panel have a genuine interest in assisting ng homes to improve its services to customers and it’s a great opportunity to have your say on the services that we provide.”

Members of the Tenants Scrutiny Panel on an estate tour with Colin Cassie of the Tenant Participation Advisory Service (TPAS) Scotland. A GROUP of tenants are ensuring their landlord ng homes delivers the best possible services to its customers and also highlighting where improvements need to be made.

The panel look in detail at the housing services that ng homes deliver to all tenants and they give an independent view of how they perform and how its processes work. This group remains distinct from existing Focus Groups.

Tenants Scrutiny Panels are made up of tenants whose aim is to have greater transparency in how Housing Associations operate and to help put tenants at the heart of the organisation.

ng homes Assistant Director of Housing Operations Lynne Cooper said: “The members highlight what we as a housing association are doing well and also what we need to improve on. The Panel meet regularly and so far they have been focussing on Central Springburn in terms of estate

To be an effective member of the panel tenants should have the ability to work independently and as part of a team. Members should be able to understand and analyse reports and information and have good verbal, written and IT skills. Members should be able to express views clearly in meetings and be objective and able to challenge constructively whilst respecting others views. Members of the panel will receive appropriate training Springburn resident Cathy Paxton said: “In return for your commitment you get the chance to learn new skills and to be part of shaping the future of services provided by ng homes.” If you are a tenant of ng homes and are interested in joining the Tenants Scrutiny Panel please contact Lynne Cooper, Assistant Director of Housing Operations on 0141 560 6000 or email info@nghomes.net

Lift Replacement Contract on Site at Balgrayhill AN Open day was held recently for tenants and residents at the multi-storey flats in Balgrayhill to provide information on the lift replacement programme for the properties. Work has now started at 22 and 42 Viewpoint Place and is due to complete towards the end of the year. The works being carried out on the multi-storey flats include the installation of a gearless lift system, the removal of old lift equipment, the installation of new passenger lift doors and door frames, complete machine replacement, a new drive control system and a new lift car. Lift Maintenance Limited are the contractors carrying out the work. Investment Manager for ng homes Carmen Baird said: “The engineers will be working within the lift motor rooms and lift shafts and won’t always be visible to our customers. Safety signs are displayed within the blocks and contact details are displayed within the foyer areas and in the existing working lift. There will always be one lift operating while the work is being carried out.” As well as the work at Viewpoint Place, it is anticipated that the lift replacement programme for the properties at 178 and 198 Balgrayhill Road will start in January 2016 and be completed by October next year. The multi-storey flats at 15 Croftbank Street and 250 Edgefauld Road will start on site in June this year and will end by April 2016. The open days were held at the community space at 198 Balgrayhill Road where tenants and residents received information packs and were able to ask the contractor and ng homes staff any questions they had about the work. Chairperson of ng homes John Fury said: “By upgrading the lifts in our multi-storey flats this shows a clear commitment to investing in our properties and making them a great place to live.” Tenants find out about the lift replacement plans for their properties from Kevin Trearty of LML and ng homes Housing Officer Margaret McKinnon

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International Flavour at Community Cook-in THE latest ng homes international community cookin held at Chirnsyde Primary School was attended by 140 people with parents and children enjoying a variety of dishes prepared by local chefs. From China there was Chicken and sweetcorn soup, fried chicken wings and Fried Rice Noodles Singaporean Style, all created by local volunteer and chef from nearby SeeWoo restaurant Li An Mao African dishes included spinach chicken, fried rice and plantain and were prepared by Ronier Deumeni and Florance Wandji from African Challenge Scotland. Mexico was represented by a mixed bean chilli with cumin rice prepared by Marc Leyland. Indian food on the menu included Bhuna khichuri prepared by ng2 staff member Imtiaz Ahmed, Mehejabin Shejuthi and Nazmun Moni and Europe was represented by Italy with a chicken pasta dish prepared by Paul O’Brien Each person who attended the event received a food parcel containing cereal and the dry ingredients to make each recipe (6 different herbs and spices - cumin, chilli powder, curry powder, garlic salt, turmeric, coriander) and a bag of pasta and rice. There were also over 100 healthy fruit smoothies made at the event using the ng smoothie bike. ng homes Board Member John Thorburn said: “The monthly cook-in’s are an excellent way for people in North Glasgow to eat healthy meals and find out how to cook them, they are always a great success.”

Claire Alexander of the Food for Thought team said: “By providing all the ingredients to those attending they can take the recipes home and have a go themselves. We are really pleased at the success of the cook-ins and we would like to thank all our volunteer chefs for providing delicious meals.”

Cook-in events are held monthly at various locations, people can watch cooking demonstrations using basic ingredients, ask questions and try the dishes on offer. These free events are open to the community. The next one will take place at Tron St Mary’s Church, 128 Red Road, Glasgow, G21 4PJ on 25th March 2015 from 3.30pm-5.30pm.

Housing Associations Helps People Try for a Job A COURSE that uses the game of Rugby to teach participants crucial life lessons and core values is helping unemployed people find work in two of Scotland’s largest cities.

“The course is brilliant – it’s a release from the usual for me. Instead of sitting around the house, I am here meeting a different group of people, as well as learning new skills. It’s something new, and I am enjoying the coaching, and the staff are really friendly and helpful.”

Over 20 unemployed men and women are currently halfway through an 8-week employability programme which uses the values of rugby to develop participants’ personal skills and improve their job prospects as well as their fitness.

The course is held each Monday and Tuesday from 9.45am to 3.00pm with two hours of rugby training and two hours of life skills and employability work.

Professional rugby coaches and players provide rugby and fitness coaching and other staff provide dedicated one to one personal and employability support.

Chairperson of ng homes John Fury said: “The saying a healthy body, a healthy mind certainly applies to this course and I’m sure the participants will all feel the benefits of having taken part and go on to make positive changes to their llives.”

The course teaches life skills such as self-discipline, motivation, teamwork, leadership and employment specific skills such as interview techniques and CV writing. At the end participants will have the opportunity to sit down with prospective local employers at a careers event. The course is being run by north Glasgow based ng homes, in partnership with School of Hard Knocks, a social inclusion charity featured annually on Sky Sports, which delivers contact sports-based interventions to ‘hard-to-reach’ members of society to tackle issues associated with unemployment, crime and poor mental/ physical health. The local community partners are ng homes, and Edinburgh’s Link Group Ltd and Port of Leith Housing Association.

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In north Glasgow ng homes were the first housing association in the UK to partner with School of Hard Knocks and CEO Robert Tamburrini said: “We have been working with School of Hard Knocks for 3 years now and we have seen at first hand a number of success stories with participants finding work or going onto further education. I’m really pleased that people in Edinburgh will now have the same opportunity” The effect the course is having on participants can be summed up by David, a Muirhouse resident who said:

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Craig Sanderson, CEO of Link Group added: “The School of Hard Knocks is one of a number of employability initiatives that Link is currently supporting. By playing rugby, tenants have the opportunity to get fit whilst at the same time learning new skills that will improve their prospects of getting a job in future”. Keith Anderson, Chief Executive of PoLHA, said: “The School of Hard Knocks is a fantastic initiative which should be commended. For many young people, it can be the vehicle needed to help turn their lives around and help get them into employment. At PoLHA, we’re passionate about helping people with their career prospects and since the programme launched last month, I’m pleased to see it has been proving popular with our tenants.”

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10 ALEXANDRIA PARK INFORMATION DAY GLASGOW City Council are inviting Dennistoun residents help shape the future of Alexandria Park this Saturday (March 14) between 10am and 2pm. Proposals for 2015 will be on display, and there will be an opportunity to join The Friends of Alexandria Park. Council Land and Environmental Services intend to carry out important improvements works, which include heritage refurbishment to the Saracen Fountain, immediate surrounds, and Cruikshank Cherub. Additional naturalisation works are also in the pipeline following the success of work already completed at the former model boating pond. Habitat Management is also required in and around the duck pond, which is a designated site important to nature conservation. An extensive survey carried out in September, 2014, identified the need for essential tree management, including a removal under Duty of Care, and implementation of selective tree thinning to ensure a more stable and long-term cover within the park. Replacement tree replanting will occur to accord with the historic design of the park. Footpath repairs and upgrades will be undertaken along with installation of way markers identifying a designed measured running circuit through the park. These should be carried out in tandem with refurbishment of gates and access points. Given the nature and scale of these works, officers believe it is important to engage with the local community, and the information day has been organised to allow members of the public to come along and view the proposals.

ANNIVERSARY DINNER DATE TICKETS have gone on sale for a 65th anniversary dinner organised by the St Margaret Scotland Hospice. Oran Mor will host the Celtic Ceilidh Dinner and Danceon Friday, March 20. The evening will feature Scottish Highland and Irish dancers, and a three-course meal. Call 0141 435 7018 for more information.

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OVARIAN CANCER – KNOW THE SYMPTOMS AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS OVARIAN Cancer is estimated to cause 4,300 deaths in the UK every year yet - according to the charity Target Ovarian Cancer - only three per cent of women are confident of spotting symptoms of the disease. With Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month running throughout March, the group is launching The 50s Challenge – encouraging women to learn the symptoms and to tell 50 other people about them. Their efforts have been applauded by Dr Andrew Paterson, a Consultant Gynaecologist at BMI Ross Hall Hospital in Glasgow who says that early diagnosis makes a massive difference to survival rates. Figures supplied by Cancer Research UK show that more than 90% of women diagnosed with early stage ovarian cancer survive their disease for at least five years. This figure drops to around 6% for those women diagnosed with the most advanced Stage 4 disease.

Dr Paterson said: “These figures speak for themselves about the importance of spotting the cancer early. This can only be done by more and more women becoming aware of the warning symptoms of ovarian cancer and acting swiftly by reporting to their GP or seeking medical advice. “GPs also need to know what to rule out, so they can send women for the right diagnostic tests as soon as possible. Only with increased awareness of the symptoms can we increase early diagnosis of ovarian cancer.” The following symptoms if frequent (they usually happen more than 12 times a month) and persistent can raise suspicion of ovarian cancer, and these include: • Abdominal swelling, distention and feeling bloated • Loss of appetite or feeling full quickly • Pain or discomfort in the lower tummy area • Unexplained or extreme

tiredness. • Unexplained weight loss • Back pain •Changes in your bowel habits (diarrhoea or constipation) •Needing to pass urine more often or more urgently • Pain during sex Dr Paterson explained: “The symptoms of ovarian cancer are often similar to those of other less serious but more common conditions, such as irritable bowel syndrome. “However the increased frequency and persistency of the symptoms are what help to distinguish between ovarian cancer and other conditions. “My advice is that if you think you spot a symptom visit your GP and discuss it with them openly. If they don’t mention ovarian cancer then you should – your life could depend upon it.” For more details visit www. targetovariancancer.org.uk/ our-campaigns/ovarian-cancer-awareness-month

MAKE A WISH WITH SHANNON IN order to raise funds for the Make A Wish Foundation, a charity which grants the wishes for children dealing with life threatening illnesses. Local young woman Shannon Keany, 19, has organised a charity fundraising event as part of a national pageant. Shannon, from Royston been selected as a finalist for the Miss National Treasure Scotland pageant which is a non-profit pageant run in connection with the Make A Wish Foundation. Each finalist in the pageant has to raise as much as possible for the charity before the final on 17th April 2015. With a 100% of the profit from the pageant going to the charity everyone involved hopes to raise more than ever this year. The pageant itself is divided in to different sub category crowning’s, with everyone competing for the overall Miss National Treasure crown itself. One of the sub categories, the title of Miss Charity,is one which Shannon would be very proud to win! Last year, the pageant itself raised an impressive £2,500 from the combined entrants fundraising, with Shannon raising just over £500 from her JustGiving page and a bake sale, organised at her work at Glasgow University. To date she has managed to get some wonderful prizes from sponsors J’Adore Beauty and Blo Dry Glasgow as well as Celtic FC, Laura Dawson Make-Up, Lyn Driving School, MakeUp by Leigh and many other kind hearted companies, however the more prizes she can gather, the more funds she can raise. Shannon is hopeful she will be able to raise at least £1,000 in total for the charity before the pageant final on 17th April,and would be grateful if any person or company reading The Genn would like either to make a donation the charity via her JustGiving fundraising page, or indeed if they would be able to donate any non-monetary prizes to be raffled off at her event on 3rd April 2015. Anything, no matter how big or small, will go

towards helping grant the wish of a child dealing with a life threatening illness. Tickets for the event are £5 with a free buffet and can be purchased via shannonkeany@ hotmail.co.uk. Shannon’s fundraising page can be found at www.justgiving.com/Shannon-Keany

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GREATER Easterhouse Alcohol Awareness Project receives new ‘Red Plaque’ in recognition of Comic Relief funding. GEAAP in Greater Easterhouse has become one of more than 2,100 projects across the UK to receive a brand new ‘Red Plaque’ in recognition of its vital work, supported by Comic Relief funding. Comic Relief is presently funding GEAAP’s young persons counsellor in her vital role of supporting young people in the North East of Glasgow who are affected by their own or another’s alcohol use. GEAAP is one of 16,800 UK projects who have received funding from Comic Relief since the charity began in 1988. GEAAP received £26,900 in 2014 and used that money to fund it’s young persons service. Round and red to echo Comic Relief’s iconic Red Nose, the plaque features a quote from one of Comic Relief’s supporters, Billy Connelly and will be placed at

the entrance to GEAAP’s offices in Trondra Place, Easterhouse. Sue McInnes, GEAAP’s Young Persons Counsellor said “ We are immensely proud to display our new red nose. Without the generous support of Comic Relief, a great many young people in the North East of Glasgow would not be able to access vital one to one support in relation to alcohol issues. Our Young Persons service has only been operating for a few months but it is already provided direct support to vulnerable young people.” Further information on the project and its many varied services can be gained from GEAAP at: GEAAP 51 Trondra Place Easterhouse Glasgow G34 9AX Tel: 0141 773 1222 Email: geaap1@btconnect. com Web: www.youngboozebusters.com

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MONEY MATTERS WHEN it comes to reviewing your finances, it makes sense to focus on the areas that could save the most cash with the least effort. There is never a bad time to get your finances in shape. But where do you start? Most of us have lots of outgoings, from mortgages or rent to utilities bills and mobile phone contracts. Then there’s our savings and pensions – provided we have any. 1. Sort out your debts If you are borrowing on an overdraft or credit card, you could be paying high rates of interest and extra fees on top. There are certain questions you need to ask, such as: • What interest rates are you paying on your debt? • Would you face any exit penalties if you pay off your debt? • Can you reduce how much you’re paying by moving your debt elsewhere? • How much are you able to put aside each month to reduce your debts? “Work out a plan to pay off your debts, starting with those where you pay the highest rates of interest and have little or no exit penalties – and then make sure you stick to it, 2. Clear out your direct debits “Look through your bank

statement and cancel those non-essential direct debits, such as gym membership, dental plans, magazine subscriptions and so on, “The sums may not be large, but every little helps.” 3. Find a cheaper mortgage Home loan repayments are many households’ biggest monthly outgoing. Check when your current mortgage ends and what penalties you would face for moving to another deal. Review your existing mortgage deal to make sure it is competitive, work out if you can afford to make overpayments to reduce your mortgage debt and make sure you can afford to pay your mortgage even if interest rates rise in 2015, as many people predict them to do.” 4. Get the best deal on fuel Petrol and diesel prices have fallen dramatically over recent months, but there can still be a significant difference in the costs from garage to garage. Check out Petrolprices.com to make sure you know where the cheapest petrol garage is near you. “Even though fuel costs are getting lower, it can still help you save an extra 2p or 3p per litre.” 5. Join a pension scheme and get free money If your employer has a com-

pany pension, you could be missing out on free cash by not joining. Yes, you’ll have to contribute some of your salary – but it’s all in a good cause, namely being able to retire at a reasonable age. As a bonus, most firms’ schemes include an employer’s contribution – so if you pay in, say, 3% of your salary your firm may match it. If you have access to a company pension scheme then you should probably join it. While retirement might seem like a long way off, the sooner you are saving regularly into the pension the easier it will be to achieve a comfortable standard of living when you do retire.” 6. Don’t accept your insurer’s offer When your home or car insurance comes up for renewal, your current provider will make you a new offer and may renew your cover automatically if you don’t cancel your policy. Chances are, their new price is not the cheapest available so it makes sense to see what other deals are available. Shop around for cheaper cover, but also review the level of cover you have – you may be able to cut back here and there to save £20 to £50 on your annual premium.

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CAR TIPS HIGH-TECH criminals are leading a resurgence in the number of cars stolen. An increasing reliance on keyless engine-starting systems in modern vehicles is being exploited by thieves. Most cars that start with a fob rather than an ignition key allow mechanics to connect to the on-board computer and make a copy. Now police forces around the country are warning motorists to implement extra security measures to prevent the thefts. This is in case the driver loses or damages their original fob. But hackers are managing to do the same thing using a couple of pieces of inexpensive electronic equipment. This month, police revealed that on average 17 cars a day were being stolen in this way, representing almost half of all vehicle thefts. Keyless vehicle theft is organised and there are crime groups making a lot of money from selling stolen vehicles. This money is going back into committing serious crime in our communities.

Figures from the AA show that the trend in car theft has shown a long-term decline since peaking at around 700,000 a year in the early 1990s. By 2013, this figure had fallen to around 75,000. But the rate is thought to be rising again,

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New strategy to boost Scotland’s marine tourism launched AN ambitious new strategy to ‘awaken the giant’ of Scotland’s marine tourism sector and bring even more visitors to the nation’s coastlines and canals has been unveiled. The five-year plan, launched by Tourism Minister Fergus Ewing and ocean adventurer Mark Beaumont last week, aims to boost Scotland‘s reputation as a world class marine tourism destination by improving the experience of visitors, building facilities and skills within the sector, and promoting the huge range of events and activities available on and around the nation’s sailing grounds. The strategy hopes to grow the total value of the sector by 25%, from £360 million to £450 million, by 2020. Scottish Tourism Minister Fergus Ewing said: “I’m delighted to launch the Marine Tourism Strategy. This is a time when Scottish tourism is in the global spotlight like never before, and the marine and coastal tourism industry can help convert that exposure into an increase in business. Working with other tourism

sectors will help bring additional business, jobs and prosperity to communities around the entire coastline of Scotland – and along our internal waterways too. “’Awakening the Giant’ is an exciting strategy which is well timed to take advantage of a growing and healthy Scottish tourism industry which is seeing excellent leadership and growth.” Boasting the longest coastline in Europe, varied wildlife, rich heritage, breathtaking scenery and some of the world’s most beautiful and varied sailing waters, Scotland’s marine tourism sector already attracts visitors from all over the world, with the boating sector alone generating more than £100 million in visitor expenditure and directly supporting almost 3,000 jobs. The new strategy aims to grow that figure to £145 million – an increase of more than 40% – in the next five years. The strategy, titled ‘Awakening the Giant,’ looks to build upon those strong foundations, promoting and growing the vibrant sector to offer visitors,

whether they’re sailing the majestic waters of the West Coast, dolphin watching in the Moray Firth or kayaking through the Great Glen, a world-class experience. The strategy, the first of its kind, was developed in consultation with a wide range of industry groups including British Marine Federation Scotland, Sail Scotland, Scottish Canals, The Crown Estate, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, and Royal Yachting Association Scotland and shaped by input from a public consultation. Professor Lorne Crerar, Chairman of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), said: “We are delighted to be supporting the Marine Tourism Strategy which is being launched today. Sailing tourism brings in very high spending to many of the remote and fragile communities in the Highlands and Islands. Our region is already gaining recognition internationally as a world class sailing destination. Given the massive growth potential and impacts on communities right across our re-

gion, we are delighted to be supporting the industry whose actions will deliver growth in this sector over the next five years.” Whilst sailing sits at the core of the strategy, the plan challenges perceptions of marine tourism as purely boat-based, looking at everything from scuba diving and water skiing to sea angling and wildlife watching to realise the potential of the entire sector. Simon Limb, Chairman of British Marine Federation Scotland, said: “The marine industry is a leading and valuable contributor to the tourism sector. We believe that from this foundation so much more can be achieved. This strategy creates a framework and a path for growth; it seeks to work in collaboration at every level and is relevant to all marine and coastal businesses. The industry must grasp the opportunity to move forward in partnership and unlock the future success of our industry and promote its important contribution to Scotland’s tourist

GURVEEN’S DESIGNS BURST WITH CREATIVITY GLASGOW Kelvin College HND Jewellery Design student, Gurveen Singh from Livingston, amazed judges at the recent world-renowned Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Council Awards 2015 by carrying off a Gold Award and a Highly Commended for her exquisite 2D designs. Gurveen, 25, submitted two designs and was delighted to be awarded a Highly Commended for her ‘Dancing Lady’ creation and, even more impressive, receive the Gold Award for her ‘Festival of Fireworks’ piece – an intricate starburst design necklace, earrings and ring to be crafted in white gold with diamonds, pink and yellow sapphires, submitted with supporting text for the Gem-A Award. The Award, sponsored by The Gemmological Association of Great Britain, includes the prize of a scholarship to study the Gem-A Diamond course in London. With support from the College, Gurveen was able to travel to London and pick up her certificates in person at the glittering ceremony last Monday in Goldsmiths’ Hall. Gurveen says, “I was surprised and delighted to receive the award. The designs are similar to 3D pieces that I’m doing for my coursework and I submitted them not expecting much. To be shortlisted was a lovely surprise, but to win is just fantastic! “The support I’ve received is great – I couldn’t have asked for better tutors and I think that commitment is what makes Kelvin stand out from anywhere else in Glasgow.”

This is the third year in a row that Glasgow Kelvin students have carried off top awards from Goldsmiths and it is a ringing endorsement of the quality of work they are learn-

ing to produce. With a couple of university offers already on the table, highly-talented Gurveen looks set to take that quality and build on it as she progresses through the

craft. Congratulations and a massive ‘Well Done!’ to Gurveen and the staff who have supported her throughout her time at Glasgow Kelvin College.

economy.” From building on the success of large-scale events such as the Commonwealth Flotilla and utilising new technology to better communicate with customers, to improving links between the marine tourism experience and Scotland’s wider visitor offering, the strategy sets out a variety of longterm aims across its three key themes. The first strand of the plan, ‘Providing Authentic Experiences,’ seeks to build on the nation’s considerable strengths and highlight the incredible visitor experiences Scotland has to offer on its coasts, canals and beyond. From creating themed journeys that explore the country’s history, scenery, visitor attractions and experiences on land and water to organising and promoting local, regional and national events, the strategy will showcase everything marine tourism in Scotland can offer. ‘Improving the Customer Journey,’ the second theme of the strategy, aims to ensure that visitors’ experiences, whether

they’re kite surfing at Troon or sailing around the Outer Hebrides, is truly world class. From streamlining the planning and booking process and training businesses to deliver exemplary customer service – and recognising those who do – to utilising social media and digital technologies to add value to the marine tourism experience, this theme will help those within the sector to better understand what visitors want and equip them with the skills and infrastructure to provide it. The final strategy theme, ‘Building our Capabilities,’ looks at coordinating the entire sector to develop its strengths and grow its capabilities in everything from facilities and skills to marketing and sustainability. This coordinated approach aims to make the most of the incredible marine experiences the nation offers, boosting visitor numbers, bringing economic benefits, and creating lasting positive change within the sector, the communities at its heart and Scotland as a whole.

TV STAR TO PERFORM AT GLASGOW COMEDY FESTIVAL LAST year the critically acclaimed comedy actress and writer Anna Morris burst onto our screens as the face of ITV2’s brand new hit comedy reality show, Bad Bridesmaid, a show that smashed ratings, almost broke Twitter and attracted various celebrity followers such as Sheridan Smith and Scott Mills. For this year’s Glasgow International Comedy Festival, Anna brings her hilarious show Would Like To Thank fresh from a hugely successful run at the Edinburgh Festival where she received a plethora of 4-star reviews and was hotly tipped as the next big character comedy star. Anna’s unique and interactive show takes place at a chaotic Woman of the Year Awards, and is hosted by her brilliant sloaney Bride character, Georgina (from her hit viral web series, Georgina’s Wedding Blogs that has over 100,000 YouTube hits). Confessional, and packed with macabre twists, tension, jeopardy and fearless interaction, four diverse contestants – each vividly brought to life by Anna - battle it out for the prize. There’s a

‘Mumtrepeneur’ striving to have it all, a singleton activist from ‘The Bitchelors’ campaign group, a domestic goddess with a dark secret, and an inappropriately glamourous war correspondent. Anna has written four explosive endings, one for each winner, so each show is unique and is totally dependent on the audience vote! Anna’s TV credits include playing opposite Hugh Dennis in BBC1’s Outnumbered and working with Graham Linehan on his sitcom Count Arthur Strong. Anna’s big telly splash came with ITV2’s Bad Bridesmaids. Anna impressed ITV so much with her improvised lines and hilarious self penned wedding song, that they gave her two episodes! Anna Morris appears at Tron Theatre as part of Glasgow Comedy Festival on 20th March

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FOUNDRY BOYS 150TH ANNIVERSARY OH! “The Foundry Boys?.” I used to go there! Is that what you’re saying? This is the 150th Anniversary year of The Foundry Boys and we want to ensure that God’s Word will be heard in this district. Did you know that the Garngad Branch in Tharsis St. Royston is open for Worship every Sabbath Morning. Our Pastor Edward McMillan welcomes you at 11 a.m. for a Prayer Meeting or 11.30 am for our church service. Why The Foundry Boys? This was started by a lady Mary Ann Clough who worked in the offices of a foundry in the Cowcaddens area. She noticed boys who worked there, could not read or write, so she got permission to use an office to educate them. This was in 1862 and in 1865 she had to leave for New Zealand. Four businessmen then took up the work and THE FOUNDRY BOYS RELIGIOUS SOCIETYwere born. Did you know? The Foundry

Boys wore Pill Box hats - white haversack - leather belts eighteen years before the Boy’s Brigade. William Quarrier and Dr. Barnardo came to Glasgow in 1872 to see how the Foundry Boys homes were run. Did you Know? Sunday school attendance in Garngad was 709 children. The church trip was in excess of 1100 marching from Garngad to St. Rollox Station following a pipe band. The Fresh Air Fortnight? Mr McKeith started this to get Children out of Glasgow into the Seaside or Countryside. The last one was in 1993 when the Garngad camp went to St. Monan’s in Fife. Although the name is The Foundry Boys, classes were started for girls, who were taught sewing-knitting-cooking etc; most of these girls became the backbone of the society and still are in the Garngad branch. The ambitions of the society - Teach others the love of God, but most of all God’s love of our children.

THE FOUNDRY BOYS Open for worship every sabbath MISSION OUTREACH morning Prayer Meeting Sun 15th March 11:00 am Gospel Meeting 6 pm Church Meeting 11:30 am Mon 16th - Friday 20th March Tuesday Fellowship Gospel Meeting 7 pm Meeting Sun 22nd March 1:30 pm Gospel Meeting 6 pm Wednesday Bible study 7pm Spread the good news Pastor Edward McMillan welcomes you to every 15 Tharsis Street meeting Speakers Music

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WARTIME EVACUEE’S PENPAL CORRESPONDENCE DISCOVERED AT BLAIR CASTLE LYING nestled and out of sight for nearly 70 years, a letter written by a little boy to his friend during World War Two has been discovered at Blair Castle during their winter conservation works. The short letter, which has been in hiding since 1945 behind a radiator in the Castle’s grand ballroom, is believed to be correspondence between two young evacuees who had been sent to the safety of the countryside until the end of the war. Now the team at Blair Castle are appealing to the public to see if they can track down the two young friends, who may now be in their 80s, to reunite them with the lost note sent all those years ago in 1945 as well

as a collection of keepsakes including dominos, cigarette cards and an unusual golf game involving a dice. The almost perfectly preserved letter, featuring the unmistakably innocent scribblings of a young child, was written by Archie who was writing to his friend, or possibly a relative, called Bill who was staying at Blair Castle. The letter begins by asking after Bill, then comments on how quiet it is without him and goes on to tell him of another friend, Jackie who is “going away for good.” The heading on the letter indicates Archie was staying at Boturich Castle in Balloch, Dunbartonshire and, going by the location of the letter, Bill

was a resident at Blair Castle. The Castle team are keen to hear from any members of the public that may be able to shed some light on Archie and Bill to piece the story together. Stuart Letford, Marketing & Communications Officer at Blair Castle said: “It is incredible to think that Archie’s letter to Bill has been lying hidden for such a long, long time in one of the castle’s 30 rooms and it would be fascinating to hear more about their story and their memories of being evacuated during the war. Who were Bill and Archie? Where were they from? Do they even still know each other? Are they both still alive? It must have been a frightening time for them during the war, but we hope Bill enjoyed his time exploring Blair Castle and the surrounding area during his stay.” Stuart continued: “If this letter sparks a memory for anyone, we would love to hear from them. Blair Castle is steeped in over 700 years of history and this remarkable little find is another story to add to a chapter in the castle’s long and rich history.” The castle’s archive team also found a photograph of the 8th Duke of Atholl with the evacuees who stayed in the area during World War Two. Is Bill in this picture from 70 years ago? If you know who Archie or

Bill are then please contact Blair Castle on 01796 481411 or email office@blair-castle. co.uk Blair Castle, one of Scotland’s most popular tourist destinations, will officially open to the public for the summer season on April 1st 2015 with tours of the grounds available as well as a restaurant and gift shop for visitors to enjoy. The castle are also offering special season passes for £12 that allow people to visit the castle and gardens as many times as they like during the season. Blair Castle is introducing four exhibitions for visitors to experience throughout 2015. One is to celebrate Scotland’s Year of Food & Drink, displaying castle memorabilia including recipe books featuring authentic recipes prepared for the Atholl family over a hundred years ago. Three further exhibitions are to commemorate the centenaries of three Battles in history. A Gallipoli exhibition to mark 100 years since the Dardanelles Campaign in the First World War, a Battle of Waterloo exhibition as it is 200 years since that famous conflict and also, to mark its 300th anniversary, an exhibition remembering the 1715 Jacobite Rising. To find out more about visiting Blair Castle, go to www. blair-castle.co.uk

AWARD FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY CHURCH THE leaders of church and community centre in Glasgow were among a number of unsung heroes honoured at The Salvation Army’s national annual Social Services Awards, which took place last week. Tom and Pam Mitchell, who run Easterhouse corps, received the I’ll Fight award for their dedication. The name of the award is taken from Salvation Army Founder William Booth’s famous speech where he stated: “While there remains one dark soul without the light of God, I’ll fight. I’ll fight to the very end!” Such strength is personified in Tom and Pam who look out for vulnerable and disadvantaged members of the Easterhouse community through a range of initiatives including a foodbank and children’s club On receiving the award, Tom said: “We’re speechless to be honest. Obviously there is a team of people who have been part of this whole journey that we’re on. “I’d like to thank the staff at our headquarters in Glasgow for their support. I’d also like to thank our divisional leaders Majors Russell and Catherine Wyles who have been inspirational. “I really believe that this is

just the beginning of the work that Pam and I are doing in Easterhouse. “The Salvation Army stands

out as an organisation that rolls its sleeves up and gets on with it. We’re in 2015 but William Booth in his I’ll Fight speech

could easily have been talking about our society today.” As one of the country’s largest providers of social servic-

es in the UK, the Church and charity’s annual awards is an opportunity to honour those who have made an exception-

al contribution at one of its pioneering projects or services which are making a real difference to lives across the country. The ceremony was held at The Hayes Centre in Swanwick, Derbyshire and honoured employees and volunteers from its services which include 18 homes for older people, more than 80 services for people experiencing homelessness, more than 800 churches as well as numerous community centres and projects like Easterhouse corps. The awards, now in their fifth year, are split into four categories: homelessness services, community services, older people’s services and services to people with learning disabilities. Staff across the Church and charity’s social services are eligible to be nominated by employees, service users, residents and local community groups. The judging panel consists of independent representatives who consider all nominations before making their final decisions. This year The Salvation Army is celebrating 150 years of transforming lives and it is still at the heart of every community today, supporting those in need.

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AFTER years of yo-yo dieting local Mum, Josie Fyfe from Barmulloch decided it was finally time to take control of her weight. Now, 1st 8½lb lighter she’s got the figure she always wanted eating amazing meals she never believed she could have. Josie shares her story here.......... “I remember putting off meeting up with friends for a night out hoping to lose a bit of weight” I would skip meals and cut out a lot of the foods I enjoyed and didn’t see any sort of results! This made me feel worse and I was absolutely miserable I just wanted to find a plan where I could eat properly and get the real me back. Josie recalls what eventually made her join her local Slimmimg world Group “The last straw was when I saw a photograph of myself on holiday and I couldn’t believe that it was me. I decided there and then I was going to find my nearest group and joined that week. Looking back I remember feeling nervous however after walking in and meeting the consultant who welcomed me along and seeing all the other members I realised there was no need. “At Slimming World, people understand how wonderful it is to finally feel happy in your own skin. Whether a member wants to lose 1st or 10st, everyone shares the same goal and that support really makes a difference. I especially love listening to members share recipes during Image Therapy as I’m always looking for an amazing new recipe to cook for the family.” “Extra Easy is so easy to follow - the whole family join in too as we can still enjoy old favourites like chilli, steak and chips or curries together”. I never need to skip meals now and certainly don’t cut down or cut out as I still enjoy all the things I love - it really is amazing” Josie loves how Slimming World has changed her from previously feeling low and sometimes moody to now confident and in control about her weight and has decided to take the plunge and become a Slimming World Consultant to help as many people in Maryhill feel better about their own weight by discovering Slimming World. Josie’s Slimming World group runs every Tuesday at 7:00pm in The Community Central halls in Maryhill (near to ST George’s Cross underground). Current special offer: do you know friends and family who would like to join too then take advantage of our “ 5 for £25” offer where you and 4 others can join for only £5 each!

Josie before Slimming World

Josie now

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Legacy for Active East – Anything is possible

IT’S now over seven months since the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and the legacy is apparent to see in Glasgow’s East End. The Minister for Sport, Health Improvement and Mental Health visited Scottish Sports Futures award winning Active East programme on the 9th March to hear himself how the young people have benefitted from the games being on their doorstep. Since the programme launched in February 2013 Active Champions have given 13,500 volunteer hours, volunteering across 36 partner youth and sport organisations based in the North East of Glasgow. Over 40 training courses have been delivered to young people, 45 Additional Volunteering Opportunities offered at a variety of sports events, 13 Active Champions were selected to carry the Queens Baton as it came through the North East on the 20th July 2014. This kick-started an amazing two weeks of tickets to games sport events, media interviews, taking part in Culture activities, a group took part in the closing

ceremony which meant 12 days of rehearsals, Over 75 hours of rehearsals and choreography. Highlights for some Active Champions included meeting and being congratulated on all of their amazing work from Chris Hoy, bumping into Erraid Davies on the morning after she got Bronze in the pool at Tollcross. Between them they got 20 athletic selfies during games time and 8 Active Champions watched Scottish Athlete Lyndsay Sharp win Silver; one young person commenting “it is so incredible to be here, what an inspiration”. For the games to have a meaningful impact Scottish Sports Futures and the Active East team knew the young people and families would have to have their own experiences which lead into local activity. All of the above plus 250 tickets from Cash for Kids allowed for this during the games. In October, post games, Active Champions planned their own multi-sport event at The Emirates Arena for local children to come and take part in sports available to them within the North East. They planned an awards night,

held at Celtic Park for 200 Active Champions, families, partners and funders to come and celebrate in their success in volunteering and all of the new opportunities which have been created due to partnership working and youth led provision. Ian Reid OBE Chief Executive of Scottish Sports Futures said: “The huge success of the Active East programme in my opinion has been ensuring the process is truly young person led. The significant motivation of the games coupled with the support network of the Active East team and partners has created a community of young goal setters. Young people in Glasgow’s East End who understand the meaning of legacy and have the ability to think beyond the here and now and look forward to the future. The 2014 Games has played no small part in encouraging this young community to fulfil their potential and we are delighted to have been and continue to be a part of that journey”. The future is certainly bright for the 83 Active Champions and mentors; as they progress on to further education, university and

into employment they remain involved in Active East and the programme is evolving with them. The next 3 years will see a focus on employability, linking sports clubs with youth provision, all partners using the same online monitoring tool UPSHOT allowing for a collective reporting on the impact and real legacy as well as whatever activities the young people want to create. What truly has been achieved is a belief that anything is possible. There is continuing recognition through being shortlisted for awards for young people with Youth Link, Community Champions and Street Games. Jamie Hepburn, Minister for Sport, Health Improvement and Mental Health, said: “It was great to visit Active East during Legacy Week and to meet some of the young volunteers who helped to make Glasgow 2014 the best Games ever. Active East has been a real success story of the Games legacy programme in Glasgow.

These inspirational young people have big futures to look forward to and I wish them all the best in the years to come.” Keep up to date with all Active East activity on www.active-east. co.uk. It is the aim of the programme to continue working in partnership to ensure young people in the North East fulfil their potential through the power of sport. During the games, Active Champion Edward Fitzpatrick said: “what an experience it has been, so many memories, inspirations and once in a life time opportunities!” It’s our job to ensure this continues.

Sports Futures are delighted to announce they are linking up with a Scottish Charity which raises money for children most in need though organised walks. In three years The Kiltwalk has given £2.4 million to Scotland’s children’s causes. On April 12th SSF are running a pitstop to encourage walkers on the Glasgow 26 mile walk and will also have a team walking and raising money for our programmes. To sign up to walk or to donate please go to - www.thekiltwalk.co.uk or phone Kirsty at SSF for more information on 0141 588 1567. Kirsty Partridge Programmes Manager, SSF

SSF chief exec Ian Reid along with Minister for Sport, Health Improvement and Mental Health Jamie Hepburn

Healthy Powerful Communities – a legacy for Glasgow’s North East BIG events like FARE’s Legacy Games which bring together up to 1000 pupils from across the North East of Glasgow are a wonderful example of young people being supported to come together and take part in activity they can continue to do at school and in their local communities. This fantastic event has been run by FARE for 12 years and is supported by GHA. What better way to launch a new FREE programme aimed at addressing health inequalities than on Red Nose Day at an event hosted by an established local organisation, within a Glasgow Commonwealth Games venue during Legacy Week. Scottish Sports Futures through My Time Active has been awarded funding from the Big Lottery Fund as part of the ‘Healthy Powerful Communities’ project to support a range of services aiming to halt the rising levels of obesity and increase participation in physical activity. The MEND (Mind, Exercise,

Nutrition...Do it!) Programme was developed at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and the University College London Institute of Child Health and is one of the UK’s most innovative and effective obesity prevention and treatment programmes for 7 to 13 year old children (and their parents). The MEND Programme is a 10-week multi-component healthy lifestyle programme encompassing education on healthy eating, fun games to stimulate an active interest in physical activity and behaviour modification techniques to boost self-confidence. A report by the World Obesity Forum published in The Lancet states the programme can be expanded to deliver health care objectives –‘Programmes such as the MEND have effectively improved child weight status and could serve as scalable community-based programmes that extend the reach of health-care systems’. This will be the start of a

series of 10 week programmes which will be available at venues across the North East. Referrals will be taken from partner organisations, who already engage on a daily basis with children and families and offer fantastic opportunities for young people to stay involved in activities in their local area. The network of active community partners through Active East which is funded in part by Comic Relief provides the ideal exit strategy for those inspired by the MEND programme to make a positive change and are an invaluable local resource to support families in the long term. Ross Forsyth, Healthy Powerful Communities Service Manager with My Time Active has said: We are really excited about the expansion of the Healthy Powerful Communities project to the North East of Glasgow. The MEND programme had demonstrated fantastic results for the families we have worked with so

far across Scotland, the opportunity to work with new partners, communities and families is fantastic” Ian Reid OBE, Chief Executive of Scottish Sports Futures, commented: “This investment is another opportunity for SSF to harness the power of sport to affect positive change. We are delighted to be working together with My Time Active and our community partners across the City all committed to supporting young people and their families – as the FARE event showcases perfectly. MEND is a tried and tested programme of activity and learning that allows us to work with the whole family unit, this is a new approach for our organisation and we are excited to see the impacts that we know the programme can bring to the North East of Glasgow”. To refer to the programme or to find out more information please contact - Jim Boyd on 0141 588 1567.

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YOUNG Commonwealth Apprentices from ng homes took to the stage last week to present their research into one of Glasgow’s working class heroes at the launch of the Lord Provost’s appeal seeking funds for a statue of Mary Barbour. Glasgow Lord Provost Sadie Docherty who launched the Remember Mary Barbour Appeal, said the Red Clydesider had “revolutionised

housing and vastly improved social conditions for so many people.” Barbour became one of the city’s first women councillors in 1920 — standing for the Independent Labour Party. She fought throughout her life for women’s rights and led campaigns for free school milk and the first family planning clinic in Glasgow. At a Civic Reception in the City Chambers ng homes Dar-

ren Curran, Tiegan Shearer and Joseph Amazou spoke about Mary Barbour to an audience of 100 people form the Housing sector and beyond. Darren said: “I was a bit nervous but thanks to the Lord Provost, our team and everyone in the audience for listening to our presentation – we hope the appeal reaches its target and a fitting memorial can be created for this great lady.”

TOONSPEAK YOUNG PEOPLE’S THEATRE TOONSPEAK’S mission is to create unique, exciting theatre which releases young people’s potential, expands imaginations and inspires change in the communities in which it works. They offer a wide range of free creative activities for young people aged 11-25 from across the North East of Glasgow predominately, in areas of the city falling into the lowest 20% of the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation, working to remove the barriers of finance and fear that can prevent young people from these areas from accessing the arts. “Because we come from areas like this, I think that people feel more relaxed to come to Toonspeak because they know that it’s not going to be a bunch of snobby people who are going to judge them. I have done other things out with Toonspeak where I didn’t feel confident to be myself. I felt like I had to be somebody else to fit in. Here, we welcome anyone, we’re like a family.” Heather aged 15 The programme has three strands:

Centre Stage: A range of regular theatre workshops, productions and projects allowing young people to perform and to discover and extend their theatre-making skills. Front Row: Theatre trips and critical review sessions designed to develop young people’s reflective abilities and to foster their sense of ownership of cultural activities. Green Room: A suite of Creative Learning projects allowing young people to develop artistic and life skills, boost self-esteem, gain qualifications and develop career aspirations. Toonspeak’s work is guided and governed by young people from Board to grassroots levels, with youth engagement activities to consult young people about the future. The artistic process is one of collaboration between the young people and professional artists involved, promoting the idea of the young person as an artist in their own right with professional mentoring and support. “Each project I have been in

has given me a lot more confidence and the opportunity to meet so many creative and inspiring people. I have also discovered many new things in theatre that have moulded what I think my arts practice is and have made me rethink, add to and enhance my future.” Jamie aged 18 We have a wealth of free theatre and creative activities available to young people. Last year was a prolific year for Toonspeak, topped off in fantastic style with winning Charity of the Year at the 2014 Scottish Charity Awards, a level of recognition that is much appreciated by this grassroots organisation. In 2015, we aim to capitalise on all the great work we have achieved so far, reaching out to even more young people through our weekly workshops, produce high quality youth participation opportunities and host a major production in the summer. For more information visit our website www.toonpspeak. co.uk Alternatively drop us a line via info@toonspeak.co.uk or call us on (0141) 552 0234

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18 CHILDREN are constantly learning about the world within them and around them. They do this by listening, learning, watching, absorbing – virtually everything that stimulates their senses from the time they wake to the moment they fall asleep. For toddlers, fun and learning go hand-in-hand as days are spent painting, creating, exploring and imagining. The rigors of nursery or school soon kick in, where the routine for some kids can lead to a learning slump. The good news is that it doesn’t take much time or effort to rekindle a child’s love of learning. In fact, a little bit of planning can lead to a whole lot of fun – for you and them. The solution is always to KISS (Keep it Short n Sweet)! Here are a few fun things you can do together: 1. Scavenger hunt: Children have a natural urge to explore, which is why scavenger hunts are so popular. They’re also a great way to teach kids about the natural environment, which makes it a perfect activity to do in the backyard, at the local park or beach, or when you next go camping. Encourage each child to find something interesting like broken shells, oddly shaped sticks or coloured leaves. Asking open-ended questions will stimulate their imagination and prevent them from feeling there are right and wrong answers. For example, ask them to describe the object’s shape, colour, texture and story. Record this in a journal along with a

GENN Nursery Feature few photographs taken on your smartphone or digital camera. When you get home, see how much they remember by asking them to draw pictures of what they found. 2. Science: Show them that learning can be really cool by making your own erupting volcano 3. Kids in the Kitchen: Cooking together is a great way to teach children about healthy food habits and also things like reading, writing and maths. Ask your child to read the ingredients and, if they can reach, look for each item in the fridge or pantry. They can also practice measuring the ingredients and monitoring the time it takes to cook. For those who can write, ask them to write a review of the dish after they’ve eaten it. 4. Task Master: Empower children by asking them to plan a family outing one weekend. Once you’ve agreed on the activity, encourage them to use their imagination and co-ordinate what needs to be done and delegate who does what. While it may not be your choice, try to let go and show enthusiasm! 5. Throwback Thursday: Teach them about your history but ‘going old-school’ one day, whether that’s listening to your old music together, going through family photos, or watching an old Looney Tunes video together. It’s a great bonding experience and also gives them an insight to their family history. 6. Life skills: Turn off the GPS and teach your kids how to read a traditional map. It’s not only an important

life skill but also teaches them about direction, distance and logical thinking. Ask them to map out the best route and then let them be your guide. Just give yourself a little extra time in case it takes a few extra turns to get wherever you’re going! 7. Green thumb: Give them a gardening plot, even if it’s in a pot, and they will learn about nature and nurture in an incredibly engaging and rewarding way. Build a fairy garden, make a scarecrow or grow seedlings. 8: Wonderland: Help your children discover a hidden world by placing a piece of timber on a patch of bare ground, and coming back a day or two later to discover the many creatures that have found shelter there. Identify them in a homemade nature book or journal. 9: Green Hour: Once a week, commit to one whole hour where you connect with something green as a family. Go for a cycle, read a nature book, plant a tree or start a vegie patch. The most important thing is that you COMMIT and KISS! 10: Pen Pals: PenPal World is a fantastic forum where children from around the world can connect and learn about different cultures. Having a pen pal also fosters an interest in social studies, supports development of social skills, and can result in long-term friendships. (As with all computer activity, an adult should be present when children are online.) Put the fun back into learning and watch your children thrive!

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Give your kids a healthy lunchbox

FINDING healthy lunchbox items for your kids without being boring or repetitive can be a challenge. The packaging for kid’s snacks in the supermarket can often be misleading with words like ‘nutritious’, ‘fibre’ or ‘gluten-free’. Take the time to read the ingredients. Keep in mind that the ingredients are listed in order of quantity, so if the first ingredient is sugar you may want to reconsider. Check out our list for 10 tasty lunchbox (or after school snack) picks: 1. Fruit A simple sweet favourite. Often self contained with easy clean up. How about trying something different in the lunchbox like dates? The sweet dried fruit will satisfy the sweet tooth, boost energy and has many health benefits. The fruits contain iron, calcium and potassium (among other vitamins). They are great for muscle development especially in your active, growing kiddos. For added protein Stick to Health organic fruit and nuts bars are made from pure fruit and nuts blended (best for after school snack due to nuts). They are the perfect portion size and come in fun flavours such as orange and cacao, berry, coconut or banana. 2. Coconut water Substitute sugary drinks with coconut water. It is slightThis page is sponsored by:

ly sweet with a nutty taste. It is more nutritious than water and provides the same benefits of a sports drink. Coconut water has electrolytes, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, sodium and potassium, but all of these are in their most natural and healthy form. Try 100% Pure Coconut water with no added sugar, no preservatives or funny stuff! 3. Healthy Snack Bar With so many snack bars on the market it’s hard to choose the best for your kids. Read the label and stick to minimal ingredients with no added sugars 4. Seeds and nuts (save nuts for after school as a lot of schools have a ‘no nut’ policy) Another simple yet hardy choice to stave of hunger and satisfy the tummy. Mix it up to make things tastier by finding a healthy granola with some dried coconut flakes and a bit of muesli. Tesco offer a mixed blend of macadamias, pistachios, almonds and pecans and oven baked with a hint of pure maple syrup and a light dusting of sea salt, the slightly sweet taste may just tickle their fancy 5. Raw chocolate Let’s face it – it’s a rare kid that doesn’t like chocolate. So if you’re going to give them a treat try some raw chocolate Look for chocolate with no added sugar combined with some super foods like coconut, goji berries or nuts.

6. Chips No, we aren’t talking potato crisps here. All the kids on the playground are eating chips – try to convert your child to kale chips – or chips made from nuts and vegetables. You can get cool flavours like zucchini and almond or carrot and pepita that come in nifty single serves. This is real veg and fruit goodness at its best, squished and dried (not fried) into snacks. 7. Quinoa Kids need energy to keep alert for school and, of course, the playground. Give them a protein kick with quinoa to keep them running around all day. Mix with some veggies and pesto to make it colourful and healthy. 8. Greek yoghurt Another way to pack in a shot of protein and calcium is Greek yoghurt. Add some seeds for crunch and variety or mix it up with muesli. 9. Edamame These soy beans deserve a mention because it is a super fun snack, easy to eat on the go without lots of prep time. It’s inexpensive and delicious. 10. Raw veggies An old standby not to be overlooked. Sweet baby carrots, sliced cucumbers, and small pieces of broccoli or cauliflower add colour, crunch and health to every lunchbox. Throw in your kid’s fave no sugar added dressing for a dip on the side.

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Top tips for working mums CHILD abuse is a very serious and important matter, when dealing with babies and small toddlers because they often cannot talk about their situation and are therefore more helpless and at greater risk than school-age children. If you suspect a child is the victim of abuse, be aware of any of the following warning signs. An abused child may exhibit a sudden fear of a particular location, gender, or physical appearance (e.g. women with long brown hair, men with beards, etc.) They may cry when being dropped off at daycare or seem uncomfortable and avoidant around caregivers and other adults. Conversely, they may exhibit greater fear of being left alone or separated from a parent when in the presence of the abusive party Sexual abuse victims may be afraid of getting undressed for bathing, or abnormally uncomfortable with doctor visits. They may also show signs of regression, i.e. a potty-trained child going back to wetting his pants; thumb sucking; decrease in verbal skills. Toddlers may have interrup-

tions in their sleep pattern and more frequent nightmares. Be aware of increased interest in sexuality or an age-inappropriate knowledge of sexual behaviours. Abused toddlers may be unable to engage in normal, interactive play with their peers Look for sudden, drastic personality changes. A normally outgoing and assertive child may become unusually compliant and passive, while a generally mild child may act in a demanding and aggressive manner. The child may become less talkative or stop communicating almost completely, or display signs of a speech disorder such as stuttering. Abused toddlers may be experiencing trauma symptoms and lash out at other children, adults, or animals with uncharacteristic anger and aggression Watch out for external signs of physical abuse such as bruises, burns, black eyes, cuts, abrasions, and other injuries. It’s normal for children to bruise their knees, shins, elbows, and forehead as they interact with the physical environment -- but bruises are more suspect if they

appear in unusual places such as the face, head, chest, back, arms, or genitalia. Sexual abuse victims may have pain, itching, bleeding, or bruises in or around the genitals, difficulty walking or sitting, or signs of a urinary tract infection. Infants may display changes in appetite, a total loss of interest in food, unexplained gagging and vomiting, and other symptoms related to emotional stress Consider talking to the caregiver, (or parents if you are a concerned family friend) about the baby or toddler in question. Find out if they have been frustrated with the child and/or why the child is acting differently. Be aware that this could be a tense situation Alert police or the correct authorities in your state. You do not need to have proof. They will investigate it for themselves. It’s their job to determine whether or not something happened, not yours. This is crucial since the child cannot speak for himself in most cases, and is depending on someone to help him.

IF you’re a working mum it can sometimes be hard to keep all those balls up in the air, leaving you feeling exhausted and stressed. But taking some simple steps can really help you keep on top of things, freeing up precious time when you can relax, meet a friend or just take a moment out for yourself. Read our top tips Are you thinking of returning to work? Being a working mum needn’t be stressful, but you may need to consider options other than full-time working if you’re going back to work soon. There are work from home jobs for mums out there, as well as flexible working, part time jobs - or maybe think about various career change ideas. Whether you work from home or go out to work full-time or part-time, we have put together some great tips on how to keep

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Jen C’s Makeup Hi my name is Jen and every month I will be bringing you my opinion on new products, techniques and trends from the beauty industry. As a make up artist with over 12 years experience I love to try new products and I am excited to be able to share this with all of you! First things first, the one question I get asked a lot when doing bridal make up is how can we get it to last all day and night, the answer...primers! Over the past 10 years the beauty industry has went from face primers to eye primers, lip primers and setting sprays. I have tried many and have narrowed down my favourites. For a great foundation primer it has to be the Photo Finish Smash Box Primer, your skin will feel like silk, it will help hide pores and fine lines while matifying the skin, when the foundation goes on top it has the perfect smooth base to hold on to, making it last all day and night with no shine or slip, they also carry correcting primers for those clients who have skin concerns be it redness, oily skin or acne. The best eye primer I have used is the Urban Decay Eye Shadow Po-

tion, this product will create a flawless eye base, it is like foundation for the eye, but in no way will it crease or smudge. Highly pigmented eye shadows look amazing on top and the colour will pop, no matter how much you dance the night away you can be assured that the eye shadow won’t be dancing down your face, it claims to give you crease free and more vibrant eye shadow for 24hours. I love this product! Especially the Eden

Potion Primer. They carry 4 different bases depending on the look you want, the one for anti ageing is also one of my favourites. Staying with Urban Decay their All-Nighter Setting Spray is a must have, spritz over the finished make-up and it does as it says, helps to stop fading, melting or settling in to fine lines, it is perfect for those who wear a vibrant lip colour also, spray it lightly over the lips for extra hold

Andrew Graydon - Exercise at home There are a lot of barriers to exercise, reasons why people struggle to get the results they require. We’ve heard all the old excuses, including: I’ve not got any time. I can’t afford a gym membership right now. Does this mean that someone shouldn’t continue to exercise and enjoy fitness? Of course not, there are so many exercise options that don’t cost a penny and can be done in a relatively short period of time. Slightly longer, gym based workouts can be more beneficial, especially to more experienced fitness fans, however they are not essential. Bodyweight workouts can be done at home, in the gym or even in the office on a lunch break, with little to no equipment needed. These workouts use the participants own bodyweight as resistance to put tension onto the working muscle. Examples of bodyweight exercise include squats, lunges and push ups. These are basic examples that can be adapted to be made easier or harder depending on the fitness level of the individual. Squats can be adapted and made easier by holding onto a chair to take some of the participant’s bodyweight off the working muscle. Plyometric squats or ‘jump squats’ are a good way to advance a basic squat to make the exercise more difficult for the participant. Weight can be added to exercises fairly easily in a home or office environment to

make a workout a little more challenging. A good set of dumbbells can be bought fairly cheaply or can even be fashioned out of household items such as a tin of beans. These can then be added into a workout to provide extra resistance and make exercises a little more difficult. Dumbbells also open the door to a wider range of exercises that can be performed. Resistance bands can also be purchased cheaply to help add resistance to exercises and therefore make them more difficult and help build more muscle. Cardio can be done in many different ways; jogging and walking are great examples of low cost forms of exercise. Jogging duration can vary a lot, so if you are pushed for time then you can simply

up the intensity by jogging at a faster pace than you usually would for a shorter length of time. Due to jogging being a mainly outdoor activity it can be weather dependant which requires you to have indoor cardio options for when the weather is not quite as nice. Good cardio options that require no equipment include step ups, mountain climbers and everybody’s favourite exercise: burpees! These can all be done in a relatively small space with no equipment necessary. So stop making excuses as you can now easily fit in a short workout with no equipment needed. For more info on home workouts contact: andy@agfitnesstraining.co.uk

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of your favourite lipstick. When I am doing a wedding I can have the 1st client in the seat as early as 7am depending on how many in the wedding party are getting made up for the day, when this is the case I always make sure I use my Smashbox Primer first then the last thing I do is spritz with the Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray, I have seen photos of the clients at 1am after the day is over and the make up is still flawless! These products are a must have for any makeup lover. Please visit me at www. jencmakeup.com or for enquires call 07974343968. See you next month with more hints and tips, Jen C Make-Up x

I WENT to the cinema this month to see Selma (a film based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches). I thoroughly enjoyed the movie as popcorn spectator but more so for the historical story behind it, a story which I have read up on, on many occasions in the past. Watching the movie I found the much respect and admiration I have for the likes of Martin Luther King, Jr and his comrades who fought for civil liberties and social justice being relit and invigorated. Many people in history who have tried to fight for some sort of cause always come up against problems and Martin Luther King, Jr was no different. He came up against many barriers and obstacles that he had to try and overcome to make his cause not just a dream but a reality. I think we all know and can sometimes understand the typical problems that so many people like King, Jr faced throughout history and most of them the same. In this case such problems like oppressive governments and institutionalised racism just to name a couple. I say we can sometimes understand the problem because I believe that such practices like racism for example are learned behaviours and that no one is born a racist so therefore I can somewhat understand that in parts of America in the 1960s people where like this as they were bred from an early age and it wasn’t entirely their fault. Also if you watch the film or read up on the subject you will see like so many others

throughout history that King, Jr also faced the problem with the very people of whom he was fighting for in the first place. Seeing how King, Jr dealt with the many problems and hatred with such humility was the most poignant part story and certainly touched me the most. He refused to be dragged down to the level of the oppressors and continued with the plan that his vision he could be made a reality through peaceful persistence. Now I am not saying for one moment that I am any Martin Luther King, Jr and I quite frankly feel uncomfortable even mentioning myself in the same sentence equally I would not dare to compare the problems that I have faced with the huge sacrifices that he went through - eventually paying with his life... But I also have had problems. There has been times were I have found things difficult and felt as though I had taken on too much. There have been times where I have come under fire for my political views which you always have to expect when you are involved in politics even at a grass roots level because we all know it is a dirty business and with this brings dirty actions although that is to be expected as it is the nature of the beast. There have also been times where I have had to battle with other peoples egos. There have been times where I have struggled emotionally. Even though it has been hard at times. I know that there have been people like Martin Luther King, Jr who went through so

much more yet still continued to fight on. I draw great inspiration from this and as hard as it may seem at times no one or thing will stop me from struggling on. With this motivation and along with the overwhelming support we have been shown by the people of Glasgow and beyond. I must say that Glasgow’s Needy has been a huge success in terms of how many people and organisations have been helped. I have to take this time now too again personally thank everyone who has helped us in any way, shape or form. Through this help I can say now that over 3000 individuals have been assisted on a personal capacity. As well as that, many organisations throughout the city including; The wayside club, the Marie trust, Amos, Emmaus, The Salvation Army, both City centre and Paisley road west Talbot association, The UCCB Milton, Barnardo’s, SWAT Scotland, Unity, Salt & light, Tollcross community centre, The dogs trust, Woman’s Aid, Starter packs, Bellgrove Hotel, Molendinar tots & teens, St Pauls Church, St Maria Goretti, St Immaculate Heart of Mary, The YMCA, The Nazarene, Everlasting church, The CCG food bank on wheels, Phoenix house, the 281, Gowrie care, The City Mission, St Roch’s food exchange, The Simon community and The Anderson Kelvin grove church to name just some. I have no doubt these organisations then went on to assist thousands more.

Hundreds of people were also supported at Christmas with gifts and presents to help ease them through the festive period as we know it is a particularly difficult time of year when living in poverty. I would also like to thank all the organisations for writing back to us with acknowledgment letters of thank you. Although I am proud that so many people have benefited from the food share side of Glasgow’s Needy I am not proud that this service is needed in the first place. At the fear of repeating my last article I will only say that things cannot continue like the way they are going! Again thank you to everyone who has supported us so far. We have some big ideas and plans in the pipeline that we are working on just now to help us continue to assist people in need but to also tackle the problem head on. So I would urge you call to get involved. And to those who don’t like what we do for whatever reason, institution or individual, I have to say now that we will fight on regardless. We are on the move and moving quickly. Many people have been helped, are being helped and will continue to be helped through our endeavours and that’s the bottom line. Glasgow’s Needy motto: End Poverty Now. You can contact me on facebook: www.facebook.com/glasgowsneedy or on Twitter: @darrencarnegie We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope. – Martin Luther King, Jr

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Aries

(21 March - 20 April)

The week begins with an auspicious and encouraging alignment, occupying a large part of the sky and involving up to five planets at once, with our satellite the Moon among this number. You have been through a tough patch for so long now, you have even come to feel there must be something wrong with you, that ensures people won’t warm to you or that puts you at a disadvantage. How different from those halcyon days beforehand, when every challenge was an opportunity to be grasped by the throat.

Taurus

(21 April - 21 May)

In your fondness for security and safety, be sure you don’t end up being scared of change. No matter how comfortable you are, there are always a number of improvements that could make your life more rewarding. As an unlikely for instance, consider how modern dentistry has revolutionised the health of millions and improved their quality of life, even though few are eager to visit the surgery or consider this experience to be a pleasure. Insecurity can cause you to surround yourself with possessions, forming a buffer against the future

Gemini

(22 May - 21 June)

Your relationships are in a state of flux and evolve significantly over the next three years. The end result is beneficial and looking back, you’ll be glad everything panned out as it did. But in the interim, you can make your life easier or ensure a lot of headaches and heartache, depending on your awareness of the overall situation and ability to remain objective, rather than at the mercy of emotional undercurrents you don’t understand. On every level and in all your relationships, communication is the key.

Cancer

(22 June - 23 July)

How happy you will be with events this week, rather depends where you are on a continuum, between materialism on the one hand and a set of more elevated values on the other. Unfortunately, there are few subject to the imperfections of the human condition, who will voluntarily forego the advantages of economic plenty, in the interests of egalitarianism and solidarity with their fellows. It takes major events with far-reaching results, for people to see there is more to life than money.

Leo

(24 July - 23 Aug)

Libra

(24 Sep - 23 Oct)

This week you discover your time divided between the usual concerns at work and some interesting developments in your closest associations, that you were not expecting at all. As one of the most partnership orientated people out there, it is not hard to guess where your natural inclination lies, only based on the outcome of similar situations in the past, you’ll need to judge carefully how much good following your heart will do you, compared to sticking with your schedule. Nobody is expecting you to be alone, but when your own wellbeing takes second place, the alternative is an unproductive proposition…

Scorpio

(24 Oct - 22 Nov)

Your professional prospects and career interests are enormously favoured. You’d be wise to focus on creating your own opportunities and being sure to seize these when they arise, since without a dynamic and proactive approach, you may not notice as a number of potential leads slip through your fingers. Although a hard-working and business-like approach helps ensure your progress is both solid and lasting, a degree of flair and initiative goes to ensure you’ll actually advance much further.

Sagittarius

(23 Nov - 21 Dec)

Saturn in your sign is a sobering influence. This may not sound much fun, but it’ll make you a wiser and more circumspect individual. Saturn is associated with maturity and the acquisition of knowledge, not the sort of academic input you’d get at school, or even the broadened horizons that result from travelling. It has its origins in a series of bracing encounters with reality and the benefit of practical experience.

Capricorn

(22 Dec - 20 Jan)

Pluto continues causing consternation, as it brings hidden issues to the surface and prompts you to question, all you have previously held to be inviolable. And this is no overnight issue either, but a lengthy process the full import of which will be reckoned in years rather than weeks or months. Doubtless there are times when it all seems too much, as you are tested in some key areas on topics that matter a great deal to you. What is legitimately yours and what is rightfully the property of others?

Aquarius

(21 Jan - 19 Feb)

For those in the know, there are a number of patterns the planets form, that offer a straightforward and easily accessible overview of the ongoing cosmic circumstances at a given moment. Some of these are obviously fortunate but others are often less so, while most require careful handling to get the most from them. This week for you, it is a tale of two halves; where everything is going your way in the first place, only to require more circumspection later.

This is the last full week with Mercury in your sign. Some say this planet is exalted in your region of the heavens and in view of events you would have to concur. Since the first week of January it has meant a hectic schedule with matters of communication at their heart. If you’re involved with information technology, write or broadcast for a living, teach professionally, speak publicly or travel around in the course of your work, then this will have been a productive period even if not necessarily a profitable one.

Virgo

Pisces

(24 Aug - 23 Sep)

The issues you’re facing in your interpersonal relationships, are most prominent when it comes to romance and to your love life, although they exert an impact across the board. It seems the more you care about a certain person and try to make this clear to them, the more complicated your feelings become until in the end, all anybody really gets to notice is a round of carping and criticism, directed specifically at your intended.

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BE AWARE OF BPD BORDERLINE Personality Disorder (BPD) doesn’t have to be diagnosed in order for borderline-like traits to wreak havoc in your life. Just having one or two BPDlike symptoms can be enough to derail relationships and create obstacles to personal and professional satisfaction in life. Do any of the following* sound like they apply to you or your life? You lie often and/or compulsively You are irritable and fly off the handle easily Your problems seem to be more “dramatic” or “catastrophic” than other people’s On reflection, your behavior is risky or dangerous to you or others You feel generally unhappy or discontented and wish things were different for you Your behavior is self-destructive You harm yourself (cutting for example) You don’t have many inhibitions, don’t really like the social niceties and feel and live with a general lack of restraint Sometimes you wish you just “weren’t here” You feel like you have no friends or meaningful relationships or feel socially isolated or lonely Your friendships and interpersonal relationships are rocky and painful and intense You feel like other people are either unbelievably great and you love them intensely or else they are terribly horrible and

you loathe them–there’s no real in-between Your friendships and relationships are fleeting–they never seem to last It’s difficult or impossible for you to feel pleasure You like giving presents and doing things for others–but only if you feel like it Sometimes you feel that you are “better” than most people, other times, you feel secretly like something is totally wrong with you and that most people are “better” than you You change your plans for the future such as school and career swiftly, often, or dramatically You quit or get fired from jobs frequently You binge eat, are promiscuous, and/or drive recklessly Your are more impulsive than most You feel a lot of anger, rage or

hostility You engage in illegal behavior (theft/shoplifting, doing illicit drugs, breaking other laws, see risky behavior too) You are plagued with feelings of shame and guilt You are “moody”, have mood swings You feel empty at times and it is scary and uncomfortable or makes you feel numb You feel stressed, panicky or anxious Everyone else seems to have better luck than you with jobs and relationships You feel “outside” yourself, cut-off from yourself, feel disoriented when you see yourself in a mirror Frantic, angry, or depressed reactions to feeling abandoned Your moods change swiftly If you do not not meet the diagnostic criteria for BPD but

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Down (20 Feb - 20 Mar)

Much of this week is dominated by an awkward and stressful planetary alignment that leaves you, with way too much to do. Before this precipitates a panic attack and makes a delicate situation worse, be aware that problems come in many degrees and these are on the mild to moderate scale. However, you are likely to be rushed off your feet, either with your work concerns or obligations elsewhere, possibly facing a mixture of the two. You are keen not to let things slide, so cut corners where you can to free up time.

have three or fewer bordeline traits, you may still find Dialectical Behavior Therapy helpful–it’s one of the most effective therapies for BPD but can help you develop skills for handling a lot of uncomfortable feelings and behaviors. Cultivating emotional awareness–learning how to identify and understand your feelings and emotions in the present moment–can also be helpful. And, learning how to seek and identify the “good points” inside yourself and others can be another effective method of dealing with one or two borderline-like traits. In following posts we’ll talk more about using positivity to cope with unpleasant feelings and symptoms. *Many of the traits listed above may be also be associated with other personality disorders and/or mental illness.

1. Sounds like a nobleman’s story (7) 2. Appeared overweight in bathrobe setting (5) 3. Discovered Aztec hid natural anteater (7) 4. Eskimo finds runner (3) 5. Additional actor? (5) 7. Menu clearly displays a kind of energy (7) 8. Zigzag course has a point to it (4) 12. Observed absence of frozen water (7) 14. Bad actor ridicule invites sleep (7) 16. Widen to curb road engineering essentially (7) 17. Found the sharp side of red gemstone (4) 18. Large felines discovered in coypu massacre (5) 19. Rushed to find Sierra cedar (5) 21. Arrest for backing prohibition (3)

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SCOTT. The Bridgeton Under-15 team staged a Saturday bag-packing session at the

Parkhead store to raise money for the Easter Blackpool Cup, whichwill involve three different age groups.

Last year, Finnart promoted the Breast Cancer cause with a donation, and bought three full pink kits.

Coach Jamie McGowan said: “ We would like to thank Toby Flannigan for giving us the space to carry out the

bag-pack, and also the many Asda customers who kindly put their wee bit of change in our tubs.”

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FRAUDSTERS are targeting people by “cold calling” them on the telephone. The scam starts with the following simple activity: 1. They will state that they are from the Bank Fraud department, the Police or other Law Enforcement. 2. They will tell the victim that fraud is being carried out on the victim’s bank account and that to prevent it they need to carry out any of the below activities:Need to access your bank accounts online. Need to hand over your pin numbers and bank cards to a courier/official sent to collect them. Need to hand over money to A courier/ official sent to collect them. Need to transfer your money to another “safe” bank account(s) which they provide details of. 3. In order to prove their own credentials they will often ask you to telephone the “fraud” number you may have on the back of your bank card, or they may even ask you to telephone the Police to check that there is an official investigation, or telephone your own bank once the phone call to them is terminated. Do not be fooled! Do not telephone anyone at that stage as the phone line remains open and you are simply telephoning them back without realising. They will then continue with your assistance in stealing your money by any of the above methods. PROTECT YOURSELF The bank or the police will never telephone you “out of the blue” to ask you to transfer money into another account or hand over any of your money or bank cards. It is your money!! The bank or the police will never ask for your personal bank account details, or pin numbers over the phone. If you really want to check the credentials of a caller then go into your bank and ask to speak to the bank manager or use

another phone to call the bank or police. If you are still unsure then attend a police station. Never discuss your banking details with strangers who call you!

Operation Quarterlight Update

OFFICERS across Glasgow are continuing the fight against car crime under the Operation Quarterlight banner. Results so far have seen a reduction in crimes and an increase in detections with a number of significant criminals arrested who have been responsible for multiple crimes. However there are a significant number of crimes which are being committed against insecure vehicles and often these are unreported as the victim is unaware the crime has been committed due to there being no obvious signs of break in, or they are not discovered until a substantial time after the theft has been committed. Chief Inspector Stevie Hazlett said “All too often officers attend incidents where there are no obvious signs that a crime has been committed and it is then established that the vehicle, or house, was left unlocked. This can make it very difficult for officers to identify the perpetrator as there are little or no evidential clues left behind for us to work with. I would urge everyone to ensure that they do not give criminals an open invitation to their property by locking there property and taking reasonable steps to safeguard it from criminals.” The following advice will help to prevent you becoming a victim, there is further advice available on the Police Scotland website regarding home and personal security at www. scotland.police.uk. Keep your Car Secure There are many things you can do to prevent from your car from being stolen or broken into:

What should I think about before setting off? Permanently mark any valuables you use in the vehicle, such as a Satellite Navigation System (Sat Nav), with your postcode and house number/name. You can register all of your equipment at www.immobilise.com. Fit a car alarm. Use locking wheel nuts to prevent the theft of your wheels. NEVER leave your car unattended to defrost windows with the keys in the ignition. Many car thieves actively target this – even first thing in the morning when darkness can provide cover. Any insurance claim could be adversely affected as it may be considereddriver negligence. It’s also an offence to leave a car unattended on a road with the engine running. What should I do when re-fuelling at a petrol sta-

tion? Always remove keys from the ignition and lock your car if you need to walk to the petrol station shop to pay for your fuel. Again, some car thieves actively look out for insecure cars that can easily be taken from the forecourt and any insurance claim could be affected. Where should I park? Keep your car off the street if possible. If you’re at home and you have a garage then use it. Make sure you lock both the car and the garage. If you don’t have a garage, make use of the driveway if you have one. For more information about the security of the garage you keep your car in at home, see our advice on how to Keep your Home Secure If parking in public or using airport parking, look for a car park with the Park Mark sign. These designat-

ed car parks have complied with specific measures to deter crime and anti-social behaviour. Find a location at www.parkmark.co.uk Don’t park in isolated or remote areas. Whenever possible, park in a busy, well-lit and CCTV covered area. Try and park close to the exit – this will increase the amount of traffic which will pass your car, making it harder for thieves to operate undetected. What should I do after I park? Lock all items out of sight. Don’t leave anything on display and take valuables with you. Leave the glove box empty and open. If you have a Sat Nav, hide the cradle and take the system with you. Don’t forget to wipe the suction marks off the window. If you have personal correspondence in the vehicle, then take it with you.

Don’t give others access to important personal information or your home address. Use an electronic or mechanical immobiliser such as a steering lock. If you have an alarm then make sure it’s set.

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Music

With Mark Johnson

MUSE TO PLAY BARROWLAND

WAGNERIAN rock outfit Muse have announced a new album, UK tour and a single, The album “Drones” will be released on 8th June. In addition to the album

the Psycho tour will have six dates - Belfast, Glasgow, Newport, Exeter, Manchester and Brighton. The intimate show at teh Barrlowlands will be on 16th March.

Talking about the album, frontman Matt Bellamy said “Drones are metaphorical psychopaths which enable psychopathic behaviour with no recourse.” “The world is run by

Drones utilizing Drones to turn us all into Drones. This album explores the journey of a human, from their abandonment and loss of hope, to their indoctrination by the system to be a

human drone, to their eventual defection from their oppressors.” The lead single “Dead Inside” is released on 23rd March. Given the band have

played venues like Wembley Stadium, for them to play an initmate show like the Barras is a real coup for Muse fans in the city, who snapped up tickets in just a few minutes.

BLUEFLINT ON TOUR AFTER receiving funding from Creative Scotland, autumn 2014 saw Blueflint recorded their third album with renowned producer Paul Savage (King Creosote, Mogwai, From Scotland with Love.) They are delighted to be releasing the album in Spring 2015 with a national tour to follow. The sound of Blueflint is defined by the sublime close harmonies of Deborah Arnott and Clare Neilson whose voices are accompanied by a five-piece line-up intertwining banjos, fiddle, piano, electric guitar, double-bass and drums in raw, honest and beautifully-crafted

songs, imbued with a strong alt folk flavour. 2012 saw Blueflint support The Proclaimers for six weeks on their UK album launch tour. The tour took in venues such as Edinburgh’s Playhouse and London’s Shepherds Bush Empire. Blueflint’s atmospheric and evocative performances, proved them to be a formidable live act and gained them a strong reputation and following through the UK. Blueflint were delighted to see many of these audiences again as they toured throughout the UK in 2013. The band’s Edinburgh Fringe show was selected to perform as part of

the prestigious ‘Made in Scotland’* 2013 Showcase and played to sell-out audiences, mirroring their similar success during the Edinburgh 2012 Fringe. The success of Blueflint’s highly acclaimed debut album ‘High Bright Morning,’ gained the band plaudits throughout the music press. The much anticipated second album ‘Maudy Tree’ raised their profile even further. For more info check out: www.blueflint.org.uk www.facebook.com/blueflint Blue Flint play The Admiral, Glasgow. Tuesday 7 April Tickets £10

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SHETTLESTON MONEY ADVICE SHETTLESTON HOUSING ASSOCIATION MONEY ADVICE SERVICE (SHAMAS) IS HERE! In the last 6 months, advisors Bernadette and Michael have helped the residents of Shettleston deal with over 500k in debt. To book your free, confidential money advice appointment, contact Michael 0141 763 2812 or Bernadette 0141 763 2996. In 2014, Shettleston Housing Association was awarded 5 years funding from the Big Lottery Fund to provide the Shettleston community with a free Money Advice Service. The project aims are to provide a holistic financial inclusion service to the community including:• helping residents with debt problems, • help to reduce rent arrears • Help to reduce gas and electricity arrears • Help with budgeting •Help with opening a bank account • Help accessing subsidised home contents insurance • Providing advice on affordable credit • Helping residents become

digitally included. Experienced, Financial Inclusion Co-ordinator Bernadette Sweeney and Financial Inclusion Advisor, Michael Fraser were recruited to deliver the service to the community. Bernadette has been working in the field of money advice for over 20 years. Michael has worked in the field of insolvency for the past 5 years. Bernadette and Michael say that many people experiencing financial difficulties are embarrassed and don’t think anything can be done about their situation, Bernadette believes that there is still a stigma about being in debt but she said that there is always a solution. The response to the service has already proven hugely successful, with many tenants and residents in the community seeking help on a variety of issues. They have also set up an outreach clinic at the local Trussel Trust food-bank to provide frontline on the spot advice. SHAMAS is also an accredited food bank voucher distributor for the residents of Shettleston. Furthermore, they are cur-

rently in discussions to offer additional outreach surgeries in the area to help as many people as possible. Bernadette and Michael have assisted residents with applications to a variety of charities which has resulted in residents receiving new white goods and awards to reduce electricity and gas arrears. Some of the feedback from people accessing the service, • “ I feel as if a weight has been lifted, I didn’t know where to turn • “ The advisor listened to me and didn’t judge me” •“ I wont be worried about opening letters any more” SHAMAS are keen to spread the word to the Shettleston area that the service is now available and free to access for residents of Shettleston. Bernadette and Michael are committed to, “assisting the people of Shettleston plan and work towards a better life for themselves and their families”. DON’T HESISTATE TO CONTACT THEM TODAY TO ARRANGE AN APPOINTMENT IN THE OFFICE OR A HOME VISIT ON 0141 763 2996 OR 0141 763 2812

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Latest housing statistics highlight continuing difficulties in delivering social housing COMMENTING on the latest housing statistics, released by the Scottish Government, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) said that it was concerned by the figures. The figures show that there were 435 housing association completions between July and September 2014; 43% down on the same quarter in 2013, and there were 198 housing association approvals between July and September 2014; 22% down on the same quarter in 2013. Susan Torrance, SFHA Policy Manager, said: “The SFHA notes with concern, the dramatic decrease in housing association completions of new homes when comparing the July to September figures for 2014 as opposed to 2013. This is echoed in the similar decrease in approvals for new homes in the same period. While the total approvals are increasing, this is from the very low level seen in previous years when there were con-

cerns about subsidy levels and viability. “The reasons may well be found in the continuing concerns about the availability of private finance for new projects as well as land banking and pipeline issues where investment in progressing new projects has been difficult. The SFHA is working with the sector and Scottish Government, in relation to our Housing Association Resource for Investment Scheme finance project, to try and overcome

ceasing recovery of the debt. “The poll tax was a deeply unfair, regressive levy which should never have been introduced in the first place,” said deputy first minister and Finance Secretary, John Swinney. “A Tory government, which Scotland had rejected, imposed the tax on Scotland, and – as was recently confirmed in documents released under the 30-year rule – they were determined that Scotland be a guinea pig for their disastrous tax experiment.” A leading provider of debt advice for Scottish citizens, takes a keen interest in reports such as this. A spokesperson provided this statement: “It really is great news that collection of this historic poll tax has now ended, and I’m sure Scottish citizens will be

celebrating the decision for months to come.“ Paying the bills is hard enough without having to scramble together even more money for a tax that was abolished years ago. It’s not right that some of the poorest people in the coun-

these constraints as well as continuing the dialogue with lenders and others to improve terms and conditions. “Whether these figures can be seen as a blip or otherwise, they do emphasis the continuing difficulties of delivering new social rented housing for the people in our communities in greatest need. We must continue, as a sector, to keep building new homes, where these are required, for the people of Scotland.”

SFHA’s Housing Association Resource for Investment Scheme marks another milestone HISTORIC POLL TAX DEBT TO BE WRITTEN OFF Glasgow East and North News

A PIONEERING housing association investment scheme marked another milestone with the launch of a member led steering group to progress the initiative. The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations’ Housing Association Resource for Investment Scheme (HARIS) provides an innovative way for Scottish housing associations to raise private finance at scale in order to keep small and medium sized associations building new homes for social rent. SFHA Policy Manager, who has been working on HARIS for the last nine months, said: “We are delighted at the turn out for our inaugural steering group meeting. Twenty five housing associations attended from all over Scotland, representing a wide range of sizes of RSL from different geographical locations.

“All were interested in how HARIS can raise attractive long-term finance through collaborating in pulling together portfolios of newly built homes to put to the market to borrow at scale. There is no shortage of sources of funds at present, but most of our Scottish associations want to borrow £2–3 million rather than £200 million at one time and this is, ironically, far more problematic. “We are now assembling the business case – full financial projections, the documentation required and final decisions on the company structure – with the hope that we can legally launch HARIS in the autumn. The role of the steering group and its executive is crucial – to guide us and ensure we get real information on what works and what doesn’t work for Scottish housing associations.”

LAST month a new law was passed which ends the collection of historic poll tax debt in Scotland. Scotland welcomes the passing of a new law bringing an end to the collection of historic poll tax debt in the country. The Community Charge Debt Bill will effectively write off £425million of unpaid bills which relate to the controversial household tax introduced in 1989 by a Tory government. A proposal to end the debt collection was moved forward by former first minister Alex Salmond last year, as several councils said they would use the details of people who registered to vote in September’s independence referendum to recover outstanding payments. Arrears collected by councils across Scotland fell to £327,000 in 2013-14, with some local authorities already

Helen McGregor House, 65 Pettigrew Street, Shettleston, Glasgow G32 7XR. Telephone: 0141 763 0511 www.shettleston.co.uk

try are left paying off poll tax debt, and it’s great that the Community Charge Debt Bill has now overcome the parliamentary hurdles. If you’re someone who is struggling with debt of any kind then a trust deed could be the answer you’re looking for.

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Tel: 0141 763 1317

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Political Forum

Dr Don’s View

The column which cuts though the garnish IN 18 days time the UK Parliament dissolves to get ready for the General Election. This time, for the first time in decades, your vote may play a major role in the structure of the new parliament. “Now’s the time and now’s the hour“, said Bruce, addressing his troops at Bannockburn. It’s also time to shake off a Westminster based authority which has dragged Scotland down to the state we are in now. The Scottish referendum demonstrated a new political enlightenment from a people who are fed up with being an English colony and having to accept the status quo with regards to Scottish interests, and although we lost the vote, the dam was breached. Due to the now very real possibility of a hung Parliament, whoever is asked to form a Government will have to listen to the minority parties, and for the first time at Westminster, Scotland will have the opportunity to be heard loud and clear. Don’t be swayed by the almost endless pledges and promises being issued by Cameron and Miliband. None of these promises will see the light of day before 2016, and only then if they can find support from the likes of the SNP, UKIP, Plaid Cymru etc. Don’t be tempted into strategic voting such as ‘vote Labour to keep the Tories out.’ It hasn’t worked to date, and all we got was a group of Labour MPs who had to sit silently in opposition. Scotland has to get out of the habit of stopping off on the way to work to vote Labour in the belief that it represents the working man and woman. If anything, the Labour Party front bench could be swapped with the Tories when it comes to privileged backgrounds. If John Prescott is appointed, he will be the only member of Ed Miliband’s team who has actually stamped a card. When I was a boy, I was told by my teacher that anyone in the UK could become

Prime Minister. When I watch Ed Millband bluffing his way through his speeches, I am beginning to believe it. Now he is going to reduce university tuition fees. For once I agree with him, but why fund it from those who have worked their tails off for a pension? Cancel foreign aid and fund it from there. “The time has come, the Walrus said, to talk of many things, of shoes and ships and sealing wax, of cabbages and Kings.” That’s the problem with the two main parties. There is insufficient talk of the down to earth issues which are giving concern to the man in the street. He/she wants to know, now that immigration is up to 298,000 when it is going to be brought under control and limited to those with verifiable skills that we need. He/she wants to hear about the measures being taken to get the EU off our backs so that we can get back to what it was originally intended for, a free trade area, not another layer of Government. The voters don’t want populist policies that might come off 20 years from now; they want to hear how this improvement in the economy, that Cameron keeps banging on about, is going to show itself in the cost of living. The voter wants to hear that we are going to rein in foreign aid till we can afford it. £250 million to India who are manufacturing nuclear weapons and satellites? Come on! Time to get back to shoes and ships, and sealing wax. Give me £250 million and I’ll create full time employment for 500 men in Maryhill. As I said in my piece last week, with the polls in England flat lining on 30%, the major parties need to come up some gobsmacking measure which will show real benefits in the short to medium time if they want to see some movement in the ratings. Looking at their efforts so far, you could be forgiven for

CROSSWORD ANSWERS Across 1. Astronomers 6. Consent 9. Heist 10. Uncle 11. Cadenza 13. Echo 15.Fast 18. Pyramid 19. Recto 20. Mango 22. Encoded 23. Baker’s Dozen

Down 1. Account 2. Obese 3. Echidna 4. Ski 5. Extra 7. Nuclear 8. Tack 12. Noticed 14. Hammock 16. Broaden 17. Edge 18. Pumas 19. Raced 21. Nab

thinking they had already thrown in the towel and settled for a hung parliament. I thought this was going to be an exciting general election, but not the way it’s going in England. The only interesting variable I can find is how UKIP will fare. Thank goodness we don’t have that situation in Scotland. We have instead the comedy of Brown and Murphy spouting plans to regenerate Scotland and to rebuild the Scottish economy. It begs the question as to why Gordon Brown, during his 13 years as Chancellor and Prime Minister, did not implement these measures when he had the power to do so. As if his speeches were not funny enough, we now have the intrigue of a mysterious organisation called ‘Scotland in Union’ who are going to teach Scottish voters how to vote tactically. I can only surmise it is being led by someone who doesn’t understand the Scottish mentality. We don’t like being told what to do, especially in voting. If you need any more comedy we now have the developing farce of Ed Miliband taunting David Cameron to a one-on-one TV debate. David is having none of it and wants to only participate in a 7-leader debate. Can you imagine what that would look like? I have a picture in my mind of an old fairground stall where you had

several clown heads moving from side to side and someone trying to throw tennis balls into the open mouths. Nicola sums it up rather neatly in the Scottish vernacular by saying David is ‘feart’. I see Jim Murphy has decided to hedge his bets and to stand again for his seat in East Renfrewshire. Could it be that he is no longer cock-sure of being elected as an MSP next year? Surely not. Maybe he has been counting the heads of the Labour Members who will be left at Holyrood after May and doesn’t fancy being Leader of Party that might be having their annual conference in the police box in Buchanan St. Now we have Jim and Ed telling us that the NHS will lose £1b in cuts. Correct me if am wrong, but is this not the same VOW team who, at the referendum, encouraged Scotland to vote ‘No’ on the promise that the NHS would be protected? Could this be yet another U-turn? Reading the contents of goodie bag being prepared by the Tory budget makes me wonder why all these mouth watering measures could not have been introduced earlier. However, if the polls are vindicated, I think the new SNP members should march to their seats in Parliament in full Highland dress led by a piper with a placard stating “You pleaded with us to stay in the Union, well, we’re ‘ere.” Watch this space Dr Don

ATTACK ON SNP CAMPAIGNERS

IN what was potentially a serious incident in Possil on the 10th of March, Police had to be called to assist a team of SNP activists when they were subjected to an attack on Saracen Street. The team had visited the area on a number of previous occasions as part of their ongoing campaign in support of SNP candidate Anne McLaughlin for the Glasgow North East seat. The aim of the team had been to talk to passers-by and distribute SNP leaflets, as well as pens and balloons. However, this time the team were subjected to an unprovoked attack when a number of eggs were fired at them, smashing on the pavement beside them, and against the wall and window of the nearby branch of RBS. Nevertheless, much more serious was the launch of a full can of Irn Bru which may

have come from the upstairs of a building on the opposite side of the street. Fortunately, it landed in the middle of the road without causing injury to person or damage to any vehicle. Fearing for the safety of pedestrians who were stopping to talk, the team finally called in the Police. Activist Martin Monaghan described the support and actions of the Police as ‘brilliant’ as they arrived promptly and took details of the episode. Security cameras in the area may provide clues as to the identity of the perpetrators though none of the team were prepared to speculate on the motivation behind the incident. With the assurance of a watchful Police eye, the campaigners remained, undeterred, at their station for some further time.

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THE MAN BEHIND THE SPORTS DESK - TOM SCOTT “KNOW the local community,establish reliable contacts and promote a variety of sporting organisations.” Tom and the GENN Sports Desk have fulfilled those aims over 150 issues. East and North Glasgow readers are kept up-to-date with exclusive articles and photographs from junior, amateur, under-21, boys’ club and

women’s football, winter carpet and outdoor bowls, martial arts, basketball and speedway. A qualified coach, Tom has conducted sessions for professional and semi-professional managers, and for the past 21 seasons organised a well-established Football Academy on a voluntary basis. Having realised the importance of a “good backroom

team”, Tom has constructed the same building blocks in terms of bringing together his own contacts. He said: “The sports pages are a tribute to people like Jamie McGowan, Ian Colligan, Alex Morrison, Donald McCallum, Bob Toohill, Robert Noble, Stuart Rae, Laura Montgomery, Paul Hughes and, more recently, Billy Mc-

Naught, who all supply weekly information about their club or sport. “I have loved contributing to the paper. Being able to report on such a wide-range of activities is what the local community deserves. “I always point out if you see another team in GENN Sport and your club is not featured the solution is easy - get

on the telephone or email us! “Last year, Phil Porter, at Garrowhill Bowling Club, kindly contacted the GENN with a superb selection of photographs from their successful season. Phil was also responsible for our full-page round-up of Eastern Carpet Bowls League winners. “The feedback from that

pictorial special alone showed it is important to have a dedicated sports section in the paper, and allow organisations to feel part of their local community. “I would also like to thank everyone behind the scenes at the GENN for their encouragement and support shown throughout this period of time.”

MOUNT VERNON WIN INDOOR THRILLER

FOXLEY BOWLING CLUB ... proudly display their Shield after winning the West of Scotland Indoor Sunday League. MOUNT VERNON Bowling Club survived an all-action play-off against FOXLEY before winning 10-9 over 13 ends at the West of Scotland Indoor Venue, Shawfield, on Sunday afternoon. Foxley had previously been

crowned Sunday League champions, while Mount Vernon beat Parkhead by three shots to win the Saturday League. The spacious West of Scotland venue matched the quality of bowls over two hours.

After 10 ends, Mount Vernon led 8-7, and they immediately extended their advantage by two shots thanks to a great delivery from Ken Stewart. Over the next two ends, Foxley managed a single-shot success, but could not square

MOUNT VERNON Bowling Club... Saturday League winners, and a 10-9 play-off victory against Foxley Bowling Club. the match. The winning Mount Vernon rink was: Alistair Cameron, John Duff, Jim Scotland and Ken Stewart. Foxley were represented by Sam Gregan, Jim Reyburn, Sam O’Donnell and Robbie

Shea. Secretary Alex Morrison organised yet another excellent event, and would like to thank the West of Scotland Indoor female staff for serving up a superb buffet afterwards. All the players and attend-

ing officials greatly appreciated the vast amount of food on offer! Kennedy Greig, a former West of Scotland League President, presented both bowling clubs with their Shields and individual Badges.

BROOMHOUSE FOOTBALL CLUB 20th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

BROOMHOUSE F.C. win the Greater Glasgow Premier A.F.L. Division 4 championship. SUCCESS and Broomhouse F.C. have never been far from each other since 1995, writes

TOM SCOTT. Originally known as Broomhouse Boys’ Club, founder and

Baillieston resident, Mr David McLaughlin, who tragically died after bringing together sev-

eral young age groups, would have been proud of the reputation and status which has been achieved on the park. Early games took place at Baillieston’s Lindsay Park, but ever-increasing numbers for small-sided games forced a venue-switch into the Growing Concern Training Centre, Broomhouse. Boys’ Club football has always relied on the goodwill of fathers’ helping out in terms of coaching, and Broomhouse have a thank-you list which includes Brian Docherty, John Wilson, John Cox, Ian Sharp, Gordon Burt, Jim Wilson, Tam Sinclair, Keith Docherty, Billy Milliken, Ricky Gilmour, Dougie Steen and David Kerr. Mr Steen and Mr Kerr guided them to victory at the Ghent tournament in 2004 - the first successful team outside Belgium - while Mr Docherty, Mr Milliken and Mr Gilmour won the Under-16 Manchester Cup four years later.

The club switched to one team that year, and upon the departure of Ricky Gilmour at the end of season 2009-2010, Jim Anderson stepped in to join Keith Docherty and Billy Milliken for their next journey into youth football. The same backroom staff remain in place today. No team can exist without a hard-working and dedicated Secretary. Mr Russell Cairns certainly fits the bill. Over the past 12 years he has rarely missed a game whilst attending to such duties as organising parks, referees, transport, attending league and national meetings, and, most importantly, ensuring players are properly signed and registered. Billy Milliken recently organisd a hugely successful Speakers Night - held at the Shettleston Juniors Club - and another event is planned for later in the year, when a display of club photographs and memorabilia will en-

able former players and friends to reflect on the highs and lows (not many) enjoyed at Broomhouse. I have been fortunate enough to reveal many a team “scoop”, and that has been down to Mr Stuart Rae - whose son Gary has come through their ranks - and is also responsible for collating match reports, news items, and putting together an excellent Broomhouse Football Club website. The GENN would like to wish Broomhouse F.C. every success in the future.

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TRIO HONOURED BY TIGERS FANS’ GROUP

THREE men who kept speedway in Glasgow alive during one of the sport’s toughest periods have been honoured. Stewart Dickson, Alan Dick and Gordon Pairman - who between them have been ever-presents at Glasgow Tigers since 2001 - became the latest inductees into the club’s Hall of Fame. Dickson is the current Tigers team manager and a co-promoter. He co-owned the club between 2001 and 2012, leading the team to Premier League glory in 2011 along with three Premier League Pairs titles. Dick, meanwhile, has served as co-promoter since 2001 and owned the club along with Dickson until they sold it in 2012. He has remained involved in the running of the club through three recent changes in its ownership. Isle of Man-based Pairman served a similar stint to his fellow inductees, but remained co-owner of the club in 2013 during Alun Biggart’s takeover, and then became the sole owner last season. He sold the club at the end of the year to city businessmen

Gerry and Michael Facenna, of Allied Vehicles. During their time at the club, the three men faced a series of challenges to keep the sport going in Glasgow - ploughing significant sums of their own money into running speedway at Ashfield. They will now see their dream of a secure future for the Tigers come true under the Facennas, who are currently redeveloping Ashfield and have put together the strongest Glasgow team since the 2011 title triumph. Alison Chalmers, chairwoman of Glasgow Tigers Supporters’ Group - which runs the Hall of Fame - said: “The change in ownership and the stadium changes are being seen as the start of a new era for Glasgow Speedway and it became apparent that fans felt this was an appropriate time to recognise the contribution of Alan, Stewart and Gordon to the club. “Their induction into the Hall of Fame acknowledges their efforts and financial assistance and appreciates their involvement in keeping Glasgow Tigers running since 2001.” Inductees to the Hall of

Fame are voted for by fans. Existing members include all-time top points scorer Steve Law-

son, Scots James Grieves and Jim McMillan, and the 1993/94 teams that won back-to-back

league and cup doubles. The new speedway season gets under way in Glasgow on

Sunday, March 29, when the Tigers face Edinburgh Monarchs.

ROCKS CLIMB BROOMHOUSE GLORY YEARS

THE Rocks have been in fine form recently and have leapfrogged BBL Play-off rivals London Lions into fifth position after an impressive 75-67 road win earlier this month. It was Rocks’ fourth win in a row – and eighth in 11 contests since losing January’s BBL Cup Final. But Davis fears a quirk in the schedule due to the Davis Cup being played at the Emirates, which means they do not play again until Sunday, March 15, threatens their momentum. “We have just got to keep it fresh in our minds what got us here and how we finish this thing off,” said the Rocks player-coach. “We have got to use this [break] as a positive as op-

posed to something that will be a hindrance to us in the long run. “We have got to make sure that when we start back playing, we pick up where we left off, and that is my biggest concern right now.” Davis believes the biggest improvement in his team’s performances in recent weeks has been their defensive effort. The seasoned play-caller puts this down to a collective willingness to accept accountability and awareness from within. Davis added: “The guys have done a good job of pinpointing defence as one of the things we need to focus on and holding themselves accountable. “It’s something the guys

have to hold to themselves and if they do that, then as a group, you will see results as we have done lately. “It has a lot to do with guys making up their minds, wanting to move in the right direction, playing good basketball coming into this time and we are on our way, it’s just unfortunate that we have a break in games now.” The Rocks will be back in Home Action on the 22nd March when they round off an extraordinary day of high end basketball action which will see 3 games played including Falkirk Fury vs St Mirren followed by the BBL Trophy Final with the day culminating with the Rocks taking on Leeds Force at the Emirates Arena.

MANY of these players have remained loyal to the East End club, coming through from boys’ football and at Under-21 level, before switching to the amateur grade. AFTER being rebranded from Broomhouse Boys’ Club to Broomhouse Football Club (2010), the Glasgow and District Youth Football League Premier Division championship and League Cup were secured. Another step-up into Under-21 football saw ‘House defeat hot-favourites Harmony Row in the 2011 West of Scot-

land Cup final. A year later, more silverware arrived with the West of Scotland Youth League First Division championship. Two seasons within the amateur ranks have produced “back-to-back” Greater Glasgow Premier A.F.L. Titles - Divisions 4 and 3 - plus the Bobby Thomson Challenge Cup (twice), and the East Kilbride

Pre-Season Invitation Tournament (2013 and 2014). Broomhouse are currently chasing another domestic honour within the highly competitive Caledonian Amateur League Division 1A, and have recorded excellent results in both the Fosters Scottish Amateur Cup, and Colville Park Country Club West of Scotland Cup.

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KIDS START EASTER CASH RACE

WARM-UP.... Finnart Under-15 players prepare for their 5K sponsored run to help raise money for the Easter Blackpool Cup. UNDER-15 players at Finnart are off and running to raise money for the Easter Blackpool Cup. Sunday’s 5K sponsored run was followed by a fund-raising disco at the Bridgeton Community Learning Centre. Officials have praised the involvement of youngsters and adults as they target a repeat of their cup success in 2013, and the Plate Final win last year. Said coach Jamie McGowan: “The boys all put in great times and effort. “It was not a race as such, but everyone took pride in making sure they recorded a decent time.” * The first three players to cross the finishing line (with times) were: Jamie McGowan Jnr 23: 26., Jakub Dmowski 23: 28., and Persley Sojila 23: 30. Meanwhile, Finnart 2007 have experienced their new adventure into Fun Fives, official Jamie Marr has revealed.

He outlined what was involved for GENN Sport. “Following a very successful year participating in Fun Fours (Toryglen), the boys have made their natural pathway transition into 5-a-side football at Glasgow Green Football Centre. “Due to the high number of good-standard players, coaches reached the decision to form two teams. The quality of football and, more importantly, a fun factor has been on show - even in horrendous weather conditions. “Recently-signed goalkeepers, Ruari Kenny and Robbie Kenney, have really boosted a squad, which now totals 14 players.” Helping them to develop even further are coaches Alan Fenwick, Michael Gallagher, Bobby Sinclair and George Nelson. RESULTS round-up from the younger Finnart teams.

2007. Four wins. Game 1 Scorers: Jack Marr (4), Aiden Coll (3), Callum Blair (3). Top Player - Jack Marr. Game 2 - Zach Fenwick (3), Jack Marr (3), Aiden Coll (2), Callum Blair. Top Player - Aiden Coll. Game 3 - Aiden Gallagher, Aiden Sinclair, Riley Milliken, Mason McCausland, and Top Player Dylan Haining (6). Game 4 - Star Player Aiden Gallagher (5), Mason McCausland (3), Dylan Haining, Aiden Sinclair, Riley Milliken and an own goal. 2008. Won three and lost one. 2006. Played and lost. 2005. Game One - 3-3. Scott McEwan (3), Game Two – 5-1. Top Player Jay Anderson (4), Matthew Brannigan. 2004 - Played and won two. Game One - 3-0. Thomas Reid (2), Ryan Smith. Game Two. 6-3. Ryan Smith (2), Gary Watson, Jay Gordon, Thomas Reid, Dylan Bird. 2003 . Played and lost two.

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BROOMHOUSE F.C. left it late in the Sixth Round of the sponsored Colville Park Country Club West of Scotland Cup - thanks to hat-trick hero David Omozik. The East End club went behind against Chapelhall at Greenfield Football Centre. Chris Cairney took a 10th minute free-kick and was delighted when the ball found a path past the defensive into the net. In-form David Omozik had Brromhouse back on level terms

with a bullet-like header on 30 minutes. Chances were created at both ends, and a Craig Scott header from Chris Neilly’s free kick rattled the Chapelhall crossbar. The visitors had another shock in store for Broomhouse, when a counter-attack allowed Robert Boyle to score their second goal. Time 67 minutes. However, two minutes later, a deep corner was headed back across goal, and Omozik made no mistake.

Chapelhall had a player sent off in the 73rd following a second yellow card, and with the cup-tie heading for extra-time, David Omozik produced a last-gasp winner. Gary Rae’s excellent delivery into the penalty area was brilliantly controlled by the bustling striker on his chest before spinning and crashing home a blistering shot. Overall, an excellent cup-tie, very sporting, and a superb advert for the amateur game.

FOCUS: WOMEN’S FOOTBALL

SWPL League Cup, First Round - Rangers 0, Spartans 1; Hearts 0, Celtic 8; Hibernian 8, Hamilton Accies 0. Remaining five clubs received a bye. Quarter-Finals due Sunday, April 19.

Division One League Cup, First Round - Murieston 2, Jeanfield Swifts 4; Queens Park 0, Cumbernauld Colts 1 after extra-time; Glasgow Girls F.C. 3, East Fife 1; Buchan 0, Boroughmuir Thistle 3. Remaining four clubs re-

ceived a bye. Quarter-Finals due on Sunday, April 12. Division Two League Cup, First Round - Glasgow Girls F.C. had a walk-over against Aberdeen Development, who scratched.

WINTER CARPET BOWLS SHETTLESTON have won the Eastern Carpet Bowls championship by ten clear points, writes JACK HIGH. The 14-week programme has produced some top-quality action, with former champions North British pushed into thirdplace, and Garrowhill matching last year’s runners-up spot. Shettleston knew they could not be caught when they defeated Springboig 6-0 in Week 13. In the following fixture, the Culrain Street club had a walkover against Whitevale, whose own long-term league future must be in doubt. I understand despite having over 100 members, they could only muster 5 players for the final fixture against Shettleston, and wisely scratched in advance of the action. However, I can also reveal Whitevale will be involved in the new outdoor season - and in

particular the Glasgow North pulled out of fixture due to lack of players. Shettleston awardEastern League, due to commence on Friday, May 1. ed 6 points and plus 9 shots. WEEK 13. Garrowhill 4, Mount Vernon 1, Springboig 5 Mount Vernon 2 (4-5, 13-2, (5-13, 5-5, 6-7). TOP 10 competition has 14-1); Sandyhills walk over v commenced. Results : ShettleWhitevale, who pulled out of fixture due to lack of players. ston 2, Springboig 6; Mount Sandyhills awarded 6 points Vernon 2, North British 6; and plus 9 shots; Shettleston 6, Sandyhills walkover against Whitevale. Bye - holders GarSpringboig 0 (15-2, 13-3, 11-3). WEEK 14. North British 6, rowhill. Sandyhills 0 (no scores phoned Semi-Finals - Garrowhill in to acting secretary Mr Donv Sandyhills; North British v ald McCallum). Shettleston Springboig. walk over v Whitevale, who LEAGUE STANDINGS P

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FINNART Under-15s have donated £150 to Asda’s Tickled Pink Campaign for Breast Cancer. Coach Jamie McGowan broke the news exclusively to GENN Sport, and said: “Quite apt as we did our bit for this cause last year, and also another reason we wore our pink strip at the recent Saturday bag pack. “Thanks goes to John “Toby” Flannigan for giving us the space to carry out the bag pack, and a massive thank-you to all the people who put their wee bit of change in our tubs.”

Well done lads on a fantastic gesture. FINNART Amateurs went to the top of the SAFL with a 2-0 home win against Kings Park. Kieran Malloy (Man of the Match) and Philip Blair netted. BUDHILL Football Academy have introduced keyrings through Club Secretary Claire Lindsay and Mandi Brown. Priced £1.50p, all proceeds go to Budhill funds. LENZIE Youth Club are looking for East End teams to enter their 30th Football Festival on Saturday, June 13.

Four 40 minute games, Plate and Cup finals are in the programme. Call 07818096752 for more details. A DEFENSIVE midfield player (born 2002) is needed by Rossvale Thistle, who train twice- weekly. The player should have previous experience of a club environment. Contact 07530201043 or 07545391008. HAGHILL A.F.C. will play Jerviston A.F.C. in the Presidents Cup final at Airdrie Stadium on Friday, March 27. Kick-off 7pm.

TRANS WORLD SCOTTISH CUP

SEMI-FINALS: Under-13 - Jerviston v Tynecastle at New Douglas Park, March 22 (4pm). Banks O’Dee v Mill United at Crombie Park, Culter, March 15 (1pm). Under-14 - Tynecastle v Rangers SABC at Dalkeith Thistle JFC, March 22 (1pm). Newcraighall Leith v Broomhill at Spartans Academy, Edinburgh, March 29 (1pm). Under-15 - Crosshouse v Banks O’Dee at Townhead

Park, Cumnock, March 29 (1pm). Hamilton Accies v Renfrew Vics at K. Park Academy, East Kilbride, March 22 (3pm). Under-16 - Hillwood BC v Spartans Red at McKenna Park, Govan, March 22 (1pm). Hutchison Vale v Knightswood B.C. at Albyn Park, Broxburn, March 22 (1pm). Under-17 - Rossvale Thistle v Leith Athletic at New Southcroft Park, Rutherglen, March 29 (1pm).

Lewis United v Syngenta at Spain Park, Aberdeen, March 29 (1pm). Under-19 - East End United v Clydebank at Port Glasgow JFC, March 19 (1pm). Tynecastle v Broxburn at St Mark’s Park, Edinburgh, March 15 (1pm). Under-21 - Harmony Row v Antonine at McKenna Park, Govan, March 29 (1pm). Wishaw W Wanderers v Rossvale or St Peters Giffnock North.

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Hi Tom, Thanks to you and the GENN for the “Budhill Complete Signing Spree” story in issue 149. Keeps our supporters up to date. The Prides in Budhill. Let the Lions Roar.

Regards, Billy McNaught, Chairman, Budhill Football Academy. Hello Tom, First saw issue 149 on line, and made sure we picked up several copies. Couple of great pieces about

the boys visiting big Eoghan (Kenny) and the Back Page Quality Mark Award. Great work again. Thanks Tom. Yours, Jamie McGowan, Coach, Finnart Under-15 Age Group.

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GARROWHILL will host the Glasgow North Eastern Bowling League Annual General Meeting this Friday evening at 7.30pm, writes JACK HIGH. A full turn-out of club delegates is essential, and there will be a busy agenda. The season will commence on Friday, May 1. North British will stage the Jubilee Finals on Sunday, September 13. Starting time 2pm. SHETTLESTON Bowling Club held their AGM at Culrain Street on Tuesday, and I will be reporting all the latest news in our next issue. WHITEVALE Bowling Club Junior Vice-President Dougie Brennan, whose “thank-you”

letter was published in issue 149, is a member of the Board of Directors, and kindly sent me their list of officials: President – Billy McClure. Vice-President - Neil Craig. Secretary – Robert Smith. Treasurer - Robert Nixon. NORTH BRITISH Secretary Drew Wilson has confirmed their other top-table officials. President - John Johnston. Vice- President - Jake Sutherland. Treasurer - Ian Tolland. Match Secretary - Derek Byrne. North British Bowling Club Junior Section open their season on Saturday, April 18 at

10am. There are currently 10 youngsters enjoying the art of bowls, and new members will be made very welcome. The North British Ladies Annual General Meeting is due on Tuesday, March 17. Mr Wilson told me:”I would like to take this opportunity to wish officials and all clubs a successful season.” OPENING DAYS: SATURDAY, APRIL 11 - Shettleston,North British and Whitevale. SATURDAY, APRIL 18 Garrowhill, and Foxley * If YOUR club has announced a start-date, please let me know at GENN Sport.

LSK West of Scotland Cup, Round Two - Maryhill Juniors 2, Kirkie Rob Roy Juvs 4. Round Three - Gleniffer 2, Giffnock SC 1; Campsie Black Watch 2, Antonine 0; Baillieston Juniors v Pollok Juvs; Crookston 1, Harmony Row 1 (3-4 on pens); Bonnyton or Rossvale v Bishopton; E.K. Rolls Royce 2, Goldenhill 2 (7-8 on pens); Tower Hearts or Port Glasgow v Maryhill Juniors or Kirkie Rob Roy Juvs; Johnstone Burgh 5, Vale of Leven 1. Birdston Kennels League Cup, Quarter-Finals - Rossvale 0, Bonnyton 3; Goldenhill v Harmony Row;Wishaw Wycombe Wanderers 1, Rutherglen Glencairn 0; Tower Hearts or E.K. Rolls Royce v Baillieston Juniors. Second Round - Antonine 1, Wishaw W Wanderers 3; Pollok 1, Baillieston 4. Birdston Kennels Glasgow Cup, Quarter-Finals - Rosebank 3, Renfrewshire Thistle 2; Barrhead Arthurlie v Giff-

nock S.C. or Westfield Colts; Maryhill Juniors or West Park v Albion Rovers; St Mirren 0, Bishopton 4. Round One - Maryhill 2, Calderhill 1. Only Sport League Cup, Quarter-Finals- St Mirren 3, Bishopton 2; Renfrewshire Thistle 3, Castlemilk B.C. 2 ; Holytown Colts v Calderhill; Erskine 2, West Park 7. Only Sport Golden Goals Cup. Second Round - Eastwood 5, Glencairn 5 (4-5 on pens); Rossvale v Pollok;Antonine bye;Steins 4, Glasgow University 0; Port Glasgow or Kirkie Rob Roy Juvs v EKFC or Claremont; Baillieston Juniors v Johnstone Burgh; Goldenhill Boys’ Club 3, Tower Hearts 2; E.K. Rolls Royce v Vale of Leven or Kirkie Rob Roy 21s. Premier Division - Tower Hearts 2, St Peters Giffnock North 1; Steins 1, E.K. Rolls Royce 2; Campsie 2, Baillieston Juniors 4; Bonnyton 5, Antonine 1. First Division - Kirkie Rob

Roy Juvs 1, Eastwood 2; Vale of Leven 0, Kirkie Rob Roy Juvs 2; Port Glasgow 3, Victoria F.C. 1; Sauchie 3, EKFC 2; Kirkie Rob Roy 21s 3, Port Glasgow 1; Victoria F.C. 0, Sauchie 8. Second Division - Maryhill Juniors 6, Erskine 2; West Park 4, Calderhill 1; Westfield 0, Gleniffer Thistle 2; Albion Rovers 1, Bishopton 7; Castlemilk 7, Westfield 3; Gleniffer 2, Erskine 0. Third Division - Milngavie 2, Dumbarton 0; Broomhill 0, Crookston 3; St Andrews 0, Holytown Colts 9; Dumbarton 0, Milngavie 2; Giffnock S.C. 1, Broomhill 4; Holytown Colts 2, Bridgend 0. Trans World Soccer Scottish Under-21 Cup-Quarter-Finals - Rossvale 2, St Peters Giffnock North 2; Wishaw W Wanderers 0, West Park United 0; Antonine 4, Baillieston Juniors 1; Harmony Row Y.C. 1, St Mirren 1. Replays - St Mirren 1, Harmony Row 3; West Park 4, Wishaw W Wands 3.

Apparently, their management and players had prepared themselves for a “different game of football in the West of Scotland.” Result? A 2-0 defeat. While substitute Scott Anson (60 mins) and defender Reece McGillion (76) came up with the vital goals, much of the after-match talk centred around the performance of Shettleston goalkeeper Bryn Halliwell. The former signing senior produced top-drawer saves at crucial times and when he was beaten by a Craig Thomson thunderbolt in 69 minutes, the crossbar came to his rescue -

but every goalkeeper needs that now and again! Star went down to ten men after Kris Renton saw red, and the game’s second goal ensured an uphill task for a team highly rated in the East of Scotland. Shettleston supporters will be hoping for yet another positive display from their favourites. Anything less, and the cuptie could be over before halftime. ROAD TO THE QUARTER-FINALS SHETTLESTON. First Round: Ardeer (home) 2-1. Second Round - Royal Albert

(away) 3-1. Third Round - Neilston Juniors (home) 1-0. Fourth Round - after four weather-hit postponements Clydebank (away) 3-2. Fifth Round - Newtongrange Star (home) 2-0. AUCHINLECK TALBOT. First Round – bye. Second Round - Banks O’Dee (away) 6-0. Third Round- Irvine Meadow (away) 4-0. Fourth Round - Port Glasgow (away) 4-0. Fifth Round - Bonnyrigg Rose (home) 1-1. Replay: Talbot won 2-1.

POSTAL UNITED 1, COLVILLE PARK 1. UNITED opened through Murdoch and were denied victory by a 94th minute equaliser. CALEY LEAGUE SELECT 4, SYMINGTON TINTO 0. GOOD work-out for the first Caledonian League select squad. Scorers: James Aitken, Andy Grant, Andy Duffy and Gary Preston. TYNECASTLE AF.C. 2, CLYDEBANK 1. WEST of Scotland Amateur Cup 5th Round at Toryglen. Cochrane and McLaren on target. BLANTYRE CELTIC 1, POSTAL UNITED 0. CLOSE run league clash at Jock Stein Centre, Hamilton. BROOMHOUSE F.C. 4, EK A.F.C. 2. SIXTH Round of the West Cup. David Omozik outjumped the goalkeeper to put the homesters ahead. The Fosters League One team came to life with some excellent passing movements and were rewarded twice in as many minutes before the interval. Second half, Broomhouse were a different team, and clicked into top gear. Another fine Omozik header made it 2-2 (60 mins). Substitute Chris Neilly hammered home a tremendous strike, which was followed five minutes from time by another sub, Mark Anderson, who made no mistake at the far post. WELLHOUSE A.F.C. 0, MILTON A.F.C. 3. SIXTH Round of the Fosters Scottish Amateur Cup. ‘House had four great chances to put the game out of sight. Poor defending allowed the visitors in for their goals. The homesters still continued to miss chances. Chairman Robert Noble admitted: “If you can’t score goals you are in trouble.” WOLVES B.C. 0, JERVISTON B.C. 2. TRANS World Soccer Scottish Cup Quarter-Final. Callum Steele and an own goal were enough to take Jerviston through to a first-ever national Semi-Final. DEE VALE F.C. 1, GLASGOW GIRLS F.C. 2. GOOD pre-season friendly for the Development team. Kirsten Treanor netted twice. GLASGOW CITY F.C. 0, CHELSEA LADIES 2. ANOTHER excellent test for

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City against English Women’s Premier League opposition. So Yun J and Gemma Davidson netted for the Blues either side of half-time. BRIDGEWATER 4, MARYHILL BLACK STAR 2 (AET). West of Scotland Cup Round Six. Chris Dougherty and Scott Gibson. Top Player - Gerald Broadley. MARYHILL BLACK STAR 3, KIRKINTILLOCH THISTLE 0. MIDWEEK League game. Double from Jamie Docherty and a Sean Magee counter. MARYHILL BLACK STAR 1, TANTALLON VICS 0. WINNER from Scott Gibson. Top Player - Gerald Broadley. FINNART 6, DUNOON 1. TRAILING inside a minute, Finnart Under-15s went on to dominate the league match. Kenneth Crampsie equalised (penalty). New signing Paul McGroarty and Jack McIlveen made it 3-1. Jordan Wright supplied a cool finish. Kenneth Crampsie slammed home a Jamie McGowan corner. Jakub Dmowski netted No 6. Man of the Match - Jamie McGowan. HAGHILL A.F.C. 3, CELLAR BAR 2. TOP of the table meeting. Cellar Bar lost their goalkeeper to a broken ankle late on. Scorers: William McArthur, William Stewart, and William Graham. MUIRTON A.F.C. 0, ROSEHILL UNITED 3. CHALLENGE Cup Quarter-Final. A brace from Tam Whittaker - giving him 102 competitive goals - and Alan Docherty’s superb curling effort. PETERSHILL 4, CUMNOCK 2. SUPER Premier Division points remained at Springburn. Daw (2), Wood og, and Lamont. ‘Nock replied through Love and Montgomerie. VALE OF CLYDE 1, RENFREW 1. HEADED equaliser from Scott Arthur after his penalty kick was saved by Tin Pail goalkeeper Jon Connolly. ST ANTHONY 2, MARYHILL 2. ANTS blew a 2-0 interval lead as the Lochburn Park club

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replied twice in six second-half minutes. JOHNSTONE BURGH 1, ST ROCH 4. CANDY Rock on top at Keanie Park. Logan (2), Baboucarr and Johnstone. GLENAFTON 1, PETERSHILL 2. AFTON went ahead through Kinney (25 mins pen), but had goalkeeper McGarrity sent off and Daw converted the spot kick. Peasy won the points with a Daly goal 11 minutes from time. GLASGOW PERTHSHIRE 2, MARYHILL 2. FRIENDLY. ‘Shire led 2-1 at half-time. Scorers: Glass and J.P.Craig. SHOTTS BON ACCORD 2, VALE OF CLYDE 1. SECOND Round of the New Coin Holdings West of Scotland Cup at Hannah Park. Higgins put Vale ahead. Jordan White equalised, but the visitors had the best of the game, and were denied by goalkeeper/Man of the Match Gary Whyte. Four minutes from time Marriott scored the winner. WELLHOUSE A.F.C. 1, BLANTYRE CELTIC 1. WELL-contested Fosters Premier Division match. James Dalzell for ‘House. ST ROCH 4, PORT GLASGOW 2. THREE wins on the bounce for Candy. Baboucarr, Bryson, Naismith and Logan. TYNECASTLE A.F.C. 1, COLLVILLE APRK 4. SIXTH Round of the West of Scotland Amateur Cup. Result could have gone either way until the visitors struck three times late on. FINNART 4, GARNOCK 0. MAN of the Match Jordan Wright grabbed a hat-trick in the GADYFL Under-15 match. His first half opener was followed by a thunderbolt on the resumption. Jack McIlveen headed No 3. Wright completed his treble from a William Gray cross. HAGHILL A.F.C. 4, LOCHGRREN 0. PREMIER Cup Semi-Final. William McArthur, William Stewart, Brian Eaglesham and an own goal. Man of the Match - David Graham. Haghill now play Jerviston in the Final (March 27). DURHAM WFC 0, GLASGOW CITY F.C. 2. GOALS either side of halftime from Fiona Brown in this entertaining friendly.

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SHETTLESTON will require to produce their best performance of the season against mighty Auchinleck Talbot in the Quarter-Finals of the Dyslexia Scottish Junior Cup at Greenfield Park. Their Ayrshire visitors have lifted the national trophy no fewer than 10 times - including a record-breaking hat-trick in 1986, ‘87 and ‘88. They were beaten finalists in 2002 and 2012, and have been crowned Super Premier Division champions three times. Add in 11 West of Scotland Cup final victories and you can really appreciate the magnitude of the task ahead. However, while another successful promotion campaign is the No 1 aim for Town gaffer Hugh Kelly, cup upsets do happen! Auchinleck, named after Lord Talbot de Malahide who gave them their Beechwood Park home, came within six minutes of holding Hearts to a famous draw in the senior Scottish Cup at Tynecastle

Park three years ago. Giant goalkeeper Andy Leishman saved a Fraser Mullen penalty kick before Gordon Smith slotted home the only goal of the game after 84 minutes. More of a talking point for Talbot fans was the decision to cancel out an equaliser from Gordon Pope, who has returned to the club following a spell with Ayr United. It is possible Talbot could field up to nine ex-seniors when they arrive in the East End of Glasgow for this cup-tie, which kicks-off at 2.30pm. Long-term injuries look set to rule out Graham Wilson, Steven White and Martin McGoldrick. Shettleston won a pre-season friendly at Beechwood, but the Junior Cup is a completely different ball game. Two years ago, I watched one of the best all-round displays from a junior team when Auchinleck went to Pollok and scored four league goals inside the opening 18 minutes. A cricket score looked on

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REECE McGILLION, centre, behind Pollok danger man David Winters, netted the second goal for Shettleston in their recent Scottish Junior Cup 2-0 victory over Newtongrange Star at Greenfield Park. Next up is the visit of Auchinleck Talbot.

the cards and, while ‘Lok pulled one back, the visitors’ were still hunting in packs and chasing lost causes in the 90th minute. That has been drilled into them over many years.

Ironically, it was at the same Newlandsfield Park venue where Shettleston showed determination and grit all of their own in early January. Having already recorded a 3-2 home win over Tony Mci-

DARLING CUP

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COACH WORKSHOP PARTICK Thistle Academy Head of Coaching Scott Allison will give an overview of the SPFL club’s training programme

during a workshop/practical session at Toryglen Regional Football Centre on Wednesday, March 18.

GUNNERS FOLD ARSENAL Boys’ Club Under-21 have resigned from the West of Scotland Under-21 Youth League First Division.

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GLASGOW Panthers Wheelchair Sports Club Fundraiser will take place at the Princess

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FOXLEY RACES

FOXLEY Bowling Club members and friends are looking forward to a Race Night on

Saturday, March 28. The action starts 7.15pm.

SPRING TROPHY

GLASGOW Tigers Speedway will stage their firstleg of the Spring Trophy against Edinburgh Monarchs at the newly refur-

bished Ashfield Stadium - also home to the local junior football team - on Sunday, March 29. Tapes go up at 3pm.

TEAM OF THE YEAR GLASGOW City F.C. won Team of the Year category at the Glasgow awards evening in the City Chambers.

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