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GLASGOW WOMEN’S AId
Service and Support information re covid-19:
It takes more than a pandemic to stop Glasgow Women’s Aid – the service remains open for business
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‘O ur services are still OPEN to support women, children and young people experiencing domestic abuse. While we will always continue to provide support to the best of our ability, it is essential to work in the interests of the safety of our women, CYP’s and workers – as well as the general public and reduce our services during this time. Following government advice, we are continuing phone and email support between the reduced hours of 10AM – 4PM, Monday through to Friday. However, we have had to temporarily stop all face to face crisis support in our office in Bell Street. If you or someone you know does need our services, please know that we hear you and we are still here to listen and provide support. We acknowledge that these circumstances can bring specific challenges to women and young people experiencing domestic abuse, so we want to encourage those requiring support to phone our helpline number and/or to email us (these are listed at the side). Our biggest concern is for the safety of our women and workers so we will be consistently reassessing and updating you all, as always, on the situation via our social media pages. We will continue to do everything we can to support women, children and young people experiencing domestic abuse to the best of our ability given the current circumstances.
Glasgow Women’s Aid Helpline Number: 0141 553 2022 Email Support: officecover@glasgowwomensaid.org.uk Facebook: Glasgow Women’s Aid Twitter: GWA1973 Instagram: glasgowwomensaid
UsefUl ContaCt nUmbers The hours may differ from usual due to the circumstances surrounding Covid-19, please check each organisation’s website for more details. National Domestic Abuse Helpline (24hrs): 0808 2000 247 Scotland’s Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage Helpline (24hrs): 0800 027 1234 Shakti Women’s Aid: 0131 475 2399 Glasgow and Clyde Rape Crisis Helpline: 08088 000 014 Rape Crisis Scotland Helpline: 08088 010 302 Amina Muslim Women’s Resource Centre: 0808 801 0301
More wildlife but less socialising
There is good news and bad thanks to Covid-19 when it comes to wildlife in the West End.
Th ere is more to see, but less chance to meet up with fellow naturalists and ornithologists.
One thing we all will remember from this time is hearing the birdsong usually drowned out by the bustle of everyday life and traffi c.
For organisations like Glasgow Natural History Society and the Glasgow branch of the Scottish Wildlife Trust it has meant that their meetings have had to be cancelled.
Th e natural history society hopes to publish its
programme for 2020- 21 around the end of August 2020.
Th e Glasgow group from the trust usually holds its meetings at Hyndland Secondary School. Keep an eye on their page on the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s website for news of them re-starting.
Alan McBride, a ranger at Mugdock Country Park says birdlife has fl ourished. With a lack of curious dogs and visitors exploring Peitches Moor, ground nesting Skylark and Meadow Pipit have been seen along with Wheatear, which migrate to the UK from Central Africa to breed.
Mugdock Loch and Craigend Pond record a greater number of birds with Little Grebe, Greylag Geese, Mute Swan, Heron, and Tufted Duck taking advantage of the quiet waters.
Jay and Green Woodpecker have been heard more frequently, and occasionally sighted, in woods near the Visitor Centre during lockdown. Th ese shy and secretive birds are usually found in quieter areas of Mugdock Wood.
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