Glasgow Zine Fest is a yearly celebration of zine culture, featuring events about art, community, and heritage.

Charing Cross Gateway (CXG) represents a chance to develop a masterplan for a key city centre interchange and encourage city centre living. The masterplan for Charing Cross Gateway will focus on 300 Bath Street, previously known as Tay House, along with Elmbank Gardens, the office complex on the corner of Newton Street/Bath Street.

We are bringing forward a holistic masterplan for a mixed-use development incorporating mixed tenure residential, student accommodation, offices, retail, leisure and community facilities. The proposals have been developed using feedback from local residents and other key stakeholders obtained from the first public consultation event. Public Consultation

This is our second public consultation, following an event in August. Find out more and leave your comments at our event to take place on Tuesday 24th October between 2pm - 7pm at 300 Bath Street.

During the mid-70s, skateboarding exploded onto the scene. In those early days, it was all about bombing hills and skating down the high street. Joe public was horrified by this new ‘dangerous’ sport and authorities were under pressure to do something about it. In response, new skateparks started popping up in major cities throughout England, and it wasn’t long until Scotland wanted a piece of the action. Those early days saw a lot of trial and error, and with most outdoor parks being built from concrete, any design errors or mistakes were literally cast in stone.

In 1977 Glasgow District Council announced that they were going to construct a Skatepark in the Westend park of Kelvingrove. Not much is known about its designer other than his name, Mr Richard S Wrigley, who is also credited with designing the legendary London park ‘Rolling Thunder’. The council pledged £50,000 for the build and a further £50,000 for the trees, landscaping, fence and outbuildings. Utilising the natural slope of the hill, the skatepark attempted to replicate most of the features that were expected for that era. Halfpipe (with no flat bottom) Cloverbowl, head to head Slalom Run and a Snake Run. The freestyle area used an already existing 1950s era concrete dance floor roller rink which was probably one of the main reasons that this area of the park was chosen.

The Govanhill International Festival and Carnival is back once again and this year we’re arriving bigger and bolder than ever before. Now in our seventh year, we’re thrilled to bring you a programme of events fusing together art, heritage and community activism. This two-week long showcase of music, talks, walks, film, art exhibitions and workshops is a testament to the amazing cultural, ethnic and religious diversity that exists right here in Govanhill.

The richness of our flourishing arts and culture scene proves that our multiculturalism and heritage is what makes Govanhill so unique and is why we’re so proud to live here and call this community ours! The festival may have grown in scale and size over the years, but at its heart, it will always be an anti-racist festival. Every year, we will continue to celebrate the contributions that immigrants have made to Govanhill, showing that there is no room for racism in our community.

We’re delighted to be able to say that the Govanhill Parade and Carnival will be making a colourful return and the parade promises to be a much-needed and urgent show of anti-racist unity against division and the scapegoating of migrants for a crisis they aren’t to blame for. The Carnival and Parade stands as a statement from the people of Govanhill and across Glasgow, that we take pride in our diversity. We’ll be marching in solidarity, stating loudly and visibly to anyone who doubts it, that everyone is welcome here!

So, what’s stopping you? Come and get stuck in and marvel at all that Govanhill has to offer!

Thank you to all our funders and partners who have made this year’s festival possible. Your support has ensured that the festival remains as accessible and inclusive as possible.

Tributes are being paid on social media today for the hugely popular licensee, who built an international reputation for the bar’s single malt Scotch whisky and cask ale range.

The Bon Accord, which has more than 500 whiskies on its gantry and sells more than 800 varieties of real ale per year, won a glittering array of awards during Mr McDonagh’s tenure, including numerous prizes from CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) and the title of UK Whisky Bar of the Year.

Recreational sports group to play all the best games from childhood. Capture the flag, rounders and lots more!

Come along, have fun and meet new people.

Mondays 7-8pm @ queen’s park recreation ground. Starting Monday 10th July.

The 10th annual Glasgow Zine Fest will take place on the 8th & 9th July at the CCA, Glasgow.

We have an incredible programme of talks, workshops and screenings as well as a two-day zine fair and exhibition of DIY culture in Scotland and beyond!

A celebration of Tchai-Ovna House of Tea’s cultural contribution to Glasgow over the past 23 years as we sadly close our doors for the last time. Featuring some great music and events spanning the history and eclecticism of Tchai-Ovna; celebrate with us the wonderful creative community which has formed countless rings around us.

Join us in celebrating an incredible journey as we close our doors for the last time, and open an exciting new Tchai chapter.

LINEUP:

Thursday 6th: Michael Simons Friday 7th: Farzane Zamen & Adnan Shamdin

Thursday 13th: Adam Byrne & Jim McAteer Friday 14th: Tasseomancy: Spoken Word

Thursday 20th: India Golding & Dawn Coulshed Friday 21st: Better Crack Club

Saturday 22nd: Mike & Solveig

Thursday 27th: Rutabaga Friday 28th: Tchai-Ovna Session & Ceilidh with Roo Geddes Sunday 30th: Fergus McCreadie

Full events listing at https://tchaiovna.com/events/

Hi all, after seeing so many 'looking for friends' posts recently, we're planning on a meetup in Bon Accord this Friday 30th June from 6pm.

There will be a bunch of redditors there from previous meetups, ages are from 18-40+.

All welcome - we'll be there all night so feel free to drop in whenever suits. We'll be at the raised area under the blackboards, there'll be meetup signs on the table. I'll look out for anybody new arriving to welcome you.

We usually use the Matrix chat to organise (there are rooms for #boardgames, #gigs, #poker, #tech and more). This is the invite link: https://glasgow.social/matrix It's a good way to get to know people before the night (and/or join other nights out).

Founded in 1990, Glasgow Mela is the largest in the country. The free multi-cultural festival brings music, dance, arts and vibrancy to the heart of Glasgow’s West End. It is attended by thousands of people every summer. Join us Sunday 25 June 2023 in Kelvingrove Park. 12 noon -8pm.

I've been putting together a list of beer gardens in Glasgow. Got around 82 venues listed so far. Let me know if I've missed any of your favourites!