Ask the Spinster – Wall to Wall

If you have a question for the Spinster, please send an email to gowcommunity@gmail.com, with ‘Ask the Spinster’ as the subject line.

Dear Spinster,
Eight years ago my grandson and his wife took all the carpets up from their flat and varnished their floorboards ! I found it very difficult to visit at first, as although they [...]

February Clean-up

Join us in the backcourt for the first clean-up of the New Year. Make one of your resolutions to lend a hand in keeping the backcourt spick and span !
February 1st 2pm
Meet in the backcourt. Brooms and any other equipment needed will be supplied.

Community Gardener Job Opportunity

Edinburgh Backgreens Initiative is looking for a full time Community Gardener to work with them. See the details in brief below :

Full-time Community Gardener post to start in February 2009. To deliver ECBA’s tenemental greenspace regeneration and maintenance operation.
Salary £21-23,000
Closing date 21st January 2009
For an in depth job spec, please see www.ecba.org.uk/recruitment.aspx

11 January 2009

Meeting with Sgt Tom Johnstone who leads the Community Police team for Hillhead. This meeting was to forge good communication between GOW and the Community Police Team to ensure. There are 12 in team which covers Hillhead Ward although wih shift patterns this will mean 4 officers available for the area at any one time. [...]

9 January 2009

Meeting with Jim McConnell, Estate manager of University of Glasgow to discuss the impact of the proposed campus plan and its effect in Gibson Street. This was an initial meeting to foster University, Council and Community Involvement.

Happy New Year

We hope you all had a wonderful holiday period and look forward to a fabulous 2009 !

GOW Backcourt Transformation

How the residents came together to make our communal backcourt a place for us all to enjoy