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Protesters were in full voice despite the periodic rain. Last Thurday, a mass of students marched from the Main gate, through campus to deliver a petition to the University principal, Anton Muscatelli, communicating their objection to job cuts. Selected science faculties are under threat, with a loss of 80 jobs proposed.

The Herald – Lecturers vote for strike ballot over university job cuts dispute

STV News – Students protest over planned job cuts

Culture and Sport Glasgow’s plans to implement a pay freeze from 1 April and remove incentive pay for all overtime have provoked action from staff and unions.

Another strike has been proposed for Friday 28 May and Monday 31 May.

“It aims to make £3.4m in cuts this financial year and has been discussing with unions how it will implement them since September last year.
Two previous 24-hour strikes have seen venues such as the Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery, the Burrell Collection and the People’s Palace, closed to the public.”

BBC News – War of words ahead of third Glasgow museums strike

Pure heavy baggage

via Neatorama, via mentalfloss

‘This inspired week will host 6, week-long, professional storytelling practitioners’ workshops, led by national and international facilitators who are pioneers in their field’

As if this wasn’t enough, Wendy has set up Stories for Health, a not-for-profit organisation to support the delivery of creative storytelling projects and to provide a network for practitioners interested in this way of working. Added to all of this activity, she’s also a professional storyteller.

 Check out the event and Stories for Health

Glasgow Wood Recycling has an ethical shop where you can buy a range of home & garden products made from locally reclaimed wood.

They can design and develop custom-made products to your specifications. Their prices are very affordable and products range from small to medium-sized – Bird boxes, window boxes – to large – bin stores and raised planters. You can download a catalogue or view their range online. Visit to find the ideal purchase for your flat or garden, with an environmentally sound flavour.

Please support their organisation by viewing their full range here
View the planters GWR donated to GOW

Not only do they reclaim wood which is reconstructed into new pieces, but they sell church pews, doors and other original items that come their way. Check the website for current stock.
The charity can turn it’s hand to varied projects. One recent activity involved using 1,500, 2 litre, reclaimed plastic bottles to construct a greenhouse for their physical shop site. (below, right)
Speaking of which, you can also pop down to their shop ‘The Dear Green Place’, which is behind Kelvinhall Underground Station.

Now Open Tuesday-Saturday 10-5pm. 0141 237 8546

Compost Bin Store - £115

Painted Window Box - £6.99

Two Tier Trough - £26.99

Tweet Tweet Bird Boxes - £15.99

View full product range

It’s a tribute to Sam Bates’ skill, that his wonderful graffiti mural remains untouched by tagging.

Sam, 26, is a West End graffiti artist and we haven’t been the only one pleased with his results – and style. Glasgow City Council are thrilled with the product of the collaborative project. Pupils from Willowbank Primary School, Hillhead Primary School and Hillhead High School took part in workshops with Sam, discussing graffiti and ideas for the mural sited along the Kelvin walkway. In addition, he recently designed a huge hoarding transformation for Selfridges and was picked to adorn the underpasses along the Broomielaw for the Commonwealth Games.

Thanks Sam - Unite – how about getting a great artist to freshen up the base of your building ?!
Ramsay has a brilliant scrolling panorama of Sam’s work at Kelvinbridge. It’s worth the click.

Middle photos from Clyde Waterfront

The Change exhibition will open on the 4th of June and will end on the 20th. Unfurl your pretty wings and flit to Offshore for an artistic treat and a coffee.Visit artfusion’s Facebook page here

Change’s logo and poster were designed by Sharon Rooney.

*Entry now Spring 2011

View a larger image of the photo mock-up above

The noise from late and weekend construction on the Otago/end of WB Quadrant side of GOW has had to be endured. The scale of the building is now very apparent and will take some getting used to, especially for the Otago Street residents.

The lone house on Westbank lane has so far resisted a buy-out by Glasgow City Council and recent word is that plans have been submitted to renovate the building into 3 flats. In the meantime, the construction team have no option but to build around it.
Although the mock-up suggests that the Gibson St entrance is the focal one, the main entrance to the school will be from the Kelvin Way.
Hopefully some further thought has been put into the entrance proposed on the GOW side. Objections from residents at the planning stage included fears of how the school would be ‘used’ at night, as Gibson St can see heavy traffic from pubs and unions. Entrance ramps and steps that are not closed off to the public at night can become an attractive congregating spot ; mix this with alcohol and experience has taught us that litter and late night noise follow.
Reassurances from the developers that we will not be swamped by drop-off and pick up traffic from parents, some of whom now have to travel further to deliver their children to school, may only be evaluated effectively by it’s completion.

Comments please…

What do you think of the school development ?

Do you have children who will benefit from having the school here ?

School in Park Links :

Evening Times

JM Architects

Construction Meeting Minutes
Construction Newsletter Feb 2010

Site telephone numbers:

Fax Line: 0141 287 3447
Main Office Line: 0141 287 3446

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