Greater Govanhill
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Greater Govanhill is a FREE, award-winning, multilingual, solutions-focused, community magazine.
Braved the drizzle to deliver Issue 20 today!
Should be able to pick up your copy from most businesses on Vicky Rd now.. 🗞️
If you already got yours and think it's worth supporting another 20 more, become a member by visiting community.greatergovanhill.com/auth/login
📸 Iain McLellan
Should be able to pick up your copy from most businesses on Vicky Rd now.. 🗞️
If you already got yours and think it's worth supporting another 20 more, become a member by visiting community.greatergovanhill.com/auth/login
📸 Iain McLellan
November 3, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Braved the drizzle to deliver Issue 20 today!
Should be able to pick up your copy from most businesses on Vicky Rd now.. 🗞️
If you already got yours and think it's worth supporting another 20 more, become a member by visiting community.greatergovanhill.com/auth/login
📸 Iain McLellan
Should be able to pick up your copy from most businesses on Vicky Rd now.. 🗞️
If you already got yours and think it's worth supporting another 20 more, become a member by visiting community.greatergovanhill.com/auth/login
📸 Iain McLellan
Our latest newsletter is out! And soon so will our next issue...
Inside you'll get a sneaky peak at our 20th magazine cover... that's right: 20 issues. 20 covers. All with 5 years of your support!
Find out what's happening in the neighbourhood now via our Substack: greatergovanhill.substack.com
Inside you'll get a sneaky peak at our 20th magazine cover... that's right: 20 issues. 20 covers. All with 5 years of your support!
Find out what's happening in the neighbourhood now via our Substack: greatergovanhill.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Our latest newsletter is out! And soon so will our next issue...
Inside you'll get a sneaky peak at our 20th magazine cover... that's right: 20 issues. 20 covers. All with 5 years of your support!
Find out what's happening in the neighbourhood now via our Substack: greatergovanhill.substack.com
Inside you'll get a sneaky peak at our 20th magazine cover... that's right: 20 issues. 20 covers. All with 5 years of your support!
Find out what's happening in the neighbourhood now via our Substack: greatergovanhill.substack.com
Looking for work, check out this job opportunity from @southseeds.bsky.social :
Energy Officer (Temporary)
Office-based at South Seeds, Victoria Road
3 days per week | 3-month contract
~£1,330/month (self-employed basis)
Deadline 31 Aug
More info and application form: bit.ly/SouthSeeds
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Energy Officer (Temporary)
Office-based at South Seeds, Victoria Road
3 days per week | 3-month contract
~£1,330/month (self-employed basis)
Deadline 31 Aug
More info and application form: bit.ly/SouthSeeds
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August 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Looking for work, check out this job opportunity from @southseeds.bsky.social :
Energy Officer (Temporary)
Office-based at South Seeds, Victoria Road
3 days per week | 3-month contract
~£1,330/month (self-employed basis)
Deadline 31 Aug
More info and application form: bit.ly/SouthSeeds
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Energy Officer (Temporary)
Office-based at South Seeds, Victoria Road
3 days per week | 3-month contract
~£1,330/month (self-employed basis)
Deadline 31 Aug
More info and application form: bit.ly/SouthSeeds
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This Sunday, step inside the Govanhill Storybooth 📸
Everybody has a story… what’s yours?
Drop by the Community Newsroom between 2-5pm this Sunday 3 August to share a piece of your story.
You can also sign-up to take part and confirm your spot:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#GIFC25 #Govanhill
Everybody has a story… what’s yours?
Drop by the Community Newsroom between 2-5pm this Sunday 3 August to share a piece of your story.
You can also sign-up to take part and confirm your spot:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#GIFC25 #Govanhill
July 29, 2025 at 8:55 AM
This Sunday, step inside the Govanhill Storybooth 📸
Everybody has a story… what’s yours?
Drop by the Community Newsroom between 2-5pm this Sunday 3 August to share a piece of your story.
You can also sign-up to take part and confirm your spot:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#GIFC25 #Govanhill
Everybody has a story… what’s yours?
Drop by the Community Newsroom between 2-5pm this Sunday 3 August to share a piece of your story.
You can also sign-up to take part and confirm your spot:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#GIFC25 #Govanhill
📣 Submit now to Southside Shout Outs - a new series that will feature in our August issue 📣
Just email [email protected] with your shout out.
Help us spread some positivity and highlight the quirky or overlooked people, places and happenings of the Southside!
Just email [email protected] with your shout out.
Help us spread some positivity and highlight the quirky or overlooked people, places and happenings of the Southside!
July 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
📣 Submit now to Southside Shout Outs - a new series that will feature in our August issue 📣
Just email [email protected] with your shout out.
Help us spread some positivity and highlight the quirky or overlooked people, places and happenings of the Southside!
Just email [email protected] with your shout out.
Help us spread some positivity and highlight the quirky or overlooked people, places and happenings of the Southside!
🎤 CALL FOR TALENT!
Are you from G41 or G42 and have a talent to share?
🎥 Submit a 30-second audition video by midnight, 13 July 2025!
👉 Apply: email [email protected]
More info on our Community Noticeboard: www.greatergovanhill.com/notices/call... @govanhillgo.bsky.social #Govanhill
Are you from G41 or G42 and have a talent to share?
🎥 Submit a 30-second audition video by midnight, 13 July 2025!
👉 Apply: email [email protected]
More info on our Community Noticeboard: www.greatergovanhill.com/notices/call... @govanhillgo.bsky.social #Govanhill
July 3, 2025 at 11:32 AM
🎤 CALL FOR TALENT!
Are you from G41 or G42 and have a talent to share?
🎥 Submit a 30-second audition video by midnight, 13 July 2025!
👉 Apply: email [email protected]
More info on our Community Noticeboard: www.greatergovanhill.com/notices/call... @govanhillgo.bsky.social #Govanhill
Are you from G41 or G42 and have a talent to share?
🎥 Submit a 30-second audition video by midnight, 13 July 2025!
👉 Apply: email [email protected]
More info on our Community Noticeboard: www.greatergovanhill.com/notices/call... @govanhillgo.bsky.social #Govanhill
In this edition of Your Govanhill, we meet the face behind Kofi Kade – a Sri Lankan-inspired sandwich shop on Cathcart Road. Founder Rukshan shares the journey behind the business, his culinary roots and favourite Southside hangouts.
📸 John Bowden
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📸 John Bowden
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June 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
In this edition of Your Govanhill, we meet the face behind Kofi Kade – a Sri Lankan-inspired sandwich shop on Cathcart Road. Founder Rukshan shares the journey behind the business, his culinary roots and favourite Southside hangouts.
📸 John Bowden
www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/your-...
📸 John Bowden
www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/your-...
For Jill, a disability rights campaigner from Glasgow, the internet is a lifeline. Through social media, she’s built a UK-wide movement for accessible toilets, showing how digital platforms can break barriers and amplify unheard voices.
www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/the-p...
📸 Karen Gordon
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📸 Karen Gordon
June 16, 2025 at 12:34 PM
For Jill, a disability rights campaigner from Glasgow, the internet is a lifeline. Through social media, she’s built a UK-wide movement for accessible toilets, showing how digital platforms can break barriers and amplify unheard voices.
www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/the-p...
📸 Karen Gordon
www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/the-p...
📸 Karen Gordon
Greater Govanhill writers Sadia Sikander, Tabassum Niamat and Pinar Aksu took home both Winner and Runner Up at the Refugee Festival Scotland Media Awards 2025 — a celebration of independent journalism and those “who make the change at the grassroots level”.
#RefugeeFestivalScotlandMediaAwards2025
#RefugeeFestivalScotlandMediaAwards2025
June 13, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Greater Govanhill writers Sadia Sikander, Tabassum Niamat and Pinar Aksu took home both Winner and Runner Up at the Refugee Festival Scotland Media Awards 2025 — a celebration of independent journalism and those “who make the change at the grassroots level”.
#RefugeeFestivalScotlandMediaAwards2025
#RefugeeFestivalScotlandMediaAwards2025
Glasgow City Council has been accused of “moral” and “bureaucratic” failure over delays to a memorial for victims of the Covid-19 pandemic which is sitting in storage at taxpayers expense, The Ferret reveals.
Find out more 👇
www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/frust... @theferret.scot
Find out more 👇
www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/frust... @theferret.scot
June 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Glasgow City Council has been accused of “moral” and “bureaucratic” failure over delays to a memorial for victims of the Covid-19 pandemic which is sitting in storage at taxpayers expense, The Ferret reveals.
Find out more 👇
www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/frust... @theferret.scot
Find out more 👇
www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/frust... @theferret.scot
IT'S OFFICIALLY INDIE NEWS WEEK HERE IN THE UK!
We're joining forces with over 29 locally produced & owned news outlets across the UK to highlight the importance of independent media & looking to you, our community, for your support to help us keep going!
Support us Today:
bit.ly/supportgovanhill
We're joining forces with over 29 locally produced & owned news outlets across the UK to highlight the importance of independent media & looking to you, our community, for your support to help us keep going!
Support us Today:
bit.ly/supportgovanhill
June 9, 2025 at 11:28 AM
IT'S OFFICIALLY INDIE NEWS WEEK HERE IN THE UK!
We're joining forces with over 29 locally produced & owned news outlets across the UK to highlight the importance of independent media & looking to you, our community, for your support to help us keep going!
Support us Today:
bit.ly/supportgovanhill
We're joining forces with over 29 locally produced & owned news outlets across the UK to highlight the importance of independent media & looking to you, our community, for your support to help us keep going!
Support us Today:
bit.ly/supportgovanhill
📣 Action: Responding to rolling news from Palestine 📣
How should we process coverage of the genocide in Palestine? Can we bear witness when instinct tells us to look away? Can we turn our horror into practical action?
Join this event sharing local actions for Palestine & how you can get involved 👇
How should we process coverage of the genocide in Palestine? Can we bear witness when instinct tells us to look away? Can we turn our horror into practical action?
Join this event sharing local actions for Palestine & how you can get involved 👇
June 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
📣 Action: Responding to rolling news from Palestine 📣
How should we process coverage of the genocide in Palestine? Can we bear witness when instinct tells us to look away? Can we turn our horror into practical action?
Join this event sharing local actions for Palestine & how you can get involved 👇
How should we process coverage of the genocide in Palestine? Can we bear witness when instinct tells us to look away? Can we turn our horror into practical action?
Join this event sharing local actions for Palestine & how you can get involved 👇
Measles cases are on the rise across the UK, including three confirmed in Govanhill this year. Despite a readily available and effective vaccine, uptake is falling. Why are people opting out, and how can you protect yourself and your children safe & healthy?
www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/measles
www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/measles
May 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Measles cases are on the rise across the UK, including three confirmed in Govanhill this year. Despite a readily available and effective vaccine, uptake is falling. Why are people opting out, and how can you protect yourself and your children safe & healthy?
www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/measles
www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/measles
Grassroots initiatives based in Govanhill have received over £10,000 in funding from the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Williamson Trust to support local, sustainable solutions.
To find out more about the projects ahead, follow the link 👇
www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/eco-b...
To find out more about the projects ahead, follow the link 👇
www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/eco-b...
May 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Grassroots initiatives based in Govanhill have received over £10,000 in funding from the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Williamson Trust to support local, sustainable solutions.
To find out more about the projects ahead, follow the link 👇
www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/eco-b...
To find out more about the projects ahead, follow the link 👇
www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/eco-b...
Community Gathering at Kingarth Lane 11 May - meet at 99 Bowman Street
Join the Kingarth Lane Residents Group and Kin Kitchen for our 3rd Community Meal on the Lane! Bring a dish, a chair and share a joyful day on the lane.
11.30 am - litter pick
13.00 pm - lunch
14.00 pm - planting workshop
Join the Kingarth Lane Residents Group and Kin Kitchen for our 3rd Community Meal on the Lane! Bring a dish, a chair and share a joyful day on the lane.
11.30 am - litter pick
13.00 pm - lunch
14.00 pm - planting workshop
May 1, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Community Gathering at Kingarth Lane 11 May - meet at 99 Bowman Street
Join the Kingarth Lane Residents Group and Kin Kitchen for our 3rd Community Meal on the Lane! Bring a dish, a chair and share a joyful day on the lane.
11.30 am - litter pick
13.00 pm - lunch
14.00 pm - planting workshop
Join the Kingarth Lane Residents Group and Kin Kitchen for our 3rd Community Meal on the Lane! Bring a dish, a chair and share a joyful day on the lane.
11.30 am - litter pick
13.00 pm - lunch
14.00 pm - planting workshop
MELTING POT IS BACK AND YOU’RE INVITED 🫵
Two days of music, dance, and vibes returns to Queen’s Park Recreation ground, with a very special offer for locals… sign up to our newsletter by 5pm to find out more!
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Two days of music, dance, and vibes returns to Queen’s Park Recreation ground, with a very special offer for locals… sign up to our newsletter by 5pm to find out more!
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April 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
MELTING POT IS BACK AND YOU’RE INVITED 🫵
Two days of music, dance, and vibes returns to Queen’s Park Recreation ground, with a very special offer for locals… sign up to our newsletter by 5pm to find out more!
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Two days of music, dance, and vibes returns to Queen’s Park Recreation ground, with a very special offer for locals… sign up to our newsletter by 5pm to find out more!
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🚨NEW MAGAZINE COLUMN 🚨
With the 18th issue of Greater Govanhill Magazine right around the corner, we're introducing a new column to the mag
💕MISSED CONNECTIONS💕
Send us a few details: when, where, what stood out about them, and we'll publish it in the next mag!
[email protected]
With the 18th issue of Greater Govanhill Magazine right around the corner, we're introducing a new column to the mag
💕MISSED CONNECTIONS💕
Send us a few details: when, where, what stood out about them, and we'll publish it in the next mag!
[email protected]
April 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
🚨NEW MAGAZINE COLUMN 🚨
With the 18th issue of Greater Govanhill Magazine right around the corner, we're introducing a new column to the mag
💕MISSED CONNECTIONS💕
Send us a few details: when, where, what stood out about them, and we'll publish it in the next mag!
[email protected]
With the 18th issue of Greater Govanhill Magazine right around the corner, we're introducing a new column to the mag
💕MISSED CONNECTIONS💕
Send us a few details: when, where, what stood out about them, and we'll publish it in the next mag!
[email protected]
We brought together organisations and charities together to discuss the prevalence of gambling harm, its impact on our communities and increasing inequalities across Scotland.
These initiatives highlight the importance of community-driven solutions to tackle gambling harms.
Read all about it 👇
These initiatives highlight the importance of community-driven solutions to tackle gambling harms.
Read all about it 👇
March 26, 2025 at 12:49 PM
We brought together organisations and charities together to discuss the prevalence of gambling harm, its impact on our communities and increasing inequalities across Scotland.
These initiatives highlight the importance of community-driven solutions to tackle gambling harms.
Read all about it 👇
These initiatives highlight the importance of community-driven solutions to tackle gambling harms.
Read all about it 👇
Issue 18 of Greater Govanhill is in the works and we’d love to hear your views for an article we’re working on.
Question: Can you get everything you need in Govanhill? All your shopping, leisure and community services? Do you shop online or go into the city centre for certain things?
Question: Can you get everything you need in Govanhill? All your shopping, leisure and community services? Do you shop online or go into the city centre for certain things?
March 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Issue 18 of Greater Govanhill is in the works and we’d love to hear your views for an article we’re working on.
Question: Can you get everything you need in Govanhill? All your shopping, leisure and community services? Do you shop online or go into the city centre for certain things?
Question: Can you get everything you need in Govanhill? All your shopping, leisure and community services? Do you shop online or go into the city centre for certain things?
First preference votes for the Southside Central by-election are in:
SNP: 1126 votes
Labour Party: 1027 votes
Green Party: 805 votes
SSP: 271 votes
Reform UK: 222 votes
Liberal Democrats: 155 votes
Conservative & Unionist Party: 102 votes
UKIP: 41 votes
Figures from @ballotbox.scot
SNP: 1126 votes
Labour Party: 1027 votes
Green Party: 805 votes
SSP: 271 votes
Reform UK: 222 votes
Liberal Democrats: 155 votes
Conservative & Unionist Party: 102 votes
UKIP: 41 votes
Figures from @ballotbox.scot
March 21, 2025 at 11:57 AM
First preference votes for the Southside Central by-election are in:
SNP: 1126 votes
Labour Party: 1027 votes
Green Party: 805 votes
SSP: 271 votes
Reform UK: 222 votes
Liberal Democrats: 155 votes
Conservative & Unionist Party: 102 votes
UKIP: 41 votes
Figures from @ballotbox.scot
SNP: 1126 votes
Labour Party: 1027 votes
Green Party: 805 votes
SSP: 271 votes
Reform UK: 222 votes
Liberal Democrats: 155 votes
Conservative & Unionist Party: 102 votes
UKIP: 41 votes
Figures from @ballotbox.scot
Good morning ☀️
It's local election day today in Southside Central...will you be voting?
Polls are open from 7am to 10pm 🗳️
Not sure who to vote for yet, check out our voter guide 👇
www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/voter...
It's local election day today in Southside Central...will you be voting?
Polls are open from 7am to 10pm 🗳️
Not sure who to vote for yet, check out our voter guide 👇
www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/voter...
March 20, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Good morning ☀️
It's local election day today in Southside Central...will you be voting?
Polls are open from 7am to 10pm 🗳️
Not sure who to vote for yet, check out our voter guide 👇
www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/voter...
It's local election day today in Southside Central...will you be voting?
Polls are open from 7am to 10pm 🗳️
Not sure who to vote for yet, check out our voter guide 👇
www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/voter...
Meet Shahid Choudhary, local Govanhill printshop owner and trailblazing mountaineer
Shahid Choudhary, a local printshop owner from Alison Street, Govanhill, is the first Scottish Pakistani Muslim to complete all 282 Munros in Scotland.
More here 👇
www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/meet-...
Shahid Choudhary, a local printshop owner from Alison Street, Govanhill, is the first Scottish Pakistani Muslim to complete all 282 Munros in Scotland.
More here 👇
www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/meet-...
March 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Meet Shahid Choudhary, local Govanhill printshop owner and trailblazing mountaineer
Shahid Choudhary, a local printshop owner from Alison Street, Govanhill, is the first Scottish Pakistani Muslim to complete all 282 Munros in Scotland.
More here 👇
www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/meet-...
Shahid Choudhary, a local printshop owner from Alison Street, Govanhill, is the first Scottish Pakistani Muslim to complete all 282 Munros in Scotland.
More here 👇
www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/meet-...
How can tenement flat owners take on retrofitting their homes?
www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/on-go...
Factoring in Tenements: A toolkit for property factors is now live!
www.greatergovanhill.com/notices/fact...
www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/on-go...
Factoring in Tenements: A toolkit for property factors is now live!
www.greatergovanhill.com/notices/fact...
March 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM
How can tenement flat owners take on retrofitting their homes?
www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/on-go...
Factoring in Tenements: A toolkit for property factors is now live!
www.greatergovanhill.com/notices/fact...
www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/on-go...
Factoring in Tenements: A toolkit for property factors is now live!
www.greatergovanhill.com/notices/fact...
March 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
March 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM