We won the Reporting Communities award!
As well as the latest from our website, last chance to apply for our finance officer position, and more exciting news and events from the around neighbourhood...
After spending a couple of days in London to attend the Regional Press Awards earlier this week, Samar and I finally arrived back in Glasgow at midnight on Wednesday – trophy in hand. It was an honour to collect the Reporting Communities award on behalf of the team at Greater Govanhill and all those who have contributed to the magazine!
The award ceremony wasn’t just an exercise of self-congratulations, speakers at the event were keen to highlight what an important year 2024 will be for democracy across the world – as TIME magazine put it: “2024 is not just an election year. It’s perhaps the election year.” With an important general election approaching here in the UK and elsewhere in the world, and the state of current affairs in the Middle East, now is as vital a time as ever for good journalism. And that starts at home, in our communities.
Awards organisers Hold the Front Page wrote: “With a vibrant news website, online noticeboard, radio show and ‘Community Newsroom’ which helps local people develop journalism skills through free workshops and training programmes, Greater Govanhill has become a powerful example of how local, community-led journalism can bring about real change. ‘It had a mission and spoke for the community it served, was vibrant and produced great stories,’ the judges said. ‘The community of Govanhill is well served by the publication.’”
Thank you to all our members. We wouldn’t be here without you. If you want to support our work with the cost of a drink each month, you can do so here. The more people making a small payment each month, the more sustainable we become.
For now, lets catch up on everything that’s happened during our trip away and look ahead to what’s happening around Govanhill.
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The latest from our website…
FONDS: Behind The Scenes Film
We're pleased to present a behind-the-scenes video FONDS, created by writer and filmmaker Sam Gonçalves. Explore the inner workings of the exhibition and gain insight into its creation. And if you haven’t already, visit Tramway to experience the exhibition yourself. Read More
FONDS has been shortlisted for the 2024 Publisher Podcast Awards for Best Limited Series…Watch this space! 🏆
Why families and businesses in Glasgow are ditching cars in favour of an eCargo bike
Bike for Good’s innovative eCargo bike free loan scheme, offers you the opportunity to try one of these useful bikes for two weeks. They allow users to effortlessly transport bulky items or ferry your little ones across the city. Read More
A Blether with a Bot: Bruce Morton in conversation with GlasgowGPT
Last year the people of Govanhill got the chatbot they didn’t know they needed; a sharp-tongued weegie one. We got comedian Bruce Morton to test it out before the now defunct website was taken down. Read More
City of Empire: I See Your History
City of Empire is a new community-led exhibition at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum that uncovers Glasgow’s deep-rooted links to empire and slavery. Zara Grew met up with the exhibition's Community Curator to find out more. Read More
What It’s Like Growing Up in a Multilingual Home
Govanhill is an area where you can walk down the street and hear a different language every step. In fact, one study recorded 88 different languages spoken on Victoria Road after sampling 200 people from one street. But what’s it like to grow up in a multilingual household? Some locals shared their experiences for our language issue. Read More
Behind the Portrait - Shaun Murawski
In this series, we get to know the people behind the portraits by Govanhill street photographer, Simon Murphy. Shaun Murawski, a poet and photographer appeared in our language issue. Read More
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Get involved with the Govanhill Spring Clean
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Other upcoming events…
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