Ghosts - A National Theatre Production
I am Glasgow.
Built with my blood,
My sweat, my dying.
A young man in 18th Century Glasgow, leads us on atmospheric journey of 500+ years of resistance through the streets of the Merchant City down to the River Clyde.
Download the app, plug in your headphones, and lose yourself in this poetic storytelling experience, exploring the myth of Scotland's collective amnesia of slavery and racialised wealth, of empire and identity.
Surrounded by AR visuals, haunting voices and music, Ghosts will take you on a physical and emotional journey. A lament to lives lost and an impassioned call to action in the present day. Take a socially distanced walk through the heart of modern Glasgow and see an essential vision of the city.
Written and Directed by Adura Onashile.
A National Theatre of Scotland Production.
(Y)our Merchant City Workshops
How would you improve the Merchant City? What projects do you think would make a difference? What would you support and like to see happen?
An Action Plan and Framework for the regeneration of the Merchant City is currently being prepared by a consultant team appointed by Glasgow City Council. We want your input to help shape and influence the priority projects to improve the Merchant City.
The Merchant City, alongside the Learning Quarter, Townhead and Cowcaddens, is the focus of the current phase of (Y)our City Centre District Regeneration Frameworks. And now is the time to have your say.
Work To Date has included talking to the community and stakeholders and finding out you think the priorities and opportunities are. From over 5,000 comments we have pulled together emerging priority projects listed below. You can check out what’s been said so far and contribute your thoughts online at https://yourcitycentre2020.commonplace.is/ and http://www.yourplacemap.org/
All events are free and will be held on Zoom. Please see below Programme Events and attend any of the sessions that peak your interest. We will be running a full programme of events (see programme below) throughout the day so feel free to sign-up to as many of the sessions as you like! The day will kick-off with a Co-Design Launch with a series of exciting workshops taking place throughout the day. We will wrap up the day event with a final evening session where we will report back on findings.
Check out (Y)OUR MERCHANT CITY for more information
REGISTER NOW - Glasgow Kelvin Constituency Hustings - Merchant City & Trongate (Ward 10)
REGISTER NOW - Glasgow Kelvin Constituency Hustings - Merchant City & Trongate (Ward 10) Thursday 29th April, from 7pm - 9pm, join us online for a hustings featuring the candidates standing for the Glasgow Kelvin constituency vote in Ward 10.
Community Council Meeting - April 2021
All residents of the Merchant City & Trongate area are invited to join our meeting via Microsoft Teams.
Agenda
- Welcome by Chair (Duncan MacLaren)
- Apologies
- Minutes of the last meeting, approval and action points
- Presentation by Denise Hamilton, City Centre Manager, GCC
- Report from the Treasurer (Gerald)
- Report on those issues forwarded to the police (Tam)
- Hustings on 29th April (Daniel)
- Merchant City Park update (Peter and Eileen)
- Councillors’ Reports
- Planning Applications (Peter)
- Licensing Applications (Tam)
- Report on survey of residents and using MS Teams and other relevant communication matters (Niall)
- Addressing local issues –Drug issues (Tam); proposed Jocelyn Square development (Duncan); Ramshorn Graveyard (Duncan)
- AOCB
Website maintenance - complete
We're back up and running, though our email is still not available - please message us on Facebook and Twitter
9 September 2020 - our website may be unavailable for a period of time from 11 September onwards, due to maintenance being carried out. You will always be able to find us on Facebook and Twitter, and we'll be back online here as soon as possible.
Thank you for your patience.
Play by the rules - keep everyone safe
8 September 2020 -
People in Glasgow and surrounding areas need to play by the rules – as Covid cases continue to rise in the area.
The warning comes from one of Scotland’s leading Public Health voices, Dr Linda de Caestecker of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
Dr de Caestecker said: “We are seeing increased number of cases in this area, often due to house parties but some also relate to visits to bars and restaurants. Nobody wants to see pubs and restaurants have to close down again.
“When we examine the rate per 100,000 population it is highest in West Dunbartonshire where many cases relate to family gatherings and parties. The next highest rate is in Glasgow City where more cases are associated with visits to bars and restaurants. Only the Inverclyde rate is remaining relatively low at present.
“I would like to thank members of the public who are abiding by the rules, and for those who aren’t, ask them to remember that they are putting themselves, their loved ones and their work colleagues at risk. As the First Minister keeps saying, things should not feel normal yet. So going out and about, visiting three or four pubs a night just doesn’t work.
“By all means go to the pub and see friends, but if you do, you must socially distance. If you go somewhere and it’s busy, you should leave and find somewhere quieter - and safer. If you are out, pick a bar and stay in that one place, as moving between venues just increases your chances of catching the virus.
“Nobody wants to back to into lockdown. Nobody wants to be forced into only seeing friends on a screen again. So if we want to continue to meet our friends and family to enjoy a night out then we all need to play by the rules.”
Linda is NHSGGC’s Director of Public Health. Her team has been at the forefront of the fight against Covid-19 since February and they have also developed the local Test and Protect system which contacts people who need to self-isolate.
She added: “There’s no doubt that our job is made much harder in tracing close contacts when a person has been in several different places over one night. However, more importantly, people are increasing their risk by going to multiple venues with large groups.
“Remember you are infectious for around two days before you get any symptoms, so everyone should be limiting their ‘contacts’ all the time. My advice is go around with the thought that you could be infectious and meet as few people as possible within two metres and remember FACTS.”
Facecoverings
Avoid crowded places
Clean your hands regularly
Two metre distance
Self-isolate and book a test if you have symptoms
Dr de Caestecker said: “It’s very simple. We all need to play by the rules or risk a return to even tighter restrictions, such as bars and restaurants being forced to shut. This is in our hands – so let’s take control and make this work.”
Please attend NHSGGC appointments as scheduled
2 September - All patients with appointments at NHS sites across Greater Glasgow and Clyde should continue to attend as normal unless specifically told otherwise.
Outpatient appointments are totally unaffected by new lockdown restrictions within Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
Jonathan Best, Chief Operating Officer for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, said:
“It is essential all outpatients continue to attend appointments as normal, as these are not impacted by the new restrictions in place and it’s extremely important we’re able to continue delivering care and treatment to patients across Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
“Patient safety remains our top priority and across sites there are a number of established pathways in place to ensure the ongoing safety of patients and staff.
“Similarly, our emergency departments and other unscheduled care routes have appropriate front door signposting to ensure people are directed to the most appropriate service in the safest and most efficient manner possible.”
Full guidance on local lockdown restrictions is available on the Scottish Government website here: https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-local-measures/
Public message about Covid testing
25 August 2020
NHSGGC’s Public Health team has made an appeal, following a rapid rise in requests for Covid-19 tests.
Since schools went back recently there has been a sharp spike in testing requests, particularly from parents concerned for their children.
Dr Linda de Caestecker said: “In order to ensure we do everything we can to prevent a rise in cases, we need to remind people how the testing system works.
“Firstly, only people who are symptomatic need a test unless you are explicitly asked to get a test by public health as part of the management of an outbreak. The symptoms are the onset of a persistent cough, or a temperature/fever or a loss of taste or smell. You only need one of these to be tested. This can be done by calling 0800 028 2816 or visiting the NHS Inform website – www.nhsinform.scot. You do not need to call NHS 24 to organise a test.
“I also want to stress that while family members need to self-isolate if someone in their household develops symptoms, they do not need to be tested unless they themselves go on to develop symptoms. If you are contacted by Test and Protect to tell you that you are a close contact of somebody with Covid-19, you do not require a test but you must isolate for 14 days. A test will not change the need to self-isolate.
“Another important point is if you do develop Covid symptoms and are ill and are worried about your health, you should call NHS 24 on 111. Please do not call NHS 24 unless you feel you need medical advice to deal with your illness.
“I want to thanks everyone for their continued patience with the system. We all need to work together as we enter this next phase in the fight against the virus.”
Filming in Glasgow - update
18 August 2020
As lockdown restrictions begin to ease, film productions are looking to resume works across the country, however, as there are still restrictions / quarantine on travel to / from other countries Glasgow City Council has seen a significant increase in filming requests from productions that want to stay and film in the UK.
As we become aware of approved requests affecting the MCTCC area, details will be published on our website.
Buses to hospitals - updated 10th August
Bus services have been updated, with more services running than previously. Please download the file below for full details.
As always, check https://www.travelinescotland.com/coronavirus and http://www.spt.co.uk/bus/timetables/ for up to date information.