Sir Basil Spence Touring Exhibition - at the airport and the Gorbals

This year the architect 'Sir Basil Spence' should have been one hundred years old, and due to this the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland have launched the 'Sir Basil Spence Archive. There are several events on, the main event, being the the major exhibition of the Archive at the Dean Gallery in Edinburgh. There is also a touring exhibition and it's been exhibited in two spaces in Glasgow . The first being at Glasgow airport, Spence designed the original Glasgow airport [see the pic above] It's open from 15 December–5 January, 9am-6pm daily.

The next event is taking place in the Gorbals Library, and is open 12 January–10 February, Mon-Fri, 9am-9pm, Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 12 noon-5pm

For more information Click Herehttp://www.basilspence.org.uk/

National Theatre Headquarters moving to Govan

The National Theatre of Scotland announced today that their new headquarters, would be located in Govan. They'll be locating from their current headquarters in Hope Street, to the Harland and Wolff engine shed, which hosted 'the Ship' during Glasgow's year of Culture in 1990. The space will not however be used as a theatre space but rather for offices and rehearsal space.

Personally I think this is great for Govan, here's what the Herald has to say

Click here to see inside the existing Shed

The Irn Bru Carnival at the SECC

On my way home last night, I noticed that there is a rather, brightly lit, large big wheel at the SECC. I had forgotton about the Glasgow Carnival, it's been along time since I 've been.

I am not really sure I 'd want to go back, my little nephew made me go on one of the rides in George Square and I suddenly realised that being turned upside down and spun around doesn't appeal to me...but if it does to you, here's the link to the website.

Irn Bru Carnival at the SECC

Christmas Night out at the Grand Ole Opry

The Grand Ole Opry is hosting a Christmas Hullabaloo on Friday the 23rd of December. It's a free event and starts at 7.30pm

There's a great mix of music ranging from a traditional Scottish Ceilidh band, Ayawara a traditional West Africa and West Indies music, Kerieva- Eastern European Music and Santa Lucia - a Glasgow based six piece band playing alternative folk and country.

Sounds like a good night and it's free, which is always a bonus at this time of the year.

God Bless Us, Every One!

The below event sounds like the perfect way to get into the Christmas Spirit, an evening of mulled wine, mince pies and mystery. No Christmas is complete without a visit to see some kind of show - be it a performance of Christmas songs, a showing of Its a Wonderful Life or a trip to the Panto.

Queens Park Baptist Church, Queens Park are putting on a reading of Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol", performed in the atmospheric surrounds of the Crypt.

It might not have quite as illustrious a cast as the Muppet version but the reading by actor and storyteller Ian Watt should get the balance of eeriesness and Christmas joy, just about right.

Best thing of all the tickets are free and can be reserved on 0141 423 3962
7:30pm Queens Park Baptist Church, 20 Balvicar Drive, G42 8QS

Links:
Online copy of the book

Background info on the book

Queens Park Baptist Church website

One month to go

More M74 chat

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Article by Neil McGuire of After the News for Lorem Ipsum

Look like events have now reached the climax of the should they/ shouldn't they build the M74. For the record we think they shouldn't. The same £500m investment could be spent regenerating the same areas in far more sustainable ways, that would actually work, be greener, long lasting and reduce car usage. The road is a quick method to solve an immediate problem but is only a sticky-plaster and will end up costing us far more to resolve in the future if it is built. Click here for our previous M74 posts

Shawlands Christmas Fayre

The poster for the Shawlands Primary Christmas fayre is great. I love the shimmering coloured dots. Hopefully the fayre itself will live up to the quality of the poster. Fayre is on Sat the 8th from 10am to 12pm, tickets costs £1.50 for big people and 75p for the tiny ones.

Greater Pollok Heritage Group

I came across the Greater Pollok Heritage Group's website the other day. The group collects and and exhibits photographs of the social history of the area from 1905 to the present day. Also on the website are local people's memories and stories of the area.

There is a collection of really great photographs, including the one above. This is an old mobile clinic, on the site of the new wedge in Pollok. It's a really great image.

There are lot's of images of people and events, like the image above. Which is of a local band playing in the late sixties. It's is worth a look through the site, there's lots of interesting photographs and stories, and it's being updated regularly.

Link: Greater Pollok Hertitage

Who's watching

Interesting couple of articles on the Evening Times site discussing the pros and cons of CCTV cameras to keep us safe in the streets. Apparently we currently have over 400 cameras in the city but there are none on Byres Road or Kilmarnock Road. Juding by the quotes from the MSP's and police it will not be long before we get some. But do they keep us any safer? Do they deter muggers?

Click this link to see the original piece, read the comments and get a list of the locations of all the cameras we do have in the Southside.