TITLE
Woodlands Community 15 year Anniversary!
WHEN
Sunday 14th December
TIME
12-4pm
WHERE
Woodlands Community Meeting Room and Events Terrace, 66 Ashley Street, G3 6HW
Woodlands Community Garden, 91-101 West Princes Street, G4 9BY
GAMH Community Hub / Flourish House, 23-25 Ashley St, G3 6DR
COST
Free. Donations Welcome
MORE INFO
An interactive exhibition in our Community Meeting Room featuring a visual Woodlands Community “Tree of Life”, based on The Phola Tree Of Life Methodology.* We will collectively map the history of Woodlands Community and reflect on the last 15 years in our community.
Our Anti-Racist Library Language Exchange.
A fire in Woodlands Community Garden.
Vegan snacks, hot chocolate, teas, coffees, and a birthday cake!
Craft activities for all ages.
Musician Ray Aggs will lead a trad session around the fire in the Community Garden for everyone to enjoy.
Singing from Woodlands Community Choir, led by Suzanne Houston. Suzanne will also lead us all in singing, “Sow, Tend, Gather Return” [A Seed Library song] arr. Jane Lewis and play some accordion and ukulele tunes.
Dress warm and bring the good vibes. Let's celebrate our amazing community as the year draws to a close and think about what we want to achieve in the next 15 years!
A decision will be made on Saturday regarding weather. If the weather is wet then there will be no activities in the garden and all outdoor activities will be upstairs in GAMH Community Hub / Flourish House [23-25 Ashley St, G3 6DR].
*The Phola Tree Of Life Methodology, developed in South Africa, is a culturally sensitive system which uses drawing and conversation to bring people’s “second story’ to the fore. Instead of focusing on a person’s challenges, the Tree Of Life shines a light on their strengths. It recognises that we all live in community and have skills and customs that give us peace and support.
Musicians Bios:
Ray Aggs is a multi instrumentalist and songwriter based in Glasgow. Aggs, a prolific specialist in euphoric post-punk, has achieved international acclaim with collaborative touring projects Trash Kit, Shopping and Sacred Paws. Creating zines and co-ordinating workshops that encourage women, non-binary people, and people of colour to form bands, Aggs has galvanised the DIY scene in the UK. Ray also led monthly POC trad music sessions at Woodlands Community over the last couple of years and has volunteered with our Anti-Racist Library and wider outreach.
Suzanne Houston is a Glasgow based multi instrumentalist specialising in Scottish folk music. She is a stalwart of the city's vibrant music scene, and her performing career has taken her across Europe. Her teaching experience includes years of lecturing musicianship at RCS, with a particular love of harmonic theory. Suzanne ran the Woodland Parents and Carers Community Choir at Woodlands Community Garden and has been involved in our Family groups.
Running order for event:
12pm Warm Welcome Cafe opens in GAMH Community Hub. Food available from 1pm.
Exhibition and Tree of Life opens in Woodlands Community Meeting Room.
Lighting of the fire in the Community Garden. Woodlands Community Events Terrace opens with hot drinks and social space.
1pm Ray Aggs leads a Trad music session around the fire in the Community Garden. Bring your instrument.
2pm Music with Suzanne Houston and Woodlands Parents and Carers Community Choir on Terrace.
2.45 ‘open mic’ for stories about the garden
3.15 open mic finishes and time for birthday cake
4pm event finishes
HOW TO BOOK
Drop in, no reservation necessary
QUESTIONS/ACCESS
eo@woodlandscommunity.org.uk
Access info on Woodlands Community Garden,101 West Princes Street, Glasgow, G4 9BY. The garden is partially wheelchair accessible.
The main access is through the entrance gate which is unlocked and opened by a manual latch. A single main path leads into the central area of the garden. The main path consists of a fine gravel surface which is unbound but compacted. Please note that outwith the central access path the garden has uneven surfaces in a variety of materials and pathways may be overgrown and unweeded in places.
There is no toilet in the Community Garden. There is an accessible, gender-neutral toilet located approximately 100 metres away in the Woodlands Community Meeting Room at 66 Ashley St, G3 6HW.
Woodlands Meeting Room and Events Terrace, 66 Ashley St, G3 6HW. The Meeting Room is wheelchair accessible. The main entrance on Ashley St has three steps, but there is ramped access via an adjacent side gate entrance on West Princes Lane. The inside of the building is all on one level and has an accessible, gender-neutral toilet.
GAMH Community Hub [formerly Flourish House] 23-25 Ashley Street, G3 6DR. Woodlands Community uses GAMH Community Hub for our Warm Welcome Cafe which is open during this event. The ground floor is accessible via the front entrance. There is ramped access to the cafe via 4 manual doors. It is clearly signed. Access to the upstairs of Flourish House is via a flight of stairs or a lift at reception.
Any questions get in touch eo@woodlandscommunity.org.uk
