Viral sensation the dancing Glasgow Grannies want to use their new found fame to raise money for a new community centre at Possilpoint. The current facility is a little dilapidated and hosts the Grannies for a weekly dance club along with numerous other community events.
An update on some of our recycling and green initiatives.
ng homes Board Member and Chair of ng2 Margaret Thomson was recognised for her years of hard work for the North Glasgow community at the Partick Thistle vs Aberdeen football match on Saturday 26th August. This is part of Partick Thistle's Community Champion initiative, in partnership with Maryhill McDonalds.
A prominent ng homes regeneration initiative involving young people in North Glasgow has been profiled on a leading regeneration forum.
TENANTS of ng homes have recently completed the Getting Ahead programme with Scottish charity Bridges out of Poverty who help people in Glasgow move out of poverty and lead change in their communities.
RESIDENTS of ng homes are getting their hands dirty at their local allotment this season and members of the North Glasgow community are invited to join growing sessions to learn about sowing, cultivating, and most importantly harvesting food in a natural, organic way.
WORK being carried out by ng homes and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service to manage the risk of an ageing population in North Glasgow has been recognised with a UK wide award.
HOUSING Association ng homes have provided text books for young students at two local secondary schools in North Glasgow; All Saints Secondary and Springburn Academy.
ORIENTAL exercise classes run by ng homes are proving popular with Scottish and Chinese people as they work together to get fitter in North Glasgow.
PUPILS at Balornock Primary school were delighted when local social enterprise company ng2 fixed the lock on their bike shed after it had been vandalised over the recent bank holiday weekend.
THE first in a series of workshops delivered by Police Scotland and African Challenge Scotland aimed at educating young people on keeping safe has proved a great success in North Glasgow.
ng homes were presented with a prestigious Local Environmental Quality Award in recognition of their efforts to improve the environment. The Programme of the Year 2016 award was presented to the North Glasgow based Housing Association by Keep Scotland Beautiful for the success of their work in developing initiatives and strategies to provide cleaner neighbourhoods.
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ng homes has teamed up with the NHS, AXIS Health Hubs and Active Schools to produce a unique health and fitness pilot project for P6 and P7 pupils in Saracen Primary School in the north of Glasgow.
African Challenge Scotland hosted an International Women's Day Conference recently at ng homes’ Saracen House in Possilpark.
A NEW addition to the list of places to visit in North Glasgow is proving popular with customers of ng homes as they meet fortnightly at the Tiger’s Den Diner for an evening of entertainment with a hot meal included.
A FURTHER 26 local people have successfully completed the community development Activate courses supported by ng homes and delivered by the University of Glasgow.
OVER the past year ng homes has partnered with Nourish Scotland to look at some of the wider issues around Food in the Community.
Home Energy Check advisor, Imtiaz Ahmed, has been working with tenants to assist them in saving money on their energy bills and providing tips in keeping their homes warm over the winter.
THE way ng homes works with and involves a variety of people in hard to reach community groups has been recognised by a Good Practice Award at TPAS Scotland’s recent Annual Conference.
