You don’t have to go to a gym to keep fit! Why not join one of the local health walks that are happening across the country? These free, short and friendly walks up to two and a half miles long are led by trained volunteers and are suitable for all ages and abilities.
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Do you know someone who would like to get online, search the Internet and send emails? Or just find out how to switch on a computer? Perhaps they, or you, would like a recognised qualification to prove those newly acquired knowledge and skills? If so, Glasgow Libraries offers a variety of computer courses – from absolute beginners to intermediate learners.
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From the Necropolis, which provides a safe haven for 180 species of flowering plants and trees, to the duck pond at Alexandra Park, Dennistoun’s parks also host a diversity of flora and fauna, attracting interest from scientists and nature-lovers alike. And now there’s a chance to celebrate them as part of a citywide competition being run by the Glasgow Science Festival.
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Simply Swap is Glasgow’s first fashion exchange. A shop that has been designed, decorated and will be run by a team of dedicated volunteers as part of Playbusters ‘Grow Green with Glasgow’s East End‘ programme, funded by the Climate Challenge Fund.
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Market Gallery invites you to join it for a weekend of site-specific installations of community-made, public artworks in the East End of Glasgow.
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Free first aid courses are being held at Parkhead Citizens Advice Bureau, 1353 Gallowgate, G31 4DN.
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Glasgow 2014 – your city, your Games, your opportunity to be involved.
It’s not just athletes at the heart of the Games. You could be too. Everyone in Glasgow is being encouraged to take part in the Games, and one great way to do so is to volunteer.
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Dennistoun library, a wonderful two-storey Baroque building designed by Inverness architect James Robert Rhind, opened 29th December, 1905. It was the second Glasgow library constructed by a 1901 gift from Andrew Carnegie to the city of Glasgow.
What better excuse to make a visit to your local library than Book Week Scotland? It’s the first national celebration of books and reading, taking place from 26th November to 2nd December 2012.
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Parade Artists are holding an exhibition and sale on November 24th and 25th and on December 1st and 2nd at the WASPS studios, 77 Hanson Street, Dennistoun, G31 2HF. Opening times will be 11am until 5pm on Saturdays and 12 noon until 5pm on Sundays.
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Neighbourhood Networks, a charity organisation that supports adults with learning disabilities and mental health problems, has a network in the East end of Glasgow and is holding an event called “Our Neighbourhood Needs You”. It will be a chance for people in the community to come along and share their knowledge and experience of the good things that are happening in our community. They are also looking for speakers who have a good knowledge of the East End, or run a project or a group, who could come along and support the event.
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