Activities and Support over the festive season

The festive season can be a time full of joy and reflection on the year, but often it is also a time where a bit more support is needed. We’ve compiled some ways to both give and receive support, as well as some fun activities to celebrate the year.

GCVS city wide festive directory is useful for a variety of support and services.

Food Support:

• Glasgow South East Food Bank: Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays 12.30pm-2pm, closed from Friday 23 December to Tuesday 3 January
  Elim Church ,42 Inglefield Street, G42 7AT  
  Phone 0141 423 2418/07456 868628 to arrange a foodbank voucher.  

• Queens Park Govanhill Food Bank: Thursdays 10am-12pm, closed Thursday 29 December & Thursday 5 January 
  Queen’s Park Govanhill Parish Church, 170 Queen’s Drive, G42 8QZ  
  No referral required, 'everyone is always welcome', phone 0141 423 3654.

• The People’s Pantry: Mondays/Tuesdays/Thursdays 1pm-4pm, Wednesdays 2.30pm -5.30pm, Fridays 10am-1pm, closed from Friday 23 December to Tuesday 3 January 2023
  488 Cathcart Road, G42 7BX 
  To join, visit www.govanhillbaths.com/pantry, phone 0141 433 2999.  

• Al-Khair Food Bank: Mondays to Saturdays 9am - 6pm, open as normal over the festive period  
  441a Victoria Rd
  Self-referral or referral via partner organisations, phone 0141 423 5747.

Warm Spaces:

• pink peacock די ראָזעווע פּאַווע: Click here for opening hours
  451 Victoria Rd, Govanhill, Glasgow G42 8RW
  Everyone is welcome to sit inside, use the bathroom, or warm up with a (free) meal and a hot drink: no purchase necessary.

• The Point: Mondays (7:00 - 9:00pm), closed 26th December onward
  Queen’s Park Baptist Church,180 Queen’s Drive    
  Monday Warm Space at The Point, call 0141 423 3962 for more info.

• Warm Space @ Finn's Place: Monday to Thursday (9.30am until 9.00pm), closed 22nd December - 4th January
  Fridays (9.30am - 2.00pm)
  Langside Church, 167 Ledard Road, G42 9QU
  A space for those who are looking for a warm social or working space over the winter. Click here for more info.

Campaigns and Fundraisers:

• Warm Up Christmas Appeal (The Well) 
  The Well’s Warm Up Christmas Appeal is raising funds to support ethnic minority communities in South East Glasgow through the winter and Cost of Living Crisis. Click here for more info. 

• Gift Friendship (Glasgow Women’s Library) 
  A Gift Friendship is a gift to a Friend as well as to the many different women who benefit from GWL’s projects and services every day. Gift a GWL Friendship this season and help support their life-changing work. Click here for more info. 

• Weekend Club Christmas Appeal 2022 (Interfaith Glasgow)
  This year, give a gift you know will be loved! Interfaith Glasgow are fundraising for Christmas presents for the families who participate in their Weekend Club for refugees and asylum seekers and for the ongoing work of the project. Click here for more info.