Sarah Everett - Founder. It all started in her room in the Yellow Practice Govan Health Centre in her lunchbreak ! :-)
Sammy Black - Founder Member - early member - part of the "Set Up Team"
Richard Caird - First Chair - Founder member - part of the "Set Up Team"
John Affleck - First Vice-Chair - Founder member - part of the "Set Up Team"
John Devlin - Founder Member - part of the "Set Up Team"
Frank Murphy - Founder Member - part of the "Set Up Team"
Gordon Caird - First Treasurer - Founder member - part of the "Set Up Team"
Billy Love - Founder member and Trustee - part of the "Set Up Team"
John Alexander - First Secretary - Founder member - part of the "Set Up Team"
Tommy Cameron - early member - part of the "Set Up Team"
Ramie Kerr - early member - part of the "Set Up Team"
Creating the Constitution as the Pierce Institute - Autumn 2017
QNIS workshop - 19.04.18
Queen's Nurse Institute Scotland facilitated a collaboration with other community projects starting up at the Falkirk wheel
Team Building with other community projects from all over Scotland
Meeting in Elder park clinic with Counsellor Ricky Bell lending support to us gaining access to 31 Arngask Road - August 2017
Trust exercises in the forrest
Signing of the lease for 31 Arngask Road - Dec 2017
Bob McCheyne - early member - part of the "Set Up Team"
Stevie Kelly - early member - part of the "Set Up Team"
Before the clean and paintwork
After the paintwork - John Devlin, John Affleck, Frank Archer, Richard Caird, Ramie
Bob painting the woodwork
Ramie plastering the holes in the wall
Flooring going down
The donation of paint in the workshop
The workshop as it was - Bob and John sorting it out
Tam and Frank clearing all the weeds and long grass
Clearing the outdoor space
The first outdoor meeting - Richard Caird - the first Chairperson
Ramie's benches
Visit by Humza Yousaf leading his support for our set up process.
Entrance hall - ready to go.
Furniture donated by Bill Brown (Sarah's Dad)
Complete with soft furnishings :-)
Sitting area all ready to go.
Meeting room set up - with the "Big Chair" for Richard :-)
Arts and crafts room
Entrance and Signing in
Library and DVD swap
Reading room
Workshop almost complete
Workshop completed
Other side of the workshop
Office area
Frank setting up the computer
Alcove game area
Health Information Board
Bathroom Refurb
Garden Room
Outdoor space manicured by Frank
"Car Park" as is was after clearing the weeds
John creating the "Men's Shed Govan" sign
Work of art made by John Alexander
Multicoloured wheelbarrow
Outdoor meeting
Model kit making
Making a sign for the "Good Life " Allotment
Helping out at "Make do and Mend"
Tommy doing some weeding and planting
Richard doing some painting
Taps aff as Frank gets busy with the vegetables
Billy and the band saw
Billy's Log (Star date 12.08.18)
Brought an old Wishing well donated back to life
Raised beds being constructed
EMR agreed to help us to clear the car park
Hard work but it was worth it
Car park cleared
EMR donation of £1995
Gordon completing his Mosaic table
Leeks coming to fruition
Billy doing some outdoor woodworking
Peaceful sitting area
Outside painted and spruced up
All ready for our "opening Day"
Front tidied up for the opening day
Opening Day August 2018
Car Park in use
Ready for the Grand Opening
Home Baking Stall
Tombola Stall
Chris Stevens MP presents an Early Day Motion in Westminster praising Men's Shed Govan's success.