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Last week, 1^st – 7^th June, Community Central Hall celebrated Volunteer Week 2018. At Community Central Hall, we have 45 volunteers who cover 15 different roles within the organisation. Our volunteers donate over 10,000 hours per annum! Amazing!

Our Volunteers

Read up on our volunteer case studies to find out more about our wonderful volunteers. Click on the image to read our volunteer stories.

Thank You!

Our volunteers work incredibly hard to support Community Central Hall. We are thankful for the time they have donated to the organisation and their dedication. We could not have done it without you!

If you would like further information on volunteering opportunities currently available within CCH please contact Liz Skelton on 0141 331 7678 or email elizabethskelton@centralhalls.org

Interested in volunteering? Head over to our volunteering page for more information. 

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Community Central Hall is busy this June! Why not come visit some events taking place at the Hall. Here are our upcoming events in June.

The Seamore Neighbourhood Cinema

The Seamore Neighbourhood Cinema is an exciting new project run by Community Central Hall. You can find out more information on the Seamore Neighbourhood Cinema website.

List of upcoming shows:

Friday 1st June: Thelma & Louise                                            6:30 pm start

Monday 4th June: Breakfast at Tiffany’s                                11:30 am start

Monday 18th June: Casablanca                                              11:30 am start

Thursday 21st June: Human Flow                                           6:30 pm start

Friday 22nd June: Waltz with Bashir                                       6:30 pm start

Saturday 23rd June: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory     10:30 am start

Saturday 30th June: Fantastic Mr Fox                                   10:30 am start

Baton Twirling

Friday 8 June, 6 pm – 9:30 pm

Community Central Hall will be the venue for Laura’s Milton Majors Baton Twirling dance show.

Wrestling

Saturday 9 June, 1:30 pm – 4 pm

Wrestling Experience Scotland will be hosting Live Wrestling, this event is a family-friendly wrestling event for all ages. More information about the event can be found on the Wrestling Experience Scotland Facebook page.

For more information, please contact Jackie Donaldson by telephone on 0141 331 7676 or by email at jackiedonaldson@centralhalls.org

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Here is a list of upcoming events in May. Interested in getting involved? Pop in or give us a call on 0141 331 7676.

The Seamore Neighbourhood Cinema

Friday, 4 & 18 May 2018                              6:30 pm start

Saturday, 5 May 2018                                10:30 am start

Monday, 21 May 2018                                11.00 am start

The Seamore Neighbourhood Cinema is an exciting new project run by Community Central Hall. You can find out more information on the Seamore Neighbourhood Cinema website.

List of upcoming shows:

Friday 4^th May: Star Wars, Rogue 1

Saturday 5^th May: Star Wars, The Force Awakens

Friday 18^th May: Silver Linings Playbook

Monday 21^st May: Some Like It Hot

Film Night

Wednesday, 9 & 17 May 2018

Two screenings of  Paul and The Apostles. For more information, contact Community Central Hall.

Summer Serenade

Saturday,19 May 2018                       7:30 pm

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland will be holding a concert to raise funds for Cash for Kids. The concert will be performed by students from the BEd Music programme. You can find out more information on their website.

Glasgow Open Feis

Saturday,26 May 2018                       8:00 am – 7:00 pm

For more information, please contact Jackie Donaldson by telephone on 0141 331 7676 or by email at jackiedonaldson@centralhalls.org

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Here are a list of upcoming events for the local community to be a part of. For more information on any of the events, give us a visit or call us on 0141 331 7676.

Spring Fling Activity Progromme

Wednesday, 18 & 25 April 2018         11.00 am – 1.00 pm

CCH Older People Services have organised a free 6 week activity programme. For more information check out our post.

Scottish Grappling

Saturday, 21 April 2018         5.00 pm – 10.30 pm

Scottish Grappling have organised Scottish Grappling Invitational 1. More information about the event can be found on their Facebook page.

Wimp2Warrior

Saturday, 28 April 2018         12.00 pm – 11.00 pm

Here are some of the upcoming events for March. Visit us for more information!

Spotlight Competitions

Sunday, 4 March 2018         9.00 am – 5.00 pm

Spotlight Competitions is a street dance competition

CCH International Women’s Day

Thursday, 8 March 2018         10.00 am – 12.00 pm

Community Central Hall is holding a free of charge morning to celebrate International Women’s Day. There will be stalls on health and wellbeing, jewellery making and arts and crafts. Tea, coffee and cakes will also be served.

Hear to Help

Friday, 16 March 2018         10.00 am – 12.00 pm

Hear to Help is a hearing aid support drop-in session. Action on Hearing Loss Scotland’s audiology-trained Hear to Help volunteers clean and re-tube NHS hearing aids and provide new batteries to help local people to follow conversations with their family and friends.

Spring Concert

Thursday, 22 March 2018

Kelvinside Academy will be holding their Spring Concert in the Reid Hall.

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Douglas has been a volunteer at Community Central Hall since 2011.

Before joining CCH, Douglas worked in a travel agency for 27 years. In 2010, Douglas moved on to work at his local Church, helping with the tea rooms two mornings a week and taking care of the premises. Douglas has been working as a part-time care worker for the past 8 years, his main duty is to provide home support.

In 2011, Douglas visited the volunteer centre who had a catalogue of volunteer opportunities within Glasgow. It was there where Douglas found out about Community Central Hall.

Continue reading “Meet Douglas: Volunteer Kitchen Assistant”

‘On the 14^th of February, Happy Days Nursery’s Eco Committee organised Action Day. This was part of their campaign to encourage the community to be more conscious of the environment.

The Eco Committee aimed to raise awareness of the litter that is found on the streets. This was to Highlight the impact litter has on young children as they make way to school and nursery. Children, parents and people from the community participated in the Action Day litter pick.

Continue reading “Action Day 2018”