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Calling all book lovers (and tree lovers) out there!
We’ve now got a book-swapping shelf in the library for, yes, you guessed it, women to swap books with each other. As well as being a great way to save money and discover new authors, book swapping can also help us to make a positive change […]

So, the 10k crept up on us a lot quicker than I had expected, and with all the training and fundraising that took place on the actual morning of the run I felt less than confident. Thankfully, with the help of a wonderful team, lots of encouragement, and pure adrenaline, the race was run […]

Well, how exciting. Our old mucker Cathy Wilkes has been nominated for this year’s Turner Prize. WELL DONE Cathy! We are so thrilled for Cathy and wish her good luck in what will be a tough competition this year, with women well represented. Cathy has been a good friend of GWL for many years - she […]

I picked up a leaflet for this at the GFT last night, and thought I’d bring it up here - “Made In The Shade” is an independent craft fair run by the Glasgow Craft Mafia (great name!) and the Creative Entrepreneurs Club at the Lighthouse on Saturday 24th May.
From their MySpace page:
“Bringing the crème of […]

A really interesting opportunity has been brought to my attention recently, so I thought I should share the love and bring it to the attention of others. I have just put a card up on our notice board that reads…
“I am a woman in her 50’s who is interested in creating an alternative way […]

I received a letter this morning from Mslexia, their 2008 poetry competition deadline for entries is the 25 April so if anyone wants to have work put forward you should check out their website for the guidelines, www.mslexia.co.uk
Also, the theme for the New Writing to be published in their issue 39 is “Bugs” and the […]

After nearly a year away in a hazy, crazy place called motherhood, I’m back! It’s the end of my first week and I feel like I’ve never been away. GWL is like an old friend, you can just ‘pick up where you left off’, no matter how long its been.
So much has been […]

Yep, it’s on the horizon - the annual collective thud of women in trainers, pounding the Tarmac to a backdrop buzz of chitter chatter. Each woman has her own motivations and reasons and ours is to raise money for your beloved GWL. Team GWL are on the run and will enter the Women’s 10K on […]

Forgive me website for I have sinned. It’s been an age since I last blogged. Too long and now it’s nearly the end of March, and Easter. We have been so so so busy. The Lifelong Learning Team’s work output brings tears to my eyes - the Lifelong Learning Programme is jumping, the Literacy and […]

Well we are back in the Library after a wee break to enjoy all that the festive period had to offer and things are starting to hot up already! The planning for the Spring 2008 Programme is well underway and there are already a few things taking shape for end of February and early […]