Living Wall at Royston Primary
Royston Primary’s brilliant new Living Wall! Rosemount Development Trust was delighted to help fund this project in partnership with the Parent Council and we’d like to congratulate them on doing a brilliant job! Royston Road is one of the most polluted roads in Glasgow and initiatives like living walls help to tackle poor air quality […]
Orchard planting
Despite some rainy weather we had a great morning planting fruit trees and raspberries with Royston Youth Action, The Orchard Project, North Glasgow Community Food Initiative and TCV Scotland.
Cycle Hub update
The Royston On Bikes cycle hub had a major makeover – all of the lovely motifs on the hub were designed and drawn by pupils at St Roch’s Secondary. Thank you to Molly and Michaela from @swg3glasgow who worked so hard in the cold and rain to bring the young peoples’ ideas to life and […]
Competition – Guess the Height of the Spire
Congratulations to Sandra Holmes the winner of our International Women’s Day competition to guess the height of Roystonhill Spire. Sandra’s guess (190ft) was the closest guess to its actual height (188ft). The prize, a £50 voucher to spend at the Café on the Hill was collected by Sandra’s friend Lorraine MacDonald (pictured) on her behalf. […]
International Women’s Day
On 8th March Rosemount Development Trust celebrated International Women’s Day with St Paul’s Youth Forum.The event at Roystonhill Community Hub featured Bike Check Ups with small repairs, and a Prize Draw.Our winner Zahra Daliri was picked at random by Pauline from the Hub on the Hill Café.We hope you enjoy your prize Zahra! Thanks to […]
Supporting Crafts Group
We were delighted to present a cheque for £968 to ‘Crafts for Laffs’. The funding will contribute towards the group’s running costs this year as well as allowing them to go on a wee shopping spree for new materials. The RDT Board were keen to show support for such a talented group who provide a […]
Supporting School Christmas Grotto
After receiving a lovely letter from the Pupil Council at Royston Primary School we were delighted to support them with their festive activities. Director Alan Brown and Managing Director Maureen Flynn were delighted to present a cheque for £1,000 to ensure pupils were able to celebrate a brilliant Christmas event in school with their teachers […]
Christmas Lights switch-on
Our tree lights and the local illuminations have been switched-on! As a local community led organisation, Rosemount Development Trust funds the decorations/ illuminations on Royston Road, and the Christmas Tree at Royston Primary School. We have done so for the past 4 years, with financial support from our subsidiary Rosemount Workspace Ltd.
Our area in autumn
Photos from the Spire Park, Royston Road, Rosemount Business Park and Glenconner Park – around the area of Royston, Glasgow. Roystonhill Spire is maintained for the community by Rosemount Development Trust and the Spire Park is free and open year-round. You can find out more about the stone sculptures on our historical interpretation panels and […]
Supporting the Young At Heart
RDT is delighted to continue to support the Young at Heart 50+ Club with a donation of £1,000 from our ‘Community Benefit Fund’ to support their venue hire at Roystonhill community Hub and planned Christmas celebratory lunch event for their members. If you are interested in finding out more about becoming a member of the […]