International Women’s Day 2024

Join us this Friday at our International Women’s Day Celebration where we have: A membership competition to win a £100 hamper and a £50 hamper for a lucky runner up. Items include Tesco vouchers and some lovely self-care items (and chocolate) International Women’s Day official merch to give away including pens, pin badges, keyrings and […]

Season’s Greetings

Rosemount Development Trust (RDT) would like to wish everyone season’s greetings and best wishes for 2024   The photos below are of RDT’s Christmas tree and lights at Royston Primary, the lights and mural on Royston Road, and the city landmark Roystonhill Spire which we maintain for the community. We are delighted (for the 6th year!) […]

Christmas Lights and Competition Winners

Christmas Pudding design by Jessica Afolabi

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas Rosemount Development Trust (RDT) is delighted (for a 6th year) to bring some festive cheer to Royston, with installation and illumination of Christmas decorations on 20 lamp columns along Royston Road, and a Christmas Tree situated in the car park of Royston Primary School.All of which is […]

Job Opportunity

A job opportunity with Rosemount Development Trust – encouraging new applicants. Community Development Officer (Re-advertisement) Salary: £35,500 – £38,242 Hours: 35 hours per week Location: Glasgow / Hybrid Fixed Term Post: Three-year fixed term contract, funded by Glasgow Communities Fund and Rosemount Development Trust. Rosemount Development Trust is seeking an enthusiastic individual with a broad […]

Doors Open Day 2023

Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival is a free celebration of Glasgow’s architectural gems, with events, audio walking tours and activities for kids from 11th-17th September 2023. https://glasgowdoorsopendays.org.uk/ On Sunday 17th September 2023 1pm-4pm, we will offer free refreshments tea, coffee, juice and biscuits using the great facilities provided by our friends at Roystonhill Community Hub. […]

Spire from Sighthill

We were pleased to see this view of our Roystonhill Spire when we took a walk through the new development at the neighbouring community of Sighthill in North Glasgow. In the foreground of the picture is the new ‘Corten’ steel bridge over the M8 motorway, which reconnects Sighthill with Glasgow city centre. The reopening of […]

Newsletter – March 2023

Welcome to RDT’s new quarterly newsletter! [View the email version] We’d like to keep you informed with semi-regular updates about what we’ve been doing in the community and what our plans are for the future. Please enter your email address and subscribe here via Mailchimp: Over the last year RDT have employed The Conservation Volunteers […]

Liveable Neighbourhoods consultation

Glasgow City Council’s Liveable Neighbourhoods project are looking for as much feedback as possible on what can be improved around Royston. It’s well worth taking a few minutes to share your thoughts with them! You can take a short survey on their page as well as drop pins on their map to identify areas which […]

Season’s Greetings

Season’s Greetings and best wishes for 2023 Photos taken on Christmas Eve – RDT’s tree and festive lights at Royston Primary. Also shown is Roystonhill Spire formerly Townhead Blochairn Church (1866) which hosted hundreds of Christmas services over the years (photo from Christmas 1978 by Catherine Houston).

Call for volunteers

We’re looking for any keen gardeners, green-fingered enthusiasts, DIY-ers and anyone who wants to get involved in community projects! RDT have obtained funding from the National Lottery and the Mushroom Trust to build and install raised flowerbeds along Royston Road and we’re looking for local volunteers to help us do it. We’ve asked TCV Scotland to lend […]