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 […]
HMP Glasgow News
HMP Glasgow is a prison which will replace HMP Barlinnie with construction starting in winter 2023 and scheduled for completion in summer of 2026. You can find more information on the new prison via this HMP Glasgow Community Newletter.
Summer Celebration Photos 2022
Pictures from our summer celebration on Saturday 20th August – photography by David James Calder and Catriona Donald.Our free event had a range of fantastic activities available from Davro the Magician, tombola, ultimate reptiles and much much more.Thank you to everyone who came along and supported the event including Angie and Catriona at Spire View […]
Summer Celebration
The 20th of August is getting closer and we are so excited to celebrate with you! From 12pm until 4pm you are invited to Roystonhill Community Hub at 174 Roystonhill, G21 2LG to celebrate the Spire Park Development Project and Heritage Arts Project with us! On the day we have a range of fantastic activities […]
Planter building at Rosemount Lifelong Learning
As part of our ‘Greening Royston Road’ project, we’re working with TCV Scotland and Rosemount Lifelong Learning to build and install planters outside of RLL’s offices. Get in touch and come along on Thursday 11th – everyone’s welcome!
Greening Royston Road
Rosemount Development Trust in partnership with The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) will be bringing new greenery to Royston Road. A community-based conservation project called “Greening Royston Road” will be commencing soon – adding a number of new planters between Royston Library and Blochairn Road. We hope that members of the local community and groups operating in […]
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 […]