Competition
This week’s prize is Dinner for 2 with a bottle of Wine, courtesy of our friends at The Brasserie on George Square Read more
Business Directory
‘Local Online Directory’ – find details of local businesses and services in and around Glasgow Read more
Inspire Me
Stuck for ideas, sometimes we all need a little inspiration. Each week we will bring you fresh ideas and things to do in Glasgow whatever the weather! Read more
Stuck for ideas, sometimes we all need a little inspiration.
Each week we will bring you fresh ideas and things to do in Glasgow whatever the weather!
This week
Aye Write 2010
From it’s inception in 2005, the Aye Write! Book Festival has embraced the great tradition of writing in Glasgow and Scotland, bringing together the best undiscovered local talent from sources such as Glasgow University’s Creative Writing School with a wealth of established writers from the city, nation-wide and much further afield!
Thanks to the ongoing investment of Glasgow City Council, Scottish Arts Council, Waterstone’s Bookshops and The Herald newspaper the festival continues to celebrate writing and publishing, promote reading and encourage debate on all things literary in the city.
The festival is committed to developing the next generation of readers and writers with a free children’s festival running in tandem with the main Festival.
This year’s festival once again takes place in the magnificent Mitchell Library, the city's cultural hub and one of Europe’s premier libraries – a fitting home for a festival which last year saw nearly 200 authors participating and over 28,000 people attending.
Aye Write! 2010 takes place from Friday 5th March until Saturday 13th March
Glasgow Comedy Festival
Now in it's 8th year, Europe's largest comedy festival descends on the city with a line up of top UK and international acts inlcuding Jimmy Carr, Lucy Porter, Dara O'Briain, Lee Mack and Glasgow's very own Frankie Boyle to drop a few names!
See full details of this years programme at the official Glasgow Comedy Festival website.
Jewellery and Bead Workshops
The Bead Company offers regular monthly classes from beginners to advance levels. From beginner through advanced levels, we can teach you the skills to make beautiful jewellery and bead related crafts. Most classes are 1.5 – 2 hours long, meet just once, and are designed to encourage you to build upon the basics. In addition to our classes we also have a monthly beading group and a beading bar. The beading group is open to anyone and provides an opportunity to work with, be inspired by & get to know other beaders. At the beading bar you can drop in during our open hours, grab a coffee and have our staff available should you need assistance. Our beading bar, group, and classes are held on our mezzanine.
Classes: Most classes cost between £12 and £15, though a few 'materials included classes' will be higher. We do not generally include the materials in the cost of a class because we want you to have the freedom to work with the beads and findings that you like best. We hope that by allowing you to pick your materials, we can spark more creativity and personal satisfaction in your designs. We will of course be available to show you what types of materials will be best for each project and help you in any way possible.
See our website for full details of upcoming classes and workshops.
Single on Sunday
It’s a fact that for many Sundays can be the loneliest days...that includes all you sport's widows out there!
This isn’t a dating section, but we’ve all been there. So say goodbye to boring Sundays and let us provide you with some different ideas to get more out of your day.
A New Year...a New You!
Would you like to look and feel great in 2010? Need some inspiration, then check out some of the recent success stories from SJ Fitness.
For details of current special offers, visit the SJ Fitness website. To book email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 0141 221 2332.
12a Sandyford Place, Glasgow G3 7NB (10 mins from St. George's Cross Underground).
Sport Relief - The Glasgow Mile
On your marks, get set, Glas-go-w!
The Sainsbury's Sport Relief Mile is back once again in Glasgow on Sunday 21st March 2010, giving everyone the chance to get active, raise cash and change lives.
Set against some of the city's iconic landmarks along the River Clyde, the Glasgow Mile is the perfect way to have a laugh while raising loads of cash to make the world of difference to vulnerable people's lives both here in the UK and across the world's poorest countries.
The Glasgow Mile has three distances to choose from to suit all of our fantastic Milers, whatever your age or ability! For full-on fun for everyone, go for 1 Mile; to step it up a notch, choose 3 Miles; or for those who really want to go the distance, take on the 6 Mile challenge.
So don't delay - enter the Glasgow Mile today!
Calling all cookery fans
For an out of town option, Braehead foods offer Sunday cookery classes for all. 'Friends for dinner' and a 'taste of the orient' to name a couple, visit their website for full details and availability.
Check our what's on guide for more ideas and information
Something for the Weekend
Glasgow Comedy Festival
Now in it's 8th year, Europe's largest comedy festival descends on the city with a line up of top UK and international acts inlcuding Jimmy Carr, Lucy Porter, Dara O'Briain, Lee Mack and Glasgow's very own Frankie Boyle to drop a few names!
See full details of this years programme at the official Glasgow Comedy Festival website.
XSCAPE and SNOZONE
A fun day out that will help burn off the calories! The complex offers a variety of activities that guarantees to keeps kids and adults alike amused for hours. Will such a wide choice you will not know where to begin!
First, there is the option of skiing and snowboarding. The Sno!Zone has real snow indoors all year round! So you can learn to ski and snowboard, or maybe practice your skills for a family ski holiday. Also in the Sno!Zone is the option for tobogganing. If skiing is not your thing but you want to do something fun with the kids, the tobogganing is great fun for the whole family! No matter your age, everyone loves tobogganing – its not just the kids that have fun. So why not book to go tobogganing with the family and have a fun day out.
Sloans Weekend Market
Every Saturday and Sunday 11am - 5pm
Scotland’s best independent traders line the lane running from Buchanan Street to Argyll Street every weekend to showcase their products and create the visual feast that is Sloans Market.
Encompassing a wide range of goods from bespoke jewellery, delicious food, unique clothing and legacy gifts, Sloans Market offers a variety of unique items that cannot be found in high street stores.
In addition the market will also be taking over the grand ballroom in Sloans Bar and Restaurant every Saturday to accommodate a host of market newcomers and their designer stalls making this year’s market the biggest and best yet