On Monday 25th October at 6pm, as part of Black History Month Scotland, Mark McGregor and Saskia McCracken from SGHET will explore how South Glasgow’s built heritage was shaped by profits from the transatlantic trade in enslaved people. This talk will cover some key people and historical sites south of the Clyde, including the […]
South Seeds was set up 10 years ago to support local residents to lead more sustainable lives and in April 2021 we launched Glasgow’s Southside Tree Trail… The trail is a circular route starting and finishing at the gates to Queen’s Park and leads trail followers through three Southside parks. The route introduces walkers […]
First Hampden Park dig part 2: discoveries and speculations History teacher and new SGHET board member Thomas Oldham reports from the second half of the 7-day archaeological excavation at the site of First Hampden Park in Crosshill and reveals where they got to with exploring and mapping the world’s first modern football stadium … […]
D-DAY 1 07 June 2021 History teacher and new SGHET board member Thomas Oldham digs into the archaeological excavation at First Hampden Park and what the Archaeology Scotland volunteers are hoping to find at the old site of the world’s first international football stadium … So, it’s day one here at First Hampden. The […]
We’re looking to expand our team of Board members and are interested to hear from people who want to help develop and drive forward current and new projects and activities that support the diverse heritage and environmental sustainability of Glasgow’s Southside… SGHET is a volunteer-run charitable trust rooted in the local community, so if […]
Why a Strathbungo Eco Group? The wind is biting and there’s still frost in the Bungo. However, if we look closely, green shoots are peeping up from the earth in our gardens and snowdrops are blooming. The days are growing longer and we can sense that new life is beginning to stir after the dark […]
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