19 Educators providing Cooking courses in Glasgow

made guid cic

Lodestone Creative and Made Guid have teamed up to run food workshops and events to share knowledge, fun and learning around food, cooking and local producers.  Classes run from the Lodestone Workshop space above the Made Guid shop, 165-167 High Street, Dumbarton, G82 1NZ.

mindfulness today

healthy mind, healthy lifeHow often have you rushed out the door and into your day without even thinking about how you’d like things to go? Before you know it, something or someone has rubbed you the wrong way, and you’ve reacted automatically with frustration, impatience, or rage—in other words, you’ve found yourself acting in a way you never intended. You don’t have to be stuck in these patterns. Pausing to practice mindfulness for just a few minutes at different times during the day can help your days be better, more in line with how you’d like them to be. Explore these five daily practices for bringing more mindfulness into your life:

lodestone creative

auldton stoves ltd

Auldton Stoves - Installing Stoves Throughout Scotland One of the widest selections of stoves available in Scotland in our Dunlop showroom near Glasgow & Ayr. Our varied range of stoves from leading UK and European manufacturers include wood burning, multi-fuel and gas appliances. From traditional to contemporary and inset stoves their is a stove to suit your style.

soul food sisters

We’re a group of migrant women based in East Glasgow and together we’re creating a vibrant, female-led collective based around our favourite thing: food! By swapping recipes, ideas and skills, we’re making women’s lives brighter. Our not-for-profit organisation brings together women from all over the world, ending social isolation and empowering them to develop their talents- in the kitchen and beyond. 1. WE ARE A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE When we say ‘not-for-profit’, we mean just that! We believe that making a difference to people’s lives is more important than making money. Soul Food Sisters’ role is to empower migrant women in the local community to start their own businesses, encourage their abilities and increase confidence. That’s much more valuable than a fistful of tenners. 2. IT’S A LEARNING CURVE Sharing skills is a big deal for us. We are paid a flat rate and we all work together, which can mean anything from peeling bags of spuds to attending high-flying business meetings. By learning from each other, we can become stronger and more powerful together. 3. WE ARE ALL WOMEN We are built on the idea of sisterhood, so Soul Food Sisters is a women-only workers co-op, open to females from diverse backgrounds who love to cook. (Sorry, guys!). But if you’re female and you’d like to join our collective, get in contact as we would love to hear from you. If you work with us for a while, you could be offered membership to the co-operative. 4. EVERYTHING WE GET, WE PUT BACK IN Soul Food Sisters have an appetite for making great food, but when it comes to business, we’re not greedy. Any surplus cash after paying wages goes straight back into the collective. Also our assets are locked, so in the unlikely event we go bankrupt, nobody will be allowed to go home with the soup urns or chopping boards! 5. WE ARE A DEMOCRACY All the women in the Soul Food Sisters collective get a fair share and a listening ear. We make all our decisions by consensus, which isn’t always the quickest way, or the easiest. But consensus means that everyone is treated with respect and that we genuinely make decisions as a unified group. Every single one of us has equal ownership. 6. WE ARE ETHICAL To us, having a clear conscience is just as important as having a clean kitchen. We source ethical ingredients wherever possible and support other co-ops, making sure to buy our food locally. Of course, sometimes there are ingredients - like rice paper, for example - that we have to go further afield to find! But ethically sourced food is our utmost priority. 7. WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF FOOD We believe that food has the power to bring people together. By harnessing the spirit of Glasgow and it’s culturally diverse and fascinating communities, we provide food that celebrates diversity and for people of all cultures to enjoy together. 8. WE ARE SMART LADIES FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE At the moment, Soul Food Sisters is made up of eight women from 5 different continents. From Malaysia and Cuba to Poland and Thailand, we are a culturally mixed group, with many skills to share. And our talents extend further than just the kitchen. Together our cooks can do anything, whether it’s teaching German, making wine, designing buildings or driving trains! 9.THE HIDDEN GARDENS HAVE HELPED US GROW We would not be here without the help of the Hidden Gardens, at Tramway. This is the place where we met and cooked together for the first time, and we are grateful for their continued support. 10. AND FINALLY…WE MAKE GREAT FOOD Our food is what makes us tick. It’s who we all are, what we grew up with, what brings us together. We believe that our food is a reflection of our individual personalities and family traditions. And we’d like to share it with everyone!

happy education hub

Happy Education Hub is a social enterprise with a C.I.C structure and aims to help young people from disadvantaged, vulnerable and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups to become mentally and physically healthy members of society through social and educational activities. It develops young people’s skills to enable them to achieve their potential. It provides networking opportunities for young people in the UK and abroad to broaden their horizons. It also provides opportunities for elderly people and young people to engage in educational, meaningful and pleasurable activities to prevent loneliness. Another objective of the Happy Education Hub is providing work opportunities for local people in the education sector. It will employ teachers, child carers, cleaners, IT technicians etc.

cycling at glasgow school of art

GSA Sustainability works within the Glasgow School of Art’s curriculum and estate on issues of social and environmental justice. We support students to question their practice, to question why things are done the way they are, and to offer future solutions and inspiration to create a more positive, innovative society, and a safer and better planet. GSA Sustainability is administered by the Sustainability in Action Group. As an official GSA working group, SiAG also advises and is available to assist any professional service or discipline within the School. GSA Sustainability is supported by its full-time Sustainability Coordinator John Thorne 0141 353 4652

movement in thyme cic

We believe that movement, herbal knowledge and nature connection are the cornerstones to wellbeing. We believe that everyone has the right to this knowledge and as such we work hard to bring it to underserved diverse communities in Central Scotland. Why do we use a combination of all these? Because we believe that creating wellbeing requires a holistic approach, which is why we teach mindful movement, nature connection, food and herbal medicine.

john wheatley college

Glasgow Based Further Education College - newsiteGlasgow Kelvin College is the newest of Glasgow’s three regional further education colleges. Formed by the merger of John Wheatley, North Glasgow and Stow colleges in November 2013, Glasgow Kelvin has all the expertise, facilities and resources to ensure that students receive a high quality learning experience that will provide them with the skills and knowledge to enable them to compete in today’s challenging jobs market, or to move on to further, more advanced learning. The range of courses available at Glasgow Kelvin is designed to meet the needs of learners of all ages and all levels of ability from introductory tasters and National Qualifications, through Higher Nationals, right up to degree level qualifications. We welcome enquiries and applications from individuals from all backgrounds and abilities. So whatever your plans and career aspirations, Glasgow Kelvin is uniquely positioned to help you achieve your potential and realise your ambitions. Please take a good look at the exciting range of learning opportunities we have and think about how a course at Glasgow Kelvin could start you on the road to success.