Classes & Events
We have a variety of Wellbeing classes to improve your physical and mental health, develop your skills, improve your employment opportunities, and help you to get to know other people in Govanhill and nearby.
Well-Being Classes & Clubs
Climate Cafes£0.00Climate Cafes are informal meetings, open to everyone - whether we are familiar with climate change or not but are interested in its effects on the environment, and how this is making us think and feel. People are welcome to come along, have a coffee or tea and chat with others about concerns they have about climate change, share ideas and tools for action. Check out the different events below!24 July: 12pm - 2pm
Stop With the Plastic, Already!!! - Are you confused about which plastic is what, what can and cannot be recycled, and what the fuss is all about? Join UpHub's plastics specialist in a conversation about achievable actions to reducing the use of plastic in everyday life, and tools to make this count.28 August: 12pm - 2pm
Ownership, access and the Right to Food: - The majority of our food is produced by growing on and grazing the land, but who has access to land and choice in its use is severely limited in Scotland. Concentrated ownership of land, space, intellectual property and resources severely impacts the Scottish food system, our environment and our Right to Food, both in the city and the countryside. Join the People's Pantry to discuss what shaped these limitations, and what are the different ways we might create shared spaces and room to grow in the city, with a particular focus on the Southside of Glasgow.25 September: 12pm - 2pm
Getting 'em while they are young - growing new attitudes with your new child. Merry Go Round will join this session and facilitate the conversation about being an environmentally friendly parent.16 October: 12pm - 2pm
It's just too overwhelming! You are not alone, more and more people are experiencing eco-anxiety; feelings of fear, guilt, stress and disempowerment in the face of the climate crisis. In this session, we'll support each other to shift from a place of climate anxiety to one of climate action.20 November: 12pm - 2pm
A climate of injustice. The climate crisis is connected to all systems of power and oppression. Join the Feminist Exchange Network in a conversation about the role of women in the fight against climate change and the intersectionality of environmentalism and feminism.
Sewing for Beginners Evening Course (6 week course)£120.00Learn how to sew the sustainable way!
What a year it has been! And after months and months of not being able to deliver our workshops, we are over the moon to now offer our ever-popular 6-week Sewing for Beginners Evening Course again! This 6-week course is packed with learning and will have you making several simple upcycled sewing projects such as aprons, cushions, tote bags, face masks, and a zip purse to build your knowledge and sewing skill set. Our brilliantly talented upcycling queen Gail will run this course, which includes a thorough introduction to practical sewing machine how-to's, and even dabbling with techniques such as sewing with patterns and cutting skills. Using upcycling principles throughout, you’ll contribute to the ever-growing world of slow fashion and gain the understanding and confidence to use a sewing machine to create your own upcycling projects at home!Dates and Times:
- Tuesday 20th July: 6pm - 8pm
- Tuesday 27th July: 6pm - 8pm
- Tuesday 3rd August: 6pm - 8pm
- Tuesday 10th August: 6pm - 8pm
- Tuesday 17th August: 6pm - 8pm
- Tuesday 24th August: 6pm - 8pm
About your tutor: Gail Power
Gail is a textile upcycling enthusiast and Glasgow School of Art graduate with her own upcycling clothing brand based in Glasgow's West End. With years of experience in the textile industry, including time spent working in the art and design department at the BBC as well as in theatre, Gail has worked with Rags to Riches, helping us to deliver textile workshops and courses for the last 6 years. She's also now one of our in-house team of facilitators at our CCF project The Uphub!
Introduction to Handbuilding: 19th June – 10th July 2021£115.0010:30 - 12:30 every Saturday morning, 19th June to 10th July 2021. Across four consecutive Saturdays, this four-week program will guide you through the various techniques required to get a ‘handle’ on hand building. Starting with the basic techniques, you will learn ways of combining, working, and finishing your new creation. Beginners will be fully supported and directed throughout the course, and more experienced participants will be given the room to choose their own direction of study.- Introduction to Handbuilding: 14th August – 4th September 2021£115.0010:30 - 12:30 every Saturday morning, 14th August - 4th September 2021. Across four consecutive Saturdays, this four-week program will guide you through the various techniques required to get ‘a handle’ on hand building. Starting with the basic techniques, you will learn ways of combining, working, and finishing your new creation. Beginners will be fully supported and directed throughout the course, and more experienced participants will be given the room to choose their own direction of study. All works made on the course will be glazed and fired for participants to take home.
- Introduction to Handbuilding: 17th July – 7th August 2021£115.0010:30 - 12:30 every Saturday morning, 17th July - 7th August 2021. Across four consecutive Saturdays, this four-week program will guide you through the various techniques required to get ‘a handle’ on hand building. Starting with the basic techniques, you will learn ways of combining, working, and finishing your new creation. Beginners will be fully supported and directed throughout the course, and more experienced participants will be given the room to choose their own direction of study. All works made on the course will be glazed and fired for participants to take home.
Events
- Climate Cafes£0.00Climate Cafes are informal meetings, open to everyone - whether we are familiar with climate change or not but are interested in its effects on the environment, and how this is making us think and feel. People are welcome to come along, have a coffee or tea and chat with others about concerns they have about climate change, share ideas and tools for action. Check out the different events below!
24 July: 12pm - 2pm
Stop With the Plastic, Already!!! - Are you confused about which plastic is what, what can and cannot be recycled, and what the fuss is all about? Join UpHub's plastics specialist in a conversation about achievable actions to reducing the use of plastic in everyday life, and tools to make this count.28 August: 12pm - 2pm
Ownership, access and the Right to Food: - The majority of our food is produced by growing on and grazing the land, but who has access to land and choice in its use is severely limited in Scotland. Concentrated ownership of land, space, intellectual property and resources severely impacts the Scottish food system, our environment and our Right to Food, both in the city and the countryside. Join the People's Pantry to discuss what shaped these limitations, and what are the different ways we might create shared spaces and room to grow in the city, with a particular focus on the Southside of Glasgow.25 September: 12pm - 2pm
Getting 'em while they are young - growing new attitudes with your new child. Merry Go Round will join this session and facilitate the conversation about being an environmentally friendly parent.16 October: 12pm - 2pm
It's just too overwhelming! You are not alone, more and more people are experiencing eco-anxiety; feelings of fear, guilt, stress and disempowerment in the face of the climate crisis. In this session, we'll support each other to shift from a place of climate anxiety to one of climate action.20 November: 12pm - 2pm
A climate of injustice. The climate crisis is connected to all systems of power and oppression. Join the Feminist Exchange Network in a conversation about the role of women in the fight against climate change and the intersectionality of environmentalism and feminism. - Sewing for Beginners Evening Course (6 week course)£120.00
Learn how to sew the sustainable way!
What a year it has been! And after months and months of not being able to deliver our workshops, we are over the moon to now offer our ever-popular 6-week Sewing for Beginners Evening Course again! This 6-week course is packed with learning and will have you making several simple upcycled sewing projects such as aprons, cushions, tote bags, face masks, and a zip purse to build your knowledge and sewing skill set. Our brilliantly talented upcycling queen Gail will run this course, which includes a thorough introduction to practical sewing machine how-to's, and even dabbling with techniques such as sewing with patterns and cutting skills. Using upcycling principles throughout, you’ll contribute to the ever-growing world of slow fashion and gain the understanding and confidence to use a sewing machine to create your own upcycling projects at home!Dates and Times:
- Tuesday 20th July: 6pm - 8pm
- Tuesday 27th July: 6pm - 8pm
- Tuesday 3rd August: 6pm - 8pm
- Tuesday 10th August: 6pm - 8pm
- Tuesday 17th August: 6pm - 8pm
- Tuesday 24th August: 6pm - 8pm
About your tutor: Gail Power
Gail is a textile upcycling enthusiast and Glasgow School of Art graduate with her own upcycling clothing brand based in Glasgow's West End. With years of experience in the textile industry, including time spent working in the art and design department at the BBC as well as in theatre, Gail has worked with Rags to Riches, helping us to deliver textile workshops and courses for the last 6 years. She's also now one of our in-house team of facilitators at our CCF project The Uphub! - Introduction to Handbuilding: 19th June – 10th July 2021£115.0010:30 - 12:30 every Saturday morning, 19th June to 10th July 2021. Across four consecutive Saturdays, this four-week program will guide you through the various techniques required to get a ‘handle’ on hand building. Starting with the basic techniques, you will learn ways of combining, working, and finishing your new creation. Beginners will be fully supported and directed throughout the course, and more experienced participants will be given the room to choose their own direction of study.
- Introduction to Handbuilding: 14th August – 4th September 2021£115.0010:30 - 12:30 every Saturday morning, 14th August - 4th September 2021. Across four consecutive Saturdays, this four-week program will guide you through the various techniques required to get ‘a handle’ on hand building. Starting with the basic techniques, you will learn ways of combining, working, and finishing your new creation. Beginners will be fully supported and directed throughout the course, and more experienced participants will be given the room to choose their own direction of study. All works made on the course will be glazed and fired for participants to take home.
- Introduction to Handbuilding: 17th July – 7th August 2021£115.0010:30 - 12:30 every Saturday morning, 17th July - 7th August 2021. Across four consecutive Saturdays, this four-week program will guide you through the various techniques required to get ‘a handle’ on hand building. Starting with the basic techniques, you will learn ways of combining, working, and finishing your new creation. Beginners will be fully supported and directed throughout the course, and more experienced participants will be given the room to choose their own direction of study. All works made on the course will be glazed and fired for participants to take home.