@gwsforum.bsky.social
@gwsforum.bsky.social
Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum is the leading membership body for community-controlled housing associations and co-operatives across west central Scotland.
#GWSF2025 panel debate - Sabir Zazai, Scottish Refugee Council; Susanne Millar, Glasgow City Council; Gordon Macrae, Shelter Scotland; Neil Young, St Paul’s Youth Forum - hears UK, Scottish and local govts must work together to tackle issues around housing stock but also ensure community facilities
November 25, 2025 at 3:41 PM
#GWSF2025 panel debate - Sabir Zazai, Scottish Refugee Council; Susanne Millar, Glasgow City Council; Gordon Macrae, Shelter Scotland; Neil Young, St Paul’s Youth Forum - hears UK, Scottish and local govts must work together to tackle issues around housing stock but also ensure community facilities
#GWSF2025 workshops, Nicola McGrath, Youth Co-ordinator, and Sharon Freeman, Community Wellbeing Manager Queens CrossHA on how to measure the impact of wider role work and attract further investment
November 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
#GWSF2025 workshops, Nicola McGrath, Youth Co-ordinator, and Sharon Freeman, Community Wellbeing Manager Queens CrossHA on how to measure the impact of wider role work and attract further investment
Member associations are responsible for some fantastic recent new build developments, including Thenue Housing Association in Bridgeton but will medium and smaller size associations still be able to develop in the future?
November 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Member associations are responsible for some fantastic recent new build developments, including Thenue Housing Association in Bridgeton but will medium and smaller size associations still be able to develop in the future?
Eleanor Derbyshire, Director of Property Services, Thenue Housing Association, Neil Munro, Director of Property Services, and Catherine Louch, Director of Housing, Prospect Community Housing showcase the best in new build development #GWSF2025
November 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Eleanor Derbyshire, Director of Property Services, Thenue Housing Association, Neil Munro, Director of Property Services, and Catherine Louch, Director of Housing, Prospect Community Housing showcase the best in new build development #GWSF2025
Priorities of a unique project to rescue two pre-1919 blocks in the east end of Glasgow in a partnership between Reidvale HA and Glasgow City Council outlined at #GWSF2025 workshops
November 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Priorities of a unique project to rescue two pre-1919 blocks in the east end of Glasgow in a partnership between Reidvale HA and Glasgow City Council outlined at #GWSF2025 workshops
Whiteinch and Scotstoun HA describe their social entrepreneurship journey #GWSF2025, with the Whiteinch Centre at the heart of their work
November 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Whiteinch and Scotstoun HA describe their social entrepreneurship journey #GWSF2025, with the Whiteinch Centre at the heart of their work
Workshop #GWSF2025 with James Ward, CEO, and Debs Allan, Communities Manager, Whiteinch and Scotstoun HA focuses on social entrepreneurship – what it is it and how it can work for communities through the creation of a ‘circular economy’
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Workshop #GWSF2025 with James Ward, CEO, and Debs Allan, Communities Manager, Whiteinch and Scotstoun HA focuses on social entrepreneurship – what it is it and how it can work for communities through the creation of a ‘circular economy’
Nick Dangerfield, Director, Calvay HA, & Jonathan Grant, CEO
Williamsburgh HA look at successful retrofit projects at their HAs, combining Scottish Govt funding with their own resources to improve energy efficiency and lower bills #GWSF2025 workshops
Williamsburgh HA look at successful retrofit projects at their HAs, combining Scottish Govt funding with their own resources to improve energy efficiency and lower bills #GWSF2025 workshops
November 25, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Nick Dangerfield, Director, Calvay HA, & Jonathan Grant, CEO
Williamsburgh HA look at successful retrofit projects at their HAs, combining Scottish Govt funding with their own resources to improve energy efficiency and lower bills #GWSF2025 workshops
Williamsburgh HA look at successful retrofit projects at their HAs, combining Scottish Govt funding with their own resources to improve energy efficiency and lower bills #GWSF2025 workshops
Workshop at #GWSF2025 outlines some practical applications of AI - final thoughts from Jennifer Cairns, Director of Corporate Services, West of Scotland HA, include the great opportunities that AI offers for improving services
November 25, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Workshop at #GWSF2025 outlines some practical applications of AI - final thoughts from Jennifer Cairns, Director of Corporate Services, West of Scotland HA, include the great opportunities that AI offers for improving services
Are community-based associations likely to prove more resilient or more vulnerable in the longer term? asks Dr Mary Taylor at #GWSF2025 – she highlights lessons for HAs and risks that lie ahead
November 25, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Are community-based associations likely to prove more resilient or more vulnerable in the longer term? asks Dr Mary Taylor at #GWSF2025 – she highlights lessons for HAs and risks that lie ahead
Next at the morning session of #GWSF2025, former SFHA CEO Dr Mary Taylor, who is currently writing a book on Scotland’s housing associations, looks at the history and future of the sector
November 25, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Next at the morning session of #GWSF2025, former SFHA CEO Dr Mary Taylor, who is currently writing a book on Scotland’s housing associations, looks at the history and future of the sector
First up in the morning session at #GWSF2025, Mairi McAllan, Cabinet Secretary for Housing gives video ministerial address – a big welcome to GWSF annual conference.
November 25, 2025 at 10:24 AM
First up in the morning session at #GWSF2025, Mairi McAllan, Cabinet Secretary for Housing gives video ministerial address – a big welcome to GWSF annual conference.
Director David Bookbinder says members should celebrate their many successes and great work in communities, despite the many pressures they face, at Delivering for Communities in a Housing Emergency #GWSF2025
November 25, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Director David Bookbinder says members should celebrate their many successes and great work in communities, despite the many pressures they face, at Delivering for Communities in a Housing Emergency #GWSF2025
Delegates gather for #GWSF2025 – Delivering for Communities in a Housing Emergency. A great day of presentations and workshops lies ahead. GWSF Chair John Hamilton and Director David Bookbinder welcome guests
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Delegates gather for #GWSF2025 – Delivering for Communities in a Housing Emergency. A great day of presentations and workshops lies ahead. GWSF Chair John Hamilton and Director David Bookbinder welcome guests
Less than a week until @gwsforum.bsky.social Annual Conference - Delivering for Communities in a Housing Emergency #GWSF2025. Excellent keynotes, panel debate on housing asylum seekers and refugees, and diverse range of topics at workshop sessions. Find out more shorturl.at/zqqyU
November 20, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Less than a week until @gwsforum.bsky.social Annual Conference - Delivering for Communities in a Housing Emergency #GWSF2025. Excellent keynotes, panel debate on housing asylum seekers and refugees, and diverse range of topics at workshop sessions. Find out more shorturl.at/zqqyU
@gwsforum.bsky.social and the Campaign for Freedom of Information in Scotland @cfoiscot.bsky.social are co-hosting a briefing on the FoI Reform Bill and social housing. Find out more and book a ticket at rb.gy/rvbqd8
July 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
@gwsforum.bsky.social and the Campaign for Freedom of Information in Scotland @cfoiscot.bsky.social are co-hosting a briefing on the FoI Reform Bill and social housing. Find out more and book a ticket at rb.gy/rvbqd8
Community Development Collaborator and Consultant Paddy McKenna talks through framework designed to improve collaborative working to deliver effective community development #GWSFregen25
June 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Community Development Collaborator and Consultant Paddy McKenna talks through framework designed to improve collaborative working to deliver effective community development #GWSFregen25
Community Development Collaborator & Consultant Paddy McKenna continues the afternoon plenary #GWSFregen25 with reflections an all-things community development, with Mistakes I’ve Made So You Don’t Have To
June 20, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Community Development Collaborator & Consultant Paddy McKenna continues the afternoon plenary #GWSFregen25 with reflections an all-things community development, with Mistakes I’ve Made So You Don’t Have To
Delegates at #GWSFregen25 hear about the achievements of CHHRLEB in their goal to close the gap between human rights theory and people's everyday experiences
June 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Delegates at #GWSFregen25 hear about the achievements of CHHRLEB in their goal to close the gap between human rights theory and people's everyday experiences
Carole Ewart, Andrew William Marshall, Liz McKenzie tell #GWSFregen25 that CHHRLEB work includes taking their case to the UN, calling for expansion of social housing & highlighting the lack of a supermarket which deprives people of the right to nutritious food
June 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Carole Ewart, Andrew William Marshall, Liz McKenzie tell #GWSFregen25 that CHHRLEB work includes taking their case to the UN, calling for expansion of social housing & highlighting the lack of a supermarket which deprives people of the right to nutritious food
The afternoon session at #GWSFregen25 opens with the Castlemilk Housing and Human Rights Lived Experience Board (CHHRLEB) talking about their work to promote human rights locally
June 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The afternoon session at #GWSFregen25 opens with the Castlemilk Housing and Human Rights Lived Experience Board (CHHRLEB) talking about their work to promote human rights locally
Michael Fullerton, Community Co-ordinator, New Gorbals HA, explains how engagement, tenant participation, collaboration and empowerment lie at the core of community development work #GWSFregen25 (al fresco) café session
June 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Michael Fullerton, Community Co-ordinator, New Gorbals HA, explains how engagement, tenant participation, collaboration and empowerment lie at the core of community development work #GWSFregen25 (al fresco) café session
Café session at #GWSFregen25, Jonathan Giddings-Reid, Community Regeneration Officer from Elderpark HA talks about the range of community development activities, which offer ‘something for young, old and everyone in between
June 20, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Café session at #GWSFregen25, Jonathan Giddings-Reid, Community Regeneration Officer from Elderpark HA talks about the range of community development activities, which offer ‘something for young, old and everyone in between
At #GWSFregen25 café sessions, Jamie Ballantine, Social Regeneration Manager, and Nicola McGrath, Youth Co-Ordinator, outline community regeneration work at Queens Cross HA, including children’s holiday programmes, digital inclusion initiatives and allotment plots
June 20, 2025 at 11:51 AM
At #GWSFregen25 café sessions, Jamie Ballantine, Social Regeneration Manager, and Nicola McGrath, Youth Co-Ordinator, outline community regeneration work at Queens Cross HA, including children’s holiday programmes, digital inclusion initiatives and allotment plots
Debs Allan, Communities Manager at Whiteinch & Scotstoun HA, talks about community development activities delivered through the Whiteinch Centre and the difference they make to local people’s lives #GWSFregen25 café session
June 20, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Debs Allan, Communities Manager at Whiteinch & Scotstoun HA, talks about community development activities delivered through the Whiteinch Centre and the difference they make to local people’s lives #GWSFregen25 café session