HEARTBROKEN volunteers at a lifeline Glasgow project are pleading with Scotland’s First Minister to step in and safeguard its future.
HEARTBROKEN volunteers at a lifeline Glasgow project are pleading with Scotland’s First Minister to step in and safeguard its future after a £50k funding blow.
Around 40 dedicated people who help maintain the much-loved sanctuary on the Southside of the city are also backing calls for Humza Yousaf to intervene. “The fear is that people who give up their spare time to help just won’t return because there’s no-one to co-ordinate them, and the gardens rely heavily on that support. It’s very concerning to think that such a beautiful place that means so much to so many people could just be left to fall away or not be maintained to the level we are used to. There’s just no way that one person can look after the entire space, it’s too much work for a single individual.
Tam Gilligan started volunteering there five years ago while struggling to cope with the death of his 54-year-old sister Margaret.The 64-year-old, who lives in Pollokshields, told the Glasgow Times that the gardens were a lifeline to him in his darkest hour. “It’s given me focus and a purpose, something to look forward to every week. I no longer feel alone and the friends I’ve made here have become like family to me. I just love it and I’m gutted that our wee group won’t be able to meet here moving forward to continue the work we do.“I’m really going to miss the social aspect, it’s a lifeline to folk like me. I really don’t know what I’ll do without it.
“Every single person here contributes to maintaining this space. It's upsetting that staff are losing their jobs, that the volunteering programme has come to an abrupt end and schoolchildren will no longer benefit from the educational programmes that were on offer.”
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