I would say about 90% of them never stayed in the winey they probably stayed kintra st, briton st, brighton st or clynder st etc but never the winealley. Govan feels vibrant again. Glasgow Crime Stories: The drug nightmare of Wine Alley (Image: Newsquest) Govan covers a huge part of Glasgow's Southside and is famous the world over for its ship building and football team. Memories of our workers are Nancy, Margret-Anne and various others, oh and not forgetting Speedy. Again, as happened in Moorepark in the mid 1970s, selective letting policies resulted in the housing of people who suffered not only from economic deprivation but had many related social problems of drink, drugs, and petty theft. He was lim, dark-haired and kind, probably in his 30s. I was born at 61 Greenfield street in 1957 we lived above the dairy and I remember the betting shop. Went to Drumoyne primary then Govan High. My parents lived at 49 Nethan Street and I was born at the Southern General in 1939. Editors' Code of Practice. In Cowie Street, Kinning Park there was a pub at the corner but can't remember what it was called? It was later in 1974 that she began her Stairhead Seminars in the so-called "Wine Alley" area of Govan which led, in 1976, to the Govan Project. Community organisation. During the Viking Age, following the sack of Dumbarton Rock in 870, Govan is believed to have been one of the major centres of the Kingdom of Strathclyde. In recent years it has seen major improvements with the building of Glasgow Science Centre and the Glasgow Arc, better known as the Squinty Bridge. Our father would be home right before we had to leave for school, so he would take us as it was not safe to cross Langlands Rd., Unfortunately, the week before Christmas in 1943, our grandfather was killed by a bus right at the Vogue cinema. Sources It was just before I packed in this job that I met Sean Damer when he came to our house to some of the family in 1974. Small things eh? In sum, effective participatory urban management calls for a fundamental rethink from all the players involved, from the local authorities and development agencies, through local (and sometimes international) non-governmental organisations, to the community-based organisations themselve; in redefining their roles and relationships, if something is to be done for the benefit of all. Many of the latter were too poor, ignorant and disorganised to remedy the situation themselves, and so the earliest community planners or social agencies necessarily undertook the first initiatives for planning and providing for people. Clyde News. 14 Riverside Changes, 2005, p. 1 First, if the government are to tackle inequality and the centring of disadvantaged groups, then they will have to understand that it is the housing system itself that creates it. Around 1963 we moved to Arden where I went St Louise Primary School. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. Within it and its roughly circular churchyard is one of the finest collections of Early Christian stones in the United Kingdom, known as the Govan Stones, dating from the c.9th to 11th centuries. Therefore, the purpose of this Reflection is to make a contribution to the discussions on community planning and have the thoughts of people who have lived through other In 1996, a team from Channel 4's Time Team programme carried out an archeological excavation at the site. That is why this Reflection will critically examine the Moorepark experience (within the context of community planning) from before Darners time to the 1970s and the present, where it will question if there have been any real changes in attitudes between then and today or worse, are the same mistakes being repeated, and is proven good work being ignored? The planning process commonly involves the juggling of conflicting interests in such a fashion that it is agreeable to all interested parties at least, no one side has to sacrifice itself unjustly. They suggested that the hill may have been a 12th-century Norman motte. Directions to Wine Alley Govan (Glasgow) with public transport The following transport lines have routes that pass near Wine Alley Govan Bus : 121 23 26 X19 Train : SCOTRAIL Light rail : SUB How to get to Wine Alley Govan by Bus? The origins of the Doomster Hill are a mystery. : Gwovan[3]? Remember, Charlies sweet shop opposite us, where after playing football we were soaked in sweat, you got a glass of lemonade for threepence. I don't know the name though and wondered if anyone could remember it. Our first daughter was born in 1962, and then when she was six months old, we went to Toronto, Canada. It was dedicated to St Constantine, who had been buried at Govan. The two men, working for up to 18 hours at a time, had to be smuggled out before dawn each day. I remember the days my sister and I would take part in the fair while we were in a dancing school, which was named Thompsons. Following decades of decline, with existing residents experiencing prejudice and only those with little other choice willing to move to the area, Moorepark was named by The Independent newspaper in April 1994 as one of the worst areas in the United Kingdom, with drug abuse being a widespread problem and unemployment standing at nearly 30% (up to three times the national average at the time). My maternal grandfather was a master brass moulder in the shipyards. I was born in Govan in 1948 and lived with my grannie in Vicarfield Street, opposite the school. Socialites Karrueche Tran, left, and Christina Milian attend the Los Angeles premiere of Fox's 'Empire' at ArcLight Cinemas Cinerama Dome on January 6, 2015 in Hollywood, California. Conecteaz-te. I always thought it was a listed building. It is now an industrial estate . We stayed in Elphinstone Street but after a fire we had to move to my grans house at 62 Golspie Street at the corner of Langlands Road, it was known as McCormick's close he being the owner of a hardware store. Sometimes on a Sunday we would go over to Kelvingrove and (if memory serves me) run around the suits of armour until we were thrown out of the Art Galleries. Before leaving the area in 1975, Damer sent in his report on Moorepark to the Housing Manager of the Corporation of Glasgow where he attacked the Corporation for failing to do its job in managing and maintaining both the houses and the environment in Moorepark. I loved it there we could watch the ships being built and then launched from the bedroom window. Also, among the plans for Govans hub was a programme to make Govans main shopping area more attractive such as joining Govans Market, Shopping Centre, Underground and bus depot together under the one roof. alebo. The area was originally a country estate which contained a mansion house, Moore Park, which was built in the early 19th century for the Hagart family, to plans prepared by the architect David Hamilton. Thus, the major failing of any community planning is its inability to understand this relationship between the community and authority in detail and in an objective manner. Govan is served by community radio station Sunny Govan, broadcasting on 103.5FM to the city of Glasgow and surrounding districts, discussing local issues and providing advice, and with diverse musical output covering soul, hip-hop and reggae. I used to go to the Harhill Baths every Friday night.Saturday mornings, afternoons were at the Lyceum or The Plaza Picture Houses. I screamed blue murder, he wanted to pull my pants down, but no way I letting him do that to me. I was born in Southern General 1971, lived in 1 Elder Street with my mum Ina Quinn and dad Peter Quinn, brothers and sister. Within a years, Moorepark had gained the abusive epithet of the Wine Alley. My gran was Ella Campbell who lived in Greenfield Street during the 50s and 60 s. This was the catalyst that led local Govanites into despising the peoph of Moorepark, and considering them as different and alien. Burnside also appeared to take sadistic pleasure in watching them scrabbling about on the ground looking for their hit. Govan (/vn/ GUV-n; Cumbric? We used to listen to all the records being played from Munleys on a Saturday morning. Thus, when Renfrewshire was created out of a sheriffdom of Lanarkshire in the early fifteenth century, the lands associated with the hospital (Polmadie) were not technically in the newly created shire, as they were not part of the sheriffdom. Three times during my young life I was sent away to residential schools for being undernourished while just before my 14th birthday I was put away in an approved school (in 1963) for a large number of burglaries. First, this fosters connectedness seen in social capital and enhanced trust in government and in fellow citizens. Used to have a friend called Theresa Moody who died quite young. In his 2008 memoir Chasing Killers he reflected on his time on the Southside. I attended Harmony Row School and Hills Trust Primary. I have many happy memories of Govan. People were in tears when that shop closed and I'm really delighted that I played a small walk-on part in a Govan institution! Darner had two criticisms of the improvement programme. 3.75/4 3.75 / 4 (0 reviews) Staff Knowledge & Friendliness 4/4. Driscoll, Stephen, "Govan, an early medieval royal centre", p. 79. My Aunt Marg & Uncle Jack Johnstone had the paper shop on Govan Road. I now live in Scotstoun but attend same dentist at Water Row Govan! The Moorepark area is served by Ibrox subway station on the Glasgow Subway system,[15] which is located on the corner of Copland Road and Woodville Street. This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. My gran lived upstairs at 12 Water row. There I was, short hair, snotty-nosed from crying and eating an ice cream cone. I remember a chemist called Brays on Govan Rd. Somewhere, communication had broken down so completely, that while the latter felt powerless to do anything about the situation, the remedies of the former only made the situation worse. I was born in 1952 and lived in Golspie Street until I was 10 when we moved to Garthamlock. Pipe Band. My name is James Murray, my dad Edward Murray grew up in Govan. Smith did know Glasgow well, but Edinburgh (where he later worked as Secretary to the University) was gloriously exotic. Somewhere along the Govan Road, there was a sweet shop with a train set that would go around all the big jars of sweets. Houses are places to live in, either for one person or several. Two associated Christian burials are radiocarbon dated to the 5th or 6th centuries, making Govan the earliest known Christian site in the region. I too, have fond memories of playing and performing small shows, and we all thought we could act. The local hire firm in Govan wasn't aware that their customer was a drug dealer. The Old Govan Fair. We lived in Southcroft St., when we got married. At the time, it was the fifth largest burgh in Scotland and contained within its boundaries, the areas of Plantation, Cessnock, Ibrox, Craigton and Drumoyne. In the cace of Easterhouse it was the various interested parties of the Eastethoude Community Group who decided to get the authorities to tske notice of their plight by directly intervening their own affairs.