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Very human humans

Very human humans

This is not your typical ‘success story’ with happy endings. Brendan arrived at GalGael’s workshop with a cynicism bordering on healthy - "I thought GalGael was just another programme to keep the DWP off my back for a few more months while I got on with the business of drinking myself to death, no big deal". Read more

Posted to: Our stories

Published: 2nd February, 2018

Updated: 23rd March, 2021

Author: Gehan Macleod

Comments: 2

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    At Work in the Ruins: An Evening with Dougald Hine, Alastair McIntosh and friends

    An Evening with Dougald Hine, Alastair McIntosh, Caroline Ross & Dougie Strang to mark the publication of Dougald's At Work in the Ruins: Finding Our Place in the Time of Science, Climate Change, Pandemics & All the Other Emergencies

  • AGM December 2022

    AGM December 2022

    Hello out there... the months are rolling on and as the wheel of the seasons turn we find ourselves getting set for another annual general meeting. If you're anything like us, then perhaps the pandemic messed with your sense of the passing of time. Whatever, we're glad to be extending a warm invitation to declare yourself welcome at our Annual General Meeting on Thursday 1 December.

  • Coming to us with a DIY project

    Coming to us with a DIY project

    We believe in creating community by working and learning together. We are open to anyone who wants to join us, but we try to be fair and offer more support to those who need it the most. We will ask you to play along with our ethos of inclusion, and accept our priority for fellow learners with complex needs.

  • A new state

    A new state

    Govan Free State: living in the early days of a better nation. So COP26 is coming to town, about the same time as GalGael enter our 25th year. And so we thought what more appropriate way to mark all this than to declare a new free state - returning to our roots in Pollok Free State - an anti motorway camp. A playful, creative exploration of power and legitimacy in the face of climate emergency. An act of solidarity with those communities struggling for recognition of their territories.

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  • Timber and firewood

    Timber and firewood

    We produce a number of Scottish hardwoods - often by working with partners within Historic Environment Scotland and Glasgow City Council to bring locally produced timber for sale to the public and for use in our products.

  • Boat building

    Boat building

    GalGael works together on demanding common tasks that build community and demonstrate ways of living with more humanity. Working together on boats of all shapes and sizes is one of the ways in which we do just this.

  • How to participate

    How to participate

    There are many ways to get involved in our work. Find out how to become part of what we're doing, visit us or stay connected.

  • Why we need volunteers

    Why we need volunteers

    GalGael offers activities that help people reclaim skills, agency and sense of worth. Without our crew of dedicated volunteers, these activities wouldn't happen nor would the many other adventures we have.

  • Basic Woodwork

    Basic Woodwork

    Basic woodwork is the mainstay of our work at GalGael. Find out more about our opportunities to learn with us. Craft generates skills, agency, and community.

  • About our social enterprise

    About our social enterprise

    Our range of products and services - activities that generate meaning and income to help us become self-sustaining.

  • GalGael Next?

    GalGael Next?

    Big changes at GalGael

  • How to refer

    How to refer

    GalGael’s activities offer folk a place of work, some respect and some tools. We work to create a therapeutic environment however what we offer is firmly based in practical skills. So we are reliant on ongoing working relationships with our partner agencies in supporting people with complex needs.

  • Open Workshop Nights

    Open Workshop Nights

    We have a workshop with tools and benches so every Thursday we open that up to the wider community. Thursdays are open format - they very much depend on who shows up and what they bring. But we can promise workshop space, a basic meal and some banter.

  • A new state

    A new state

    Govan Free State: living in the early days of a better nation. So COP26 is coming to town, about the same time as GalGael enter our 25th year. And so we thought what more appropriate way to mark all this than to declare a new free state - returning to our roots in Pollok Free State - an anti motorway camp. A playful, creative exploration of power and legitimacy in the face of climate emergency. An act of solidarity with those communities struggling for recognition of their territories.

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GalGael Trust is a company limited by guarantee registered under number SC246912 and registered as a Charity number SC026824. GalGael Enterprises is a wholly owned subsidiary of GalGael Trust - company number 502026.

Photo Credits: Colin Mclean, Cathy Weir, Oran Macleod, Leanne Fischler, Thomas Wall, Alasdair Smith, David Boni, Keith Jack, Aldo Ferrarello, Christian Petersen

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