Our stories

Anne

Anne's story demonstrates the many ways GalGael makes a difference to people's day-in-day-out.Read more

“I fell in love with it straight away and now they can't get rid of us,” laughs Dale, who first joined GalGael as a Journey On participant in the winter of 2014 and progressed in to employment with GalGael through the Glasgow Guarantee.Read more

Very human humans

This is not your typical ‘success story’ with happy endings. Brian 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

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Anne

Anne's story demonstrates the many ways GalGael makes a difference to people's day-in-day-out.

Kinship and being a Good Human

GalGael's board has some heavy hitters - that is when it comes to weighing in on the issue of social justice. Here, John Carnochan - who trail blazed radical new approaches to violence and knife crime with the Violence Reduction Unit at Police Scotland - shares his thoughts on what it means to be a human being in the context of kinship.

Colleen's First Marathon resources

On the 27th May in Edinburgh I’ll be running my first marathon and raising funds for the GalGael Trust. The support and encouragement of the GalGael community and friends will be most welcomed!

Colleen's First Marathon

On the 27th May in Edinburgh I’ll be running my first marathon and raising funds for the GalGael Trust. The support and encouragement of the GalGael community and friends will be most welcomed!

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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.

GalGael Next?

Big changes at GalGael

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.

Anne

Anne's story demonstrates the many ways GalGael makes a difference to people's day-in-day-out.

Why we need volunteers

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

About our social enterprise

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

Open Workshop Night

Join us for our weekly open workshop nights - every Thursday.

Colleen's First Marathon

On the 27th May in Edinburgh I’ll be running my first marathon and raising funds for the GalGael Trust. The support and encouragement of the GalGael community and friends will be most welcomed!

Where we are

This is where you'll find us. We work and gather around tables and workbenches, at events, at cultural sites and in the great outdoors.