Thriving Places Govanhill are awarding grants of up to £2500 for community initiatives around Govanhill that improve health and wellbeing, with the recipients being decided by the local community. Read our handy guide to all the initiatives (including us!) and how to vote.

The sun shone on Govanhill for the day of the annual carnival, which took place on the 6 August. Community groups and organisations met in Govanhill Park before parading through the streets of Govanhill and ending with a festival in Queen’s Park. The following images were taken by photographer, Alexander Hoyles.

The annual, and consistently brilliant Refugee Festival Scotland is in full swing. The theme this year is storytelling and there are so many events to choose from, it’s hard to know where to start. We rounded up some of those we’re most looking forward to in and around Govanhill.

Gentrification has become a divisive topic on conversations around Govanhill in recent years. Journalist Robbie Armstrong speaks to three of his neighbours on Allison Street to explore the different perspectives on the problem.

Greater Govanhill is pleased to announce that we have received a small amount of funding from the Scottish Refugee Council to produce a radio show on Radio Buena Vida for Refugee Festival Scotland.

هانیه خاکپور

نوروز ۱۴۰۱ آغاز برگی نو از قرن جدید در تقویم خورشیدی است. الهه می گوید: نوروز فراگیرترین نماد فرهنگی است که همه ایرانی‌ها آن را در چمدان خود گذاشته و به این طرف آب آورده اند.

Some 300 million people in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, India, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan will mark Nowruz on the 20 March - which celebrates the renewal of nature and the start of a new solar year. Hanieh Khakpour, an Iranian in Glasgow, explains the traditions.

“As Ukrainians we hold on to our culture tightly, as if it might slip away.” Kate Samuels writes about the pain of watching the war unfolding in Ukraine from so far away, each day wondering what news she will wake up to.

For Issue 5, we interviewed Eylül Çevgen, owner of Wee Plate Café, as part of our regular feature Your Govanhill. We caught up with her to find out about her and her business.

Continuing in our series of recipes from Govanhillians, poet Sean Wai Keung offers up a take on Buddha’s Delight just in time for Chinese New Year.

There’s nothing quite like your grandmother’s cooking to transport you to a more familiar setting. And the kitchens of Govanhill tenements are filled with the aromas of a multitude of different cuisines reflecting the diverse make-up of the neighbourhood. This issue comes from Naomi who shares her family recipe for a restorative chicken noodle soup.

As we start to wind up work and studies for the year and enter the Christmas festive period, we wanted to find out how the holidays are celebrate by people from all over the world who call Govanhill home.

Greater Govanhill spoke to Daniel Radu, co-founder of Transylvania Shop and Coffee. Daniel discusses his life previous to opening the shop in 2020 and his love for Christmas trees.

For many members of the Govanhill Roma Youth Project, the Global Day of Action during COP26 was their first time attending such a large protest. One participant, 16 year-old Natalia Balogova, shares her experience of the march.

Originally published in our third print issue, Sehar Mehmood details how growing up in Govanhill has affected how she sees the world.

The Govanhill International Festival and Carnival is in its fifth year. Initially planned as a response to the vilification of migrants within our community, the festival has evolved into a vibrant, diverse and interdisciplinary celebration of what makes Govanhill unique.

A vigil was held on Thursday to commemorate Stanislav Tomáš, a Roma man who died whilst being restrained by police in the Czech Republic, in a case that bears shocking resemblance to that of George Floyd.

Content warning: Descriptions of violence.

After two men were detained by the UK Border Agency in Pollokshields yesterday, the local community took a stand in defence of their neighbours. This incredible collective community action resulted in the release of the detainees, who are now receiving legal support as PAIH Director, Robina Qureshi explains.

In Issue 2 of Greater Govanhill magazine, local charity, Romana Lav shared their concerns about the consequences of an anti-gypsyism law that has been passed in Romania.

Today, 8 April marks International Roma Day. Roma people make up an important part of today’s Govanhill community. So in Issue 2 of the magazine, we published this article exploring their rich history and culture.