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The 'Holy Grail' of Xmas pics - an undated close-up of the model train set that used to run around the base of the Christmas tree in Glasgow's Central Station.
Pic: Michael Meighan
‼️Reminder that our Winter Warmer Family Day is tomorrow, Saturday 6th December 12-3pm
🆓 All activities are free, and most are drop-in
☕️ Cafe open for refreshments
🌟Come along for some festive fun!
🔗More info here: www.eventbrite.com/e/light-up-w...
Thank you @glasgowwestend.bsky.social for previewing harper Karen Marshalsay’s Eadarainn a’ Chruit : Between Us the Harp at Celtic Connections on Sat 31 Jan: www.glasgowwestendtoday.scot/music/scots-...
04.12.2025 10:44 — 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
“I’m really looking forward to playing at the Tron Theatre because it’s essentially the album launch concert.”
#LiveMusic #Glasgow #CelticConnections #harp
@rabjourno.bsky.social
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#BlueSky thinking.
#sunday #kelvingrove
Saltire cross of fairy lights across the green of the Hampden Bowling Club, Glasgow, in honour of St Andrews Day
The Hampden Bowling Club in the Southside of Glasgow lit up for #StAndrewsDay
30.11.2025 13:38 — 👍 13 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Tunnel vision.
#glasgow #kelvinway #sunday
Ornate street lamps on Kelvinbridge, Sunday 30 November, St Andrew’s Day. Showing an airplane’s vapour trail behind against a clear blue sky.
City trails.
#Glasgow #Sunday
Sunset shot from a roadside taken with an iPhone and showing the outline of Cottiers Chuch in the west end of Glasgow, with a vibrant red cloud of sunset overhead.
Cottiers sunset.
#Glasgow #saturday
The painting, which is being revealed for the first time, will go on public display in 2026 at an undisclosed venue before going on private sale.
#art #glasgow #twosons
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The painting, which is being revealed for the first time, will go on public display in 2026 at an undisclosed venue before going on private sale.
#art #glasgow #twosons
www.glasgowwestendtoday.scot/arts/peter-h...
A Moorhen walks on frozen water, with black and yellow reflections on the ice
Moorhen ice-skating on a frozen Forth & Clyde canal at Bowling a few days ago. #birds
26.11.2025 18:47 — 👍 29 🔁 5 💬 2 📌 0
Drawing of tenements on Gibson Street created today with charcoal and soft pastels on paper - trying out different approaches before embarking on an oil painting - added to my shop - collhamilton.bigcartel.com/product/gibs... #glasgow #artist
23.11.2025 18:23 — 👍 22 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
A new book steps back in time to give a snapshot of how a city has changed - in its buildings and its industries.
#localhistory #Partick #Scotland #healthandsafety
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Red festive graphic promoting the University of Glasgow College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences’ support of Sunny Govan’s Festive Toy Appeal. White text reads: “Help us put a smile on a local child’s face this Christmas.” The image features wrapped gift icons and hanging decorations, with a link to more information: gla.ac.uk/festivetoyappeal. Logos for the Living Laboratory and Glasgow Riverside Innovation District appear at the bottom.
@uofgmvls.bsky.social is proud to support Sunny Govan’s Festive Toy Appeal! 🎁
Donate a new toy by 17 Dec to help bring joy to local children this Christmas.
Drop-off points & info: gla.ac.uk/festivetoyap...
Last year #TeamUofG donated 400 gifts, lets spread even more smiles this Christmas!
The pillars in the cloisters illuminated with warm fairy lights.
It's that magical time of the year again! Our winter lights are officially on in the Cloisters ✨
19.11.2025 10:23 — 👍 67 🔁 15 💬 1 📌 0
Photo in fading light showing a poster attached to a metal railing for the Hyndland Hogmanay Ceilidh, with a row of trees and red sandstone apartments behind.
Take your partners.
#Hyndland #Hogmanay #Ceilidh #Glasgow
Kingfisher close-up, sitting between two brances with back to camera, looking to left
Kingfisher on the River Kelvin in Glasgow's west end again today. Even closer for even longer, even more spectacularer. #birds
16.11.2025 18:58 — 👍 74 🔁 9 💬 3 📌 0
Expect regional curries, grilled seafood, street-style snacks, and flame-fired plates that celebrate Sri Lanka’s coastal and urban flavours.
#Glasgow #NewRestaurant #SupportLocal
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Marie Curie was one of the very few women to ever receive the Freedom of the City of Glasgow (Curie and Elaine C Smith are the only two women who weren't royals or gentry to get this honour). There's a signed copy of her doctoral thesis in @uofglasgow.bsky.social library
07.11.2025 12:05 — 👍 11 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Rainbow is seen behind Cottiers church in the West End of Glasgow, Saturday 1 November, 2025.
Rainbow over Cottiers.
#saturday #glasgow
Sunset shot over Kelvingrove Park in Glasgow with the University tower and a multi-coloured sky.
Wednesday’s sunset.
#kelvingrove #glasgow
Street shot showing illuminated takeaway sign, pedestrians on Dumbarton Road and an apartment block at Glasgow Harbour in the background.
Shot of a green street light and apartment block at Glasgow Harbour against a clear autumn sky.
Illuminated street underpass on Meadow Road, looking to Glasgow Harbour and Castlebank Street.
Three frames. Partick
#Glasgow
October 2025.
Large pond at Victoria Park photographed in fading light with a tower block in the distance standing out from the dark with its windows reflecting the sunset.
Pond at Victoria Park with trees and leaves and a distant figure walking by the water.
Mural of a swan on a prefab toilet building at Victoria Park.
Swan lake.
📍Victoria Park, Glasgow
26.10.25
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Gothic arches of the University of Glasgow Cloisters, by George Gilbert Scott c.1870. Scotland.
26.10.2025 11:32 — 👍 588 🔁 73 💬 19 📌 4
Partick Cross, 1978, by Sarah Swain.
26.10.2025 12:19 — 👍 159 🔁 12 💬 2 📌 1
Heavyskint are a five-piece band who have been selling out their hometown shows this year to critical acclaim.
#supportlocalbands #glasgow #debutsingle
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Heavyskint are a five-piece band who have been selling out their hometown shows this year to critical acclaim.
#supportlocalbands #glasgow #debutsingle
www.glasgowwestendtoday.scot/music/debut-...
As ever, so much to see. We can’t wait for #CelticConnections.
www.glasgowwestendtoday.scot/music/celtic...
As ever, so much to see. We can’t wait for #CelticConnections.
www.glasgowwestendtoday.scot/music/celtic...
