Glasgow Times

Community project is back in business after

- BY CATHERINE HUNTER

VOLUNTEERS in the North East of Glasgow have reinstated a community meal share project designed to bring neighbourh­oods together. Blackhill’s Growing, a cooking group set up by St Paul’s Youth Forum in Provanmill to raise money for local activities, was forced to close during the Coronaviru­s pandemic.

They had been running a weekly three-course community meal before lockdown. With lockdown restrictio­ns easing, the group has now establishe­d a collection service.

Councillor Many Morgan, who is part of the project, said: “The Blackhill Growing community is an amazing project encouragin­g locally grown food. Inspiring people to understand where their food comes from and helping them to grow their own food in their gardens. The project also has bees and produce honey as well as chickens for eggs.

“It’s also really good to see

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