Time to Tango!

A lot of Argentinean Tango will be danced at Maryhill Burgh Halls during the next month.  The Glasgow International Tango Festival will be held over the weekend of Fri 12, Sat 13, Sun 14 April see http://www.gitf.net/index.html or email glasgowtangofestival@gmail.com for further details.

There will be 6 International teachers leading workshops and performing events at the Halls.  If you have never danced tango before, why not sign up for the beginners class led by 2 Glasgow based teachers (held at Wellington Church in the West End) and then come to the Halls to experience an evening of Argentine Tango (a Milonga). 

Apart from the festival, regular Argentine Tango dance evenings (Milongas) are held on the 4th weekend of each month to raise money for arts and cultural activities in the local area of Maryhill.  The next event is on Sunday 24 March from 7pm till 11pm and there will be a free Introduction to Tango Class for Complete Beginners.

Please phone Robert on 07723 305430 or Hunter on 07808 739627 in advance if you are interested.

Glasgow Orchestral Society Christmas Concert with the Songs of the Trades Singing Group

Sunday 16 December at 4pm

Tickets on the Door - Adults £5 (Children under 10 accompanied by an adult free)
The duration of the performance is approximately 1 hour Funds raised to support the Maryhill Community Music Project

Songs of the Trades Christmas Carol Performance - 20th December

Featuring pupils from St Charles Primary led by Maeve Mackinnon.

A twenty-minute selection of Christmas carols in English and Gaelic by Primary 5 pupils led by Gaelic and Scots song specialist Maeve Mackinnon. Please come and join us - the event is free of charge. If weather permits the event will take place in the newly formed public space at the corner of Maryhill Road and Gairbraid Avenue and if the weather is bad it will be held in the Hall.

1.30pm on Thursday 20th December

Mackintosh and Maryhill Walks

As part of the Creative Mackintosh Festival this October, we're delighted to be working with our friends at the Mackintosh Church to provide some special 'Mackintosh in Maryhill' guided walks!

A Heritage Walking Tour of Maryhill – beginning at the beautifully refurbished Maryhill Burgh Halls, then walking (partly canalside) to discover something of the history of this fascinating area of the city. It includes two Mackintosh buildings, Ruchill Church Hall (external viewing only at certain times) and The Mackintosh Church, where the walk finishes with tea. The tour is led by Gordon Barr of the Maryhill Burgh Hall Trust.

Dates: Wed 17th, Sun 21st, Weds 24th and Sun 28th Oct at 1.30pm. Walk lasts 90mins approx.

Book your place now: tickets are £5 per person and include refreshments at the Mackintosh Church.

Book online at www.glasgowmackintosh.com or call 0141 946 6600.

Please dress for the weather. Most of the walking is on the flat, however there are some stairs to navigate.

Grand Charity Argentine Tango Milonga - Sat 22nd Sept

Grand Charity Argentine Tango Milonga        

at the fabulous award winning Maryhill Burgh Halls,

10-24 Gairbraid Ave, Maryhill, Glasgow G20 8YE

Saturday 22 September - 8pm till 11pm

Free Introduction to Tango Beginners Class at 7pm by Facundo Menendez

Entry £6 before 9pm or £8 after

 

Come along to dance or just enjoy the atmosphere of captivating Argentine Tango music. 

The proceeds of the evening, run by Robert and Agnieszka, will be used to support arts and cultural activities in the local area of Maryhill

 

The Milonga (Evening of Dancing) will be run regularly on the 4th weekend of each month and may be on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday at varying times.  Introduction to Tango Classes for beginners will be run at 7pm.  For more information phone Robert 07723 305430

Burgh Halls Doors Open Day Events

Hopefully you've noticed that the front cover of this year's Glasgow Doors Open Days brochure prominently features some of our fantastic old and new stained glass windows. There have even been adverts on the subway, banners on Buchanan Street and posters in the centre of town, all featuring the stained glass!

We therefore hope that lots of people are going to come and visit us over the weekend.

Here's whats on if you are able to visit us...

Both Saturday and Sunday, from 10am to 4pm:

• The main building and café will be open both days, and you're welcome to visit the Main Hall, see the stained glass, wander in and out at any time.
• Archive films of the Maryhill area, plus details of the old cinemas of Maryhill will be showing all day on the TV screens in the foyer and Garden room, plus pick up a free leaflet on cinemas.
• Free guided tours of the entire building, including the upstairs areas not normally open to the public (see specific times for each day below) 

Saturday 15th September ONLY

• Guided tours of the Burgh Halls at 11am, 1pm and 3pm (tours last 50 mins approx.)
• The brand new Primrose Day Nursery in the Burgh Halls will also be open to view between 11am and 2pm
• Short illustrated talk from glass artist Alec Galloway, about the design of the modern stained glass Windows of Today (12.00)
• Tango dancing demonstrations in the Main Hall (1400-1600)
• Free canal water taxi connecting the Halls to Lambhill Stables, East Park, Firhill and The Whisky Bond (*booking required in advance) 
• Maryhill & Canal Heritage Trail guided walk (1600 - NOW FULLY BOOKED)

Sunday 16th September ONLY

• Guided tours of the Burgh Halls at 11am, 1.30pm and 3pm (tours last 50 mins approx.)
• Short Performances from the Songs of the Trades Burgh Halls Choir with Maeve Mackinnon, singing songs relating to the stained glass windows
  • 12.00 Performance - featuring local primary schoolchildren
  • 13.00 Performance - featuring the adult choir
• Fusion Music Recording Studios open all day - Free Guitar Taster Lessons!
• 'Somewhere To...' presents a live band performance in the Main Hall from 3pm

 Find out how to find us here!

Free Canal Water Taxi for Doors Open Day on Saturday 15th September!

The Waterways Trust Scotland and Scottish Canals are delighted to be able to offer a free water taxi connecting the 2012 Doors Open Day venues with Canal Connections, and letting you cruise through North Glasgow in style!

Travel from The Whisky Bond at Speirs Locks, to visit the Mackintosh Church at Firhill, 
East Park near Ruchill, Maryhill Burgh Halls and Lambhill Stables - or back again!

Download PDF FlierFull details and timetables are in the attached flyer - the service is free, but seats are limited, so booking in advance is recommended.

Don’t miss this great free opportunity to learn more about the Forth & Clyde Canal, as well as the stories of the buildings and areas of Glasgow you will be passing through... See the canal the way it’s meant to be seen: from onboard a boat!

For more details, download the flyer, or to book your place on board, please contact Iain Currie of the Waterways Trust on 01324 677809, or by email to iain@waterwaystrust.org.uk

Wet Wet Wet are supporting Maryhill Burgh Halls in the National Lottery Awards!

Maryhill Burgh Halls Trust is delighted to announce five very high-profile supporters who will all be voting for us as the Best Heritage Project in the National Lottery Awards 2012:

Marti Pellow, Tommy Cunningham, Graeme Clark, Neil Mitchell and Graeme Duffin!

Wet Wet Wet have returned to their roots while rehearsing for their big show at Glasgow Green...

“We did some of our earliest Wet Wet Wet recordings here at the Burgh Halls! It’s fantastic to be back and getting ready for our new concert in the same place we prepared for our last gig on Glasgow Green over 20 years ago!” - Marti Pellow

 

“There has been quite a transformation in Maryhill since the last time we were here - the Halls is an amazing venue for live music, and it’s great to see how its been improved and reborn as a fantastic community resource.” - Graeme Clark

 

“We’re all going to be voting for the Burgh Halls to help it get through to the final of these Awards – and we hope all our fans will show their support as well.” - Tommy Cunningham

 

“It’s been quite a trip back in time for us to be back in Maryhill – it’s also been a great place to host an exclusive live gig for competition-winning fans here the other night.” - Neil Mitchell

 

Burgh Halls Manager Melanie Farrow said:

“It’s been great being able to welcome all these guys back to Maryhill! We’re very grateful for all their support, and fingers crossed that with their help, we can get enough votes to go through to the final of the awards, which would be an amazing recognition of all the work that’s been put in over the last nine years to bring Maryhill Burgh Halls back to life.”

 

To get through to the next round, please show your support and consider voting for us – the three projects in each category with the most votes by midnight on July 22nd will go through to the final – and be featured on a BBC TV program about the awards.

  

Click here to vote for your favourite Heritage Project...You can vote for free via the website at 

www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk/awards or by ringing 0844 836 9715 (calls cost just 5p from a BT Landline).

   

If you've enjoyed visiting Halls, have been to an event here, or just like what we've done to bring the buildings back to life, this is a great way to show your support - if you choose to vote for us, Thank You!
If not, then please look at the other fantastic projects involved, and vote for one of them instead...

 

The band perform for some competition-winning fans at an exclusive private concert at Maryhill Burgh Halls

Hunter Reid, Project Coordinator said:
 “We are delighted with the feedback so far from both the local community and also visitors from further afield who are now able to experience the historically rich area of Maryhill.  We hope that they will continue to support us and, of course, vote us Best Heritage Project in The National Lottery Awards!”

 

The project has brought three derelict, “at risk”, listed buildings in the heart of one of the most deprived areas in Scotland back to life -  giving a new focus for the local community.  It mixed traditional building methods with high-quality new build, to create vibrant, in-demand facilities for the area, including a public hall/events space, meeting rooms, a cafe, a nursery, community and commercial recording studios, heritage displays, plus over 10,000 sq ft of high spec office space.

 

Complementing the buildings are a series of historically and socially unique stained glass windows from 1878, depicting the trades and working people of the local area, now restored and back on display for the first time in nearly half a century, alongside new artworks inspired by local people.

 

Find out more about the project at www.maryhillburghhalls.org.uk

Grand Charity Milonga - Sunday 29 July

The 3rd Grand Charity Argentine Tango Milonga is being held at the fabulous award winning Maryhill Burgh Halls on Sunday 29 July from 8pm till 11pm

Entry £6 before 9pm or £8 after.

Come along to dance or just enjoy the atmosphere of captivating Argentine Tango music.

The proceeds of the evening will be used to support arts and cultural activities in the area of Maryhill.

Vote for Maryhill in the National Lottery Awards!

We’re delighted to announce that Maryhill Burgh Halls has been shortlisted in this year’s National Lottery Awards in the category of Best Heritage Project.

Click here to vote for us in the Heritage category!

Now we need your help! To get through to the next round, please show your support and consider voting for us – the three projects in each category with the most votes by July 22nd will go through to the final – and be featured on a BBC TV program about the awards.

You can vote for free via the website at www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk/awards

or by ringing 0844 836 9715 (calls cost just 5p from a BT Landline).

 

If you've enjoyed visiting Halls, have been to an event here, or just like what we've done to bring the buildings back to life, this is a great way to show your support - if you choose to vote for us, Thank You! If not, then please look at the other fantastic projects involved, and vote for one of them instead...

 

Hunter Reid, Project Co-ordinator at Maryhill Burgh Halls Trust, said:  
“Funding from the National Lottery was crucial in allowing us to bring Maryhill Burgh Halls back to life and we’re delighted that the project has now been selected as a semi-finalist in The National Lottery Awards.   The project not only allowed for the restoration and development of these magnificent buildings, but it is also bringing a much loved hub for community activity and celebration back to life! 

 

“We are delighted with the feedback so far from both the local community and also visitors from further afield who are now able to experience the historically rich area of Maryhill.  We hope that they will continue to support us and, of course, vote us Best Heritage Project in The National Lottery Awards!”

 

The Burgh Halls Project

The project has brought three derelict, “at risk”, listed buildings in the heart of one of the most deprived areas in Scotland back to life -  giving a new focus for the local community.  It mixed traditional building methods with high-quality new build, to create vibrant, in-demand facilities for the area, including a public hall/events space, meeting rooms, a cafe, a nursery, community and commercial recording studios, heritage displays, plus over 10,000 sq ft of high spec office space. Complementing the buildings are a series of historically and socially unique stained glass windows from 1878, depicting the trades and working people of the local area, now restored and back on display for the first time in nearly half a century, alongside new artworks inspired by local people.

Find out more about the project at www.maryhillburghhalls.org.uk