Helensburgh Community Hub - update
Argyll and Bute Council · 13 May 2025
Back to Helensburgh and Lomond Area Community Planning Group — 13 May 2025 and its agenda
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Helensburgh Community Hub – CPG update May 2025 Helensburgh Book Festival (HBF) – the third year of Reading Minds (a collaboration between Helensburgh Community Hub, Jean’s Bothy and Helensburgh and Lomond Carers Centre) - March 28-30 Hundreds of people of all ages attended 19 diverse events across seven locations including the iconic Hill House drawing room, Hermitage Academy, Colgrain Primary, Helensburgh library and the three partner organisation venues. In addition to book talks featuring award-winning and best-selling writers including Jenny Colgan, Ambrose Parry and Callum McSorley there were workshops, a visit from the Play, Talk Read bus, the chance to pitch to a publisher, and a walk and talk event. This year we also filmed (with captions) two of the main events so that those unable to come in person could still enjoy the festival. Helensburgh Book Festival - What's Hot '25 - YouTube Helensburgh Book Festival with Ambrose Parry - YouTube We have more HBF pop-up book events coming in June and July - details coming soon. Growing the Hub’s work and impact – next 5 year plan We are working Community Enterprise to create our next business plan and will be holding an engagement event on Saturday 31 May to get feedback from the community and partners to inform the future development and direction of our community-owned organisation. June Pride month We are currently looking at what events and activities we can organise during Pride month in June and would be keen to work with partners. Contact details below.
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Volunteer Week celebration lunch – Sunday June 8 The third annual Helensburgh and Lomond Volunteers Celebration Lunch organised by the Hub, Visiting Friends and photographer Kathryn Polley will be held in the civic centre on Sunday 8 June. Volunteer involving organisations will be able to book places for their volunteers soon, and we are asking organisations to make a small contribution to the cost of hosting and catering the event if they can. Hub AGM – Wednesday 18 June The Hub will hold its AGM on Wednesday 18 June. If anyone is interested in joining the board of Helensburgh Community Hub as a Trustee please contact Development Manager Gill Simpson. Development Manager Gill Simpson 01436 678088 / 07498 528747 manager@helensburghcommunityhub.org.uk Registered Company SC645409 Registered Charity SC05045.