GalGael

GalGael and GalGael Community are 2 separate pages. This page represents the views of GalGael Trust. It is different from the GalGael Community Facebook page where people will use the page as a discussion forum. If you want to get an overview of GalGael... look at both these facebook pages and also our website on www.galgael.org. Recently we also have another part of our work creating a facebook page... anchor and sail... so lots of information which tries to capture the diversity of our work and also be clear in the different aspects of our work and community involvement.

As the tide went out on the shipbuilding history of Govan, many families in the community were left without work and meaning. Modern Govan has been left high and dry by this post-industrial legacy; roots are being lost, values are becoming blurred, and the fast-flowing current of modern life is leaving many behind. At GalGael, we have created a cultural anchor point around which local people are re-kindling skills, community and a sense of purpose. While our boats imaginatively reconnect elder and youth… people and place… urban to rural communities, the insider and the outsider… old ways and new… our past to our future. They serve as a powerful metaphor for transformation - recreating an inspirational folklore for the modern age.

This page will act mainly as a feed for current GalGael news and events. But we would also like to encourage everyone who has been involved with us to contribute here, as long as your contribution is related to GalGael. Please feel free to upload pictures, videos, post links and include your thoughts and reflections on time spent at GalGael.