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Citizenship Competition 2019
The Citizenship Awards were presented at a fantastic evening ceremony at Trades
Hall on Wednesday 12 June. This yearly competition is open to all schools (pre-5, primary, secondary and special needs) in the Glasgow area.
The Citizenship Awards aims to recognise the excellent work being undertaken by schools in, for and with their communities.
Trades Hall plays host as star apprentice line-up takes a bow
More great coverage in the Evening Times, this time about focusing on the Glasgow Modern Apprentice Awards 2019.
Glasgow Modern Apprentice Awards 2019
Apprentices’ hard work and passion shine through
In an exciting awards ceremony held in Trades Hall on 10 June, overall winner of
the Glasgow Modern Apprentice Awards (GMAA) 2019 was announced as Emma O’Halloran, an apprentice chemical analyst with Glasgow Scientific Services.
Emma revealed that after leaving school she initially struggled to adapt to college and her tough new schedule of college, training, travelling and meeting new people. She also had to manage without her twin sister, this being the first period of their lives that they had been separated for any significant time.
Craftex 2019 – Glasgow’s students’ world class skills on display
Craftex 2019 opened with hundreds of entries from the very best of Glasgow’s
college students’ work.
The quality of work on display was higher than ever, with a huge variety of crafts represented from exquisite jewellery making to skilled stone masonry; contemporary new media to musical instruments that took over 1,000 hours each to create.
Trades House in the News
Trades House was featured last week over two consecutive days in the Evening Times. Please see below for the links to the articles:
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The economic impact of the Trades House of Glasgow, identifying both the contribution to the Scottish economy as well as its support to the most deprived areas of Glasgow.
Heritage Committee newsletter - June 2023