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Trades House Secret Santas show their genorosity once again

The Deacon Convener Bruce Reidford and his wife Anne were delighted to hand over our Glasgow's Spirit of Christmas donations to Barnardo's Easterhouse this morning.

Thanks to the generosity of the House, its Crafts, its members and its staff we raised £4,406.00 for gift bags meaning at least 75 young people aged 16+ will wake up on Christmas morning with presents from some very generous Secret Santas

 

Our total donation therefore this year is £8,416.00 - which is truly phenomenal

 

We cannot thank everyone enough for the support you have shown this year and the difference you have helped make to a

 

young person this Christmas

Baker rises to the top....

Bruce Reidford was this morning elected Deacon Convener of the Trades of Glasgow and the 3rd Citizen of Glasgow by fellow House members.

This is Bruce's second term in office He previously served as Deacon Convener in 2019 however his year was interupted by the COVID19 pandemic.

Bruce worked for Tunnocks, the family-run baker based in Uddingston, as Company Secretary for 30 years, retiring earlier in 2019. He is Ex Deacon of the Incorporation of Bakers, one of Trades House’s 14 Crafts, after joining them in 2009. The Bakers have close links with the Glasgow colleges, assisting with educational events and awards, and also give money to various charity organisations.

The 14 Crafts are ancient trade organisations, most of which were formed in the 17^thCentury, that gave support to workers in rapidly growing industries in Glasgow such as baking, shoemaking, cooperage, carpentry and metalwork. Today they are independent charities giving assistance, educational support and funding to their own areas of interest. Over £750,000 is awarded annually to deserving individuals and organisations by the Crafts and Trades House.

Bruce has also served on the Trades House Finance Committee, its Charities Committee and Burns Festival Committee.

Bruce is immersed in civic duty, being an Elder in the Church of Scotland for 36 years and a past President of Bothwell & Uddingston Rotary Club. His charity work is also considerable: Bruce is an Ambassador for ‘Glasgow the Caring City’ and carries out voluntary work for Alzheimer’s Scotland.

Assisting Bruce during his second term as Deacon Convener is Collector Ewen Mackie who was elected to the position this morning. Mr Mackie is an Ex Deacon of the Incorporation of Bonnetmakers & Dyers. He

has spent his working life in the construction and property industry gaining a Saltire Award with one of his own companies and working with a multi-national as head of Operations in the UK. Always active in the NGO sector he is currently Chair of Lodging House Mission a charity dealing with homelessness and deprivation, and has in the past been Chair of the Institute of Administrative Management and President of Junior Chamber Scotland

Trades House of Glasgow Business Lecture - Tuesday 29th June 2021

The Trades House of Glasgow Business Lecture :Entrepreneurial Leadership, Talent and Diversity: recovering into a ‘new normal’ took place on Tuesday 29th June

The Lecture was given by by Professor Eleanor Shaw, Associate Principal and Professor of Entrepreneurship at Strathclyde University

For anyone who was unable to attend the webinar, it can be viewed here

Trades House Annual Lecture - Tuesday 15th June 2021

The Trades House of Glasgow Annual Lecture took place on Tuesday 15th June in conjunction for the first time with the City of Glasgow College. The Lecture was given by multi award winning (and Master Chef winner) Chef Gary Maclean

Gary spoke about how he started his career, his discovery of teaching and competition, how he passes his ethos of hard work and ambition onto the future of the industry, his love of Glasgow, the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic and how he risked it all for a TV show

‘If I can still chase my dreams, I can inspire students to start chasing theirs’

The Lecture can be viewed by clicking here