Partick & Thornwood Ideas Fund - 2025/26
The choices
Elie Street Nursery - £975
Forest school
Help fund our Forest School to give local children equal access to outdoor learning that builds confidence, wellbeing, and environmental awareness - creating a healthier community.
Friends of Dowanhill Park - £1000
The future of Dowanhill Park – have your say!
Friends of Dowanhill Park are giving this much loved greenspace some TLC! Join our family Fun Day to share ideas, meet neighbours, and help make the park thrive for everyone.
Friends of Partick Park - £1000
Bringing Christmas back to Partick!
Along with Partick Community Council, the Friends of Partick Parks have helped ensure there will be a proper Christmas Tree in Mansfield Park this year. Time to celebrate!
Gary Steven - £500
Christmas arts and crafts day
This is an ideal event for kids and parents to do art together or for you to make or create a lovely gift for someone during the festive period.
Louisa Summer - £420
National Autism Awareness Raising Day
Raising awareness of autism within the local community. The sessions will be led by the National Autistic Society. Hopefully we will be able to set up a local support group.
Michelle Miller - £500
Aftercare for Partick Painted Electrical Boxes
We would like to clean up the previously painted electrical boxes in Partick and have designs to paint over a few more in partnership with Laura from SWG3.
Mike Clews - £500
Creating a community Film
To create a short film within the community produced by local filmmaker Mike Clews. The team will be based in Partick and filming will take place in the area.
Partick Community Growing Project - £1000
Winter beach walking
Great opportunity to get outdoors and take winter walks along a beach, with others, blow away the cobwebs and enjoy the sea, the crashing waves and the fresh, fresh air.
Partick Film Festival - £1000
Partick Film Festival 2026
Partick Film Festival is a community film festival taking place in unique venues across Partick. Our non profit organisation’s ethos is to make all our events accessible to everyone.
Plot to Pot - £500
Let There Be Light - Festival of Bulbs
The aim is to grow bulbs in community greenhouses over the winter and these will be donated to local venues, the library, Annexe and church to brighten up Partick.
Sandy Road Day Nursery - £1000
Ready Steady Cook 4
Sandy Road Day Nursery will involve our children and families in our Ready Steady Cook project, providing fresh fruit, vegetables and recipe ideas, promoting health and wellbeing.
Sunday Community Cafe - £1000
Community Café Christmas Party
To provide free Christmas dinners and a Christmas gift bag for 40 people on the Sunday before Christmas, many of whom will have no one to celebrate it with.
