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Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Month-long summer festival of film, music, and creativity set to return to Glasgow
A month-long festival of film, music, and creativity is set to return to the heart of Glasgow's southside. Queen's Park Arena's 2025 Summer Programme will run from July 3 to August 3 and will feature more than 90 events, including cinema screenings, live music, creative arts, early years activities, and sports. Most events will be free or donation-based. The much-loved Cults & Classics cinema strand will return with 31 open-air screenings, including 15 family matinees, four 12+ evening shows, and 12 cult favourites and blockbusters for adults. Read more: Body found in Loch Lomond in search for 83-year-old man Govan collector auctions Messi, Maradona memorabilia for charity Big Fun will offer 15 early years sessions, two kids' discos, and a variety of creative activities such as dance, storytelling, and music. Open Stage will feature 15 free creative arts workshops and two flagship events: the Glasgow Choir Festival and theneo, both celebrating grassroots music and movement. Tickets are available now at Chet Capkiner, founding director of Inhouse Event Solutions CIC, said: "This summer, we're building on everything our audiences love from cult cinema and creative workshops to live music and grassroots culture. "We're especially proud that most of our events remain completely free or donation-based, ensuring the programme is accessible to as many people as possible. "I'm also very excited to bring back larger scale live music gigs to the arena this year for the first time since 2017, I can't wait to welcome everyone back this year." The Glasgow Games returns with 15 free fitness classes for families and two major live sports screenings. The expanded programme also includes more ticketed events, with QPA Live presenting music and comedy shows across key weekends. Promoter 432 will launch the opening weekend with The Smyths, Arab Strap, and Warmduscher. Yard Act and Gerdie Greep will perform on July 18 and 19. The programme will close with the Sub Club Southside Weekender, featuring headliners Moodyman and Derek Carter.
Glasgow Times
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
Free cult cinema and live gigs at Queen's Park Arena
Queen's Park Arena's 2025 Summer Programme will run from July 3 to August 3 and will feature more than 90 events, including cinema screenings, live music, creative arts, early years activities, and sports. Most events will be free or donation-based. The much-loved Cults & Classics cinema strand will return with 31 open-air screenings, including 15 family matinees, four 12+ evening shows, and 12 cult favourites and blockbusters for adults. Read more: Body found in Loch Lomond in search for 83-year-old man Govan collector auctions Messi, Maradona memorabilia for charity Big Fun will offer 15 early years sessions, two kids' discos, and a variety of creative activities such as dance, storytelling, and music. Open Stage will feature 15 free creative arts workshops and two flagship events: the Glasgow Choir Festival and theneo, both celebrating grassroots music and movement. Tickets are available now at Chet Capkiner, founding director of Inhouse Event Solutions CIC, said: "This summer, we're building on everything our audiences love from cult cinema and creative workshops to live music and grassroots culture. "We're especially proud that most of our events remain completely free or donation-based, ensuring the programme is accessible to as many people as possible. "I'm also very excited to bring back larger scale live music gigs to the arena this year for the first time since 2017, I can't wait to welcome everyone back this year." The Glasgow Games returns with 15 free fitness classes for families and two major live sports screenings. The expanded programme also includes more ticketed events, with QPA Live presenting music and comedy shows across key weekends. Promoter 432 will launch the opening weekend with The Smyths, Arab Strap, and Warmduscher. Yard Act and Gerdie Greep will perform on July 18 and 19. The programme will close with the Sub Club Southside Weekender, featuring headliners Moodyman and Derek Carter.
Edinburgh Reporter
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Edinburgh Reporter
West Lothian Council to give families more than £1.5m in support over summer holidays
West Lothian Council will give families more than £1.5m in support over the summer holidays. The money is part of the free school meals programme which ensures youngsters do not lose out during the six-week summer holidays which start at the end of this month. Beverley Akinlami, CLD Youth Services Manager revealed the spend in addition to the £400,000 summer holiday programme for the county this summer. The Council Education PDSP heard that activities will be delivered by council staff in partnership with regulated childcare providers, third sector organisations, and community groups with a wide variety of programmes set to be available across West Lothian. The 2025 Summer Programme will provide holiday clubs over the six-week school holidays. Officers will coordinate the delivery of summer holiday provision for young people in partnership with regulated childcare providers, third sector organisations, and community groups to design and deliver activity programmes and services, to support targeted groups and wider provision for young people. The council will also invest £1.513 million towards free school meal payments during school holidays. As per previous years, this will come in the form of direct payments to families of pupils entitled to receive free school meals. Family vouchers enabling free access to activities will be distributed by West Lothian Council Anti-Poverty Service linking in with the West Lothian Food Network Ms Akinlami told the councillors: 'The provision of summer holiday activities to support targeted groups and wider provision for young people in West Lothian will complement direct payments to be made to families of children and young people entitled to free school meals, and embed support for the most targeted groups and young people within their local community over the holiday period.' Councillor Pauline Orr said: 'There's something going on in almost every area. How do we communicate this information out there to families and providers, so they know?' Ms Akinlami said: 'As a council we take all the information from our providers, and we have advertised on the council website. That wlll be under the Get into Summer webpage. Theres also information that we circulate to schools and colleagues within social policy so they can support families who may need additional help to access services.' By Stuart Sommerville, Local Democracy Reporter Like this: Like Related
Daily Record
11-06-2025
- Business
- Daily Record
West Lothian summer holiday support will include free school meals
The money is part of the free school meals programme which ensures youngsters do not lose out during the six week summer holidays which start at the end of this month. West Lothian Council will give families more than £1.5m in support over the summer holidays. The money is part of the free school meals programme which ensures youngsters do not lose out during the six week summer holidays which start at the end of this month. Beverley Akinlami, CLD Youth Services Manager revealed the spend in addition to the £400,000 summer holiday programme for the county this summer. The Council Education PDSP heard that activities will be delivered by council staff in partnership with regulated childcare providers, third sector organisations, and community groups with a wide variety of programmes set to be available across West Lothian. The 2025 Summer Programme will provide holiday clubs over the six-week school holidays. Officers will coordinate the delivery of summer holiday provision for young people in partnership with regulated childcare providers, third sector organisations, and community groups to design and deliver activity programmes and services, to support targeted groups and wider provision for young people. The council will also invest £1.513 million towards free school meal payments during school holidays. As per previous years, this will come in the form of direct payments to families of pupils entitled to receive free school meals. Family vouchers enabling free access to activities will be distributed by West Lothian Council Anti-Poverty Service linking in with the West Lothian Food Network Ms Akinlami told the councillors: 'The provision of summer holiday activities to support targeted groups and wider provision for young people in West Lothian will complement direct payments to be made to families of children and young people entitled to free school meals, and embed support for the most targeted groups and young people within their local community over the holiday period.' Councillor Pauline Orr said: 'There's something going on in almost every area. How do we communicate this information out there to families and providers so they know?' Ms Akinlami said: 'As a council we take all the information from our providers and we have advertised on the council website. That will be under the Get into Summer webpage. There's also information that we circulate to schools and colleagues within social policy so they can support families who may need additional help to access services.'
Edinburgh Live
11-06-2025
- Business
- Edinburgh Live
West Lothian summer holiday support will include free school meals
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info West Lothian Council will give families more than £1.5m in support over the summer holidays. The money is part of the free school meals programme which ensures youngsters do not lose out during the six week summer holidays which start at the end of this month. Beverley Akinlami, CLD Youth Services Manager revealed the spend in addition to the £400,000 summer holiday programme for the county this summer. The Council Education PDSP heard that activities will be delivered by council staff in partnership with regulated childcare providers, third sector organisations, and community groups with a wide variety of programmes set to be available across West Lothian. The 2025 Summer Programme will provide holiday clubs over the six-week school holidays. Officers will coordinate the delivery of summer holiday provision for young people in partnership with regulated childcare providers, third sector organisations, and community groups to design and deliver activity programmes and services, to support targeted groups and wider provision for young people. The council will also invest £1.513 million towards free school meal payments during school holidays. As per previous years, this will come in the form of direct payments to families of pupils entitled to receive free school meals. Family vouchers enabling free access to activities will be distributed by West Lothian Council Anti-Poverty Service linking in with the West Lothian Food Network Ms Akinlami told the councillors: 'The provision of summer holiday activities to support targeted groups and wider provision for young people in West Lothian will complement direct payments to be made to families of children and young people entitled to free school meals, and embed support for the most targeted groups and young people within their local community over the holiday period.' Councillor Pauline Orr said: 'There's something going on in almost every area. How do we communicate this information out there to families and providers so they know?" Ms Akinlami said: 'As a council we take all the information from our providers and we have advertised on the council website. That will be under the Get into Summer webpage. There's also information that we circulate to schools and colleagues within social policy so they can support families who may need additional help to access services.'
