Cathcart, Merrylee and Muirend Community Council

22/05/2026

Today we’re launching our new Chair’s Chat blog. After each of our Community Council meetings, our Chair Carolyn will share her reflections on what we’re up to and how people can get involved. This first blog covers the pitch at Merrylee Primary, changes at the Couper Institute and Carolyn’s deep and abiding love of local noticeboards. Let us know what you think!

I love community noticeboards. It’s a standing joke in my family that whenever we go somewhere new and spot a noticeboard, usually outside a library or town hall, I will be hopelessly drawn to it. Inevitably I’ll loiter for ages, happily perusing the latest community council minutes, adverts for...

09/05/2026

6 weeks ago today we facilitated our first author event at the Couper Institute, with the fantastic best-selling author Gavin Bell imparting his wisdom and tales of becoming a published author and hosting a writing workshop.

Attached is just a selection of some of the feedback we received from the attendees on the day, which was overwhelmingly positive. Thank you to everyone who came along and helped make the event such a success. We hope you all thoroughly enjoyed it and we are now looking into hosting more author events in the future.

07/05/2026

A wee reminder that the next Community Council meeting is this coming Wednesday, 13 May.

The agenda and zoom link for the meeting are available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cisR9HDQngjbkw_4AmNNzbKvS9BzoPx-8iQ5J2bk0Jo/edit?usp=sharing

We'll be discussing our upcoming summer fete, film programme and Doors Open Day events, as well as next steps on protecting the Couper Institute, outcomes of recent funding applications and our application for a Fireworks Control Zone, progress on replacing the pitch at Merrylee Primary and much more.

We'd love to see you there, and as ever, we're keen to hear your ideas, concerns and involvement. The community council is made up of volunteer local residents just like you, and there are always opportunities to get involved.

06/05/2026

23/04/2026

✨ Join us from 2-4pm this Saturday for FREE Micro Talks. 6 minute talks with picture slides, taking us on an entertaining journey in our lovely local library. Tea and coffee available from 1:45pm and biccies and a blether for all! 50 spaces available, let us know if you have any questions or access requirements ✨

22/04/2026

We are holding a hustings for the Scottish Parliamentary elections; details below. If you would like to raise a question in advance then please use the following link https://tinyurl.com/HustingsQuestions
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21/04/2026

📣 Micro Talk Title: Ceilidh: A Culture of Collaboration

⭐️ Lynne Campbell is a Facilitator, Design Thinker, prizewinning Scots singer, writer, poet, host of the Scots Language Awards, founding member of the Association of Business Poets, semi-professional mushroom-botherer and creatrix of Collaboration Ceilidhs. Her work helps organisations or partnerships create healthy collaborative cultures using design tools and Scottish culture. She’ll also bend your ear about fungi and fish traditions if you'll let her!

FREE Micro Talks
Saturday 25th April, 2-4pm
Couper Library, Cathcart
50 spaces
Please message us with any questions or access requirements.
We would love to see you there, we think it's going to be a great afternoon!

21/04/2026

📣 Micro Talk Title: The Cost of NO Transition.

⭐️ Conn Murnin from Belfast, is a PhD student at the University of Strathclyde, studying Renewable Technology. He is passionate about how green technology and sustainable ways of living can have an amazing impact on the planet, and how it can all start with us! We are often told how much our eco & climate friendly technology costs the local family in bills and fuel, it is not often discussed how much it will cost our children and futures if we do not begin to change our current resources and way of life. He will end with a hopeful and practical plan in how you can support a JUST transition.

FREE Micro Talks
Saturday 25th April, 2-4pm
Couper Library, Cathcart
50 free spaces
Join us for a cup of tea from 1:45pm. Please message us if you have any access requirements or questions.

21/04/2026

📣 Micro Talk Title: Participating in the Scottish Parliament

⭐️ Nicola Bell is a Participation Specialist at the Scottish Parliament. Based in the Participation and Communities Team (PACT), this team act as a bridge between communities and the Parliament. Nicola is the lead for Glasgow Local Authority area and previously worked in the third sector, supporting unpaid carers and young people. She will be sharing more about the ways to engage with your parliament!

FREE Micro Talks
Saturday 25 April, 2-4pm
Cathcart's Couper Library
50 spaces, message us with questions or access requirements.
Join us, we'd love to see you there!

21/04/2026

📣 Micro Talk Title: The history of Anime and Manga

⭐️ Ivor is 10 years old and attends a local primary school. Ivor loves reading, drawing, playing chess and is a purple belt in a local karate club. His love of anime and manga has grown over this last year, and he is looking forward to speaking to the local community about it.