Blackhill Community Information a guide to local facilities and services www.thenuehousing.co.uk
Introduction This leaflet provides general information regarding the Blackhill area. Further information is available from a variety of sources including Glasgow City Council s website www.glasgow.gov.uk A Bit About The Area We have a mix of housing stock in the Blackhill area. These include 2 and 3 apartment main door flats and 4, 6 and 7 apartment semi detached houses, some of which are bungalows. During our last phase of development, 10 properties, designated to encourage home ownership, were built. This included a mix of 3apt and 4apt semi detached houses, which were sold on a shared ownership basis. Some of these have now been sold outright. 1. Thenue Service Centre 14 Ruchazie Place, Cranhill Glasgow, G33 3HA Tel: 0141 774 3030 Email: cranhill@thenewhousing.co.uk Office Opening Hours: Monday : 9.30am-12.30pm Thursday : 1.30pm-4.30pm All of our properties are built to a high standard with utility rooms in our larger properties and either a dining size kitchen or separate dining room. Each property is double glazed and fitted with gas central heating. Our houses all have a separate shower room and the flats have electric over bath showers. 2. Transport Links Bus: No 36 from Buchanan Street Bus Station via Alexandra Parade to Provanmill Road No 11 via Royston Road goes from Robroyston (Asda) to Clydebank page 2 blackhill community information leaflet
No 19 via Royston Road goes from Easterhouse (near Forge) to Argyle Street No 38 from Hope Street to Glasgow Fort via Cumbernauld Road/Gartloch Road 3. Nurseries, Schools and Further Education a) Nursery Schools Molendinar Family Learning Centre 84 Craighead Avenue, Glasgow G33 1LH Tel: 0141 770 7692 Fax: 0141 770 6919 Email: headteacher@molendinar- nursery.glasgow.sch.uk b) Primary School Catchments Non Denominational Wallacewell Primary School 305 Standburn Road, Glasgow G21 3RH Tel: 0141 557 5041 Fax: 0141 557 0683 Email: headteacher@wallacewell pri.glasgow.sch.uk Roman Catholic St Philomena s Primary School 21 Robroyston Road, Glasgow, G33 1EA Tel: 0141 770 4134 Fax: 0141 770 1682 Email: headteacher@ st-philomenas-pri.glasgow.sch.uk Royston Nursery School 40 Royston Road, Glasgow G21 2NF Tel: 0141 552 1045 Fax: 0141 552 3594 Email: headteacher@roystonnursery.glasgow.sch.uk september 2012 page 3
c) Secondary School Non Denominational Smithycroft Secondary School 282 Smithycroft Road, Glasgow G33 2QU Tel: 0141 582 0220 Fax: 0141 582 0221 Email: headteacher@smithycroft -pri.glasgow.sch.uk Roman Catholic St Roch s Primary School 267 Royston Road, Glasgow G21 2BS 4. Healthcare & Community Facilities Glenmill Medical Centre 1191 Royston Road, Glasgow G33 1EY Tel: 0141 770 4052 Molendinar Community Centre 1210 Royston Road, Glasgow G33 1HE Tel: 0141 276 1300 NHS 24 Tel: 08454 24 24 24 or www.nhs24.com Tel: 0141 552 0010 Fax: 0141 552 6071 Email: headteacher@st-rochs-sec. glasgow.sch.uk page 4 blackhill community information leaflet
5. Money Advice Thenue Residents only Thenue Housing 14 Ruchazie Place, Glasgow, G33 3HA Tel: 0141 774 3030 Every Tuesday 1.30pm-4.00pm Email: admin@thenuehousing.co.uk North Glasgow Credit Union 98 James Nisbet Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G21 2LH Tel: 0141 553 1248 Citizens Advice Bureau 1361-1363 Gallowgate Glasgow, G31 4DN Tel: 0141 554 0004 6. Local Council Representatives Councillor Sohan Singh Tel: 0141 287 5468 sohan.singh@councillors.glasgow.gov.uk Surgery details: 3rd Thursday each month, 6.00pm Molendinar Community Centre 1210 Royston Road, Glasgow G33 1EX Local Housing Benefit Office 30 Charles Street, Springburn, Glasgow, G21 2PN Enquiries: 0141 287 0055 Monday-Friday 9am-4.30pm (open until 5.30pm on Thursdays) Closed 3rd Wednesday of month for staff training september 2012 page 5
7. Police & Community Police Baird Street Police Office, 6 Baird Street, Glasgow, G4 0EZ (open 24 hours) Tel: 0141 532 2000 Community Police Officers Tel: 0141 532 2000 springburncommunitypolicingteam@ strathclyde.pnn.police.uk 8. Shopping Local newsagents and general store at Provanmill Road, Glasgow A variety of shops on Royston Road (chip shop, convenience store and an off sales) or The Forge Shopping Centre (ASDA), Glasgow Fort (Morrisons) and Glasgow City Centre. A variety of shops can also be found on Smithycroft Road. page 6 blackhill community information leaflet
9. Places of Worship St Paul s Provanmill Church 30 Langdale Street, Provanmill Glasgow, G33 1DP Tel: 0141 427 4051 Sunday Service: 11.00am St Philomena s RC Church 1255 Royston Road, Glasgow G33 1EH Tel: 0141 770 4237 Saturday Vigil: 6.00pm Sunday Mass: 11.00am, 5.00pm Weekday Mass: 10.00am september 2012 page 7
thenue housing 423 London Road, Glasgow, G40 1AG Tel: 0141 550 3581 admin@thenuehousing.co.uk www.thenuehousing.co.uk We are committed to ensuring access to information for everyone. If you need this information translated in another language or you require an audiotape, Braille or large print version, please tell us. Thenue Housing Association Ltd Registered under the Provident & Societies Acts (No 1933R(S)) Charity registered in Scotland (No SC032782)