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☀️ TGA Newlands Summer Fayre is BACK! 🎪

Join us for an afternoon of fun at our Summer Fayre on:

📅 Saturday 16th May
⏰ 2pm – 4pm

There’s something for everyone, including:
🎈 Bouncy castles
🐴 Pony rides
🎨 Face painting & tattoos
🧸 Teddy workshop
👕 T-shirt design
📚 Book swap
🍰 Home baking & hot food
🎟️ Raffle, gymnastics area… and lots more!

🎟️ Family Ticket: £10 (includes 10 tokens)

Please purchase in advance (details on poster) and bring cash on the day for additional activities.

Bring the whole family and enjoy a fantastic afternoon at Newlands – we can’t wait to see you there! 💜

Join us on Saturday 6th June from 1pm – 4pm at School Ground, Anniesland for an afternoon packed with family fun and entertainment. ☀️🎡

🐴 Pony Rides
🎨 Face Painting
🍔 Food & Drinks
🎭 Live Entertainment
🎠 Spectacular Helter Skelter Ride
✨ And More!

🎫 Family tickets are £10 and include 10 tokens to purchase at the stalls!

👉 Buy your tickets here https://tinyurl.com/mrxyhseh

We look forward to welcoming pupils, parents, former pupils and friends of the school for a fantastic afternoon!

We have a lovely signed etching of The Glasgow Academy from Great Western Road, by Wilfred Crawford Applebey (1889 -1959).
He studied at the The Glasgow School of Art and exhibited 48 works at the Glasgow Institute, 3 at Liverpool’s Walker Galley and 14 at the Royal Scottish Academy during his career.
He passed away at age 69 in Newton Mearns in Glasgow.

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A special thanks to all of the knitters who took part in our to create 180 bells to celebrate our 180th school anniversary.
We were delighted to welcome those who could make it along to our coffee morning today.
Thanks so much for your time and hard work!

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Today, on the 160th anniversary of The Glasgow Academical Club, it was lovely to receive this wonderful donation of a Barbarians signed shirt from along with a photo of the school team who attended Stirling that day.
Do you recognise yourself in the photo?
Or do you recognise the signatures?

Glasgow Accies Sports Club began 21st April 1866.
🥳🏈

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A few weeks ago we had a visit from some former pupils from the School for Girls, one of our predecessor institutions, who merged with The Glasgow Academy in the early 1990s which resulted in The Glasgow Academy becoming co-ed.
They shared memories of their with us during an oral history session, before we had a brief tour of the campus including a stop at Westbourne House on the terrace.
We were also kindly donated some items for our school too.
Thanks ladies, we had a wonderful time!




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Images: Former pupils of Westbourne School for Girls, 2 March 2026.
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Dating from the 1920s, this lovely framed photo with antique Boots art dept label, shows staff and pupils from the Westbourne Garden School, including the two Misses Nielson - one was the Headmistress, the other sister was a languages teacher.


Photos:
The two Misses Neilston
Left - Miss A. B. Neilston, Headmistress
Right - Miss J. B. Neilston

Back of framed photo with antique Boots art department label

Detail of group photo showing some of the staff and pupils from Westbourne Gardens School

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Yesterday at The Glasgow Academy we celebrated day in our 180th anniversary year 🔔

What better way to mark the occasion than to have our annual Ronnie Woods memorial lecture where we invited Paul Bassett to give his wonderful talk "People Make Glasgow Theatre".
Paul spoke about the history and development of Theatres in Glasgow, (and Grahamston!) which included the Pavilion, Theatre Royal, King's, Alhambra, Henglers Circus and more. But with a particular focus on the Citizens, and its founder Dr O.H. Mavor, aka Playwright James Bridie, one of our former pupils.

We were pleased to welcome Ronnie Woods' family including his daughter, the great-niece of Dr Mavor, and former Westbourne School alumna and actor, Vivien Heilbron. Vivien is probably most well-known known for playing Chris Guthrie in Sunset Song for the BBC in the 1970s. She shared her memories of appearing on stage at the Citz, which was a treat for all.

Thanks to everyone who came along on such a dismal night with traffic restrictions in Glasgow. We appreciate your support!

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