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Monday 9am - 5pm Tuesday 9am - 5pm Wednesday 9am - 5pm Thursday 9am - 5pm

Govan HELP

Govan HELP offers a "menu" of integrated early intervention services to support the child, his/her family and their holistic needs.

Established in 1996 Govan Home and Education Link Project (formerly Hill's Trust Home School Community Project) is a home and education support project supporting families with children who go to school or nursery in Greater Govan. Govan HELP offers it services to pupils and their families from local schools and nurseries. Govan HELP aims to:

- support families before their difficulties worsen a

nd reach crisis
- improve children's school & nursery experience
- build resilience, confidence and self-worth in children and adults
- strengthen family relationships
- help parents to feel more supportive, capable and responsible.

01/09/2026

We're hosting our first neighbourhood drop-in evening session! 🤩 4.30pm-7.30pm on Monday 14th September.

Got ideas about things you'd like to see change in Govan? We want to hear them!

Come by for a coffee and a chat at the Elder Park Library Reading Rooms. Full details below 👇

Please note: This event is for residents of Central Govan and Linthouse.

27/08/2026

We have a new addition to our amazing team of Family Workers - meet Anya Watt 💜💙

Anya's background is in child and adolescent psychology, having trained with the NHS as a Clinical Associate in Applied Psychology. As a Family Worker, Anya is committed to providing families with safe, non-judgemental support, making her perfectly suited to working with the Govan HELP team.

We're delighted to welcome Anya on board! Here she is twinning with the office toy table this morning🩷

26/08/2026

🤩FREE EVENT🤩 Movement Park are hosting a free Family Urban Sports day for the community at Riverside Museum 🚴🏆

There are a whole load of different sports to get involved in, including rollerskating, skateboarding and parkour!

📆 Sunday 13th September
🕛 12pm - 3pm
📍 Riverside Museum

We'll see you there!

17/08/2026

This Saturday (22nd August), Maslows Community will be hosting another Street Glow-up event between 11-3! 🧼🧹✨✨✨✨

Come along for a day of live music, street cleaning, kids games, graffiti - and a free lunch! 🍕🍗🥗

Be sure to say hello to our Community Connector Katy D (look for the Govan HELP banner!) who's keen to hear your thoughts about life in the neighbourhood.

14/08/2026

Are you based in Govan and interested in radio journalism? 🎙️

Our friends at Sunny Govan Community Radio are starting a community journalism project, beginning 25th August.

They're looking to bring together a group of local voices to tell stories from the Govan community, promote local businesses and events - all while helping you build your media and radio skills!

It's a brilliant opportunity for anyone in the G51 postcode. Get in touch with Georgia for more info 🙂

12/08/2026

Free pizza anyone? 🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕

David and Ryan from The Victor Pizza Company Limited have kindly donated a huge surplus of pizzas from their wholesalers in Coatbridge.

The Govan Pantry team have been working hard to fit them into our freezers but we still have some left over that are up for grabs! Pop down to the pantry ASAP before they're all gone! 😋

07/08/2026

Viv and Lindsay had a lovely morning visiting Jannette at Baby Bank Scotland to pick up some urgently needed items for some of our families in Govan. 🤰👶🧸🍼

If you're in the Govan community and in need of essential baby items, reach out to us here at Govan HELP.

If you have any items you're no longer needing and would like to donate, check the Baby Bank Scotland page for details of what's currently needed and when to drop off.

Huge thank you for your help today, Jannette, and for the amazing work you do! 💛💛💛💛

05/08/2026

The fruit and veg area of The Govan Pantry is looking extra colourful this morning 🍎🍇🥕🫑😍

The Village Hotel had brought in a whole load of extra fruit and veg for guests who were competing at the Commonwealth Games. But as it turns out, athletes only want carbs after competitions! 💪🥐🍞

The Pantry is open 11-3pm Wednesday and Thursday - pop by and grab yourself some lovely fruit and veg before it's gone!

29/07/2026

📢 Important notice 📢 Unfortunately, we've had to cancel Govan Tots next Monday (3rd August) due to The Pearce Institute being closed that day.

We're sorry for any inconvenience, and look forward to welcoming you back on Wednesday the 5th!

27/07/2026

Tomorrow at Linthouse Community Shop! 📅

We're hosting a drop-in session where locals are encouraged to come by and talk about life in our neighbourhood!

If you want to talk about what works well and what could be better in Linthouse and Govan, then please drop in for a chat - we'd love to hear your thoughts.

Drop in any time between 2-5pm for coffee, tea, cake and a blether. ☕🍰

Address

The Pearce Institute, 840-860 Govan Road
Glasgow
G513UU

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm

Website

http://www.govanhelp.org/donate

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