Wandering out to lunch I notice a tent set up next to the library with people working on bikes…read more Interest gained. Turns out that it is Go Green Week and Glasgow University Environmental Club and Glasgow University Climate Action were doing stuff including inviting De'ils on Wheels along to fix bikes. They are a Charity that does stuff like recycling bike parts; cycling events and activities; training courses for cycling on road and cycle mechanics. Awesome! So they fixed the crunchy, groany, growling noise my bike has been making lately and they alerted me to some very worn brake blocks. I am planning to head over there, get them fixed and tell you more.

Puncture on way home, gave me second hand tube and fitted to get me back on road, could have…read morecharged anything but only wanted a pound.

With one of my hobbies l usually find plenty of fishing weights, and in no time they build up until…read moreone day you realise that you have to start getting rid or items before they overtake space in your home. I wasn't sure about scrap yards near me or recycling plants until I did a Google search and the first one that came up with these guys. Finding them was pretty easy with google maps and all I had to look for was some sort of junk yard. Now before you scrap metal you need two forms of identification, this is usually a drivers licence and a house hold bill, this is to ensure that you ain't been nicking of others and also to cover their backs. You then weigh your items, then given a receipt then head straight to the cash dest, simple

New to You is the third branch from the Gorbals Recycles Project. This is another charity shop…read morefocused more on furniture with a few books and toys thrown in. Ooh I forgot, they also have a sweetie counter, I just had to buy me some 10p mix ups. Yum! They had some cracking deals with wardrobes and sofas from £20. Not a lot of items stay there too long, while I was there, a chair was sold and the Gorbals Recycles luton truck turned up in which they were bringing in items as fast as they were taking out. Stock is replenished frequently due to the great bargains they have on offer. The shop is immaculately clean, you can tell it's well looked after. It's a warm and friendly place, equal to their partner shops in town and in the Gorbals. It's such a great project and everyone I've met on the project has been really helpful. Gorbals Recycles supports it's volunteers which you can tell and they also support unemployed trying to get back into work. They also try to prevent land fill through recycling many various items that people no longer want or need. New to You also has some of the bicycles from the Gorbals shop on sale, they said many have taken an interest since they put them on display. This shop is situated in a cracking location in Partick, on the Dumbarton Road line of great charity shops. It's also a hop, skip and a jump from Partick train/subway/bus station. There's also plenty of buses that pass by. It's an ideal spot so I would definitely check what stock they've got, whatever's in the window goes pretty quickly so I'd get in there quick.

Yorkhill Children's Foundation is a small Glasgow charity based in the Yorkhill area. You'll find…read morethe Charity's office actually inside the Yorkhill Children's Hospital - which means that it is ideally placed to do the work that it does with the sick Children getting treatment at the hospital. As a charity, the Yorkhill Children's Foundation works to make the life of the sick children being treated at Yorkhill a little better. With the money they raise they do things as diverse as buying new medical equipment for the hospital and investing in entertainment to make each child's stay less daunting. To raise the money to do this, the Yorkhill Children Foundation organise a great variety of fundraising events. Recent events have included a Swishing party (that's clothes swapping to any of you who are less 'up' on fashion trends!) a dinner and a golf day. If you want to take part in any of the foundations events, or even hold your own, you can get in touch with the foundation via their website or by popping into their office. As a charity, the Yorkhill Children's Foundation is very visible in the local community. As well as their events, you'll notice collecting cans in local shops as well as recycling bins in various locations around the city. Personally, I think that the Yorkhill Children's Foundation is an absolutely lovely charity which does hugely important and worthwhile work. If you're looking for a charity to support in the Glasgow area - why not get in touch?