This Town Hall is the hub of the Clarkston Community, everything happens here, birthday parties,…read morefitness classes, sports events, voting, jumble sales, Farmers Markets, this place has got it going on. My favourite event is the booksale when they flog off old books from the library at bargain prices. This happens around twice a year and I'm always first in the queue as I'm a total bookworm and like nothing better than getting my mitts on a good read. There's also a tree planted outside which is permanently lit up commemorate the 22 people who were killed in the Clarkston gas explotion of 1971.

A small library, close to the train station; Clarkston library is well equipped if you are a casual…read morereader or are looking for some books for your school project. Staff are invariably friendly and happy to help with any requests. Books can be renewed online, which is an added bonus and you can also look at the catalogues of the other East Renfrewshire libraries. It's free to join if you live in the local area.

I'm not really sure "Yay, I'm a fan" sums up the experience I had here but three stars makes it…read moreseem like there's something wrong with the shop, when there isn't. This shop seems to be pretty new (I'd never noticed it before!) and it sells a big range of second-hand kids stuff. On the basis that I thought the clothes etc were new when I visited, it goes to show the stuff looks really nice and is well presented. There's also toys, and an area selling super cheap new basics as well. I wasn't in to buy anything myself (wait til I get a dog and then I'll be back to buy baby rompers for it) but prices were super cheap and the staff were nice, so 4 stars is it.

Undoubtedly another one of the mother's phases - an allotment or a plot. Apparently the obtaining…read moreand renting of one is rather urgently required due to the lack of sun and size of her own garden. Given, she's yet to actually venture a visit to the nearest allotments - never mind investigation - I surmise this will probably not materialise. Nonetheless, I did some digging on her behalf. This meant some mother brownie points as well as a very handy review. Talk about multitasking! Anyway, these are the closest allotments to me, at a tiny three minute walk. They are cleverly tucked away just off of Old Castle Road, which can give the impression that you're actually not in the middle of Glasgow. That's always nice. One of my elderly neighbour's rents an allotment here - and has done for at least five years. Needless to say, he's continually been pleased with their services. The allotment's are a decent - and manageable - size with good earth and handy gardening facilities. There is also extremely limited trouble of disturbance due to the adequate security and vandalism deterrents. These include big metal padlocked gates (as you can see from one of the photos) and 'anti-climbing' paint. You know, the never drying paint. So youth's will be more concerned with staining their track suits than ruining some veg. Excellent reports on these allotments - so should you wish to go all Charlie Dimmock this place is ideal.

Equal Say did wonders for me when they trained me to be a Citizens Advocate and I would recommend…read moreanyone wanting to be an advocate to go there as they are the best.

This is such a lovely charity shop - probably one of the nicest I've ever been too! I've been in a…read morecouple of times for a look and I absolutely love how it's laid out - essentially, it's split into four areas and laid out like a house. There's a bed, bathroom, living and men's/women's clothing areas. It's very cleverly done and is really appealing, especially compared to your standard charity shop. Prices are reasonable, there's a huge range of women's & men clothes and accessories (a whole drawer of ties!) as well as crockery/glassware, cards for Christmas (if you want to get in really early) and the usual bits you'd expect in a charity shop. It's worth paying this shop a visit just to see how nicely it's laid out, even if you're not planning on buying anything!

I thought I would do a review on this place, but for the time I was in it a few weeks back. All I…read morecan say is. I think it's a very posh looking charity shop. I liked it. Nipped in here the last time after finishing a cooking job. Giffnock is a lovely wee place. I think you'd need to be posh to live here:) a charity shop is just a charity shop. But this one just feels different.