Issue 6 - January 2007

NOT THE LANGSIDE BLOG

( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
Issue 6
January 2007


Estates Planning Information Week
The College submitted its full planning application to Glasgow City Council on Monday 8 January 2007. This is a vital step in the creation of the new estate. We have worked closely with the College professional team and the City planners to ensure that our application is complete and robust in terms of required detail. We will now continue to work with planning to answer any questions they have and to supply any further information and/or reports.
Local consultation with organisations and individuals form a significant part of the planning permission phase and we remain committed to working with all our near neighbours to ensure their thoughts are, wherever possible, reflected in our new build proposals eg. local residents in Valeview Terrace requested some aesthetic boundary changes and we have included them in the plans submitted.
The planning phase could take a minimum three months and hopefully not longer that six. It is a crucial milestone in the development of the new estate and we expect close scrutiny and interrogation of our plans. However, we remain confident that we can successfully negotiate our way forward to full approval of the new estate plans.
To allow all staff and students the opportunity to view the plans ‘in the round’ we have organised a ‘Planning Information Exhibition’ which will be situated in the Concourse from Monday 22 January until Friday 26 January 2007. I hope you will take the opportunity to visit the exhibition and review the proposals.

New Arrivals
A new member of staff has joined the Lifeskills ALN team. Her name is Annette Currie and she will join Linda Chambers in offering literacies support to both current mainstream students and individuals who would like some help with reading, writing or numbers. Annette has a lot of experience in literacies provision and we warmly welcome her to Langside.

Welcome back to a familiar face on the Langside Campus, namely Margaret Crabbe, formerly Senior Lecturer, Care based at Glenwood Campus. Margaret left Langside to return to the Health service some years ago but missed the camaraderie of Langside colleagues and is delighted to be back at Langside.

A Star in our Midst
Langside’s very own music supremo Alan Craig was a guest on Dave Marshall’s SAGA Radio morning show last week. Alan was invited to talk about his new one-act opera CD called “The Nicht’s the Nicht”. Alan recorded this in Prague last Easter with the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra along with former Langside student Mark Prendergast as tenor. (Mark has just finished as the lead in the Tron theatre panto).
The opera was written for an adult storyteller and a band of wee folk (portrayed by children). Together, they tell the true story of the 17th century Perthshire feud between the clans MacNab and MacNeish. Set at Christmas, the opera embodies a plea for peace. CD’s are available from Alan who is now scheduled to feature also on Radio 2 and Classic FM talking about his music.
Alan also made sure, of course, that he took the opportunity to promote the College and its music and drama courses and shows. Another Langside star is born – well done Alan.

Bended knee disease – alert!
David Steadman has, this week, announced his engagement to partner Mattie Beal, former senior lecturer, Child Care and Education. This follows two recent staff engagements (announced in last week’s Blog). David chose to go down on bended knee in the jewellers shop – which brought a round of applause and a free bottle of bubbly! Do not say David does not know how to treat a lady. Warmest congratulations to David and Mattie.

60th Anniversary Football Trivia
- Season 1946/47 was the 50th season of Scottish League football and the first since 1938/39 due to the Second World War;
- Glasgow Rangers won the Scottish League Division A with Hibernian as runners up;
- Aberdeen were winners of the Scottish Cup after a 2-1 final win over Hibernian; and
- Division A champions Rangers were winners of the inaugural League Cup after a 4-0 win over Aberdeen.
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Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert ­­­­­­Paterson or the Secretariat.
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NOT THE LANGSIDE BLOG

( or it is at langsidecollege.blogspot.com )
Issue 6
January 2007


Estates Planning Information Week
The College submitted its full planning application to Glasgow City Council on Monday 8 January 2007. This is a vital step in the creation of the new estate. We have worked closely with the College professional team and the City planners to ensure that our application is complete and robust in terms of required detail. We will now continue to work with planning to answer any questions they have and to supply any further information and/or reports.
Local consultation with organisations and individuals form a significant part of the planning permission phase and we remain committed to working with all our near neighbours to ensure their thoughts are, wherever possible, reflected in our new build proposals eg. local residents in Valeview Terrace requested some aesthetic boundary changes and we have included them in the plans submitted.
The planning phase could take a minimum three months and hopefully not longer that six. It is a crucial milestone in the development of the new estate and we expect close scrutiny and interrogation of our plans. However, we remain confident that we can successfully negotiate our way forward to full approval of the new estate plans.
To allow all staff and students the opportunity to view the plans ‘in the round’ we have organised a ‘Planning Information Exhibition’ which will be situated in the Concourse from Monday 22 January until Friday 26 January 2007. I hope you will take the opportunity to visit the exhibition and review the proposals.

New Arrivals
A new member of staff has joined the Lifeskills ALN team. Her name is Annette Currie and she will join Linda Chambers in offering literacies support to both current mainstream students and individuals who would like some help with reading, writing or numbers. Annette has a lot of experience in literacies provision and we warmly welcome her to Langside.


Welcome back to a familiar face on the Langside Campus, namely Margaret Crabbe, formerly Senior Lecturer, Care based at Glenwood Campus. Margaret left Langside to return to the Health service some years ago but missed the camaraderie of Langside colleagues and is delighted to be back at Langside.

A Star in our Midst
Langside’s very own music supremo Alan Craig was a guest on Dave Marshall’s SAGA Radio morning show last week. Alan was invited to talk about his new one-act opera CD called “The Nicht’s the Nicht”. Alan recorded this in Prague last Easter with the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra along with former Langside student Mark Prendergast as tenor. (Mark has just finished as the lead in the Tron theatre panto).
The opera was written for an adult storyteller and a band of wee folk (portrayed by children). Together, they tell the true story of the 17th century Perthshire feud between the clans MacNab and MacNeish. Set at Christmas, the opera embodies a plea for peace. CD’s are available from Alan who is now scheduled to feature also on Radio 2 and Classic FM talking about his music.
Alan also made sure, of course, that he took the opportunity to promote the College and its music and drama courses and shows. Another Langside star is born – well done Alan.

Bended knee disease – alert!
David Steadman has, this week, announced his engagement to partner Mattie Beal, former senior lecturer, Child Care and Education. This follows two recent staff engagements (announced in last week’s Blog). David chose to go down on bended knee in the jewellers shop – which brought a round of applause and a free bottle of bubbly! Do not say David does not know how to treat a lady. Warmest congratulations to David and Mattie.

60th Anniversary Football Trivia
§ Season 1946/47 was the 50th season of Scottish League football and the first since 1938/39 due to the Second World War;
§ Glasgow Rangers won the Scottish League Division A with Hibernian as runners up;
§ Aberdeen were winners of the Scottish Cup after a 2-1 final win over Hibernian; and
§ Division A champions Rangers were winners of the inaugural League Cup after a 4-0 win over Aberdeen.
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Any ideas, thoughts, scribbles to the Blog – please contact Robert ­­­­­­Paterson or the Secretariat.
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