I first came into “The Well” back in September ’09. I instantly loved the people I was working with, volunteers and clients. I can still remember my first client, a gentleman who wanted to change electric companies. I used to think that was stressful! Returning to The Well in October last year, was fantastic. It […]
Category Archives: Life in The Well
How things change.
In 2004 when the EU accession countries were allowed to travel freely across Europe for work, many Slovakians arrived in Govanhill, many have settled here and made Glasgow their home. Relations between the settled Asian community and the more recent Slovakian community, have at times been very strained – with neither really understanding each other, […]
The joys of English
Sometimes people think that they have enough English not to bring a friend to interpret for them. I have to say this happens most often with the Eastern European Centre Users more than any other group. This morning I was trying to help a lady who had not received her tax credits yet. After two […]
Now we know.
In the second half of last year we changed the way we recorded the information about the centre users. What an interesting revelation that has been! For example we now know that in the last quarter of last year 65% of the centre users came to us by Word of Mouth – which is after […]
October update
Some churches joined in on Samosa Sunday, and so raised the profile of The Well in their congregations. The feedback from the various congregations who took part in Samosa Sunday has been very positive, with many people saying that they now have a greater understanding of what The Well is all about. So far I […]
Frustrations
About four years ago a man first came to The Well very worried about an apparent overpayment that he had received from Income Support. We followed it up on his behalf, and he was eventually able to produce evidence that he had gone to Job Centre Plus when he had said he had. Job Centre […]
Craft Group
One of the activities of The Well is a craft group for women. A place where women can relax, build friendships, learn new skills – just generally a time for themselves. At the craft group yesterday I was so wishing I had had my camera with me – a scene which would not be repeated […]
