Our AGM 2024

Guest speakers at the AGM were Emma Plant of Glasgow University and Margot Devaney of Shettleston Community Growing Project who gave very well-received presentations on how both the Association and local residents can take action to promote nature and bio-diversity in the area.

Members and other tenants were invited to an open event before the AGM at which a team of energy advisers from the WISE group were on hand. There was also an opportunity to talk to representatives from the Growing Project, the Friends of Tollcross Park and the Association’s own Upkeep team which provides all environmental caretaking and greenspace management for the Association.

The external auditor reported back to the members on the Association’s 2023/24 annual accounts and gave the Association’s finances and finance processes a clean bill of health.

The following members were newly elected to the Board: Marian Hassan; Tracey Kernahan and Irene McGinnes. (Marian and Tracey are SHA tenants and Irene is a factored owner and a former tenant).

Grace Barbour, Brian Barclay and Gillian Johnston were re-elected to the Board for a further term. The other continuing elected Board Members are: Elizabeth Battersby, Hugh McIntosh, Maureen Mulgrew, Janice Saunders and Eddie Robertson.

The long service awards were announced for three Association members who have served for more than 40 years: William Bourke, Mima Pryce and Betty Finnen. Our Chair Hugh stressed the vital importance to the Association of having a healthy membership and commended Rosemary Cairns (housing officer) for the number of new members she has signed up.

The garden competition winners were also announced with winners as follows:

• Individual Garden Winner: 540 Old Shettleston Road;
• Individual Garden Runner up: 52 Castlelaw Gardens and
• Shared Spaces Winner: 885 Shettleston Road.