Govanhill Baths Community Trust

Govanhill Baths Community Trust Grassroots activist-based org: wellbeing, arts, environmental, and heritage projects; and working to reopen Govanhill Baths as a wellbeing centre

GBCT is a campaigning charity borne out of a protest organisation Save Our Pool—Southside Against Closure. This group was formed in January 2001 after Glasgow City Council announced closure of the baths. After the longest occupation of a civic building in British history, we have worked tirelessly for 20 years to reopen this vital facility. We are almost there - but we can't do it without you. Find out more about our campaign to save the Baths and how you can join our fight.

Important notice: Some makers have reported a scam email from someone pretending to be the GBCT RE:MADE team. The scam e...
27/09/2026

Important notice: Some makers have reported a scam email from someone pretending to be the GBCT RE:MADE team. The scam emails were sent from '[email protected]', ‘[email protected]’ addresses. We take this seriously and wanted to flag this up for everyone else to make sure no one clicks the link.

If any email includes any email address which is not in the '.com' domain; or any sign-up forms asking for your bank details, please ignore those emails and report immediately.

The RE:MADE Open Call is closing on 30 September.

Over 500 people have visited OPEN DOORS: 10 years of Govanhill Baths Ceramics exhibition from 19 to 20 September. Govanh...
26/09/2026

Over 500 people have visited OPEN DOORS: 10 years of Govanhill Baths Ceramics exhibition from 19 to 20 September.

Govanhill Baths Ceramics began in a very casual way, in May 2016, with a couple of bags of clay and a small kiln. It used to 'pop up' in a space that had been part of the Turkish Suite in the centre of Govanhill Baths. Huge thanks to the team and pottery club members, artists, tutors, and participants who helped Govanhill Baths Ceramics grow over the past 10 years, and stage such a brilliant exhibition in the Steamie.

This exhibition was funded and supported by the Goldsmiths' Foundation.

25/09/2026

Govanhill Youth Club ‘Looking For Somewhere to Swim’
Govanhill International Festival & Carnival 2026

The Base House Party Crew:
Abdul
Anita
Bella
Bryan
Ivan B
Ivan G
Kristian
Patrik
Peter
Samuel
Valentina

DJs:
Anita
Bella
Valentina

Artists:
Bex Anson .anson
Saehee Simmons
Vermilion Studio .vs.studio
Duende

Youth Workers:
Maariyah Afzal
Taylor Winters
Saehee Simmons

Film by:
Douglas Tyrrell Bunge

Special thanks to:
Bex Anson
Martin Campbell & Elisabetta Fragala
Tom Joyes

Supported by:
YouthLink Scotland
Creative Scotland
BBC Children In Need
Scottish Government

Govanhill Youth Programme delivered one of the festival’s highlight floats this year.

Working with artists Bex Anson, Saehee Simmons, Duende, Vermilion Studio and Douglas Tyrell Bunge, the young people created The Base House Party as a vibrant expression of what a safe, welcoming and celebratory space can look and feel like. Drawing on the energy and aesthetics of carnival and soundsystem culture, the float transformed their ideas for the future of Govanhill into a powerful public statement.

Looking for Somewhere to Swim is a youth-led activist arts project highlighting the vital role that young people have played throughout the 25-year campaign to save Govanhill Baths.Young people have been at the heart of this history from the beginning. During the 1999 campaign, a Children’s Committee used creativity, collective action and activism to make their voices heard and demand that the Baths survive. A quarter of a century later, The Base House Party carries that legacy forward, giving a new generation of young people a platform to imagine, celebrate and campaign for the Govanhill they want to see.

We're hiring! Project Coordinator – Steamie Meanwhile UseDeadline: 9am Tuesday 20th OctoberInterviews: Friday 30th Octob...
24/09/2026

We're hiring!

Project Coordinator – Steamie Meanwhile Use

Deadline: 9am Tuesday 20th October
Interviews: Friday 30th October

Start date: 2nd November 2026
End date: 28th May 2027
Location: Hybrid- GBCT Main Office and Steamie, Govanhill Baths
Salary: 2 days a week (15 hours) £8,000
(FTE £40,000)

The Meanwhile Use Programme sits within GBCT’s wider strategic ambition to support community wellbeing, strengthen community ownership, preserve and animate Govanhill’s heritage, and contribute to the long-term regeneration of the Govanhill Baths site.The programme's immediate focus is the Steamie, recognising its potential to become an active heritage, cultural, and community space while the wider capital development programme progresses.

The postholder brings the Steamie back into meaningful use and provides an opportunity to demonstrate how the building can operate as a live civic asset, generate activity and income, strengthen partnerships and community participation, and build momentum towards the long-term redevelopment of Govanhill Baths.

Please visit our website govanhillbaths.com for more information and full job description.

We're Hiring!Creative Canopies Community Gardener and Environmental ConnectorDeadline: Wednesday 14 October 2026, 12 noo...
24/09/2026

We're Hiring!

Creative Canopies Community Gardener and Environmental Connector

Deadline: Wednesday 14 October 2026, 12 noon
Interviews: Wednesday 21 October 2026

Start Date: 2nd November 2026
End Date: 30th April 2027. Fixed term, with a review at six months. Extension subject to funding.
Salary: £10,491 (£26,227.50 FTE, pro rata for 30 hours per week over six months)
Contract: Employed, fixed term. Four days a week (30 hours)
Location: Govanhill Baths Community Trust, with work across local sites time

Creative Canopies is a dispersed community orchard growing across Govanhill and the wider Southside. The Community Gardener provides the horticultural knowledge and practical leadership that makes the orchard possible on the ground.

The postholder assesses sites, recommends suitable fruit and nut trees, leads planting and aftercare, and helps residents build the skills and confidence to care for their trees long term.

For the full job description, please visit our website govanhillbaths.com

What's On at Govanhill Baths September - December 2026Come and pick up our latest What's On copy. Celebrating the 25th a...
18/09/2026

What's On at Govanhill Baths September - December 2026

Come and pick up our latest What's On copy. Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Baths occupation, and the 10th anniversary of the Govanhill Baths Ceramics, we’re excited to present a wide range of events. Join us for the OPEN DOORS: TEN YEARS OF THE GOVANHILL BATHS CERAMICS exhibition at Steamie this weekend, the Govanhill Baths AGM, the RE:MADE festive market, community wellbeing activities and creative workshops at the Deep End.

📍 Grab your copy from:
- The Deep End: 21 Nithsdale Street
- People's Pantry: 488 Cathcart Road
- Govanhill Baths Office: 126 Calder Street

🔗 Full Online Copy: www.govanhillbaths.com
📧 Join our mailing list: Visit the link in bio

OPEN CALL FOR MAKERSApplications close: 30 September 2026Applicants will hear the outcome by: 7 October 2026Apply via ou...
17/09/2026

OPEN CALL FOR MAKERS

Applications close: 30 September 2026
Applicants will hear the outcome by: 7 October 2026

Apply via our website govanhillbaths.com

ABOUT RE:MADE
RE:MADE is a festive market of reuse, repair, and reinvention.

If you are a maker or designer from Glasgow and beyond, and hoping to participate in a sustainable festive market, have your stall at RE:MADE! We welcome all artists with various methods and backgrounds, responding to environmental responsibility.

Market Date & Time: 10-4pm, Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 November 2026
Location: The Deep End & Romano Lav, 21 & 43 Nithsdale Street G41 2PZ

See our website for the application form, more information and FAQs.
govanhillbaths.com

Ahead of our AGM on Tuesday 29 September, we’re sharing some stats from our annual review from 2025-26.We engaged 22,635...
10/09/2026

Ahead of our AGM on Tuesday 29 September, we’re sharing some stats from our annual review from 2025-26.

We engaged 22,635 people across a range of health, wellbeing, arts, youth, heritage and environmental projects.

The People’s Pantry supported 1,500 individuals and distributed 75,000 tonnes of food, 18,500 household and hygiene items, 500 nappies and 100 baby formulas.

400 participants took part in our Community Wellbeing programme.

326 young people attended Govanhill Youth Programme.

8,000 people attended Govanhill International Festival & Carnival in 2025, with audiences reaching 10,000 for the tenth edition in 2026.

The Deep End hosted 800 events.

Our reuse programmes saved 54 tonnes of food, plastic, metal, wood and textiles from landfill.

Community Champignons grew 120kg of mushrooms and our brand-new Creative Canopies project supported 72 residents to plant 92 fruit trees in G41 and G42 - areas with the lowest density tree cover in Glasgow.

Thousands of local people also engaged with other Govanhill Baths projects including ceramics, Rags to Riches, the archive and heritage programme, year-round arts events, tours, classes, support sessions, community groups, and volunteering opportunities.

Alongside all this, we continue to work towards the reopening of Govanhill Baths as a wellbeing and arts centre.

If you are interested in supporting this campaign you can join the Friends of Govanhill Baths and attend the AGM at 6pm on Tuesday 29 September in the Steamie, Govanhill Baths, Kingarth Street entrance. Email [email protected] to let us know you’re coming.

This Saturday: Irish Roots Fundraiser Come for food, traditional Irish music, language taster session, stalls, exhibitio...
08/09/2026

This Saturday: Irish Roots Fundraiser

Come for food, traditional Irish music, language taster session, stalls, exhibition, raffle, auction and more! Open for everyone.

Saturday 12th September
2pm - 5pm
The Deep End: 21 Nithsdale Street G42 2PZ

Join us in The Deep End for a celebration of the Irish community in Glasgow (and beyond) to help raise funds for The Irish Room. The Irish Room will be a publicly accessible Irish heritage research and resource centre based at The Deep End.

We’re delighted to announce that this year’s Annual General Meeting will be held in the iconic Govanhill Baths Steamie. ...
07/09/2026

We’re delighted to announce that this year’s Annual General Meeting will be held in the iconic Govanhill Baths Steamie. This will be a joint AGM between Govanhill Baths Community Trust and Govanhill Baths Community Benefit Society.

A spectacular Govanhill Baths History Mural created by Amelia Rowe will be launched on the same day.

Our AGM is open to all members of the public. However, due to the regulation on our charity beneficiaries, only Friends of Govanhill Baths living in G41 or G42 can vote at the AGM.

For more information, please visit our website govanhillbaths.com

Address

99 Calder Street
Glasgow
G427RA

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

+441414332999

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