LEAP Project

12/05/2026

TV Licensing scam
Once again, we are hearing that people are receiving scam emails that use the official TV Licensing name and branding.
Common scam messages say your licence is about to expire or that a recent direct debit has failed and your TV Licence cannot be automatically renewed. You are asked to click on a link to log into your account and update your details.
Links in these messages lead to a malicious website with TV Licensing branding which asks for your account details, payment information and personal details such as date of birth, address and phone number. The email often says that, if you do not do this, your TV Licence will be cancelled, and your details will be passed to a debt collection agency.
If you receive an email you think could be a scam, TV Licensing has a webpage - www.tvlicensing.co.uk/faqs/FAQ288 - full of ways to help you recognise genuine communications from them, covering:
• Checking the sender;
• Use of postcodes;
• Using your name;
• Checking spelling and grammar; and
• Checking links.
Also, remember that TV Licensing will only email customers about payments if they have missed one and will not ask you to provide card details until you have signed in on their official website: www.tvlicensing.co.uk You should also sign in to your account on their website to check whether any action is required.

The official TV Licensing website contains a wealth of information about the TV licence, who needs to pay it and how to pay.

06/05/2026

There's still a chance to join the LEAP team as our Community Hubs Development Officer as the person who was going to join us couldn't take up our job offer.
As our Community Hubs Development Officer you will be responsible for promoting, managing and organising LEAP’s hubs in Cambuslang, Halfway and Rutherglen and will take the lead in developing them as a thriving social enterprise.
To find out more about the job, visit our vacancies page at www.leap-project.co.uk/vacancies Applications are open until 22 May 2026.

06/05/2026

Would you like to join one of our friendship groups in either Lochbrae in Rutherglen or Clydeford View in Cambuslang?

Lochbrae meets fortnightly on a Thursday morning between 11.00am-12.30pm and below you can see volunteers Christine Brown, Graham Kelman and Elizabeth Arbuckle (also Asda Community Champion) celebrate a special birthday for group member Christine Locke.

Clydeford View meets fortnightly on a Thursday afternoon between 100pm and .2.30pm and you can see group members Isabel Flynn, Janet Colquhoun Mary Sage and Betty O’Donnell enjoying flower making and potting some Dwarf Daisies.

Both groups have activities as well as time for a cuppa and a chat.

If you are interested in joining either group, or finding out more about our friendship groups near you, call Donna on 0141 641 5169.

28/04/2026

Join us in our halfway Community Hub for our new Games Morning every Tuesday.

Play dominoes, shuffleboard, jazzminton, boccia or boardgames. Bring your own game if you want.

Try the morning for free for the next two weeks and then just £3 per session 10.00am until Noon thereafter.

Call us on 0141 641 5169 for more details or just pop in and join us.

07/04/2026

It was a happy Easter for our friendship groups at Lochbrae, Clydeford View, Devlin Grove and Simpson Court. At Lochbrae we had Kevin Scott from Walking Glasgow give a talk on Glasgow's to***co lords and a tea supplied by Asda Community Champion and LEAP volunteer Liz Arbuckle, and for Clydeford View, The Caledonians entertained the group with traditional Scottish songs.
At Devlin Grove we had an Easter Tea made by our friends at The Tea Bay and at Simpson Court the group had an Easter tea and entertainment from Christeen MacMurdie.
If anyone wants to join all this frivolity, we have vacancies at our Devlin Grove and Clydeford View groups. To find out more about our groups, give us a call.

01/04/2026

We continue to hear about bank scams, including scams asking people to help investigate bank staff fraud, and bogus police officers asking people for help in banking investigations.

Here’s some good advice that should help you spot these scams.

Banks will never:
• ask you for your bank details or PIN;
• ask you to transfer funds to another account;
• ask you to hand over cash or bank cards to a courier;
• ask you to pay a fine or a fee to them or a third party over the phone or online;
• ask you for remote access to your computer, passwords, or log on details over the phone or online;
• ask you to register personal details in an attachment they send or website they direct towards;
• ask you to 'assist' in an investigation by doing any of the above;
• communicate in an abusive, threatening or coercive manner; or
• ask you to click on a hyperlink to participate in an investigation.

Additionally, Police Officers will never ask you to transfer money to another account or withdraw money from your account and they will never ask you to disclose personal financial information.

If an officer contacts you in person, they’ll show you their police warrant card. This is proof of their identity and authority, and you can verify this by dialling 101.

Stay safe.

18/03/2026

Were you thinking about applying for our Community Hubs Development Officer post?
If so, you would be responsible for promoting, managing and organising LEAP’s Community Hubs in Spittal in Rutherglen, Toll Pitch in Cambuslang and Halfway and would take the lead in developing them as a thriving social enterprise.
This is a relatively new service LEAP is offering to groups in the community and you could be the driving force in making the Hubs popular and sustainable.
To find out more visit www.leap-project.co.uk/vacancies, or call 0141 641 5169.

17/03/2026

Our Wingate friendship group members Carole and Ellen had fun flower-making at the last group meeting, and you could join them.
We have a few spaces available on the group so, if you think you would like to join, meet new people and take part in the group activities, such as quizzes, armchair exercises and entertainment, why not give us a call?
The group meets fortnightly on Wednesdays between 10.30 and Noon in Wingate Sheltered Housing in East Kilbride. To find out more call Donna on 0141 641 5169.

04/03/2026

Are you thinking about applying for our Community Hubs Development Officer vacancy?

If so you would be helping LEAP promote its Hubs in Spittal, Toll Pitch and Halfway to prospective clients and groups. We already have groups as varied as dance classes and baby massage using our Hubs, but there will be many more we could attract.

If you know of any, you could be the person we are looking for. Find out more at www.leap-project.co.uk/vacancies or give us a call on 0141 641 5169.

03/03/2026

LEAP is delighted to be one of only five recipients in the UK and Ireland of £2,000 from Benefact Group programme.

The award is a very welcome boost to LEAP’s funding at a time when we are refurbishing former South Lanarkshire Council building at Spittal, Toll Pitch and Halfway to be used as vital Community Hubs.

And, as part of the award, LEAP has nominated another charity to be one of next five groups to receive similar funding from the Benefact Group. Who did we nominate? You’ll need to wait until 16 March to find out when the next lucky winners are announced.