RUCHILL, on the northside of Glasgow, is a community that does not have its problems to seek. Sitting between the working-class districts of Maryhill and Possil, the area is among the most deprived communities in Scotland by many indicators, be they poverty, unemployment, substandard housing or lack of community resources.
As Glasgow emerged from the Covid pandemic, Glasgow Life – the “arm’s-length” registered charity that runs the city’s arts and leisure facilities – was slow to reopen many crucial buildings. The Glasgow Against Closures campaign has succeeded in its fight to reopen many services, such as Maryhill Library.
