Community Gift Exchange

Farewell Gaven - friend and CGX volunteer on and off these past two years. Turning your hand to some bike tech, spray painting our hire cycle fleet and giving up a whole weekend to paint a stairwell we scraped a bit one time. We'll miss your banter and your affable presence in the workshop. And who's going to eat all of Bookers icecream now? Hope they have ice-cream in Heaven Gav... ... See more

Two years ago today, an inquisitive wee lady came to see what this new community group was up to in the Kyle Centre. Alison has volunteered 5 to 6 days a week ever since - taking holidays only when forced to! As our shop-keeper she has shown remarkable dedication to supporting our community workshops and keeping us all right with daily routines!
To keep Alison and our other wonderful volunteers safe, we have closed our charity shop until the situation improves.
So we called by to present her with a card and a beautiful cross-stitch of the serenity prayer (donated by a friend of CGX). The words of this prayer, so well known to many people in recovery from ill health, seem very apt as we face the current crisis. ... See more