Come see the Roystonhill Spire and explore the creative heritage of the Royston community! On Sunday 21st September 2025 (2pm-4pm) – hosted at the Roystonhill Spire and Park and Roystonhill Community Hub, there will be opportunity to wander around the park’s mosaics and heritage panels, listen to a local history talk and take part in creative activities to build a living archive of the Royston area.
What’s on:
- Grab a wee bite to eat and see the Royston Creative Heritage Exhibition with artwork created by over 150 community members!
- At 2:30pm, join historian and RDT Community Development Worker, Andy Cuthbertson as they delve into the history of The Garngad, taking you from the dark ages to the slum clearances. Pre-Booking for this event is essential – via Eventbrite.
- Take part in family friendly creative heritage activities for all ages.
- Pick up a copy of the brand-new comic book created in collaboration with Royston Youth Action and Magic Torch comics.
- Have a look at what has been collected so far for the Royston Community Archive and have to opportunity to add your own photos with the Garngad Photo Lab.
To find out more about the history of the Spire and the area – download a Spire Park audio tour here via the FREE GuidiGO app on smartphones, or via your web browser – listen to it as you walk around the Spire Park, or enjoy it from home.
The Spire Park is free and open year-round, with historical interpretation panels that tell our building’s history and and beautiful new mosaics inspired by people’s stories and memories of the local area.
The Spire Park public art and heritage project was commissioned by Rosemount Development Trust and funded by National Lottery Heritage Fund Scotland and Rosemount Workspace Ltd. (Our friends at Spire View HA and their Garngad Photo Lab are supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Glasgow Communities Fund).