Sighthill Stories

If I could catch a Sighthill rainbow

Sighthill Stories

Sighthill Recipe

St. Stephen Wishes

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Sighthill Stories

If I could catch a Sighthill rainbow

If I could catch a Sighthill rainbowI’d make it into sparkling rainbow starsand keep them in my heartso I could feel colourful and bright.

If I could catch a Sighthill rainbowI’d make it into a rainbow iPodits music would rock the worldand everyone would dance the rainbow dance.

If I could catch a Sighthill rainbowI’d make it into rainbow jewelleryso I could sparkle in the sunand spread brightness round Sighthill.

If I could catch a Sighthill rainbowI’d make myself into a rainbow personand when I touched othersthey would have 1 million rainbow wishes.

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If I could catch a Sighthill rainbowI’d cut it in piecesand make rainbow hairbands so hair would never be boring.

If I could catch a Sighthill rainbowI’d make it into rainbow sweetsand open a rainbow candy shopfor all the children of the world.

If I could catch a Sighthill rainbowI’d make Sighthill into a rainbow townAll the buildings would be multi-colouredso no one could wear a frown.

If I could catch a Sighthill rainbowI’d make my skin go rainbowand everything I touchedwould sizzle and glow colour and never be dull.

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@ Sighthill

Sarah Nicole Rosemary LewsleyNiranthera Mandari SonnadaraChloe Charlene Marie Cleary Mercy Catherine Abel

Nicole Lorraine Angela GoughMoonga HamukomaAmathul Hafiz Abdul Rafi Fai Johnson


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St. Stephen’s Wishes

I wish school was made out of candyI wish I could go and visit heavenI wish my brother was one of the 7 dwarfsI wish I would have my mum for ever and everI wish I could just say something and it would happenI wish the sky was purpleI wish I could fly to the moonI wish I could turn invisibleI wish I could swim oceans and seas I wish I could never ageI wish I could land on Neptune’s icy rings

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I wish my name was Shadow-CatI wish I could control the seaI wish the streets were as crystal as chocolate ice-dropsI wish I was as smart as a human calculatorI wish the stars would drip into the earthI wish my bed was made out of candy flossI wish I was the queen of the worldI wish that the world’s final day would be never ending

I wish we could all be happy.

@ Sighthill

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Sighthill Recipe

Take high flats as tall as a giant blocking out the sun from the school.

Mix in people running round like coco-pops getting whisked about in a bowl.

Stir in shops as busy as Santa’s elves during the Christmas time rush.

Sprinkle on school children as chatty as a disc-jocky on a non-stop radio.

Pour in noises like the wind blowing through empty flats like moaning elephants, a crowd of fans chanting at a football game, the rain falling like the sound of the sea, people at a baseball game shouting ‘GO TIGERS GO!’, children in a school playground talking talking talking, parrots saying ‘Pretty Polly, Pretty Polly, Pretty Polly.’ Then freeze the mixture like nervous pupils on school picture taking day as cold as lemonade taken straight from the freezer.

Then sniff the bang on smells as if breathing in lovely odours from the chippie.

Bake for 40 years on top of a volcano.

Then give to our parents to look after and nurture.

@ Sighthill

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Sighthill Stories

We came to Sighthill on September 1974 my husband, two sons and myself. Both my sons were educated right here in St Stephens. The Head Mistress was Miss Docherty and Head Master Brother Mark.

Sighthill had a lovely community spirit lots of us were young mothers and we were active in the clubs and had fun with the kids.

I made a lot of friends and although most of us have left Sighthill we still keep in touch. We left in September 2001 after 27 years and I have so many happy memories but I do not have the time to write them all down.

We have 3 grandchildren Lauren now at St Roch’s (14) Jack (11) and Nadia (6) still keeping St Stephens going.

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Sighthill

The high buildings, closeness to basic necessities such as Buchanan bus station, Royal Infirmary, Tesco, Lidl, Universities of Strathclyde and Caledonian, numerous colleges and the peace and tranquillity of the area is what makes Sighthill a memorable place to live. Sighthill with its heterogeneous society stands out.

It is the UK in Glasgow.

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About Sri Lanka and my mum

When my mum was in Sri Lanka she used to go everywhere and she used to go alone or with an adult. She was little when she did that and she did it when she was a teenager too. When she was there she used to go to her school then come back straight away. Then she came to Scotland because of the war going on. The war is very bad.

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Deborah’s story

I moved to Sighthill when I was 10 and found it to be a place filled with other kids to play and have fun with. As Sighthill was a very windy place, all the kids used to gather at the bottom of Fountainwell Avenue and hold our Jackets over our heads as make shift sails so the wind would catch them and propel us with great force down the pathway at the side of the block!

In the summer, we would climb up the steep hill at the side of the graveyard and use bits of cardboard to sit on and slide down the long, dried out grass which was great fun. There was always something to do there when we were kids and I look back fondly on those days.

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St Stephen’s Primary SchoolMercy AbelAmathul Abdul RafiChloe ClearyNicole GoughMoonga HamukomaFai JohnsonSarah LewsleyMandari SonnadaraGloria AgbongbonDavid AdebayoJamie DuncanDaniel GaleGrant McCullochAmber McLaughlinTeegan McLaughlinLiam McLeanKim MagnoMbarak ShihabClaire SneddonJack StuartMasarah Al-KenanaiRolandas BileviciusRogan JudeweldonIfrah Abdi SaladIlhan Abdullahi Abdi FarahAsma Ahmed Abdi JiaerDannait WeldeslasieMartin FlannaganDeclan Stolarek

StaffMrs NelsonMrs KeeganMiss McGrawMrs Guthrie

St Kevin’s Primary SchoolCole RalstonDaniel ColeMegan McKennaKieran AdamBilal YousafOwen GibbensRobert HunterDylan Armstrong StaffAnnie HuttonMoira McKayJulie McDadeMiss Gallagher

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Active Schools Co-ordinatorNeil Fowler

Sighthill Youth Centre Co-ordinatorJoe O’Donnell

Children from the Sighthill Youth CentreSummer WorkshopsNatasha McAlonanVictoria O’ByrneConnor WilsonKalarayini Uruthiratingam

The ArtistsKenny BeanBrian WhittinghamPearl KinnearCaroline HusseyAudrey McMillianJess WolfsonMaria McCavana

International Women’s GroupSamiha A. Iman

Design by SkratchTony DunworthAlasdair Griffiths

Seniors GroupJeanette SextonMary MitchellDorothy GordonBridie D’arcy

OrganisationsDonald Lawrie(NGIN)Deborah Gibson (GHA)

SCOSS (Sighthill Community One Stop Shop)Michelle McDonald Linda BroadfootCharlie Mullen

KATS (Kids and Adults together Sighthill)Tina Suffredini

GiantMaria McCavanaChristine MuirKaren Shawwww.giantproductions.org

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