Kingsway Community Connection’s 25th anniversary
Tabled 9 September 2025 by Patricia Ferguson
That this House congratulates Kingsway Community Connections (KCC) on its 25th anniversary; acknowledges that the community-led organisation based in Scotstoun in Glasgow West constituency provides key services for local people and the wider community by working alongside young people, families and individuals to offer practical support and opportunities for development; commends KCC for all its work over the last quarter of a century, which has included establishing a youth group and a women’s group, hosting a wide range of community activities including coffee mornings and fitness classes; recognises that KCC also offers essential services such as welfare advice and support covering issues from benefits and housing to employment and education; notes that in the past year alone, the organisation has received 831 individual visits and clocked up over 2000 volunteer hours, which clearly highlights the important role that KCC plays within the local community; notes that Kingsway Community Connections is marking its 25th birthday through a series of creative projects over the coming months, including storytelling, photography and weaving to celebrate the people, diversity and connections that have made the community-led organisation the success it is today; and wishes KCC every future success as it goes from strength to strength serving the Kingsway community and beyond.