Moving from london to Glasgow (HELP!)

[Bwith3]

Hi everyone! We are moving from London to Glasgow in March I have two children (3 and 15 months) and am 6 months pregnant (HELP) LOL. we are leaning towards southside; polakshields has been recommended, but has anyone else got suggestions. I am desperate to find a nursery for my son... Pref with council funding... But I just need him in a good nursery so I would sacrifice the funding... Any advice would be amazing!!!! Please help.

Cereal box bam .

Oh yes, Old Cathcart is really lovely and right beside Linn Park, which is amazing. And there's The Old Smiddy there - a classic Glasgow pub

OP if you move somewhere in East Ren you can come to my Bookbug sessions
(delivered by me I mean)

As many have said come and live here and see what you like.Glasgow is tiny compared to London.I grew up in Glasgow .Most people I know moved out when they had kids either to East Ren or Bearsden/Milngavie /Lenzie for the schools.Thats not to say lots of Glasgow kids don't do very very well,I know some that have,but it just seems less risky.Good luck

OP as you can see we are quite partisan ablut our areas in Glasgow , I lived on the Southside when I had small children & I do t recognise the no failities comment & from friends still staying there I think you will have plenty of options. One of thebest things about Glasgow is its parks there are loads. If you can co e up & get a feel for areas before you committ to anything. The
people in PJs in Mzryhill are probably students there is a huge student residence near the top of Maryhill rd

Cereal box bam

Whst i found is thst If you have an English accent then you might have problems getting a good job. Took me two years to get an OK one ( with an English company) working in the Glasgow area. Also getting work done by tradesman is more expensive if your accent is English.

I have/had an accent that some Scots consider to be English (it's actually posh Bearsden, softened by my parents not having Scottish accents and also affected by 5 years at St Andrews majority English students and then 8 years working in England).

I have never come across any nasty racism in Scotland - even during the Indyref. I have come across teasing for being "posh" - but never in a nasty way (and usually it's me laughing at myself).

(I did however get a few nasty comments when I lived in England about awful Jocks - but they were rare and ignorant)

You asked about nurseries earlier. Can't really advise on Southside ones but good ones in West End include Kelvin Park, Elie Street and Novar - all council run and you'll get a place if you're in the catchment. Think there is one in Kelvindale too but not sure. It will be funded hours only though so either mornings or afternoons unless you are working (as a rule). Good private nurseries include The Park (betweend West End and town) and the Montessori - similar area.

I don't know the Southside so well but I used work in Pollockshields and The Tramway cafe was always full of mums with small children meeting up. Half of then English. And ballet dancers from Scottish Ballet having half a yoghurt for lunch! Nice atmosphere though.

Personally I get the fear when I go near the suburbs so it would be west end or shawlands/pollock shields/ strathbungo for me. Or deepest countryside!

You get away with a lot if you have an Irish accent though. You'll also have to endure all the Scots telling you about their Donegal granny

BeanAnTi are you my (male) colleague? Poor guy (from Leitrim) has endured tales of my Donegal granny on so many drunken occasions He royally rips the piss for how I turn into Glasgow's proudest Plastic Paddy when there's bevy in me.

Bean

"You'll also have to endure all the Scots telling you about their Donegal granny."

Oh that made me laugh. Isn't it the truth though; there's no point even asking where in Ireland people in Glasgow's relatives are from. It always, (ok mostly) Donegal. And few from Derry/Belfast. And if they are from Cork the reaction is, so that's eh, which bit....?

You get away with a lot if you have an Irish accent though. You'll also have to endure all the Scots telling you about their Donegal granny

OH MY GOD, THIS x 1000. IT DOES MY HEAD IN.

Every bloody time I plonk my arse in a taxi I get the whole spiel 'oh my granny was from Donegal.....'

For the love of God make it stop, I've been enduring tales of Donegal grannies for over a decade now!

Come out to Bothwell, we are a very friendly bunch

Don't all the footballers live in Bothwell?

Just saw this lovely article about Strathbungo 🙂

Windows

Well, one of my grannies was from Donegal and the other from Derry DSis's partner is from Mayo so I pull that one out in my drunken bonding with Irish people against their will too.

I was extremely surprised when DH told me none of his people came from Ireland, I was like 'I thought we all did in Glasgow?'

Oh here, did anyone see that online Glasgow 'reality show ' Glow? Worst piece of shite you will ever watch, it went beyond even being funny. So bad. Bunch of diddies driving round in hired Lamborghinis, going to 'charity fashion shows' at the Bothwell Bridge. One of them is a total fanny called Brian who was on Dinner Date and looks like Falconhoof offer Limmy's Show.

Don't look this up, OP, it'll put you right off...

Maryhill is fine! From st George's cross to queen Margaret drive. A lot of the old schemes are completely unrecognisable these day. Even easterhouse has lovely new areas.

Imisschocolate Kings Park is a lovely area...lots of detached properties.What on earth made you think its a bad area? I think you mean Queens Park..

I have got to stop reading this thread - you are all making me feel terribly homesick.

Weegiemum I also lived in Castlemilk during my student days. People were horrified. I loved it. Met lots of lovely people and my best friend still lives there.
I moved to that awful place Kings Park...😂
Re the property there, the reason its not upgraded is mostly because the bungalows were inhabited a lot by pensioners.
I am in East Kilbride, affectionally known as Polo Mint city. Two train stations with 30 mins to Glasgow( park and ride). Lots of housebuilding going on. Yes it is a 70s new town so not pretty ( apart from the Village), but schools are great, good shopping etc. House prices reasonable. Great sports facilities. It does snow badly but roads get gritted quick.