Agile City Member Spotlight: Flora Menzies
For our latest Agile City Member Spotlight, we sat down with Flora Menzies! Flora has been a member at Civic House for 2 years now, and works as a freelance consultant working with cultural organisations on strategy, evaluation, and audience development. We asked her a few questions to get to know here better: How […]
Event in Focus – Coorie Doon
Coorie Doon has become a much-loved constant at Civic House, evolving into one of the most warmly anticipated events in our calendar. Each instalment brings the same infectious energy: a packed-out loft, lovingly decorated, and an air thick with collective positivity and joy that carries the night from beginning to end. With their thoughtful approach […]
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Event in Focus – Young Warriors podcast launch
We were delighted to host the premiere of Young Warriors, a powerful new podcast from the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research, here in Civic House canteen. Written and conducted by criminologist Alistair Fraser, the series asks young people and youth workers across six UK cities what they believe needs to change to address […]
Event in Focus – Glasgow Short Film Festival
Civic House has been a consistent and valued venue partner over multiple editions of the Glasgow Short Film Festival, working alongside other key city spaces to help deliver the festival’s wide-ranging programme. More than just a screening location, Civic House has regularly functioned as a festival hub – hosting screenings, panel discussions, talks, workshops, […]
Christmas Lunch or Party? You’re in the right place!
Our Civic House Venue provides versatility for a fantastic Christmas celebration with your colleagues. Exclusively yours, with food by Parveen’s, our all inclusive package and fully stocked bar is at your disposal. We can also assist with cocktails, music and entertainment. The relaxed vibe of Civic House allows you to bring your own Christmas decorations […]
Agile City Newsletter – August 2024
Hello Agile City community! Here’s our monthly update of happenings at Civic House and Glue Factory! As well as Parveen’s monthly celebration of seasonal South Asian food, August sees the return of some Civic House firm favourites: dance party Coorie Doon, communal dining and zine meet-up FOND CLUB and Scotland’s annual hand made Bike Show, […]
Agile City Announces Business Route Map to Net Zero
Our mission is to create an inner-city retrofit campus to accelerate the just transition towards net zero carbon emissions from the built environment by 2045. We are committed to transforming forgotten or neglected buildings into sustainable buildings for the Glasgow communities of the future. Inspired by the Race to Zero Emissions published by the United […]
Making Good with Agile City’s Food Waste
At Agile City CIC we have a unique combination of tenants who feed into our yearly waste in different ways. Consider how a coworker might bin a crisp packet or some paper, a chef in the Canteen might bin food waste and coffee grounds, or someone hiring the venue might be binning cardboard and empty […]
Case Study: Agile City’s Small-Scale Power Stations
The retrofit of Civic House, a former printworks, has created a hub of activity that brings new life to a neglected corner of Glasgow in the form of small-scale power stations ‒ generating over twice as much electricity as the company consumes over the course of a year. The project is an exemplar for the […]