Kevin the Resident

Kevin had a lot of questions, that he wanted to put to his neighbours.  He stood at the end of Albert Drive, on his Tate and Lyle crate and asked them.

What’s Cooking

A PINCH OF PATIENCE, A DASH OF MILK, WHAT WOULD GO INTO YOUR MIXING BOWL OF RESIDENTIAL BLISS?

Over a period of nearly ten weeks Hameed, a young man who has worked on Albert Drive for over four years, and I discussed family as teacher . Teacher as neighbour. Neighbours as family, teaching and learning over the sharing of food…
Trying to meet and work with my neighbours led me to Shandar Sweets and Pan house, where I worked for several hours a week for over nine weeks. I became a temporary member of the hustle and bustle of this store as neighbours came and went from far and wide to purchase their treats, gifts and samosa salads! 

On the 11th of December Hameed and I introduced Albert Drive as “acceptance in the face of imperfections, as we’re all in it together, as sometimes claustrophobic, as a connection, a community, and over fifteen different types of sweet…Albert Drive …

Forrest House

When walking down Albert Drive, Stumbling across number 311 would just seem like another beautiful house with a big garden, a christmas tree in the window and some friendly faces smiling out at you; However this is Forrest House care home, speciaising in Cerebral palsy care for six long-term residents. As I began to work with some of these residents, I realised that all they wanted was a voice. They wanted to be heard. They wanted to be seen. They wanted to be recognised.
We decided to make a performance that would introduce some of the residents to the Albert Drive community. Me, Paul, Alison and Isobel decided to say hello. With Alison’s public speaking skills and the continued enthusiasm of the other performers, we celebrated Forrest House, the residents and the whole of Albert Drive…With the help of Jingle Bells.

Adam Low

I have been working with Adam Low. He has lived on albert drive his whole life. Adam is now fourteen years old. We have been exploring his relationship to this street through music. The sounds that scare him, bring him joy and create life on Albert Drive

The Local Charity Shop

The Local Charity Shop
214 Albert Drive
Starting as a Children’s Clothing Exchange in 1964, the Local Charity Shop is one of the oldest shops in the area and also the oldest shop of its kind in the city.
This performance was a celebration of the shop and its lovely volunteers, an appreciation of all the hours and energy donated to make the place to what it is.

A Family on the Drive

Have you ever wondered about the people who live in the houses you pass?
Out of the house and on to the street. This is one family that live on Albert Drive.
They would like to welcome you to come and meet some of your neighbours and listen to some of their memories.
Aisha and her family have lived on Albert Drive for 23 years. Three generations of their family live in the same house on Albert Drive and have many stories about the home. From a greeting of neighbours with rice crispy cakes, to dinosaur footprints in a neighbours garden, learning to ride bikes on the pavement, to a grandfather who’s watched his children play in the garden and is now watching his grandchildren do the same thing.
On the 11th the family introduced themselves to their neighbours on Albert Drive and told us memories and things they like about the area. They met neighbours new and old and …

Patchwork for the People

We began by sewing on Albert Drive with the material that we had. But hand sewing in the cold meant we were not getting very far so we decided to go and meet all of our neighbours instead.
We aimed to knock on every door of Albert Drive and we did. We stopped and chatted, had cups of tea, talked and ate shortbread together. We visited coffee mornings and the Rainbows. So many people who we met chose to become a part of the blanket and add in their piece of material; there was Knitted patches, sari offcuts, tweed suits, spotted offcuts, hand embroidery, silk, peach satin, drawings of neighbours, tray covers, sequins, dog blankets, lace, cross stitch and more each sewn next to the other.
The blanket was sewn with Diana. With Diana’s help we made long strips to machine together while we talked out the area, life and time. when …

Frank is a resident of Albert Drive

He has known this street for nearly 60 years and was thinking about the change on Albert Drive; he spoke about people who live here now and who used to live here, about the buildings, then and now, about past and present.

Singing With Your Neighbours

A group of children from the local area who go to Pollokshields Primary School worked with Joshua and Josee to create a song about Albert Drive and the community in which they live. 
 
The tune is from ‘Sweet Dreams’.
The lyrics are these:
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na
Longer than a chain of twenty double decker buses long.
Even if three airplanes landed there would still be loads of room.
When I eat on Albert Drive it’s Rajas for a hot kebab.
On my way to school and back I’m kept safe by the lollipops.
Ah-ah what is on Albert Drive?
And how long is Albert Drive?
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na
How will this street now change?
So much history in one place.
What will be built in the space by Tramway?
What was here …

The Lacey’s

 
The Lacey’s have lived in Pollokshields and the surrounding areas for over 28 years. They now live along Nithsdale Road.The Lacey’s would like to invite you into their living room on the street.