“I don’t know how Shelter Scotland get it so right!” It’s a phrase I’ve heard a lot over the years managing Shelter Scotland shops. Customers are continually impressed with the design of...
Category: Stories
Remembering Mary Barbour and the Glasgow Rent Strikes
The 17th November saw the 100th anniversary of the Glasgow Rent Strikes. In this blog, Shelter Scotland’s Housing Adviser, Jenny Love, tells us about the woman behind it – housing...
We all have a past, a present and a future
In his guest blog, Ewan Aitken of Cyrenians explains the motivation behind their #TellYourStory campaign, which challenges misconceptions about those affected by poverty.
A housing crisis with a human cost
Last week, we had a lunchtime screening at Shelter Scotland’s Edinburgh hub, of Ken Loach’s ‘Cathy Come Home’ film, from 1966. In 1968, shortly after this film was aired for the first...
Never an empty moment
Restoring empty homes is one of the best ways of ensuring the best use of Scotland’s housing stock. Frances Snee gives a day in the life of an Empty Homes Adviser.