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Byres Road Community Hub Day: A Prescription for Change

Saturday, March 28, 2026, 12 pm to 4 pm

UofG Byres Community Hub

Welcome to the Byres Hub Community Day 2026: A Prescription for Change

Join School of Health and Wellbeing staff, students and Byres Hub community groups between 12noon and 4pm on Saturday 28th March for the fourth FREE annual community day filled with fun activities for all age groups, food, refreshments, and chat. Discover projects improving health and wellbeing in our communities from a range of organisations and research groups.

Programme for the Day!

BYRES HUB SUBWAY

At the registration desk at the Byres Road entrance, collect your blank prescription and handout with a map of Clarice Pears level 1 on one side showing where all the facilities are and a subway map on the other. Visit as many of the subway stations as you can and add a sticker on your subway map each time you complete a challenge including:

Seven Days of Self-Care Byres Hub, COPE Scotland and The Scribblers Poetry
Right Care, Right Time NHS 24

Dementia awareness and fun brain health activities Dementia Heroes in partnership with NHS24, Health Data Research UK and national dementia organisations

Simulation Station: How Choices and Chance Can Impact Life and Health Policy Modelling for Health Research Team

Culture brings us together Scottish Intercultural Association

Stronger for Longer EmpowerAge

Healthy Hearts General Practice and Primary Care Research Group

Discovering ALISS (A Local Information System for Scotland) ProgrammeThe Health and Social Care Alliance

Playlist for Life to support people affected by dementia

Whole Family Wellbeing through General Practice The Scottish Deep End Project

Movement Doughnut Wall The Ideas Club & Byres Hub

Taster Chinese art and calligraphy with the Confucius Institute

Daytime Disco Weekday WOW Factor

Museum of the future The Hunterian

What matters most? You decide! Health Economics and Health Technologies

Assessment Research Group

Once you have been on the Byres Hub Subway challenge, check into Byres Hub Medical Practice in the central hub area to write your social prescription for change and add it to the wall. Don’t forget to spin the wheel and if lands on a station you visited, collect a prize.

EXHIBITIONS

Glasgow’s Health – explore population health with games and quizzes in ‘Glasgow’s Health’ interactive exhibition.

Through our Eyes – Young People’s Perspectives on Employment and Health in Inverclyde from Policy Modelling for Health research consortium and Project Search.

MUSIC

Gie’s Peace Ukelele group will be playing in room 102 at 3pm

Weekday Wow have a daytime disco in room 146

Playlist for Life will be playing the soundtrack to our event with your help in sharing your happy tunes

TOURS of Clarice Pears building at 12.30pm; 1.30pm; 2.30pm; 3.30pm

FOOD & REFRESHMENTS are available throughout the afternoon supported by The Pears Community Fund with spaces to sit and connect with others and soak up the atmosphere on the day.

Byres Hub is a fully accessible and inclusive space.

All are welcome.

Registration is optional but helps with planning. Thank you. Reserve a spot

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