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ISSUE 22

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OPENING JANUARY 2017

WIN A YEARâ€™S MEMBERSHIP AT SWEAT! GYM

Also in this issue...

TIM PEAKE FIREWALK For Finding Your Feet Touches down at Clyde Space

AWARD WIN For Four Seasons Nursery

Lunch for 4 at The Hilton Garden Inn

IN THIS ISSUE

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Sweat! Gym joins Skypark

Award winning Four Seasons Nursery

Carmel’s 500K cycle for Parkinson’s UK

Tim Peake touches down at Clyde Space

HML raises £7,000 for Jamie

Get spinning for Children In Need

Corporate Regatta 2016

Fleet GBX Challenge for Maggie’s Centre

Business Insider Digital Business Breakfast

Who’s Your Style Icon?

New Exhibition Shines Glasgow’s Unique Light

Take Comfort In New Art Exhibition

Charity Zipslide raises £7,000!

WIN a Christmas Lunch for 4 at The Hilton Garden Inn

Spotlight on The Scottish Young Carers Festival

WIN a year’s membership at Sweat! Gym

Take on the Walk of Champions Firewalk for Finding Your Feet

Mediation: happy employees, means productive employees

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MEET THE TEAM

Welcome Malcolm McFetridge Centre Manager

Lynne Feighan Deputy Centre Manager

Lisa Kirsop Marketing Associate & Tenant Liaison

Karha Hughes Admin Assistant

Martin Donaldson Concierge

We love autumn and winter, so get ready to wrap up and read on for what’s new around Skypark! We’ve also got the latest updates on our art exhibitions, brilliant charity and tenant news, plus great competitions and discounts with Skyperks. What’s not to like! First up, we’re delighted to welcome Sweat! a new affordable gym concept with a focus on fitness, opening in January. See page 27 for the Sweat! competition where you could win a membership and get fit for free and with Skyperks all Skyparkers can snap up a membership deal. Sign up to Skyperks by contacting Martin if you haven’t already! Charity has been big news around site, so thank you to those of you for sharing your fundraising stories. It’s brilliant that so many of you are supporting good causes. See page 20 for Cafe Deco’s Carmel and her amazing cycle ride and HML’s fundraising for Jamie. You’ll also catch the pics from the summer social! Thanks to everyone that took part. You helped raise a whopping £7k for Cash for Kids and Finding Your Feet. In January, Robin Johnston an award winning photographer and digital artist will be showing his newest exhibition ‘Glasgow Shadows’ a collection of street photography in Skypark, and look for Jen’s original work who will unveil her exhibition in March. Finally, congratulations to Clyde Space who have appointed a new management team as their expansion forges ahead and also to everis, SeaTec and V.ships crews and the success of the Clydesdale Amateur Rowing Club’s Corporate Regatta on the Clyde. If you’re interested in taking up rowing, new members are welcome! Well done everyone! Best wishes

Lisa Kirsop | Lisa@skypark-glasgow.com

£12.99/PM* PLUS a FREE personal training session per month, TWO class passes, TWO guest passes, a Sweat! rucksack & water bottle *limited offer, terms apply

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Skypark Welcomes Sweat!

We’re excited to announce Sweat! the UK’s most exciting gym brand is opening here in January. What a fantastic addition to our buzzing community! With the fit out of the 22,000 sq ft bespoke space underway, Sweat! is consumer centric, offering an innovative exercise experience at a low cost. Sweat! founder Frank Reed comments on the gym’s offer, he said: “The brand is fun and funky, with high service levels delivered by a warm and friendly team. The Club is equipped with Technogym and provides dedicated group exercise including spinning and aerobics as well as innovative concepts like “The Matrix” allowing 1000 calorie burn every hour. “Gyms are seen by many innovative landlords as employee benefits to attract the best office tenants to premium space with staff welfare considered as a key deliverable. We are delighted to be a part of Skypark and look forward to delivering a quality and affordable gym for the tenants of Skypark as well as the local residents of Finnieston.”

Sweat! opens in January in Skypark. Turn to page 27 to find out how to WIN a FREE membership. You can also snap up a membership deal on Skyperks, our unique discount card exclusive to Skypark tenants. 5

Award Win For Four Seasons At Skypark! Four Seasons at Skypark provides rich environments for learning, discovery and play throughout the nursery from our baby room to our 3-5s and fantastic indoor and outdoor garden. Our nursery staff work closely with the training and development team to ensure our environments are comfortable, warm, attractive and stage appropriate for the children. After careful consideration we chose to enter the NMT awards for best indoor learning environment. We feel extremely proud of our nursery especially after our amazing refurbishment. Only 5 nurseries per category are shortlisted out of the hundreds who enter. Lyndsay Kilpatrick, Acting Manager and Kirstie Mann, Training and Development Manager then presented to a panel of judges on why our environments were outstanding. On Friday 2nd September Lyndsay, Kirstie and some of the team went to the Scottish NMT awards ceremony, held at Hilton Glasgow where they had a fantastic evening made even better when it was announced Four Season at Skypark had won!! The judges said “Four Seasons at Skypark clearly demonstrated that they operate in a first class learning environment and that the children are at the centre of all decisions made in regard to their learning environment and development and heavily influenced the outcome along with strong staff and parent involvement”

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Well done to Four Seasons Nursery at Skypark for winning the Scottish NMT award for Indoor learning environment 2016!

Refurbishment complete Asquith have invested £180,000 in a refurbishment of the nursery, now complete! There is a must see indoor garden enjoyed by all the children; state-of-the-art interactive SMART board and touch screen PC preparing 3-5’s for school. A wide range of high quality Community Playthings resources to enhance the children’s learning and development, complete with safe secure environment with secure entry systems. Get in touch to book a tour!

Our Showcase day was a fantastic day for existing parents and new families to come along and look at our newly refurbished nursery whilst having fun with their child. The families enjoyed quality time together playing our giant garden games: snakes and ladders and connect 4. The children were very excited when meeting a popular childrens character! We offered free family portraits using our company photographer who specialises in childrens photography. The nursery chef made some delicious food, the lemon drizzle cake was a huge hit with one parent requesting it every day when he drops off his son at nursery.

Many of the children had their faces painted with various designs from butterflies to super heroes. The magician truly was magic, he had both adults and children enthralled with his slight of hand and jokes. And to end the day our ice cream van was on hand to ensure that everyone had a delicious ice cream before their journey home. For more information or to book a visit please visit www.asquithnurseries.co.uk or call 01753 201122.

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e are delighted to hear that Clyde Space, the pioneering company that designed and manufactured Scotland’s first spacecraft, has announced two major appointments to its management team including the former President of Virgin Galactic. Industry veteran, Will Whitehorn, who had a long career with Virgin and is currently Deputy Chairman of Stagecoach Group PLC, joins as Non-Executive Chairman. Jennifer Riddell-Dillet, a Senior Executive with multinational experience leading and developing business teams, becomes Chief Operating Officer.

Clyde Space CEO, Craig Clark, said “Will and Jennifer add a vast array of world-wide business and technology experience to Clyde Space at a critical time in the company’s growth. They will bring an energy and experience which, combined with the company’s vision, will strike a synergy that will help build on current commercial success, both domestically and internationally”. Clyde Space are delighted they’ve managed to bring the space industry to Scotland, the hidden gem of the UK’s economy and which is anticipated to be worth £40 billion to the UK economy by 2030. For more information, visit www.clyde.space or contact info@clyde.space

Photo: Pioneering company Clyde Space announces its team of the future, (left to right), Will Whithorn, Non-Executive Chairman, Jennifer Riddell-Dillet, Chief Operating Officer and Craig Clark, Clyde Space CEO.

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Clyde Space was delighted to welcome Major Tim Peake on 17 October to its HQ in Skypark, Glasgow.

group of schoolchildren from Glasgow had the opportunity to meet the world famous astronaut Tim Peake. The pupils, from Baljaffray Primary School and Bearsden Academy, took part in a question and answer session about his historic six-month stay on the International Space Station. Questions varied from his choice of in-flight playlist to the living organisms onboard the ISS. The event was aimed to inspire, specifically children, to develop an interest in science and technology. Tim was visiting Clyde Space as part of a post-flight tour of the UK. During the Principia mission, which took him on about 3000 orbits of the earth, he became the first UK astronaut to make a spacewalk. When asked about returning to space he said: “I’d love to go back into space because there are so many exciting missions coming up.” The British European Space Agency astronaut spent just over six months on board the International Space Station after launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan

last December – the same location from which Scotland’s first satellite, designed and built by Clyde Space in Glasgow, was launched in 2014. Clyde Space CEO Craig Clark, who presented Tim with a “Space is Awesome” T-shirt, said: “Tim and the Principia Mission have done a fantastic job to raise the profile of the UK space industry and I’m sure they see some fantastic talent coming and working in companies like Clyde Space as a result. It was great to see the children who came along for the event being inspired by Tim’s stories and meet their hero in person.” Some of Clyde Spaces latest satellites being built by Clyde Space for the UK Space Agency and American company Outnernet Inc were on show during Tim’s visit. Three 1U Outernet Platforms, which will send emergency weather warnings and medical advice as well as news and entertainment information. Funded through the UK Space Agency’s International Partnerships in Space Programme (IPSP) Clyde Space are developing a constellation of three communication satellites as the first phase of a plan to deliver free internet content globally from a constellation of hundreds of CubeSats.

Spinathon Friday 18th November SIGN-UP TODAY! Spin with Paul McArdle in Skypark 1 reception from 8am - 6pm

fter the success of last year’s Spinathon that raised over £1,300, Paul McArdle is hoping to beat his target this year! Volunteers are needed for 20 minute stints to keep the spin bikes going all day in Skypark 1 Reception! Contact Martin on reception@skyparkglasgow.com or 0141 221 5164 to book your slot. Recommended £5 donation per stint with all money raised going to Children In Need. Pudsey will also be making an appearance on the day. Come along to get your photo taken for a donation! Thanks for your support!

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Coming up in 2017... Friday 27th January Finding Your Feet FIrewalk Are you looking for a new challenge for the new year? You can score this one off your bucket list - take on the walk of fire for Finding Your Feet in January. Help those affected by amputation or limb difference - just £15 registration and £100 minimum sponsorship. To find out more and sign-up, visit www.findingyourfeet.net/ supporters/events

On the first Thursday of each month we lay on a lunchtime social event for everyone at Skypark, giving you the chance to take a break from your routine - enjoy live music, complimentary drinks, nibbles and shopping in your lunch hour. Some dates for your diary for next year...

Thursday 2nd February Valentine’s Site Social Thursday 2nd March March Site Social Thursday 6th April Easter Site Social Keep up to date with all the latest news on our Facebook page and brand new website... www.skypark-glasgow.com 11

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e were delighted to host and sponsor the Business Insider Digital Business Breakfast in September. The event, in association with Fujitsu, saw speakers Graham Curran (CTO, Strategic Projects at Fujitsu), Gary Fegan (Fujitsu Digital), Andrew Duncan (Managing Director, Swarm Online), Harvey Wheaton (CEO, Code Clan), and Alisdair Gunn (Director, Framewire) discuss tech inovation and Scottish business growth.

New Exhibition Shines Glasgow’s Unique Light

obin Johnston an award winning photographer and digital artist will open his newest exhibition ‘Glasgow Shadows’ a collection of street photography in Skypark in January. Johnston’s work has been shot since 2007 having lived in France and London and was inspired “by Glasgow’s specific kind of light” to return to photography when he moved back to the City. Robin said, “Glasgow’s unique light gives the images a gritty, cinematic feel that document the life of the people and the contrasts in architecture. I’ve tried to explore the various kinds of texture and light found in Glasgow and capture unusual moments that would otherwise pass unnoticed.” Some of the collection has been featured in high-profile exhibitions around Scotland, most recently at the Royal Scottish Academy exhibition at the National Gallery. “Exhibiting at Skypark is an opportunity to show my work beyond a traditional gallery space. I would like to

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thank Skypark for showing my work - it’s an amazing space in an incredible building”, Robin added. The exhibition will run from January to the end of February and is open 9-5pm. One of Robin’s images ‘Glasgow Backstreets’ was featured at the RGI annual exhibition in Glasgow in 2013 and the SSA annual exhibition in Edinburgh last year. One of his street photographs was also used as the cover for legendary jazz guitarist John Scofield’s album ‘A Moments Peace’. He also had his own solo exhibition at The Hidden Lane Gallery, and was featured as part of FOTOSPACE photography gallery’s open submission exhibition earlier this year. His video ‘Latitude / Longitiude’ was featured in June’s Glasgow Short Film Festival’s Blueprint event at Glasgow Film Theatre. For more on Robin Johnston’s work please visit www.robinjohnston.photography Prints are available buy and prices start from £250. Please contact robinjohnston75@gmail.com

Images: Glasgow Backstreets (right), Glasgow Shadows (left)

huge thanks to everyone that took part and supported our charity zipslide in August… you raised £7k for Finding Your Feet and Cash for Kids, smashing our £5k target!!! 100 Skyparkers took on the sky high charity challenge with the X Factor’s Nicholas McDonald and quadruple amputee Corinne Hutton, when they ‘flew’ on a 320ft zipslide to raise vital funds for two charities, Finding Your Feet and Radio Clyde Cash for Kids. 11 amputees, calling themselves the ‘Airborne Amputees’, took part from Finding Your Feet, including Dot Fulton (73, lower leg amputee), Nikki Etheridge (27, lower leg amputee) and Corinne Hutton (44, quadruple amputee). They were joined by Clyde 1 presenters Grant Thomson, Cassi Gillespie, Amber Livingstone and Calum Gallagher representing Cash for Kids. Scottish X Factor runner up Nicholas Mcdonald who took part in the event said: “I was honoured to be asked to take part in the fundraising event for Finding Your Feet & Cash for Kids. A charity such as Finding Your Feet shows that even going through a life-changing experience doesn’t have to limit what you can do and it’s great to be able to support Cash for Kids and help raise vital funds for the younger generation who are going through tough times. Thanks to everyone for their support.” To find out more about Finding your Feet and Clyde 1 Cash for Kids please visit www.findingyourfeet.net and www.clyde1.com/charity/

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Spotlight on…

The Scottish Young Carers Festival Did you know that three out of five of us will become carers at some stage in our lives and 1 in 10 of us is already fulfilling some sort of caring role? Here, we shine the spotlight on Carers Trust Scotland, the largest provider of carers’ services across Scotland. The Trust staged the 9th Scottish Young Carers Festival in August and Louise Morgan, Young Carers Development Manager, explains the importance of this to the lives of young people and how they help to shape the future role of the Trust. Louise said, “This year, 400 young carers from across 29 local authorities came together at the Broomlee Educational Centre in West Linton. The Festival provides them with the opportunity to share their experiences, the impact it has on them and to suggest improvements. Importantly, it provides respite from their caring responsibilities. Over its nine year history, this massive consultation has influenced the implementation of a national strategy, policy and guidance for young carers across Scotland.” She continued, “A recurring theme is that young carers miss out on activities such as instrument tuition, homework clubs and pre-exam support clubs, plus time for fun and socialising. Worryingly, several young carers responded that “sleeping” was their favourite thing about the Festival, a stark reminder of the situation for some”. Louise finished, “Their positivity drives us to deliver and develop more in the way of support and advocacy and we’re already planning for the 10th anniversary next summer! We

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want this to be our best festival yet and it will be even better with your support!” If you are interested in finding out more about Carers Trust Scotland or supporting their work please get in touch with Yvonne Hughes, Senior Fundraising Manager, yhughes@carers.org

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Mediation: happy employees, means productive employees

etaining staff and keeping costs down is one of the key areas of running a successful business. Joseph Kemp head of Peninsula’s HRFace2Face Consultants is helping businesses to grow through Mediation with a success rate at over 90%. Joseph explains how mediation services can repair damaged relationships and retain staff in the long term. He said, “Although a significant number of the meetings that HRFace2Face Consultants conduct result in the breaking of the employment relationship, we have also seen a significant number of instances whereby HRFace2Face involvement has helped to repair a previously fraught employment relationship. Trust and confidence between employee and employer is vital. It can take a long time to rebuild bridges once the relationship has been damaged. “Mediation is an area of real growth both within Employment Law generally and is the fastest type of meeting that HRFace2Face conducts for our clients.

Joseph Kemp, Head of HRFace2Face

To find out more on Mediation Services please contact 0844 892 3911 and hrface2face@ peninsula-uk.com

“Sessions can be between yourself and your employee, between two employees, or even between fellow Directors and Managers. The ultimate aim is to find an amicable resolution to the matter and propose practical and workable solutions that enable you to move your business forward.” It can help with a wide range of disputes, from the potentially quite serious to matters that seem much more trivial. Joseph said, “We recently mediated in one complaint where the main source of contention was “employee ‘A’ failed to make me a cup of tea for employee ‘B’”! As strange as it sounds, these trivial matters can escalate quickly and may result in lengthy grievance procedures. Of course, when this happens, both the costs and time involved in dealing with them can spiral almost out of control, and the risk of resignations and constructive dismissal claims can rise. “One session of HRFace2Face Mediation could therefore effectively ‘nip the problem in the bud’ and, by doing so, make employees see the other side’s point of view and, crucially, save your business a significant amount of time, stress, money and wasted resources in having to address things formally,” he finished.

Carmel raises £652 for Parkinson’s UK Café Deco’s Carmel Cuffe has raised an amazing £652 for Parkinson’s UK when she swapped all things barista in a 500 km cycle from Vietnam to Cambodia in October. The challenge took Carmel from Ho Chi Minh City, through the rice paddies and waterways of Mekong Delta into Cambodia, pedalling to the Royal Temples of Angkor Wat. Carmel funded the challenge herself so all money raised goes directly to the charity. She said, “Every hour someone in the UK is told they have Parkinson’s and the Charity is leading the way to find a cure. They are closer than ever but their work is totally dependent on donations. It’s been tough training and a brilliant experience worth every moment. Thanks to everyone that donated and supported me.” Our congratulations to Carmel in completing the cycle challenge. JustGiving sends your donation straight to Parkinson’s UK and automatically reclaims Gift Aid if you are a UK taxpayer, so your donation is worth even more. You can still donate on justgiving.com to this great cause - https://www.justgiving.com/ fundraising/https-www-justgiving-com-Carmel-Cuffe Thank you for your support!

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HML Raises £8,000 for Jamie C ongratulations to the team at HML who have raised the brilliant total of £8,000 for their colleague Jamie O’Hara.

To follow Jamie’s story please visit www.facebook.com/ forlunavonne

In August, the staff were shocked by the tragic news that Jamie had been diagnosed with a rare form of terminal cancer aged just 26. Determined to help, Jamie’s colleagues at HML set about organising a number of events to raise as much money as possible. Stephen Rooney of HML explains, “Following such terrible news, one of Jamie’s friends set up a donation page to raise funds to send Jamie, his partner Amanda and their two year old daughter Luna on a special holiday with the aim of creating as many wonderful memories for all of them, but for Luna in particular. “First up, the three most popular members of the management team rounded off their week by braving a Friday ice bath in the car park while three managers took on the Skypark zip slide. The sponsorship forms for these challenges filled up rapidly! The team also held a silent auction of site artwork, dress down Fridays, on

site cake sales and raffle of parking spaces added to the rapidly growing sum raised which was boosted still further by contributions from HMLs other sites across the UK. Stephen continues, “The final event held was a bake sale and tombola, which thanks to Skypark’s support, was held in the main reception in Skypark 1. The efforts of HMLs budding bakers produced a fantastic spread of biscuits and cakes that were snapped up by sweet toothed tenants. By the end of the morning, an amazing £1000 had been raised from the bake sale and tombola, including a very generous donation of £250 from Fleet Alliance. “In total, HML contributed almost £8000 to Jamie’s fund which we know has gone a long way to giving Jamie and his family the special times they deserve. We’d like to thank Skypark and our fellow tenants, as well as our colleagues across other HML sites for their support and donations. Most of all, however, we’d like to say a massive well done to everyone working in HML Glasgow, who threw everything behind their colleague Jamie when he needed it and proved that it is indeed people that make our site special,” Stephen finished.

Images: (top) the everis crew (below) V.Ships Crew heading out for a race

Clydesdale ARC Regatta 2016 Clydesdale Amateur Rowing Club’s 14th Corporate Regatta saw crews from Skypark tenants, everis, SeaTec and V.Ships, along with another 9 companies from across Glasgow and the surrounding area, race against each other over 250m on the river Clyde at Glasgow Green. The SeaTec Crew finished 2nd in a close race! Having completed their training over 7 weeks in the summer, and with dedicated coaches from the club, the crews learned much m ore than just the basics. This is a lesson for them in teamwork, trust, communication, resilience and sheer hard graft! The emphasis on regatta day is very much on fun with some crews arriving in fancy dress, and family, friends, children and colleagues and even the odd CEO arriving to join in the party atmosphere. With face-painter, music & commentary throughout the day and a lunch time erg race and BBQ all ensuring that there is a real buzz about the Boathouse. The winning crew was “Sgurrillaz” from Sgurr Energy, who collected their prizes from Polly Swann, Olympic silver medalist from the Women’s Eight. The annual regatta event is a significant fundraiser for the rowing club. However the benefits for Clydesdale extend well beyond the day itself, with many participants becoming active members of the club and many of the coaches taking further steps down a coaching pathway. Clydesdale ARC would like to thank all those who came down on the day to cheer on the crews and support the tea-bar. We would also like to thank Skypark for their support in attracting new companies to our event. Hope to see you all next year! For more information, visit www.clydesdalearc.org.uk

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Fleet’s GBX Challenge for Maggie’s Centre Team Fleet have launched ‘Maggie’s GBX’ for their primary charity Maggie’s Centre and have raised over £120k since 2010. This year, Grant Boardman takes the ‘saddle’ for “GBX” the extreme cycle challenge! Grant said “We’ve chosen to support Maggie’s as they provide vital services to people with cancer and their families. I launched the challenge in September with a 62 mile cycle from the Maggie’s centre in Edinburgh to Glasgow and pleased to say I’ve shed 2 stone in weight already! The next stage is a 12 hour Spinathon on Friday 9th of December 2016.” Maggie’s Centres are places to find practical advice about benefits and eating well; places where qualified experts provide emotional support; places to meet other people; places where you can simply sit quietly with a cup of tea.

The first Maggie’s Centre opened in Edinburgh in 1996 and since then Maggie’s has continued to grow, with 17 Centres at major NHS cancer hospitals in the UK, online and abroad. Last year Fleet Alliance’s David Blackmore, raised more than £13,000 after completing a multi-discipline challenge, called Maggie’s X3 in support of Maggie’s Centres (running, kayaking and cycling 168 miles in three days!).

Well done to Grant and team Fleet Alliance! If you would like to support Fleet’s ‘GBX’ for Maggie’s Centre please visit... www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Fleet-Alliance4

READY STEADY.... BAKE! Congratulations to all at V.Group who raised a whopping £719.80 for Macmillan Cancer Support in just a few hours at Skypark. The fundraising team would like to thank everyone that took part for their help and support on the day. Well done everyone! If you have a charity event or story that you would like to see in Skyline, we want to hear all about it! Send your ideas and photos to Lisa@skypark-glasgow.com.

Take comfort in new art exhibition Glasgow based artist and illustrator Jennifer Robertson will open her latest exhibition “Extrication” in Skypark’s donated gallery space. The collection of work is inspired by the way in which people take comfort from everyday situations by channelling the positive influences around them. “Each piece of work within the exhibition represents various sources of comfort in life,” says Jennifer, “the means by which people can extricate themselves from negative situations, emotions and thought patterns. These include travel, nature and positive relationships with others. I find that inner strength is cultivated from, and galvanised by, the people, activities and environment you engage with.” “I hope that people will be able to take some time out to visit the exhibition and be inspired by their own everyday situations as they go about their work” she finished. Jennifer prefers to use dry media in her work, including Pro Markers, biro and pencil. She has exhibited widely across Glasgow, at such venues as The Six Foot Gallery, the Glasgow Art Club and the Argyll Chambers and has been commissioned to complete pieces of art by various organisations, including Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Phoenix Futures and the Paisley Local Historical Society.

The show runs from March to April 2017 and will comprise a mix of originals and large, high quality prints, all of new work. Prices will range from £150 to £350. www.facebook.com/OriginalArtByJennyRobertson www.artfinder.com/jennifer-robertson www.twitter.com/JenRobertsonArt Email: jrobertsonart@outlook.com

Who’s your style icon? Check out this month’s stylish Skyparkers! To get your picture taken all you need to do is contact Lisa, and answer a few simple questions and agree to have your picture featured in the next issue of Skyline. What are you waiting for! Contact Lisa@skypark-glasgow.com

Angus Coull, Bala Sport Who’s your style icon? The late Malcolm McLaren for his ability to wear what he wanted when he wanted. When he needed to make an impact he looked great and was wearing checks with checks and tweed jackets way before anybody else. I admired his ability to make anti-establishment statements with what he wore too. Many years ago I presented a TV fashion series and got to respect the big name designers who I was lucky enough to meet like Valentino, Karl Lagerfeld etc. Now I admire people who can carry-off old pieces from thrift shops more. What’s your most prized wardrobe item?

Paul McArdle, Personal Trainer, Fitness Instructor and Sports & Remedial Massage Therapist Who’s your style icon? It would probably need to be James Dean. An iconic American actor of the 50’s. What’s your most prized wardrobe item? I’m a bit of a hat guy. So my prized possession has got to be one of my stylish caps. There’s a great wee stall down in Camden market in London where I like to pick one or two up when I’m down there. What’s your biggest fashion disaster? No recent fashion disasters I’d like to think. Thinking back to my younger days as a Punk, my red fur waistcoat must take pole position as a fashion disaster. But it was the early 80’s after all!

I have a couple of designer suits hanging in the wardrobe but they’ve been there for years. The DKNY one still has the seagull pooh stain on it from the last time I wore it in 1995. It was a lucky suit though, I was at an awards ceremony in London, and we won an award. Now though, it’s my Fairtrade Pants to Poverty pants and Bala branded t-shirts I care about. You really do feel better about yourself wearing something you know has been made ethically. I like my black hoody made with Fairtrade cotton too. I used to have fair trade jeans but I can’t get them anywhere in the UK. What’s your biggest fashion disaster? I suspect every day would be seen as a fashion disaster for me by some. Maybe a man in his 50’s who co-runs a business shouldn’t wear jeans and a hoody to work, but it’s a sports business so I get away with it. I no longer wear the clashing colours I once did, but the gull poo and awards scenario spookily continued recently at the Inspiring City awards where I had white streaks down my suit jacket courtesy of another bird. Nobody said anything though and sadly we didn’t win. 25

WIN Our brand new gym is coming to Skypark in January! It’s a massive 22,000sq feet, fully air-conditioned, state of the art gym which includes over 200 pieces of the latest kit from Technogym (Italy) and Origin (Scotland), so you will never have to wait for a machine and will always find plenty of space to workout. The 35-bike Cycle Studio runs classes to suit your schedule and the large dedicated Aerobics Studio has a great range of over 100 classes a week from Pilates, Zumba, Bootcamp, Sweat! & Box to Combat Cardio and Circuits. If you’re short on time, the spacious gym floor area includes our recently launched functional training zone - The Matrix - which offers high intensity, instructor-led, small group workout sessions and most are only 20 minutes. What’s more, our dedicated team will always be on hand either to welcome you in reception or to help you on the gym floor. Sweat! Personal Trainers really care about what they do and are always up to speed on the latest fitness and nutritional breakthroughs. All new members get a free oneon-one 30 minute PT session. We are delighted to offer all Skypark residents a pre-opening limited ‘Skyperk’ offer of £12.99 p/m. You will also get a free personal training session per month, 2 free class passes, 2 guest passes; plus spanking clean locker rooms and shower facilities, super friendly staff and a huge weight training area. What’s not to love?! Pop down and see us at our pre-sales suite from 10th November at 54 Finnieston Square or sign up online now www.sweatunion.com.

a year’s free Sweat! membership

To be in with a chance of winning, simply email the answer to the following question, along with your name, number and company you work for to Glasgow@sweatunion.com What’s your funniest gym experience? The winner will announced on 1st Dec 2016, good luck!

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