Welcome to SWAMP, where food, skills, creativity, and community come together.
Welcome to SWAMP, where food, skills, creativity, and community come together.
The South West Arts and Music Project (SWAMP) has been a cornerstone institution of Pollok and the South West for nearly 30 years.
Providing a community space for local residents to feel safe, secure and build new skills and hone the ones they already have.
As well as this, SWAMP has been able to provide not only a community space to hire at will but also a café and pantry to give back to the community in multiple ways.
Join us for a cup of coffee, a helping hand, and opportunities to learn and create.
The hub is open from 9am-9pm : Mon - Friday
(This can be subject to change depending on use)
Our Services
The Community Café
The community café is a key feature of SWAMP’s hub at 27 Brockburn Road in Pollok. It works alongside the Pollok Pantry to offer affordable food and drink in a relaxed, inclusive setting, while also providing an event space to hold community get-togethers and bring people closer.
The Pollok Pantry
Pollok Pantry, delivered by SWAMP, operates from the SWAMP Creative Media Centre at 25-27 Brockburn Road, Glasgow, G53 5BG. As a No Wrong Door partner, it offers a dignified, membership-based model designed to support individuals and families facing food insecurity in the Pollok area.
Employability
We offer a multitude of employability training programmes created to provide individuals with the essential skills to gain and stay in employment. Through our training schemes, one-to-one mentoring and real-life course work and participation we aim to connect our participants with potential employers, providing the best platform for individuals to thrive in the working world.
Digital Inclusion
We offer support to the community with their digital skills, whether your a beginner or looking to develop on the skills you already have. The support we provide is through our Tech-Knowledge service which offers one-to-one mentoring , drop-in sessions and lessons on a number of areas in the digital world