Porridge & Play Bridgeton

Welcome to the Porridge & Play Bridgeton Page!

Porridge & Play Bridgeton is one of our family play hubs, set up as part of our 2022 New Scots Integration Project, designed to bring children & their families together through the power of Storyplay! With the help of our partners, Storyplay Champions and the families we work with we have started a vibrant, friendly hub that gives children & families a loving and safe community.

Colleen

‘It feels like family! You look forward to it every week, it’s all she talks about.’

Since February 2022 we have gotten to know the wonderful children & families of Porridge & Play Bridgeton! We started off with a six week block of Porridge & Play which was hosted alongside our lovely partners at Churchy! Effie, Andre, Rhianne & Ruby had so much fun playing and getting to know each and every one of our amazing families. We also worked alongside our fabulous Storyplay Champion Nicola who was a real champion of play!

Alan

‘It was the best day of my life!’ – Picnic & Play to Balloch

At the end of May we started our second block of sessions known as Picnic & Play! These exciting trips let us explore all over Glasgow and even venture outside the city! We went to Calton Heritage & Learning Centre, Glasgow Women’s Library, Glasgow Green, Balloch Castle Country Park, the Science Centre, Dream Machine & The Tallship! It’s so important to explore the wonderful free cultural activities on offer, and doing so as part of our lovely group helps us bond, connect and know these spaces belong to all of us! Families bring food to share, letting us explore lots of different cultures through really yummy flavours, and we play our favourite Storyplay games in some of our new favourite places.

Leeanne

‘Lexi’s been playing all week, she keeps shouting ‘Do you know the Funky Chicken?’ at me when we’re walking down the street and I have to do it’

In Block 3 we were back at Churchy creating exciting new Licketyspit Playcards – Bridgeton style! It was great to be joined by Arriann too. At Licketyspit we believe that we all need what children need! And what better way to showcase that by remembering our favourite childhood games with our children – and even inventing some new ones.

Porridge & Play Bridgeton also cohosted our very first STORYPLAY FESTIVAL!

Read all about this and the other sessions in the blogs below.

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Storyplay Festival 2024!

July 15th, 2024|Comments Off on Storyplay Festival 2024!

Find out what we all got up to at the Storyplay Festival 2024 at the Children's Wood! Saturday 13th July Sunshine, Storyplay & a Family of Families! Our second [...]

Porridge & Play Week 4 at Bridgeton St Francis in the East!

May 30th, 2024|Comments Off on Porridge & Play Week 4 at Bridgeton St Francis in the East!

Find out what the Bridgeton Group did during our Porridge & Play Session at St. Francis in the East! Friday 24th May 2024 A great session to finish another [...]

Porridge & Play Week 3 at Bridgeton St Francis in the East!

May 22nd, 2024|Comments Off on Porridge & Play Week 3 at Bridgeton St Francis in the East!

Find out what the Bridgeton Group did during our Porridge & Play Session at St. Francis in the East! Friday 17th May 2024 Another great day in Bridgeton! Another [...]

Porridge & Play Week 2 at Bridgeton St Francis in the East!

May 15th, 2024|Comments Off on Porridge & Play Week 2 at Bridgeton St Francis in the East!

Find out what the Bridgeton Group did during our Porridge & Play Session at St. Francis in the East! Friday 10th May 2024 From Bridgeton to London and back!! [...]

Porridge & Play Week 1 at Bridgeton St Francis in the East!

May 7th, 2024|Comments Off on Porridge & Play Week 1 at Bridgeton St Francis in the East!

Find out what the Bridgeton Group did during our Porridge & Play Session at St. Francis in the East! Friday 3rd May 2024 We are back in Bridgeton - [...]

From Bridgeton to Troon – dancing, sea, sand & a big bye to Ruby!

July 13th, 2023|Comments Off on From Bridgeton to Troon – dancing, sea, sand & a big bye to Ruby!

Salsa, Sand, Sea & Send offs TROON We had a WONDERFUL trip to TROON with the Bridgeton Families! Some of us – led by Taz & Andre - had to [...]

Cakes & Balloons Galore at the Bridgeton Party

June 5th, 2023|Comments Off on Cakes & Balloons Galore at the Bridgeton Party

Find out what the Bridgeton group got up to in their latest Storyplay adventure!  Celebration! Friday 2nd June Well would you believe it, this block of Porridge & Play has [...]

A flight to the Seaside and a very cool Beach Party

May 30th, 2023|Comments Off on A flight to the Seaside and a very cool Beach Party

Find out what the Bridgeton group got up to in their latest Storyplay adventure!  Week 4 Friday 26th May The weather has been so much warmer this week and the [...]

An Afternoon at the Bridgeton Forest

May 25th, 2023|Comments Off on An Afternoon at the Bridgeton Forest

Find out what the Bridgeton group got up to in their latest Storyplay adventure!  Week 3 Friday 19th May We had a lovely Friday afternoon with our Bridgeton pals at [...]

The Happy Bridgeton Crew make a very Mucky Brew!

May 17th, 2023|Comments Off on The Happy Bridgeton Crew make a very Mucky Brew!

Find out what the Bridgeton group got up to in their latest Storyplay adventure!  Week 2 Friday 12th May Let me tell you about our happy Bridgeton bunch! This group [...]

Can you spot the Armadillo?

May 9th, 2023|Comments Off on Can you spot the Armadillo?

Find out what the Bridgeton group got up to in their latest Storyplay adventure!  Week 1 of Porridge & Play Bridgeton 2023 Friday 5th May It was lovely to be [...]

New film demonstrates the power of Porridge & Play

March 27th, 2023|Comments Off on New film demonstrates the power of Porridge & Play

Monday 27th March Thanks to the National Lottery Community Fund, Licketyspit’s Porridge & Play sessions will be back in 6 Glasgow communities and online for 2023/24. Now in its 7th year, Big [...]

The Storyplay Festival 2022

October 17th, 2022|Comments Off on The Storyplay Festival 2022

The Storyplay Festival was part of our New Scots Integration Project 2021/22 Click here to find out more about the Cranhill, Castlemilk & Bridgeton Hubs who hosted the festival with us. [...]

A Big Play Party!

October 12th, 2022|Comments Off on A Big Play Party!

Find all of Porridge & Play Bridgeton's adventures here! Blog posts are written by André! Block 3 Week 4 Porridge & Play Bridgeton Friday 26th August Hello and welcome to [...]

Presenting our FAVOURITE GAMES!!

August 23rd, 2022|Comments Off on Presenting our FAVOURITE GAMES!!

Porridge & Play Bridgeton is back! Find out what the Bridgeton group get up to in their Porridge & Play Hub adventures each week! Block 3 is all about YOU! We are getting ready [...]

We played a whooping 18 Games!!

August 9th, 2022|Comments Off on We played a whooping 18 Games!!

Porridge & Play Bridgeton is back! Find out what the Bridgeton group get up to in their Porridge & Play Hub adventures each week! Block 3 is all about YOU! We are getting ready [...]

We became Investigators!!

August 2nd, 2022|Comments Off on We became Investigators!!

Porridge & Play Bridgeton is back! Find out what the Bridgeton group get up to in their Porridge & Play Hub adventures each week! Block 3 is all about YOU! We are getting ready [...]

It’s great to be us because we are all different!!

July 27th, 2022|Comments Off on It’s great to be us because we are all different!!

Porridge & Play Bridgeton is back! Find out what the Bridgeton group get up to in their Porridge & Play Hub adventures each week! Block 3 is all about YOU! We are getting ready [...]

Picnic & Play at the Tall Ship Glenlee!!

July 26th, 2022|Comments Off on Picnic & Play at the Tall Ship Glenlee!!

Find out all about our Picnic & Plays with the Bridgeton, Castlemilk and Cranhill Hubs! These blog posts show what we got up to and all the Storyplay-ing we did! Porridge & Play Hubs [...]

Picnic & Play at the Dream Machine

July 21st, 2022|Comments Off on Picnic & Play at the Dream Machine

Find out all about our Picnic & Plays with the Bridgeton, Castlemilk and Cranhill Hubs! These blog posts show what we got up to and all the Storyplay-ing we did! Porridge & Play Hubs [...]

Picnic & Play at the Science Centre

July 14th, 2022|Comments Off on Picnic & Play at the Science Centre

Find out all about our Picnic & Plays with the Bridgeton, Castlemilk and Cranhill Hubs! These Blog posts show what we got up to and all the Storyplay-ing we did! Porridge & Play Hubs [...]

Porridge & Play Danced With Adie!!

June 29th, 2022|Comments Off on Porridge & Play Danced With Adie!!

As part of our New Scots Integration project, Porridge & Play Hubs, we invited Ghanaian dancer Adie Baako to take us on a family art voyage in Bridgeton, Castlemilk & Cranhill. Read all about them [...]

Picnic & Play at Balloch & Troon Beach!

June 24th, 2022|Comments Off on Picnic & Play at Balloch & Troon Beach!

Find out all about our Picnic & Plays with the Bridgeton, Castlemilk and Cranhill Hubs! These Blog posts show what we got up to and all the Storyplay-ing we did! Porridge & Play Hubs [...]

A Bookplay at Glasgow Women’s Library!!

June 8th, 2022|Comments Off on A Bookplay at Glasgow Women’s Library!!

Find out all about our Picnic & Plays with the Bridgeton, Castlemilk and Cranhill Hubs! These blog posts show what we got up to and all the Storyplay-ing we did! Porridge & Play Hubs [...]

A celebration of Porridge & Play Bridgeton!!

May 12th, 2022|Comments Off on A celebration of Porridge & Play Bridgeton!!

Find out what the Bridgeton group get up to in their Porridge & Play Hub adventures each week! Porridge & Play is running throughout 2022 with this six week block being the first of [...]

Ickerickeroo and a Volcano!

April 27th, 2022|Comments Off on Ickerickeroo and a Volcano!

Find out what the Bridgeton group get up to in their Porridge & Play Hub adventures each week! Porridge & Play is running throughout 2022 with this six week block being the first of [...]

We are like one big family!!

April 6th, 2022|Comments Off on We are like one big family!!

Find out what the Bridgeton group get up to in their Porridge & Play Hub adventures each week! Porridge & Play is running throughout 2022 with this six week block being the first of [...]

Playing some of our favourite Games!!

March 31st, 2022|Comments Off on Playing some of our favourite Games!!

Find out what the Bridgeton group get up to in their Porridge & Play Hub adventures each week! Porridge & Play is running throughout 2022 with this six week block being the first of [...]

Week 2 of Porridge & Play Bridgeton!!

March 21st, 2022|Comments Off on Week 2 of Porridge & Play Bridgeton!!

Find out what the Bridgeton group get up to in their Porridge & Play Hub adventures each week! Porridge & Play is running throughout 2022 with this six week block being the first of [...]

Welcome to the Porridge & Play Bridgeton Hub!!

March 16th, 2022|Comments Off on Welcome to the Porridge & Play Bridgeton Hub!!

Find out what the Bridgeton group get up to in their Porridge & Play Hub adventures each week! Porridge & Play is running throughout 2022 with this six week block being the first of [...]

Porridge & Play Bridgeton has started!

February 22nd, 2022|Comments Off on Porridge & Play Bridgeton has started!

find out about the brilliant time we had launching Porridge & Play in Bridgeton!! Porridge & Play Bridgeton launch! ‘I liked all of the games!’ was what Storyplay Champion Adesayo [...]