Today (13/12/10) I attended the Govan High Autism Unit's Christmas Fayre. It was a really good opportunity to catch up with the young people that attend the Govan High AU in my constituency. There was home baking that pupils in the unit had made in their home economics department as well as pitching in to decorate the corridors and class rooms for the Christmas season.
While I was there I picked up a few cases such as the lack of grit in the area that the school is situated which makes it difficult for pupils and staff to walk around the School grounds and community due to the ongoing poor weather conditions that Scotland has at the moment. Another thing that has been raised was the fact that the school library has been closed for almost 3 months now due to the librarian resigning. After a phone call to Glasgow City Council I was assured that the library will be open after the Christmas holiday.
The event today was a good opportunity for the AU to raise money so I made sure I was digging deep and managed to pick up a few things. I brought a DVD called Animal Farm which is based on the book that George Orwell wrote who I am a great fan of. I also brought some home baking which was made by the pupils in the AU and also won a few prises on the raffle stall.
It was a fantastic event and I would like to think all AU pupils and staff for making such a cracking effort to make the day the success that it was. I'm already looking forward to next year's Christmas fayre!
Posted by Austin Sheridan MSYP.
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