Eileen Baxendale - Glasgow Cathcart

I am delighted to be chosen to stand as the Liberal Democrat for the Scottish Parliament for  the Glasgow Cathcart constutuency. I have been involved in the Castlemilk community for the last thirty years, mainly through activities at "the Baptist Church" on Ardencraig Road.

All my children went to school in Castlemilk and we have many friends in the area.

As well as teaching Sunday School and  running youth work I was involved in coordinating the Castlemilk Churches Together Refugee centre which ran so sucessfully till the Mitchellhill flats were demolished.  Many other people and projects in the community helped with this.

What's important to me?  Family, of course, including my grandchlldren. This means I am concerned about  our schools and their future funding.

The environment. I volunteer with several recycling projects which deal with furniture and furnishing for homeless families, food parcells, and  tools and sewing machines which go the the Third World  (contact me if you are in the West of Scotland and would like stuff picked up!)

Integration. I believe our new international friends have much to offer our city and I work alongside asylum seekers, refugees and others to support integration.