Glasgow Doors Open Day
We had another successful Doors Open Day this year, an event where we open Flourish House to the public for one day only as part of Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival. Members and staff worked together to tidy and set up the building on the Friday, then it was all go on Saturday!
We served soup, cake and hot drinks in the cafe and had live music at the door as a member played her accordion. There were lots of videos, information and photos on display to tell people what we do, as well as some history about the building.
42 members of the public attended, and 30 members of Flourish House. It was a great opportunity for staff and members to show their friends and family around, and to showcase who we are to members of the public.
"It was a friendly atmosphere and it was good to see all the staff in with all their families, everybody seemed very nice, they had plenty of info on Flourish House, and they had a nice stall set up selling badges and pamphlets, it was busy at certain times and then it was quiet, the coffee and cakes in the cafe were all lovely, I wanted the Victoria sponge but it went fast."
"My dad and I both got a badge and he watched the video and was very interested in the engineering side of the architecture of the building because he used to be an engineer. I thought R (a member) was very well dressed and Kelly was showing people around and I liked Kelly's shoes."
"I came over at lunchtime and reception needed tending so I sat for a while greeting visitors, M (a member) took over and I then went to help out in the cafe serving cake and drinks, it was nice to chat with Stacey and some of her family and I said hello to Wesley’s Wife and showed Neil's Dad around in the garden, we both agreed that more could be done with that space for members, I then went upstairs and directed a few people around our showcase, 3 people tried the sensory jars while I was there and I explained the reason behind the mind maps, I was tired out after that so I went home."