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Kate Fraser recently interviewed 5 of our community music participants for her Masters Psychology research project at the University of Glasgow.
The research is titled ‘A cradle of support as you emerge from the darkness of mental illness: Participant experiences of Common Wheel’s community music group’.
She has already presented the results at the British Psychological Society Scottish Branch Post Graduate Conference and you can watch a 10 minute summary presentation below.
If you fancy a chance to win £25,000 and support Common Wheel then you could play our lottery.
Tickets cost £1 each and at least 60p from every ticket goes to Common Wheel.
Click here to play and support us!
From the 18th – 25th April any donations to Common Wheel made via The Big Give will be MATCHED by Cycling Scotland.
These donations will help us to continue running our Build Your Own Bike Courses for people managing or recovering from mental illness.
You can find out more and donate here: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a056900002SEUcZAAX
Thank you for your support!
Some of the Common Wheel team were on The Let’s Flourish Show on Sunny Govan to chat all things Common Wheel. You can listen back to the show here: https://www.mixcloud.com/SunnyG103/lets-flourish-29-jan-2024/ (the interview is 30 minutes into the show).
Thank you so much to Flourish House for having us!
Thank you to everyone who joined us on the 9th of August to celebrate the reopening of our Bridgeton workshop and the UCI cycling championships in Glasgow. It was a brilliant day of crafts, food, bikes and music!
Thank you to GL Events and Glasgow Life for funding the event and making the day possible.

We’re having a big celebration for our Bridgeton bike workshop and you’re invited! 🚲
9th August 2:00 – 4:00pm
Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust
76 Fordneuk Street
G40 3AH
We can’t wait to see you and celebrate all things bikes, music and art! 🥳🚲
There are no tickets but if you can, let us know you’re coming by emailing [email protected]
Press, Print, Repeat
Last week, our talented art group Carnival Club delved into the world of screen printing, channelling their creativity into unique designs inspired by our diverse projects This week, we’re taking it a step further as we bring those designs to life on fabric, transforming them into stunning flags that will be proudly displayed at our upcoming Bridgeton opening event!
We are delighted to be featured in the latest issue of the Scottish Mountaineer magazine. Read the full article here.


Carnival Club Artwork Submission
Carnival Club have just submitted this gorgeous piece titled Landscapes of the Mind into the Rank Foundations Artwork competition to find artwork from across their network, to display in their new London office.
