Escaping the heat, letting in the light.

#photography #paisley #red #lightandshadow #nyc #heatwave

Tributes paid to ‘loved and respected’ Scots teacher after ‘sudden passing’

Heartfelt tributes have been paid following the death of the beloved English teacher.St Andrew’s Academy Barrhead Road Paisley…
#Glasgow #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #Scotland #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #Britain #Education #GreatBritain #Paisley #Schools
https://www.europesays.com/uk/210955/

The Scottish city that was once crowned ‘most underrated place to live’

It is neither Edinburgh or Glasgow.The city is known for its lovely green spaces and amazing architecture (Image:…
#Glasgow #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #Scotland #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #Aberdeen #AberdeenCityCouncil #Britain #DiscoverScotland #Food #GreatBritain #Paisley #UniversitiesandColleges
https://www.europesays.com/uk/198582/

Rain Parade Performs Stripped-Down Acoustic Set at KCRW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIzlzoUo1iI

#youtube_kcrw #kcrw #live_performance #kcrw_radio_station #kcrw_radio #kcrw_playlist #kcrw_los_angeles #kcrw_music #kcrw_eclectic #morning_becomes_eclectic #mbe #kcrw_live #Rain_Parade #Paisley_Underground #Rain_Parade_Live #Rainy_Day #Kendra_Smith #Barbara_Manning #Psychedelic #Paisley #Neo_Psych #Acoustic #stripped_downcajon #tiny_desk

Off to Fantasy Con Scotland in Paisley today! If you’re about, come and say hi! …i do have other t-shirts, but today is (yet) another rainbow dice kinda day!

https://fantasyconscotland.co.uk/
#fantasy #ttrpg #scotland #paisley

Walruses, dolphinfish, herons and cherubs holding crocodiles: This is the uniquely fabulous and bizarre Grand Central Fountain in Paisley. Dating from 1868, it was made for the industrialist Thomas Coats by the famous Sun Foundry in Glasgow.

#glasgow #paisley #fountain #architecture

Paisley’s Viral ‘Crystal Garden’ Launches Kickstarter – From TikTok Sensation to Ambitious Indie Game

You might have seen it: a hauntingly realistic, rainswept vision of late-night Paisley that captivated the internet, racking up over almost half a million views online and even catching the eye of STV. Now, the digital artist known as ‘Bovine’, the creative force behind the viral sensation, is inviting you to help bring a full game inspired by this moody digital world to life with the launch of the Crystal Garden Kickstarter campaign.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FabxWEQaoV0

With around 15 years of freelance experience in audio production, visual design, and multimedia projects for musicians, film, and commercials, Bovine began recreating favourite local locations as digital art. Testing these environments in a game engine proved “very pleasant,” sparking the idea for Crystal Garden. Now, what started as a personal exploration has, thanks to online encouragement, evolved into an ambitious game project ready for development, with your help.

‘Crystal Garden’ plunges players into what Bovine describes as “always a dark and wet time of the year on the West Coast of Scotland.” Your mission? To navigate a town eerily reminiscent of a gothic Paisley, a place “overflowing with subterranean skeletons in its antediluvian aqueducts.” With the guidance of an “elusive ectoplasm,” you’ll delve into mysteries that have been “obscured for a good reason.”

Your only sanctuary in this urban environment, unexpectedly, The Crystal Garden Chinese takeaway “long rumoured to conceal primordial powers in the fabric of its foundations, ancient things…”

This is largely a solo endeavour, and Bovine makes a direct appeal on Kickstarter: “While there are other people involved creatively at times, this project hinges solely on one person and that person is you, friend. Only you have the power to electrify this Promethean project to life with your current-cy of cold hard cash.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Km-MiaiXtPs

Having self-funded the project until now, a successful Kickstarter campaign will be transformative. “Having this Kickstarter succeed will immediately allow me to work at a rate that can make this game not only possible but very nice indeed,” Bovine explains. The funds raised will directly support all crucial stages of production. This includes further research and modelling of the real-world locations that inspire the game’s visuals, comprehensive story, character, and puzzle development, and the production of detailed visual assets.

A significant portion will also be dedicated to crafting an authentic soundscape, covering environmental audio, music, sound effects, and voice acting. The funding will also enable the production of the game’s soundtrack and even in-game live-action video elements, promising a unique multimedia experience. Technically, the support will fuel the core construction of gameplay mechanics, coding, and debugging, alongside the ability to hire specialist audio, visual, or software freelancers to contribute to the project’s polish. The initial aim for the completed game is a release on Steam for Windows PC, with aspirations for other platforms further down the line.

For the Scottish Games Network community, the Crystal Garden Kickstarter isn’t just another indie title: it’s a fabulous example of local creativity supported by a global online community. It’s a project born from a distinct sense of place, artistic vision, and the joy of a late night trip to the local takeaway. Supporting this Kickstarter means investing in an original voice and helping to bring a uniquely Scottish experience to players.

The journey from viral video to potential cult hit game is underway, and the Crystal garden Kickstarter offers some genuinely creative ways for backers to leave their mark on this distinctive world. Pledge tiers offer the chance to have your name appear on an in-game door nameplate, a photo or image you provide used as a framed picture within a scene, or even your name or a short phrase immortalised as graffiti on a virtual wall. For those wanting a more direct presence, you could lend your voice to one of the game’s many door buzzers or even work with Bovine to have a ‘small 3D object’ of your choosing (within reason, of course!) included in the game world itself.

If you’re ready to explore the rain-soaked streets and unearth the primordial secrets hidden within a West Coast Chinese takeaway, now’s your chance to get involved.

Head over to the Crystal Garden Kickstarter page to watch the latest footage, learn more about Bovine’s vision, explore the full list of inventive rewards and their pledge amounts, and help “electrify this Promethean project to life.”

#Bovine #CrystalGarden #games #GTAPaisley #kickstarter #Paisley #scotland

Is this the original 1780 mile stone? I don't know, but its style, its wear, the script used on it and the unusual wording (using 'distance from' rather than 'distance to') all suggest this earliest possible date is certainly feasible.

#glasgow #glasgowhistory #milestone #greenock #paisley #paisleyroadwest #turnpike

Mile stones like this became compulsory on all turnpike roads in the UK in 1767, and this particular stone is on the route of the turnpike between Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock which was created in 1780. This makes me suspect that the mile stone after which Two Mile House was named was installed when this turnpike opened.

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#glasgow #glasgowhistory #milestone #greenock #paisley #paisleyroadwest #turnpike

On a map from the 1810s (shown on the bottom here) is a house marked Two Mile House, the distance to Glasgow given on the stone. This makes me think the house is named after the distance on the stone (rather than the other way round), possibly pushing that date back to the start of the 1800s.

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#glasgow #glasgowhistory #milestone #greenock #paisley #paisleyroadwest #turnpike

Hidden behind this tree on Paisley Road West in the Ibrox area of Glasgow is this mile stone. On one side it reads 2 miles from Glasgow (pointing east towards the city), while on the other its says 5 miles from Paisley, 21 miles from Greenock (pointing west). The stone is heavily worn, and the script used looks old, but just how is it? Well, it appears on a map from the mid-1800s, but I think it's quite a bit older than that.

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#glasgow #glasgowhistory #milestone #greenock #paisley

LCBO is hiring for more than 400 jobs across Ontario right now
New job, who this? If you're looking for work this summer, the LCBO could be the fit for you. The '"world-class" brand is hiring all across Ontario right now, with over 400 positions available for customer service representatives.The LCBO (Liquor Control Board of Ontario) is an Ontario government enterprise, as well...
#jobs #employment #business #retail #Ontario #Paisley
https://www.blogto.com/city/2025/04/lcbo-hiring-jobs-ontario/

Coats Memorial Church, Paisley, Renfrewshire, 1902 - William Ritchie Postcard

https://www.ebid.net/uk/for-sale/coats-memorial-church-paisley-renfrewshire-1902-william-ritchie-postcard-221640581.htm

#Paisley #Postcards

I love paisley.

https://forums.vintagefashionguild.org/threads/a-pattern-through-time-from-persia-to-paisley-%E2%80%A2-the-vfg-fashion-parade-for-the-week-of-january-27-2025.84281/?_gl=1*ik0wq3*_ga*MTU1MDI1NTg2My4xNzQxNjM3NTkx*_ga_9S6T56LKQ5*MTc0MTYzNzU5MS4xLjEuMTc0MTYzNzYyOS4wLjAuMA..

#Paisley #Pattern #Fabric #Fashion #HistoryOfDress #VintageFashion

Paisley Book Festival
25–27 April

Speaking to writers who have big ideas about navigating the most fundamental questions we face, & who embrace the opportunities they present, the 2025 Paisley Book Festival invites authors & audiences to consider The Lives We Live.

https://paisleybookfestival.com

#Scottish #literature #BookFestival #Paisley

Every time I think I've got it bad for snow, there's always some little town near the lake that has it way worse. I present Paisley Ontario, with 12 foot high walls of snow! So naturally the fine folks decided to paint their wall

#Paisley #Ontario #Canada #Weather #Snow #News #CTV #NewsArticle #SnowWall #Ice

https://www.ctvnews.ca/london/article/paisleys-snow-wall-billboard-returns/#:~:text=A%2012%2Dfoot%2Dhigh%20snow,wall%20of%20snow%20near%20Paisley.

Love these windows on David Barclay's Free Renaissance style building at 64 Bothwell Street in Glasgow. Built in 1901, it was created for the Central Thread Agency, a collaboration which began in the 1880s between J & P Coats and Clark & Co, Paisley's two biggest thread makers, to allow them to work together. This eventually led to their merger in 1896.

#glasgow #paisley #architecture #windowswednesday #architecturephotography