Playrooms become a family tradition

Wednesday, June 6, 2001

(Photograph) - When Nicola Watson became this year's 200th member of Garscube Community Playrooms in Glasgow, the environment may have been new for her 20-month old son, Andrew, but for Nicola it was all very familiar. She came here with her own mother when she was about three years old. 'I live out of the area now, but it is worth travelling across Glasgow just to get here,' she said. The Playrooms operate as a drop-in facility, which suits shiftworkers and those who jobshare, who might otherwise miss out on toddler groups or playgroups. It also makes it attractive to fathers and grandparents.