Spotlight Dance School put on a thrilling performance in front of diners in Calton who came together for the latest in a series of free neighbourhood lunches.

It was the perfect curtain raiser for the girls as international stardom beckons with a summer trip to France to perform on stage at Disneyland Paris!

Calton Heritage and Learning Centre was the venue for the latest ‘Come Dine With Us’ experience delivered by the charitable subsidiary of Thenue Housing.

The occasion was again a link-up with the charity the Halliday Foundation which provided the three-course lunch.

The Come Dine With Us lunches are part of a wider ongoing initiative known as “Heat, Scran, Blether” organised by Thenue Communities.

The project has been renamed recently as “Heat, Scran, Move”. This built on a successful year of Heat, Scran, Blether which ran until March 2024 and has now been enhanced to include an element of physical movement to improve wellbeing.

This will run until the end of March this year. Further funding from the Glasgow Community Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund (administered by GCVS) has been secured to extend the project for a further year.

This time, craft and design activities run by volunteers will be added and the project renamed again to ‘Heat, Scran, Create’.

Meanwhile, the work undertaken to boost community cohesion has gone a long way to encouraging companionship, tackling loneliness and combating isolation during the long winter months.

Rosie Robertson, manager of the Calton Heritage and Learning Centre, said the efforts undertaken by Thenue Communities had been “a vital lifeline” in recent months.

Rosie said: “Our latest lunch was a great success and another example of our ongoing partnership with the Halliday Foundation which does such impressive work across the city.

“At the heart of our work over the winter has been the drive to bring people together to make new connections and foster a sense of companionship – especially for those who may be living alone or who are isolated.

“These lunches are essential to creating a sense of community wellbeing and the CHLC plays a crucial role in making that happen.

“On this occasion, the star attraction was undoubtedly the talented young dancers from Spotlight who are off to Paris soon and we wish them well for a successful trip.”

The group of young dancers have also been supported by Clyde Gateway.