John Swinney visits Glasgow kids club on final day of election campaign

JOHN Swinney has visited a Glasgow kids club on the final day of the election campaign. 

The First Minister attended the Jeely Piece Club in Castlemilk earlier today (July 3) as the public gets ready to head to the polls tomorrow.

Pictures from our photographer Gordon Terris show Swinney wearing a lei while toasting marshmallows, enjoying a game of hopscotch and making fruit kebabs.

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(Image: Gordon Terris, Newsquest)

(Image: Gordon Terris, Newsquest)

Ahead of the election, Swinney will urge voters to turn out on Thursday as he warns some seats will be decided "by only a handful of votes".

He is expected to use a speech this evening to deliver a final message to voters in Scotland ahead of ballots being cast on Thursday.

"There are seats that could be decided by only a handful of votes," he is expected to say.

(Image: Gordon Terris, Newsquest)

(Image: Gordon Terris, Newsquest)

"Be certain about one thing – your vote will matter. It could make all the difference.

"The election in Scotland is the only place where there are genuine, competing visions of the future at stake – a real contest of ideas and values."

Meanwhile, Labour has slipped behind the SNP days before the General Election, a new poll suggests.

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(Image: Gordon Terris, Newsquest)

(Image: Gordon Terris, Newsquest)

A survey by Savanta for The Scotsman suggests 31% of Scots could vote Labour on Thursday, three points down on the last poll, while support for the SNP is unchanged at 34%.

According to analysis by Professor Sir John Curtice, Labour, which won just one seat north of the border in the 2019 election, is on course to have 22 Scottish MPs while the SNP will keep 24 seats.

The poll, carried out between June 28 and July 2, suggests the Conservatives are on 15%, up one point, while the Liberal Democrats are at 9%, up two points on the last poll earlier in June.

(Image: Gordon Terris, Newsquest)

The Glasgow Times reported earlier this week the team at Jeely Piece Club were devastated to discover their nursery garden had been vandalised over the weekend.

Video footage shows equipment ripped up, flipped over and benches broken.

The charity is a former Glasgow Times Community Champion and was set up 47 years ago to support people living in poverty.

(Image: Gordon Terris, Newsquest)

This incident comes just weeks after the nursery was newly renovated thanks to the hard work of tireless volunteers.

Garden furniture, now destroyed, had been bought with money from donations.

Founded in 1975, the Jeely Piece Club is dedicated to helping provide opportunities for both children and adults, keeping the community at the heart of its work.

All children are welcome, no matter their circumstances. The Jeely Early Years Centre and the Jeely Playzone Centre have provided spaces for youngsters to have fun whilst their parents can relax in the café.