A COMMUNITY group helping to end disorder in Easterhouse has vowed to take landlords to court over an attempted eviction.

The lifeline Garthamlock Community Group not only works with kids from across the area, it provides advocacy services for locals and a foodbank.

It was set up in a house 10 years ago by Geraldine Marshall, who wanted to give kids a safe place to socialise without drink or drugs.

The services on offer have since expanded into a foodbank, summer clubs for kids, advocacy services for adults and IT classes.

As previously reported by the Evening Times, staff had been told they had to vacate their base, known locally as the community shop, to make way for houses.

The group currently rent the community shop at Barholm Square for £50.40 a month from landlords City Property, but the site is to be cleared.

It is understood it will transfer to Glasgow City Council before being handed to Persimmon for development.

Geraldine, who is chairwoman of the group said: " We got our notice to quit on April 27, but we haven't moved.

"We are still here, we're just waiting for a court date."Geraldine said the community group, local butcher and post office are planning to take court action together over the forced eviction as they are all being pressured to leave their premises,

The 57-year-old said: "The three shops here - us, the butcher and post office, are hopefully going to court together.

"The landlords have asked us to move into a centre round the corner which we'd been trying to go to for more than 10 years with these kids.

"They wouldn't let us in but now all of a sudden they've changed the lease and they'll let us in two nights a week.

"The problem is we won't be able to have a summer club or anything, It'll be these two nights and that's it. The weans need something to do over the summer or that's how problems happen."

The new premises offered to the group are understood to be

SNP Councillor Gerry Boyle said the area will be devastated if the community centre is to close.

He said: "Geraldine started this in her house years ago, and now the centre makes a huge difference here.

"There is a need for a community centre but they are not getting any cooperation to get that.

"They're being blocked at every turn. These guys are taking children off the streets, they are alleviating any crime problems.

" They are talking to other community youth groups and helping to bring kids from different areas together. It is getting rid of the territorialism in Easterhouse and they need to be supported."

The Evening Times contacted City Property but a spokesman was unavailable for comment.