JANUARY 31st will stick in the minds of many for some years to come as the day the country changed - whether for the better or worse.

But for many, the day itself and the pressure of a high stakes, politically charged atmosphere can bring to the surface a lot of anxieties.

This is where Swap Market on Victoria Road comes in; a social enterprise set up in the South Side by artist Ailie Rutherford in September 2018.

On Friday, the shop hosted a 'Day of Connections' to bring the community together on an otherwise "alienating" day for many in Govanhill's multicultural community.

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Swap Market manager, Sibell Barrowclough, said: "We chose to do the Day of Connection because we know that from talking to people who come here, as well as ourselves, people in the community are feeling anxious about leaving the EU.

"We wanted to put something on that would help people connect."

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The Day of Connections included a knitting and patchwork workshop, as well as a potluck dinner in the evening.

Sibell said: "We looked at traditional sewing circles and, of course it's about the sewing, but they are often just about being with other people in a relaxed setting.

"I think a lot of people easily overlook the concerns of others in the community and getting the chance to sit in front of someone and talk, I think it hits home that people are just people."

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Leon Hamilton, 22 from Govanhill, joined the Swap Market team on Friday afternoon to share his knitting skills with others, and to help bring the community together:

"I logged onto Twitter in the morning and it's not a fun time with Brexit happening.

"While everybody wanted to talk to other people and connect to other people today, it's less alienating to do that in person."

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The Swap Market operates all year round, with everything from CDs and DVDs, kids toys and clothes on offer to language lessons offered to people for free.

Assistant Manager, Usma Ashraf, said: " I think the language lesson, especially the Romanes ones, are really important.

"We had someone from the Roma community here before who can't speak English and when we ask them if they want a cup of tea they were shocked - they've never been asked if they want a cup of tea before.

"Something like the Romanes lesson are really important, because we can reach out as a community and learn from each other too."