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Friends thank the volunteers who came out on Wednesday afternoon to start the weeding of the formal flower beds. Funnily enough the Parkies were also out doing exactly the same so park users should see a big improvement although there’s still lots to do. We would also do more today but the forecast is heavy rain. Some of the formal beds had been planted out with perennial shrubs after Parks had announced several years ago, that they could not maintain all the flower beds every year. Friends had agreed that about half the beds would be planted with shrubs and finished with mulch. The beds are now becoming weedy and Parks are not clearing these beds. Therefore Friends will need to carryout the task of weeding and caring for the shrubs every year in order to maintain the appearance of these beds. 
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Friends must thank the volunteers who came out today to help tidy the Fossil Grove and do some litter clearing. The weather was very pleasant and we all worked hard. Our youngest volunteer was 4 and the oldest; well over three score years and ten.    Volunteers from engineering company AECOM work with Friends of Victoria Park to refresh the planters in the bowling greens with some new colourful shrubs and to clear up the weeds from the footpaths around the greens.    With the many birds that live in our park, Friends of Victoria Park are indebted to Hessilhead Wildlife for their continuous protection of the birds. Accordingly FoVP have decided to contribute to their cause. So thanks to our members who pay the £10 a year annual subscription. Using a small amount of your subscription we have been able to contribute £150 to Hessilhead Wildlife Rescue Centre (https://www.hessilheadwildlife.org.uk). This Centre aims to rescue, treat, rehabilitate and release birds and animals back to the wild. It has great facilities and experience to treat all species of Scottish wildlife. It attends callouts to rescue birds and animals at VictoriaPark and recently rescued the cygnets following attacks from the pen swan. This is our thank you to them for their great work in our park. FoVP  To all the park and Friends followers, this Saturday, 6th July 10-12, if you want to help us tidy up the park, Friends are hold the 1st of 2x July volunteer cleanup Saturdays. The next is Saturday 27th if you’re not around on the 6th. We’ll be doing a litter pick around the park and gardening. We’ll meet up in front of the Fossil House at the Fossil Grove. We’ll provide litter picks and tools and gloves. Please bring drinking water and good footwear. Looking forward to seeing you there  Victoria Park FREE Tennis Open Day- how to book in attached tweet and link below
Sun 7 Jul 10-11am Looking forward to Wimbledon? We're ready to serve up a treat at Victoria Park with free come and try family taster sessions for all ages. LTA accredited coaches & volunteers on hand with advice! https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/VictoriaParkTennis/Events Friends invite all our members and followers, when they next visit the park, to please come and see the recently cleared and newly planted flower bed (1st picture) just below the Still Game Bench hill and in front of the formal flower beds. This bed has been planted with locally sourced perennial plants but they won’t show their glory until next year after they have grown and spread. This bed is a great example of how FoVP membership funds are being used to enhance the park. Last year Friends planted out the 2nd bed with wild flowers which were donated. This year the wild flowers are doing very well and a great display. As these plants are locally grown, nectar varieties (not all floral displays produce nectar) they are very friendly to our bugs, bees and insects which we must help. Thanks for all your support and go on make a visit. The 2nd and wild flower bed does not have any mulch cover. This is because this bed is a habitat for solitary mining bees. The soil is very sandy allowing the bees to dig into the soil to lay their eggs. The soil in the first bed isn’t sandy and not suitable for mining bees and insects. Friends of VP are holding our monthly volunteer gardening event this Saturday 22nd June 10-12. We’ll be focusing on the Fossil Grove area as usual to restore it to its wonderful condition. The weather is looking good and warm so we suggest older light clothing and good shoes and drinking water. We have tools and gloves so apart from above just bring yourselves. We’ll meet in front of the Fossil House at 10am. Looking forward to seeing you there. Thanks. FoVP.
 On Sunday 10th December at 2 pm, we will hold our annual Christmas tree decorating event at a tree near the Oswald Clock. Please bring your decorations, bio-degradable, if possible, to add to the tree. Don’t worry if you have none. FoVP will bring some for all.
There will be carol singing and feel free to bring seasonal fare to share. Thanks, to all those who managed to attend this year’s very well supported Remembrance event. My special thanks to Yevgen Gorash (Chair of the Glasgow branch of the AUGB (Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain) for his very relevant speech. I hope to see as many of you as possible at our Christmas tree decorating event and whether you can or cannot make it, I wish you, on behalf of myself and the Committee of Friends of Victoria Park all the best for the Festive Season and a Happy New Year! Kind Regards Michael Herrigan Secretary of Friends of Victoria Park |
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