Hello to all our Friends.

Are you passionate about trees and enjoy working collaboratively?
 
If so, would you like to volunteer your creative talents to help develop a tree trail for Victoria Park, using QR codes to link to different websites? The trail will be printed and available to the public as an educational tool. 
 
Initially a small group will develop a template but then handover to you to lead to complete for the remaining up to 30 trees.
 
If you are interested, please PM us, briefly outlining any relevant experience.

​Thanks, FoVP.

On 24th January 2025, Scotland was hit by a serious storm which was categorised by the MetOffice as a Red Alert, danger to life. Wind speeds in excess of 120mph were recorded with Glasgow recording winds >90mph. The result was that many trees were toppled, trees split at the base or heavy limbs torn from their trunks. Many smaller branches were ripped off resulting in a significant amount of debris lying everywhere. Obviously homes and factories were damaged with external cladding being ripped off buildings.

The park suffered at least 30 trees toppled with many limbs torn off trunks. Parks Dept responed quickly to keep paths open but after 2 weeks since the storm much timber has still to be removed.

Friends very quickly stepped up and arranged a crowd fund raiser to attempt to replace as many trees as possible by new plantings of approx 2m height and at an anticipated cost of £300-500 per tree.

Below are some pictures of the damage and a plan of the fallen trees.

We need your help to plant replacement trees.

Please can you donate to the fundraising campaign by using the following link.
 
https://gofund.me/d307f9f0
 
We are also looking at the possibility of salvaging and re-using some of the fallen timber for making benches and artworks to act as a reminder of the great storm. This all depends on how much money can be raised.
 
Any donations will be greatly appreciated to help replace some of the great losses the park has suffered.

​Thanks for your support. FoVP.