Friends are arranging a volunteer day on Saturday 1st April at 10am. We will be doing our usual tidying, some limited weeding in the Fossil Grove and pond area and general litter picking.
One task, but only for strong and fit people is we want to remove the turf from one of the formal display beds near the pond but this does require some serious backbreaking work. Tools will be provided. Please meet with David Webster at the front of the Fossil Grove Building at 10am. Thanks and please look out for David. All help is seriously welcome. Sunday 9th April 1 pm
Meet at the Main Gates. Wear your Easter Bonnet.Bring an egg to roll; bring your friends; bring your family and see what fun Victoria Park is! For further information contact [email protected] A big thank you from the trustees of the Victoria Park Community Trust to the 60 or so volunteers who turned out to plant 750 shrubs along the park perimeter adjoining the Expressway.
We had volunteers from the Conservation Volunteers (who also provided the shrubs), the John Muir Trust, the Annexe in Partick and the Victoria Parkrun as well as FoVP members and other locals. Our best volunteer turnout ever, so the job was soon done! Friends and the community were overwhelmed on Thursday by the Glasgow Warriors rugby team, support staff and helpers carryout a major litter pick in the park and Nature Walk. The group split into 5 groups and tackled all the hot spots and a massive amount of litter was removed. Thanks to Jana and her team for their community support which all stemmed from a recent park walk and Jana seeing the litter. Friends must add that the City Parkies also do a great job, constantly litter picking and removal but concentrating on the popular park areas such as the pond, playing field and kids playground etc. Please be aware this is a continuing unending battle so that today’s clean area will be tomorrow’s mucky place! Never a dull moment but it would be nice to do something more constructive.
Volunteer Day to plant 750 shrubs
Part of the I Dig Trees Initiative 11:00 am, Saturday 4th March Meet at the Café Please wear suitable clothes and footwear and bring a spade if you have one. For further information contact [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/groups/fovpglasgow/. Volunteers from the John Muir Trust joined FoVP members for litter picking, gutter clearance, leaf sweeping and bramble cutting as well as work in the biodiversity garden creating .
Friends want to start 2023 with our first volunteer Saturday on 11th Feb. We’re just getting our tasks sorted but certainly we must clean up the litter that’s gathering along Westland and VPD North and into the park. We do have some leaf clearing around the Fossil Grove building and that’s after removing about 50 barrow loads in Nov. Please join us as usual in front of the FG building to get going at 10am. We are expecting a big turnout from other volunteer groups so you’ll be in good company.
Fossil Grove on Radio Scotland! Mark from Out of Doors visited the Fossil Grove in Glasgow last week. Two pieces at 22:25 and 49:30. Rest of programme worth a listen too! #fossilgroveglasgow
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