Author : Helen McNamara

Stunning images captured from the main paths at the plots over the summer by our own resident photographer Siananne Boylan of Plot 121. See if you can recognise any from your own plot

Thank you SO much to our Open Day visitors who kindly donated to local foodbanks at the gate. You raised an amazing total of £712. It was such a pleasure today to meet Audrey and Claire, managers of Glasgow SE Foodbank and Glasgow South West Foodbank who do such invaluable work with their teams in the local community. The donation will be divided equally between the two organisations. Thanks everyone!

A FREE app, detailing the 65 km stretch of the Clyde Walkway between the vibrant city of Glasgow and the largest waterfall in the UK at the Falls of Clyde has been launched, allowing walkers and cyclists to explore one of Scotland’s Great Trails.

Available to download from the app store and the google play store, the Clyde Walkway app invites users to make their own way along the fascinating route, depending on their interests and time available for traversing the route. Working on GPS, app users can chart their progress on the route as they go, even through rural areas with limited mobile signal.

Are you interested in Growing? Like a space to grow your own? Crownpoint Community Garden has spaces available for you or your group to pick up the skills of growing fruit and veg, improving biodiversity and looking after a garden. To find out more, come along on to see what you can do in this beautiful space. Sat 8th April 2017 or Monday 10th April 1 – 4 pm

See this link..

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The Hidden Gardens in Glasgow have a variety of job vacancies from Head Gardener a full time position to Garden Assistant, part time position.

If you would like to find out more go to the vacancies page

 

This years subscription is £25 and is due for payment before the AGM in May…..

Please pay your subscription at the club house on one of the following sessions:-

• Saturday, 8^th April     2:00-3:30pm
• Thursday, 13^th April   5:00-6:30pm
• Sunday, 23^rd April      2:00-3:30pm
• Wednesday, 3^rd May   5:00-6:30pm

If you would prefer to pay via a bank transfer, please email me at treasurer@sjsmallotments.co.uk  with your Name and Plot Number and I’ll forward you the allotments account detail.

“G3 Growers” members of “The Back Garden”, a constituted non profit making organisation, who encourage good health and well being through this community fruit and vegetable garden in Finnieston would like to attract new and active members.

Would you like to grow your own fruit & veg., have you 2 hours to spare per month(only ½ hr. per week),could you attend 3-4 meetings a year(a Tues. 6-7pm), can you afford £10 annually?

Still interested, become a “G3 grower” and help work “The Back Garden” community garden, just off Brechin St.(Finnieston, G3 7HF).  Active members share produce upon harvesting.

• No Experience Necessary
• Learn New Skills
• Share Existing Skills
• Make New Friends
• Grow Your Own Fruit & Vegetables

Pop along when we are open – Mon. 2-4:30pm, Wed. 12-2pm, Thur. 6:30-7:30, Fri. 10am-12noon.

Sorry map not very good, Just off Brechin St and Argyle St. Finnieston.