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Volunteer Event Sunday 25th April 2010 at 2 pm

Come along and help get the Meadow in shape for this summer! Event starts at 2pm Sunday 25th April 2010. Various activities: painting, planting seed, digging, litter pickup, compost heap re-construction etc We’ll have some things but it would help … Continue reading

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Spring into Action!

Join us on Saturday 27th March, from 2pm To celebrate the launch of GET DIGGING in association with the Royal Horticultural Society and Beautiful Scotland Come and find out the latest on the North Kelvin Meadow Campaign allotments and community garden, … Continue reading

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Results of the Bird Event

Thanks to all who came out last Saturday 30th January 2010 onto the Meadow for the “Do something for the Birds” event. In total 30 people came out (plus one photographer from Local News) and we put up 70+ fat … Continue reading

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Do Something for the Birds!

Do Something for the Birds! When – 2pm Saturday 30th January 2010 What – Help put up some bird feeders and fat balls on the North Kelvin Meadow (beside Sanda, Clouston and Kelbourne Street G20) What to bring – some … Continue reading

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Scottish Parliament debate on 17th Dec 09

We’re mentioned a few times by various MSPs and we’d like to thank each of them for that. The debate was entitled Allotments, Community Gardens and Grow-your-own Projects. We’re a bit of everything of course. We have part of the … Continue reading

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The Fantastic Mr Fox

Most people living in the city will have experienced seeing a fox at some point, but the other night really was quite unusual. I was walking through the Meadow late one night last week and took a short cut to … Continue reading

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We win an award!

On the first anniversary of its formation, the North Kelvin Meadow Campaign  has been awarded a Certificate of Merit as part of Beautiful Scotland’s Neighbourhood Awards. Karen Chung, Treasurer of the North Kelvin Meadow Campaign, collected the award today at … Continue reading

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Bat boxes on the Meadow and in the news

Click here to read the BBC article regarding the installing of bat boxes Click here to read the Sunday Herald article regarding the installing of bat boxes

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Herald Article 11th Oct 09 – “Allotment Summit”

Click here on the link to view the Herald Article on Scotland’s allotment summit published on 11 October 2009.

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Thanks to all who planted 475 bulbs today, 11th Oct 09

We all had a very pleasant afternoon today planting 475 bulbs in various parts of the Meadow. If you have any extra then please do come down and plant some.  Turnout today was 24 in total. The extra 75 bulbs … Continue reading

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