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Bulb planting event on Sunday 11th Oct 09 at 2pm

Hi all Your all invited to a bulb planting event at North Kelvin Meadow on Sunday 11th October at 2pm. That’s a week this Sunday so mark it in your dairies. We’ve got 400 bulbs all ready to plant. If … Continue reading

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Glasgow City Council threatens to bulldoze the Meadow – but forgets to tell us

The North Kelvin Meadow Campaign has learnt that Glasgow City Council has made plans to destroy the Meadow without informing the campaign group. Destructive actions could be taken as early as Monday, 21 September 2009. After the Council’s legal action … Continue reading

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Questions at Holyrood

Questions have been asked in the Scottish Parliament about the use of derelict land by local communities. The questions posed was: Bill Kidd (MSP): Asks the Scottish Executive what support the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment provides … Continue reading

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We’re in the Beautiful Scotland Competition!

Who would have thought it, but its true: we’re in the Beautiful Scotland! Judges come out this Wednesday, 2nd September. So, who knows: if we can get a decent day of sunshine, and the poppies, sunflowers and all the other … Continue reading

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City Council look like turnips as they take veg growers to court

Douglas Peacock, chairman of the North Kelvin Meadow Campaign, and Karen Chung, treasurer, appeared before a Court 1A packed with Meadow supporters at Glasgow Sheriff Court yesterday to defend an interim interdict brought against them by Glasgow City Council. The … Continue reading

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Court Case 21st Aug 09

Karen and Douglas would just like to THANK everyone who gave their support and especially to all those that made it to the Court. So many we packed it out !! Thanks.

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Growing vegetables on 25+ year vacant Council land ends up in Court.

Karen Chung and Douglas Peacock, along with the ‘North Kelvinside Green Space Initiative’  (sic) have been summoned to appear at the Sheriff Court in Glasgow on 21/08/09 at 12 noon to defend an action that has been brought against them … Continue reading

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Evening Times Article

http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/display.var.2523180.0.0.php Laura is a local resident.

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Stop the eviction!

First of all, here’s a great video shot at Sunday’s Big Lunch event which explains what the Meadow is all about: GCC slapped a 14-day eviction notice on the North Kelvin Meadow on 15 July, so now’s the time to … Continue reading

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The Big Lunch was a Great Lunch!

THANKS to all who came down to the BIG Lunch we had on the Meadow yesterday.  Thanks especially to all the helpers (Caitlin, Sinead, Kate, Robin, Colin, Mark and Karen) who helped with the preparations – we had all kinds … Continue reading

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