Press and education enquiries:
We welcome all enquiries.
Contact: Douglas A Peacock on 0774 837 4911 email: northkelvinmeadow@gmail.com
Now that the land is secure from housing development we are keen to tell our story and help others succeed in similar situations. There is also much interest on what the land is used for , what grows there and how the various parts of the land mess together. For example our live Willow Hut, our 2 tree houses, 34 raised beds, 4 community raised beds, 2 children raised beds, 5 compost bins, 2 honey bee hives in the Beedookit, kids mudkitchen, wig wam, a labyrinth stone circle, loads of wild flowers, community orchard with 30 fruit trees, wildlife haven, fire pit, bumblebee homes and last but by no means least PUDDLES which our younger vistors love!
Do get in contact if your wanting to write an article.
We’re only a 7 minute walk from the top of Byers Road.
Go along Queen Margret Drive, turn up either Clouston street or Kelbourne street and walk 200 yards and you’ll see a wee gem of a place: 1.4 hectares of inner city wild greenspace!!
If bringing the car go along Kelbourne street and you’ll beable to park outside the entrance.
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Old News:
18th April 2014 – Maryhill Fire Brigade come down to the North Kelvin Meadow and water the newly sowed central area that had been fenced off. That morning it had been sowed with wild flowers and grass seed but there was no forecast of rain.
Pervious Press Releases haven’t been filed here but below are a few of the Old Press Releases:
Private Eye Article.
13 May 2012
Maryhill Residents Vow to Stop Luxury Homes Development on North Kelvin Meadow
18 September 2009
North Kelvin Meadow in the press
Evening Times, 21 September 2009
‘Destruction’ threat for Meadow
The Glaswegian, 3 September 2009
North Kelvin Meadow rebels in running for garden award
Environmental Data Interactive, 24 August 2009
Council defends decision to evict Glasgow’s guerrilla gardeners
Sunday Herald, 23 August 2009
Glasgow’s the drear grey place thanks to all this building
The Herald, 22 August 2009
Garden guerrillas dig in to fight court decision
BBC, 21 August 2009
Campaign setback in land row case
The Herald, 20 August 2009
‘Guerrilla’ gardeners in court to defend allotment
The Sun, 20 August 2009
Daily Mail, 20 August 2009
Daily Express, 20 August 2009
Council’s court bid to kick out eco volunteers
Evening Times, 20 August 2009
Guerrilla gardeners told to appear in court
Architecture Scotland, 20 August 2009
North Kelvin Meadow Group face eviction
BBC, 19 August 2009
Legal row over derelict land use
Local People Leading, August 2009
How to lose friends and alienate people
North Kelvin Meadow at risk from Council bulldozers
Evening Times, 31 July 2009
Meadow can help locals to cut crime
The Glaswegian, 30 July 2009
Tempers flare as Glasgow City Council target North Kelvin Meadow for development
Evening Times, 27 July 2009
Community gardeners face eviction
The Move Channel, 21 July 2009
The Herald, 27 June 2009
Sowing the seeds of revolution
STV News, 12 June 2009
Green-minded locals fight council over development plans
Evening Times, 11 November 2008
Residents in clean-up bid to halt flats development
Evening Times, 17 October 2008
Residents pledge to fight wasteland sale
Archive Meadow press releases
21 August 2009
19 August 2009
27 July 2009
24 July 2009
Local community fights back as GCC slaps eviction notice on North Kelvin Meadow
12 June 2009
Greens visit under-threat Glasgow community meadow
11 June 2009
Local community fights to save the North Kelvin Meadow from the GCC bulldozers
23 March 2009
North Kelvin Meadow receives £750 02 ‘It’s Your Community’ award
19 November 2008
Local residents turn out in force for North Kelvin Meadow Clean-Up – photos available on request
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