Author Archives: Kelvinside AA

The next Book Group meeting is on Wednesday June 24 from 5-6pm in the usual place. The selected book is Why Women Grow by Alice Vincent. Unfortunately all the library copies were snapped up by participants at the May meeting. However you can pick up a second hand copy for less than £5.00 if youContinue reading “June Book Group Meeting”

GAF recently announced its competitions for plot holders in 2026. As in previous years there is a competition for new plotholders. That is people who acquired their first plot AFTER January 2025 and so have had less than 2 years on the plot. In this case you apply for the New Plotholders Award. However thisContinue reading “Glasgow Allotment Forum announces awards for 2026”

Book Group meets about once a month, usually on the Kirklee site. We’ve had some cosy winter evenings in the shed when it has been either raining or too dark outside – we meet from 5 – 6 pm throughtout the year. The next book group meeting is on Wednesday 1st April. It will beContinue reading “Next Book Group Meeting 1st April”

A reminder that, because the council has changed its ‘financial year’ as regards allotment rentals, the association has decided that the timing of its AGM has to be changed. An AGM was held on 19th November 2025 in accordance with the constitution where the 30 members present unanimously agreed to alter Paragraph 6b of theContinue reading “AGM on March 5th 2026”

The 2026 GAF Potato Day is scheduled for Saturday February 21 from 11.00am till 2.00pm. As last year, it is to be held in the Pearce Institute, 840 Govan Rd. There will be 40+ varieties of spuds plus onions, shallots, garlic, fertiliser, compost and grow bags. The cafe will be open for coffee and cakeContinue reading “GAF Potato Day Feb 21”

Remember, and tell all your friends and acquaintances, that the Julian Avenue allotment site is holding its Open Day on Saturday August 23rd. From 2.00pm to 5.00pm. The good weather is currently forecast to hold, with zero probability of rain in the afternoon, so it should be a lovely experience.

The book chosen for this meeting is The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams. The meeting will be held from 5.00pm to 6.00pm on Wednesday April 2nd in the Communal Shed on the Kirklee Site. The Association has a number of copies of the book on loan from the library. So email the committeeContinue reading “Next Book Group Meeting April 2nd”

The next book for the group is Held by Anne Michaels. We have library copies to share around so let us know if you want to borrow a copy and come along to the shed near the big gate on the Kirklee allotment site. We meet from 5 – 6pm and although we normally meetContinue reading “Book Group Meeting Feb 26th”

On Friday Jan 24 Storm Eowyn blew over Glasgow creating quite a lot of havoc as it went. Our allotment sites were not spared. Sheds were blown over on both sites, some merely damaged, others destroyed. The Kirklee site suffered considerably less damage than the Julian site possibly because it is on flat land andContinue reading “Storm Eowyn damage”

The first meeting of 2025 will take place on Sunday 19 January from 5.00 to 6.00pm in or next to the communal shed beside the big gate on the Kirklee site. The book will be Silent Earth by Dave Goulson. We have a number of copies from the library so let us know if youContinue reading “KAA Book Group Jan. 2025”