Author Archives: Kelvinside AA

We were bathed in sunshine at our June book group meeting: 9 of us gathered around a table  on the Kirklee site, 4 of us with plots at Julian Avenue, 5 of us with plots on Kirklee. The home-made, allotment-grown rhubarb cake disappeared quickly. We’d shared around three titles by Raynor Winn that we’d borrowedContinue reading “Book group summer meetings”

This year the Julian site open day is on 22 June and is to be part of WestFest, the Glasgow West End summer festival. The organisers are lead by the Julian Site Manager, Maggie McLellan, who is looking for all the helpers she can get. So if you have any time to spare on thatContinue reading “Julian Site Open Day June 22”

Firstly a reminder that the monthly Clear Up (or Maintenance Day) will be on Saturday June 1 at both sites. Kirklee from 10.00am to 12.00pm and Julian from 11.00am to 12.00am. Do come, meet your fellow plotholders and contribute to making the allotments a natural and beautiful environment. Tea/coffee and biscuits will be on offerContinue reading “June Maintenance Day and Inspection”

The next maintenance day/clear up is Saturday May 4th on both sites. On the Kirklee site the clear up runs from 10.00am – 12.00pm, on the Julian site it is 11.00am – 12.00pm. At both sites participants can relax with tea or coffee at 12.00. As usual it is recognised that Saturday mornings are notContinue reading “Maintenance Day Reminder”

Our next book is The Island of the Sea Women by Lisa See Set on the island of Jeju to the south of South Korea, the novel starts with the local culture of female diving collectives, and covers the period from Japanese colonialism of the 30s and 40s, through the second world war and up toContinue reading “Book Group Meeting in April”

The Glasgow Allotment Forum(GAF) AGM is to be held on Monday March 18th from 7pm to 8.45pm, at the Garnethill Multi-Cultural Centre , 21 Rose Street. Click here to download the poster as a pdf file. The AGM is open to all Glasgow’s current plot holders and also to those on waiting lists. At theContinue reading “Glasgow Allotment Forum AGM”

Storm Isha meant that we had a cosy meeting in a warm house for our last book group. Although we prefer to meet on the allotment, it was nice to be safe and warm on a wild night. We loved ‘O Caledonia’ by Elspeth Barker, and had a good chat about it – interesting forContinue reading “Book Group News Jan 2024”

Glasgow City Council (GCC) is obliged by the Community Empowerment Act passed in 2015 to develop Rules and Regulations (R&R) for the management of the allotments that it lets out to Glasgow residents. They have recently published a proposed new set of R&R and these are now out for consultation. The consultation ends on OctoberContinue reading “Consultation on new Rules and Regulations”

The final plot inspection of the year is on Sunday October 22nd Glasgow Allotments Forum is holding a meeting on Sunday October 22nd to discuss the proposed new Rules and Regulations for allotments. The meeting will be held at the Garnethill Multicultural Centre in Rose Street, 11.45 – 12.45. Your opportunity to respond to theContinue reading “Dates For Your Diary October/November 2023”

We hope to hold the AGM in person this year. Returning to pre Pandemic habits it is expected to be in the Puppet Theatre and will also be an opportunity to hand in your missive to a committee member. As advance warning of a provisional date (provisional because we are dependent on the Puppet Theatre)Continue reading “Early Warning of AGM”