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Oct 16 2023
Our Vision – Winter Gardens Survey
We are gathering supporters’ views on planting and plant-related activities that could be included in the restored Winter Gardens. Information from our survey will be used in discussions with Glasgow Life during the development stage of the refurbishment of the People’s Palace and Winter Gardens. Please fill-in our survey online via Google Forms.
Jan 28 2022
First Gray Day 2022
People are asking ‘Why is 22 January Gray Day on Glasgow Green?’ and ‘What connection had Alasdair Gray with the People’s Palace and Winter Gardens?’ 44 years ago on 22 January 1978, Alasdair Gray’s Continuous Glasgow Show, with 30 new paintings of contemporary Glasgow people and places, opened to the public. Alasdair had worked on …
Nov 12 2021
Our Giant Yellow Ribbon round the People’s Palace and Winter Gardens
We unveiled our giant yellow ribbon and wrapped it round the People’s Palace and Winter Gardens to coincide with the COP26 Climate demo on the 6th November 2021. We wanted to show to the world that our beloved People’s Palace and Winter Gardens are closed and the public locked out. The 200metres of yellow wrap …
Jan 16 2020
Palace’s Birthday
To mark the 122nd anniversary of the opening of the People’s Palace/Winter Gardens, the Friends of the People’s Palace, Winter Gardens and Glasgow Green will be holding a commemoration event this Wednesday: 11.00am to midday, Wednesday, 22nd January 2020, at the People’s Palace, Glasgow Green. There will be a designer-cake for the event, plus music …
Dec 01 2019
Seven facts about Glasgow Green
Glasgow Green was featured in this great article on ‘Glasgow Live’ on 30/11/19. They list seven intriguing facts you might not know about the 146 acre public space next to the River Clyde, which attracts around 2 million visitors per year, and has played host to some of the most important historical events in Glasgow.
Nov 18 2019
Meeting – November 2019
The next meeting of the Friends of the People’s Palace, Winter Gardens and Glasgow Green will take place at 6.30pm on Thursday 28th November 2019 at Calton Heritage, 423 London Road, Glasgow.
Nov 01 2019
Glasgow Green Timeline
13 January, Feast of St Mungo, patron saint of Glasgow who first named the settlement Glas Chu, ‘the dear Green place’. 17 January, birthday of Matt McGinn of the Calton (1928-1977) whose ashes rest in the Winter Gardens 19 January 1736 Birthday of James Watt 22 January (1898) opening of the People’s Palace ‘for ever and …
Nov 01 2019
Glasgow Green in the News
A look at coverage of the Green in the news archives, from 1853 to 1899 Glasgow Constitutional 16 July 1853 Glasgow Fair on Glasgow Green Hylton’s Royal Menagerie, Glasgow Fair. 10am – 10pm. Lions, tigers, leopards, panthers, hyenas and howling wolves, with birds,beasts and monsters of the deep. + brass band. Pro bono publico Paisley …
Oct 31 2019
Glasgow Green Film Night
7pm, Thursday 7 November 2019 Glasgow Green is Scotland’s oldest public park and not surprisingly, there are many songs, poems and stories about it. On this special evening, we will be looking at films supplied by the National Library of Scotland’s Moving Image Archive at the Kelvin Hall. These include two full- length short films: …
Oct 17 2019
Meeting – October 2019
The next meeting of the Friends of the People’s Palace, Winter Gardens and Glasgow Green will take place at 6.30pm on Thursday 24th October 2019 at Calton Heritage, 423 London Road, Glasgow.
