Oct 05 2024
We are delighted to present “The Winter Gardens: a vision for the future” (PDF) – a report on the past, present, and future importance of the Winter Gardens at Glasgow Green. The Friends of the People’s Palace, Winter Gardens and Glasgow Green (FOPPWGGG) and a team from the University of Glasgow ‘Solutions for Change’ programme …
Apr 05 2024
Following the funding announcement in January 2024 from the National Heritage Lottery Fund the People’s Palace will close its doors on Sunday 14th April as, alongside the Winter Gardens, these iconic buildings, belonging to Glaswegians “for ever and ever”, will undergo refurbishment. Glasgow Life has told us that they will close for approximately 3 …
Jul 16 2023
We were recently interviewed as part of STV’s news article on campaigns to save Glasgow’s Glasshouses. As part of the news article a Council Spokesperson said that the sum of money needed to restore the Winter Gardens and People’s Palace was £36million. This was news to us! Where did this figure come from? We are …
Nov 12 2021
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 …
Nov 04 2021
Join us at the People’s Palace & Winter Gardens on Glasgow Green to witness the real neglect of one of Glasgow’s precious civic assets. The picture below illustrates just how much devastation has been done to the Winter Gardens by the Glasgow City Council and their arms length company ” Glasgow Life”. The opportunity to …
