Category: News
Jan 16
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
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 01
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
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: …
