Meeting at the small pond to plant up a selection of hardy perennials. International Dawn Chorus Day, Sunday 5th May FOQP are celebrating with a walk through Queen’s Park, beginning in the Rose Garden at 5am. The walk will led by Stuart Milligan, Scottish Ornithologists’ Club. The walk will be about listening to, rather than seeing, […]

Friends of Queen’s Park celebrate Donnchadh Ban Mac an t-Saoir/Duncan Ban MacIntyre (1724-1812). And his great poem ‘Moladh Beinn Dóbhrain’/’Praise of Ben Dorain’. Join us to mark the 300th anniversary of Duncan Bàn’s birth with Professor Alan Riach (Dept. of Scottish Literature, Glasgow University) and renowned Gaelic singer and piper, Allan MacDonald. Sunday 24th March at 4pm […]

March 20th 2024 marks the 300 anniversary of the birth of one of Scotland’s most fascinating poets, Donnchadh Bàn Mac an t-Saoir or Duncan Ban MacIntyre. Duncan never learned to read or write, instead he composed and retained all his poetry in his memory. We want to celebrate his world and his achievement with piping, poetry and […]

We’ll be meeting at the small/wildlife pond. No planting, but still plenty of weeding and clearing to do. We’ll also be holding a ‘meet and greet’ with park users to find out their views on the park; what’s good, bad; what changes they would like to see. Hence the change of times.  I’ll expect most volunteers […]

Volunteers session Sunday 20th August We were lucky with the weather, it was a lovely sunny afternoon. The beds are looking a little less weedy and the roses have been tidied up and given some TLC. They have bloomed well this year, but heavy rain this summer has taken its toll. A few new faces […]