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Here is a list of the weekly activities we run across our various community gardens and greenspaces. If you're interested in coming along to any session, it's essential that you contact us first.
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Community Gardening
Community
Gardening
Activity | Address | Day | Time | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Taskforce | Across Glasgow Southside | First Sunday of every month | 12pm - 4pm | Help complete big tasks for urban green spaces to help communities and habitats thrive! Group activities and projects cover areas including horticulture, landscaping, woodland conservation & community support. |
Gardening at The People's Garden | next to Peat Road Hall | Mondays & Tuesdays | 11am - 1pm | Help make this older garden bloom beautifully again! For those wanting a blether and those looking to go to nature's gym. |
Gardening for Wellbeing | Toryglen Community Base Garden | Tuesdays | 10am - 1pm | Experience the therapeutic benefits of being outdoors in our beautiful community garden. Connect with nature in a relaxed, friendly, supportive environment. |
Gardening at The Bowling Green | Pollokshields | Tuesdays | 3pm - 5pm | Come along to learn to how grow and maintain this green space. |
Polmadie Growing Together | Polmadie Plots & Community Garden | Mondays & Wednesdays | 10am - 12pm/10am - 2pm | Join our brilliant group of volunteers as we work together to produce fresh, locally grown and nutritious food for the 'Toryglen Base Larder'. |
Gardening at Shields Community Garden | next to Shields Medical Practive | Wednesdays | 10:30am - 12:30pm | Come along to learn how to grow and maintain this green space. |
Gardening at Moogety Garden | next to Elderpark Community Centre | Wednesdays & Fridays | 11am - 3pm | Come along to learn how to grow and maintain this green space. |
Gardening at Rainbow Garden | next to Noble Art Boxing Club | Wednesdays & Fridays | 9:30am - 12:30pm | Be part of a local group developing and tending to a vegetable garden, kid's play space and much more. |
Gardening at The People's Garden | next to Peat Road Hall | Thursdays | 10am - 12:30pm | Help make this older garden bloom beautifully again! For those wanting a blether and those looking to go to nature's gym. |
Gardening at Eden Garden | next to Carnwadric Church | Thursdays | 12pm - 3pm | Grow vegetables, berries and fruits in this raised bed garden with fruit trees. |
Community Woodlands
Community
Woodlands
Activity | Address | Day | Time | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Women in the Woods | Toryglen Community Base, G41 0LA | Wednesdays | 11am - 2pm | This friendly women -only session takes place in a woodland grove, with a range of group crafts and activities. Referral only, contact us for more info. |
Malls Mire Community Woodland Conservation | Toryglen Community Base, G41 0LA | Thursdays | 11am - 3pm | Help to maintain this thriving community woodland. |
Food, Cooking & Health
Food, Cooking & Health
Activity | Address | Day | Time | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Walking Group | Moogety Grub Hub | Thursdays | 10am - 11am | Explore the local area and green spaces with our walk leaders |
Moogety Lunch Club | Elderpark Community Centre | Fridays | 11am - 2pm | You're welcome to come along to cook & eat with us. Learn new recipes, meet new people. Call 07974 419 512 or email julia@urbanroots.org.uk to join. |
Saturday Soup | Elderpark Community Centre | Saturdays | 1pm - 2pm | Soup & blether at Elder Park Community Centre every Saturday, except when we host the monthly Community Meal. All welcome to both. |
The Lunch Club | Peat Road Hall | Thursdays | 11am - 2pm | Please note: this group is at capacity. Please contact klaudia@urbanroots.org.uk if you'd like to be added to the waiting list to attend. |
Healthy Cooking Club | Nan Mackay Hall | Thursdays | 10am - 12pm | Learn to cook healthy meals in a friendly group environment. |
Children & Young People
Children & Young People
Throughout 2024
Family Play Events at Malls Mire
at Toryglen Community Base
Urban Roots usually hosts 3 family play events across the season. These are free to attend and open to everyone
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More information will be shared closer to the time on the website as well as our social media channels. To sign up for email alerts of these events, please sign up to the Malls Mire mailing list.
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