Ghost Signs of Glasgow City Centre Walking Tour
Saturday, 19 March 2022 11:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. Meeting: The Tenement House, 145 Buccleuch Street, Glasgow G3 6QN Free Event Tickets at Eventbrite Ghost Signs of Glasgow is a project which tracks down, researches and archives fast disappearing signs around the city. Ghost Signs are fading signs which represent a business, establishment or organisation which […]
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Springburn: Rome of the North – Ian R. Mitchell
A Castle in Springburn? Read on…….. Springburn – its History and Walk Born Balgrayhill Schooled Petershill Worked Keppochhill Married Springburnhill Sick Stobhill Domiciled Barnhill Rested Sighthill Springburn […]
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Monday, November 15, 2021 | Filed under: Ian Mitchell, Pat's Home Page Blog, Walks in Glasgow
Boots and Beards, COP26 Walk
Sunday, 7 November, 2021 – 9.30 a.m. – 3 p.m. Boots & Beards – Windfarm Walk to Whitelee Meeting Place Meet at 4 Forth Street, Pollokshields, G41 2SS – Bus leaves 9.30 p.m. prompt. Organised by Boots & Beards, a Scots Asian-run hillwalking group that helps people from ethnic minority backgrounds explore the outdoors, this […]
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Tuesday, November 2, 2021 | Filed under: COP26 Glasgow, Climate Change, Save the Planet, Biodiversity Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Walks in Glasgow
Glasgow Hallowe’en Ghost Walk
Sunday 31st October, 2021 6.30 pm – 9.00 pm Event by James Scott George Square, Glasgow, G2 1 Organised by DEAD SCOTLAND SOCIETY starting at 6.30pm on Halloween Night at Ghostly George Square at the Scott Monument in the Centre of the Square. Visit places in the city centre that were visited by Robert Burns, […]
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Saturday, October 30, 2021 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events, Hallowe'en in Glasgow, Walks in Glasgow, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Walking and Writing with Lesley O’Brien, Glasgow Green
Creative Writing Workshops in Glasgow Green Spark My Words with nature, song and stories Free Dates: 2 September, 2021 (11 a.m. – 1 p.m) Book at Eventbrite A Series of Min-Adventures A series of mini-adventures exploring the familiar in a new way to spark your imagination and creative writing. Meeting Place The rendez-vous point is […]
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Brian Whittingham – Writing Walks in Kelvingrove
Walking, Writing Photography Mindfulness Sessions – facilitated by Brian Whittingham Thursday 26 August, 2021 at 10.30 a.m. Meet at Lord Kelvin’s Statue in Kelvingrove Park. Guided Walk exploring the social fabric of the park. Where you will join in the walk, talk, reading, writing and taking photographs. You will take paths less-travelled that will allow […]
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Sunday, June 27, 2021 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Classes and Workshops, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog, Walks, Walks in Glasgow, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Bob Law: Gardens of Eden
Walks and Photography Glasgow Parks During our long year of Covid 19 local parks have been more important than ever to escape into especially for people/families without a decent sized garden or those living in flats or tenements. At the moment, in May 2021, many are at their best with tulips, bluebells, azaleas and rhododendrons […]
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Monday, May 24, 2021 | Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer, Walks in Glasgow
Slow Nature Walk, Woodlands Community
Sunday, 30 May, 2021 at 11 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. Kelvinbridge, Underneath Kelvinbridge, next to Inn Deep, Glasgow G12 8HH Join Katrina Caldwell for a Slow Nature Walk, taking in your surroundings along the Kelvin Walkway About this event Since the start of the pandemic, Woodlands Community has been encouraging people to spend time in […]
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Celebrating Ten Years of Woodlands Community Garden
19 and 20 September, 2020 Woodlands Community Garden, 91 – 101 West Prince Street, Glasgow G4 9BY Woodlands Community Garden and online celebrating 10 years of the Woodlands Community Garden at Woodlands Workspace. A weekend of walk through, socially distanced activities to celebrate the story of the garden and highlight some of Woodlands Community Development […]
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Govan’s Glories: Central Govan Walk Ian R. Mitchell
THE TALK In one of his biographies, Alex Ferguson expressed pride in his origins when he stated that “to call Govan a district of Glasgow was an insult.” Most Govanites would agree and the area is without doubt the one with the strongest sense of identity amongst the older working class districts of the city. […]
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Wednesday, July 22, 2020 | Filed under: Coronavirus, Ian Mitchell, Pat's Home Page Blog, Walks in Glasgow
Ghost Signs of Glasgow, Glasgow City Heritage Trust
Guided Walk Saturday 9th November | 11am | Free, but booking essential Meeting point: George Square, in front of the Robert Burns Statue Ghost signs are the fading remains of old painted signs on buildings, which offer an invaluable window into the past.With the help of our great volunteers we have created engaging and informative walks […]
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Monday, November 4, 2019 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Walks in Glasgow
Remembering the 40 hour strike – Walking Tour Glasgow
Saturday, 2nd February, 2019 – 12 p.m. Starts from George Square, City Centre. With David Lees, Ewan Gibb and Henry Bell To commemorate the centenary of the 40-hours strike there will be a walking tour on Saturday 2nd February. Free event – all welcome. During late January and early February 1919 workers in Glasgow and […]
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Monday, January 21, 2019 | Filed under: Walks, Walks in Glasgow, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Govanhill; no single-ends by Ian R. Mitchell
The Talk Govanhill is almost certainly the most intact area of working-class tenement housing left in Glasgow. Apart from on its north-eastern fringes, very few of the four storey blocks dating from the later nineteenth century have been demolished, and the grid-plan of the streets remains exactly as it was laid out over 100 years […]
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Wednesday, November 14, 2018 | Filed under: Ian Mitchell, Walks in Glasgow
Guided Walking Tours of Glasgow’s music scene, past and present – from August, 2015
Guided Walking Tours of Glasgow’s music scene, past and present Explore the fascinating places, people and performances which have shaped Glasgow’s musical landscape and hear the tales of the venues. Choice of Two Tours Fridays and Saturdays from August 2015. Merchant City Walking Tours Glasgow Music Mile Waling Tour £15 (Concessions £10) Bespoke tours can also […]
Thursday, July 23, 2015 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events, Walks in Glasgow
