Mansewood High Park, Glasgow
Mansewood Allotment Open Day 2022 Join us for our annual open day event on Sunday 28th August. Our 2021 open day was a huge hit (even through torrential rain!) and this year we’re aiming for our best yet! ‘Lost The … Continue reading “Mansewood Allotment Open Day 2022” →
Volunteer at Mansewood Allotments! We are currently looking for some new volunteers for the community plot at Mansewood High Park Allotments. The community plot is a joint enterprise between Mansewood Community Centre and Tinto Primary School. Gain new gardening skills … Continue reading “Volunteer at Mansewood Allotments!” →
A year in the life of a new plotholder Plot 6 – Joyce Joyce got her allotment around late July/early August 2021. Her first priorities when she joined were to install her raised beds to make things easier to handle, … Continue reading “A year in the life of a new plotholder” →
A year in the life of a new plot-holder Plot 8 – Colin Colin joined the allotment in August 2021. One of the first things he told me when we met was that he always enjoyed helping his grandparents in … Continue reading “A year in the life of a new plot-holder” →
A year in the life of a new plot-holder It’s been almost a year since eighteen new plots were added to Mansewood High Park Allotments. This series will look at the progress made by Mansewood’s newest plot-holders who have taken … Continue reading “A year in the life of a new plot-holder” →
Sheds! The expansion at Mansewood is looking much more allotment-ish this week after the installation of our new sheds. The newest plot-holders have been busy preparing the foundations for the sheds (with lots of help from Colin!) and Iain and … Continue reading “Sheds!” →
Accessible Allotments This week saw the delivery of six trough planters (made by Glasgow Wood Recycling) which will be used in a new accessible growing area at Mansewood Allotments. This space has been created as part of our expansion project, … Continue reading “Accessible Allotments” →
Expansion Success Local MSP James Dornan has submitted a motion to the Scottish Parliament this month to recognise the hard work and dedication which has brought about the successful expansion of Mansewood Allotments. In his motion, Mr Dornan asked: “That … Continue reading “Expansion Success” →