Friends of the River Kelvin-SCIO

18/08/2026

We're back after a short Summer break 👋 and we'll be heading out this Thursday evening. Meet at the river side of Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery Carpark at 18.30 and we'll head out for 90mins of litter picking. Get your kit from Lyn and Alex the volunteer leaders, all welcome.
Next dates Saturday 4th September 10.30-12.00
Thursday 17th September 18.30-20.00
Meet locations for the September dates will be posted nearer the time.
All Welcome!

13/08/2026

More events across the watter at The Govan Stones Project

Come and enjoy our Govan Book Festival events within the historic setting of Govan Old Church, amongst our amazing collection of Viking-age carved stones.

13/08/2026

Our friends over at The Govan Stones Project are hosting the Govan Book Festival, this Saturday 15th August with an 'In conversation' with photographer Alan Dimmick and archeologist Alan Leslie, there are still some free tickets left on Eventbrite.

31/07/2026

Great to see flowers on the self-heal we planted behind Ha’penny Bridge House with TCV Scotland last year. Spot the visiting pollinator!!

16/07/2026

We're having an unprecedented summer break! There will be no litter pick on Thursday 16th July or Saturday 4th August. Our next litter pick will be a Lighter Nights Litter Pick on Thursday 20th August and we'll post information nearer the time. We'll also be refreshing and relaunching our newsletter. So please sign up for that, link in our bio and over on our website if you're not reading this message on Instagram. Thanks everyone! Please encourage others not to litter and Keep the Kelvin Beautiful!

05/07/2026

Our litter-pick yesterday was also an opportunity to appreciate some of the biodiversity in Kelvingrove Park. Along this approximately 3 metre stretch of railing opposite the skate park there are at least 10 different wildflowers. A bee was busy visiting them! We used the iNaturalist app to help us identify the plants and record their location. There was tufted vetch, white clover, creeping buttercup, greater plantain, wood avens, common (stinging) nettle, spear thistle (aka bull thistle or common thistle), lawn daisy, a type of willowherb (maybe marsh willowherb?) and what we thought was cleavers but the app suggested “catch w**d bedstraw”. And one that the app advised is a nipplewort!!

02/07/2026

This Saturday is Friends of the River Kelvin Litter Pick. Meet us at 10.30 at Kelvinbridge Subway Carpark by the bike racks, to get kitted out. We'll work together until 12noon. Feel good all weekend! See you there!

23/06/2026

It’s great to see that Maryhill Burgh Halls maryhillburghhalls are hosting a screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing film this Sunday, at 3pm. Link to their Eventbrite page in the comments below, and also to the main page introducing the film - including a trailer, and an interactive map which is updated to show future screenings all over the UK….so if you aren’t local to Maryhill, or can’t make Sunday, or want to let family and friends know where they can see it themselves, check out that map! There is also information on how to arrange a screening yourself…..workplace screenings, neighbourhood screenings - the more settings in which the discussions are being had, the better 🙂