Friends Saughton

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Inaugural tweet from Friends of Saughton Park. Please follow us for updates on all our events and progress

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Preparations done for tomorrows wreath making event - hope you can make it - 10am till 1pm in the glass house.

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Get ready - wreath making is coming……

If you have secateurs please bring them along - also you might want to bring something to personalise your wreath like baubles to match your Christmas scheme or favourite foliage.

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Loads going on at the Halloween event on Saturday from 12pm till 4pm. Hope you can make it.

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Getting all set for tomorrow - hope you can make it. 🍦

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Hope you can join us on Saturday 2 August from 12 till 4pm for a celebration of summer.

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The Caley Spring Show - a wonderful celebration of Spring.

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FoSP AGM Wednesday 5 March 2025 at 7pm in the McHattie Community Room - accessed via the courtyard. Join us and tell us what you’d like to happen in the park.

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The walled garden, winter garden, conservatory and cafe will remain closed all day tomorrow due to the severity of risk associated with the red weather warning (10:00am-5:00pm). Stay safe.

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Join us for The RSPB big garden Birdwatch on Sunday 26 January 2025 at 10am in the conservatory.

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Hope you are all set for tomorrow’s wreath making event from 10am till 1pm. It’s been a terrible holly year so bring your favourite baubles or adornments to make your wreath shine and secateurs if you have them. Looking forward to seeing you.

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What a great FoSP gathering tonight - Neil did an amazing job with the quiz, the FoSP bags were revealed and the Christmas Wreath prep continued. Thanks to all who came along - and there were mince pies 🥧 x

[Friends of Inch Park, Edinburgh @friendsinchpark]

Shona Nelson enthuses our AGM with the amazing things a dynamic park friends group like @SaughtonFriends can achieve, and the challenges of developing the community orchard. "Make things fun and don't take on too much!" @djohnsonmsp @IanMurrayMP @greenspacetrust @InchNursery

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Date for your diary for the Christmas Wreath making event - 14 December from 10am till 1pm. £10.00 per wreath - we supply the base, wire, foliage and some accents to make your wreath zing.

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What an amazing Halloween event today, thanks to all the volunteers and everyone who came along. The costumes, crafts cakes and pumpkins were brilliant.

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Join us for the Fiends of Saughton Park Halloween event on Saturday 26 October from 12 till 4pm. There will be lots to do including taking part in The Big Scottish Story Ripple 2024 https://t.co/g84XedscR2

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🦋🌿 Join #BigButterflyCount! From July 15-Aug 7, help track butterfly populations in Edinburgh's outdoors. Spend 15 mins counting butterflies in your garden or park, then submit sightings online.  For more information and to participate, visit https://t.co/GtZZNrolDC🌸🦋

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The Friends of Saughton Park are celebrating our 10 year anniversary with a community event on Saturday 27 July from 12 till 4pm. They’ll be music at the band stand and family activities - hope you can come and celebrate with us.

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Thank you so much to Gino for an amazing bee 🐝 talk at tonight’s FoSP gathering.

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The physic garden plant of the week is the Guelder Rose which has many medicinal properties including for the treatment of pain from muscle cramps.