Friends of Glasgow Royal Infirmary

So much fun! Working with @erakidney who come to Glasgow June. They are committed to sustainability & the local community & have worked with us & a local school. In April, the school come to visit, work in our gardens & be the first to follow Basil & Beetrice #TheRoyalBeeTrail

Cannot wait for you to see what we have been doing Rottenrow: the Birth of a City Opening in April. We think it is our best exhibition yet.... Foyer glow up and some serious garden improvements coming at the same time @whatsonglasgow

👀 A Night at the Museum.....

Super excited to be involved in this. The children from Maidenhill Primary School are coming to visit us and our bees in April and they are going to plant some vegetables in our gardens 👌🏻😍

Foyer glow-up incoming ✨✨

We’ve been very quiet but very busy 😬 Exciting things are coming #RoyalBeeTrail

#archiveadventcalendar #day19 Instead of a #christmasparty it's a New Year party! Managers met with Nurses annually on 1st Jan; a tradition started in 1868. Not sure if was mandatory nor much fun😂 In 1923, the nurses' choir sang & the Lord Provost attended @arascot

#archiveadventcalendar #day18 This is Rascal 😊, one of our #archiveelves & he is usually up to all kinds of mischief. Yesterday, however, he wanted to help curate our #rottenrow exhibition & so he did some research. Opens 2026 & it promises to be our best one yet! @arascot

#archiveadventcalendar #day17 #christmascolours Nothing is more festive than our carol service in The Cathedral. This year it took place on Dec 12th. Photos will follow but for now snaps from 2024 with the fab & talented children from St Mungo's Primary @arascot @St_Mungos_Pri

#archiveadventcalendar #day16 The former consultants' dining room - that's a lot of #bells breakfast bell luncheon bell dinner bell supper bell and only 1 pint of beer - goodness 😂 @arascot

#archiveadventcalendar #day15 Well today was tough for us but we give you Santa visiting one happy & one terrified child 😜 in 1920 with Matron Jane Melrose looking on. Spot the stack of presents on the bed beautifully presented with #wrappingpaper & ribbon @arascot

#archiveadventcalendar #day13 A Christmas suggestion, subscribe to that grand old institution, The Royal, don't spend all your money #shopping @arascot

#archiveadventcalendar #day12 Team #glasgowroyalinfirmary embracing the season with all the #festiveclothes @arascot

@MuseumAbernethy @ARAScot High chance 👌😆

@FriendsofGRI @ARAScot Plz do Christmas merch with this one next year, we're begging you 🤣

#archiveadventcalendar #day10 #christmascards We don't know what year this is from but it is a lovely old-fashioned card.... The modern card with the bee was the only year we did paper cards in December 2022. @arascot

Carol Servjce tomorrow at 530pm in Glasgow Cathedral 🥳 Still time to book your free place…don’t miss this one, it lasts about 45mins and is bound to make you smile 😊 Feat. The children from St Roch’s Primary 🎶 🎄 eventbrite.com/e/197603517339…

#archiveadventcalendar #day11 Well behind the door today it's #darknights so we shall oblige and supply you with a very special Dark Knight Mind that time THE Batman, yip the actual batman, the dark knight himself, visited #glasgowroyalinfirmary @arascot

📣 New GCPH Publication for Glasgow 850! From Provand's Lordship to the Red Road Flats, the provision of clean water to the 1915 rent strikes & this year's Housing (Scotland) Bill, this timeline shines a light on events that shaped Glasgow's health gcph.co.uk/latest/publica…

#archiveadventcalendar #day8 Read this lovely description of Christmas Day and the #festivefood on offer in #glasgowroyalinfirmary in 1920. Then have a look at the old kitchens and all that prep work... @arascot

We are 231! Wonderful things have happened inside our walls. Things which have shaped healthcare worldwide. We gave the world antisepsis, nurse training & more. Today, pioneering work continues & inside there is a sense of team, community & pride, even when times are tough.