Friends of Southern Necropolis

Recent award for our team at FOSN from the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society. Attended the award ceremony in Edinburgh, great meeting other volunteers from across Scotland.

Would appreciate your votes for FOSN in 3 categories for the "South" Community Champions Awards glasgowtimes.co.uk/community-cham…

It is with great pride for Friends of Southern Necropolis that all the hard work & dedication has once again been recognised with a Keep Scotland Beautiful : Green Flag Community award. Well Done to all of our team and onwards & upwards for the Gorbals very own City of the Dead.

Hi folks🙂Looking for anyone out there who would like to perform at our G5`s Got Talent night on Friday 1st September 🙂

Do you have a talent you would like to share? Consider signing up to 'G5's Got Talent' with @friendsofSN and @GivinitLaldie. The deadline to sign up is Monday, 1st August. If you would like any support signing up, let us know or phone 0141 280 0053.

@NGHAcommunities @GCC @HSCP TaskChildcare are raising money for a community defibrillator we have received a number of donations and are on our way to reaching our £2,000 target HUGE thank you to Hazel @ RhinoTrainingLTD for a very generous donation❤️#partnerships ❤️

FOSN birthday tribute to the one and only Gorbalite Sir Thomas Lipton. Cup of tea (Lipton`s of course) at his graveside (and family).

Listing of all of our FOSN "Tour Talk & Cuppa" sessions for 2023 (Funded by the Gorbals Ideas Fund) 🙂 Hope you can make it along to some of these dates.

@CheyGorbals @fionaherriot @Tom_MPM @coopuk Hi Cheyenne 🙂Really nice meeting you too, and glad that you enjoyed your tour of the Gorbals very own "City of the Dead". Next time you can join us on a walk round the White Lady (three times of course) 🙂

It was great to meet with @friendsofSN today and not only learn about the history of the green space and the Gorbals, but also hear about the many wonderful events they put on throughout the year. I can't wait to work with them! #ItsWhatWeDo

@NewGorbalsHA @GivinitLaldie @friendsofSN @HomeStartGS @glasgowlife @gogigglengrow Fancy a career in childcare? Why not come along and chat to @TASKchildcare who'll be sharing information and advice about how you could work with them and help them deliver amazing services to local children & families!

I had the best time filming a music video today with these amazing people! The Southern Necropolis in the Gorbals is a hidden gem totally worth visiting! Looked after, cared for and loved by Friends of the Southern Necropolis! Find out more: southernnecropolis.co.uk

FOSN Review of 2022 🙂 youtu.be/jEXnJ8fhN20

Looking forward to our first Tour Talk & Cuppa session for 2023 (funded by the Gorbals Ideas Fund) 🙂Hope you can join us and learn about some of the history & characters of the cemetery. Sunday 29th January 12.00 till 2.00pm

@PamelaStephensn Hi Pamela, tried contacting Billy a few years ago, would love to take him on a tour of the Gorbals very own Southern Necropolis :) (Colin, Friends of Southern Necropolis)

Billy’s talking about me again…

Hi folks 🙂 Really chuffed to announce that FOSN have once again achieved a Green Flag Community status for 22-23 🙂 Well Done to all our volunteers, and thanks for all your hard work and dedication. This result is something that the late Charlotte Hutt would have been proud of.

Donating pre-loved ❤school uniform to @BankUniform at @coopuk Crown Street. An amazing project who are helping families reduce the cost of the school day by recycling ♻️ uniform and giving it away for free!!! #reducereuserecycle #ItsWhatWeDo

Looking for short video contributions for the project, to be shown at the Gorbals Fair for G5`s Got Talent 🙂

You can now cast your online votes for our project idea "Tour, Talk & a Cuppa". When you click on the link you will also have a chance to decide where the rest of the £20,000 funding goes: vote.gorbalsideas.org.uk/area-ballot/1?…

our friend and work colleague Colin, is taking part in this challenge for cancer research, donate to Colin’s fundraising page and help raise life-saving funds for Cancer Research UK fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/colins100…