Friends of Newlands Park

  • Friends of Newlands Park Annual Report 2024/25

    Our latest Annual Report, launched at our AGM on September, is now available. It highlights our key achievements and activities over the past year, including the re-opening of the pond, gardening and other volunteer activities, interactions with Glasgow City Council regarding park maintenance, and an update on our consultation on the future of Newlands Park.

  • Pétanque in the park?

    Friends of Newlands Park volunteers are looking at the possibility of constructing a pétanque/boules pitch in the park. Pétanque is one of the world’s most popular and accessible sports, suitable for all ages, and we believe that a pétanque pitch is a facility well suited to Newlands Park. In order to move forward, however, we…

  • Friends of Newlands Park Annual Report 2023/24: Key Activities and Achievements

    Our latest annual report is now available. It covers the period from July 2023 to June 24 and includes: details of our gardening and Duke of Edinburgh volunteers’ activities; interactions with Glasgow City Council regarding the pond and grass cuttings; a review of last year’s fête; our social media stats and policy; the plans of…

  • Friends of Newlands Park Update for Q1, 2024

    Hi all, Hopefully the worst of the winter is just about behind us as the first buds of spring are starting to show. We recently had our first quarter Friends of Newlands Park (FoNP) Committee meeting and below are some of the highlight’s/lowlights and updates on other park activities. Pond: After a great deal of…

  • Tennis Courts Refurbishment

    We have exciting news for the imminent renewal and upgrade of the tennis courts after the project was given the green light on 9 Mar 2023. Work on site started on May, 13 March for seven weeks. When Friends of Newlands Park was first formed in 2020 the courts were voted the highest priority for…