Community Champions Awards May 2011
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Friends of Kings Park were short listed in two of the groups nominated for the South East Community Champions Awards.
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Newspaper Reports 2011
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Friends Of Kings Park is featured in two local newspapers.
Santa Grotto 2010
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Santa Claus looked at the weather report. He read "very heavy snow for Kings Park, Croftfoot and Cathcart." He looked at his diary – Santa's Grotto in Cathcart Old Parish Church. Children from the local primary schools, nurseries and mother and toddler groups were all looking forward to meeting him. A volunteer group, The Friends of Kings Park, had arranged the grotto in the church with the goodwill of the minister, Neil Galbraith.
St Mirrans Primary School Cleanup 2010
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Friends Of Kings Park with the Glasgow Cleanup Initiative undertook cleanup of litter in Kings Park, assisted by year 7 pupils from St Mirrans Primary School on the 27th August.
Castlemilk Gardening Club Greenhouse Refurb July 2010
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The greenhouses belonging to the Castlemilk Gardening Club are undergoing refurbishment. The second greenhouse , aptly named Greenhouse No 2, has been completed and reopened on 10th July 2010.
Scottish Education Awards 2010
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Kings Park Secondary School has been awarded the Scottish Education Awards 2010 working in conjunction with FOKP on the sensory garden.
Sensory Garden Project 2010
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The Friends Of Kings Park have partnered with pupils at King's Park Secondary School to plan and construct a sensory garden in King's Park.
Winner of The Herald Awards 2009
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It's official. Friends of Kings Park has won first place in the "Herald Society Awards 2009" ceremony held last night in Glasgow. They are the first place winner of the 'Community Project Of the Year' category.
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CastleMilk Gardening Club Plant Sale 2010
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CastleMilk Gardening Club has begun its annual plant sale for 2010. It starts on the 10th May 2010, from 11AM to 5PM at Kings Park nursery.
FOKP organizes Santa's Grotto for local nurseries December 2009
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FOKP in conjunction with some local nurseries, arranged for a Santa's grotto visit for the children in mid December 2009. The participation was overwhelming and the outcome was a success.
John Moores University Students Visit to Kings Park 11th November 2009
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The Friends Group along with park manager Jack Devine, met with 7 students from John Moores University,Liverpool, who are studying Geography and Environmental subjects.