Photos of the Moment
Heron
Great photo by jamesdunbar42 and shared on Flickr Got a great photo of the Kelvin? Share it on Flickr and add it to the [Continue]
Bigger Brig
This excellent photo was taken by Tom Clearwood and posted on FORK’s River Kelvin Flickr group. Got a great photo? [Continue]
Upcoming Activities
Clean Up
Sat 7th August 10.30 a.m.
Get fit, get a warm glow and help improve the quality of our river for
wildlife and for everyone!
Wear old clothes and strong shoes or wellies. We will provide gloves
and grabbers
Meet at Kelvingrove Park at War Memorial (park entrance at Kelvin Way Toilets and over main Bridge)
We usually finish around 12
Evening barbecue later that day at Ha'penny Bridge House. Burgers will be available from £2.50 Bring your own wine etc and own food if you wish.June 12th - 27th
Newsletters
FORK News – Spring 2010
View the Spring 2010 FORK Newsletter online here Spring 2010 FORK Newsletter – pdf version Woodcock Cover by Hazel Mills [Continue]
Bird Report
FORK Bird Report – Spring 2010
The big story this winter was the exceptionally severe weather that began in late December and continued until the middle of January. Night-time temperatures in Glasgow fell to minus 10 degrees C and by 8 January large stretches of the Kelvin had frozen over. Mallards, Goosanders, Moorhen and Little Grebe gathered in the remaining patches [Continue]
The Lost Mills of the Kelvin
Dawsholm Printfield
Stuart Nisbet gives us his next portrait in the Lost Mills of the Kelvin series Many mill sites supported two or more mills, all of which were powered by the same dam on the Kelvin. Dawsholm (or Dalsholm) had two entirely separate mill sites, both sharing the Dawsholm [Continue]
Convener's Chat
Convener’s Chat – Spring 2010
Since I last wrote FORK has been nominated for two awards! Really quite chuff making, I am sure you will agree! The first was a Glasgow Community Champions award sponsored by the Evening Times. The presentation took place in the Maryhill Community Halls, in Maryhill Road. I wrote to you all on this monumental occasion, [Continue]
Convener’s Chat – Winter 2009-10
Well, how delighted were most of you with the last issue emailed to all who have an email address? Full of colour as well as literary delight? Those who received it in magazine form, through the post, at greater expense to us missed out on the colour. This a historic issue as well, as it [Continue]
Site Updates
Welcome to the new FORK website
As you might have noticed the FORK website has changed.
Now rather than having the same static information on the front page, there are excerpts of [Continue]
Canoes, Facebook and other stuff
A few updates for you…
Canoe Safari and Dinner
The Canoe Safari and dinner was held as promised on the 11th of August. Many thanks to [Continue]