Good luck trees, may all our wishes for you come true this year! 🌳
‘May the sun shine bright on your leaves’
‘Wake up trees! I love your apples’
‘I wish for a healthy apple tree’
A BIG thank you to everyone who participated in our ‘Community Wassail’ on Sat (28th Feb)! Together, we woke up Pollok Orchard’s fruit trees from their winter slumber, with a wonderful wassailing song, instruments & colourful wands – beautifully created by pupils from Cleeves Primary School 🍎🌟🧵
Everyone’s invited to our family-friendly Winter Wassail! 🍎🌳
📅 Sat 28/02
⏰ 2-4pm
📍 Pollok Community Centre & Orchard
Join Cleeves Primary School pupils on a noisy orchard procession, take part in storytelling and arts & crafts activities - there'll be refreshments too! Free, all welcome 💚
Group of people outdoors in a field participating in a community wassailing event on a sunny day.
Illustration explaining wassailing, a British orchard tradition with noisy events to wake fruit trees and encourage harvest, featuring decorated fruit figures on sticks. Contact suzanne@ecodrama.co.uk for access support to attend the event.
Join Pollok's Community Orchard Wassail! ✨🌳
Celebrate, wake the trees, enjoy crafts & fun!
Sat 28 Feb, 2–4pm at Pollok Community Centre & Orchard, Langton Road, G53 5DP
FREE!
#Pollok #CommunityOrchard #Wassail #FreeEvent #GlasgowEvents
Woman and child crafting a natural garland with dried orange slices, beads, and cinnamon sticks indoors.
✨ People of Pollok: June ✨
Meet June and her daughter from the Harvest Festival! 🌱 They loved turning dried fruit and cooking items into beautiful creations!
“We love crafts. Especially when you use natural ingredients… it gives kids a new perspective."
👉 Read more: 🔗 https://ow.ly/rfCh50XZGOf
Event tickets (£1) are available to buy at the door, or via this link >> www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/crafts-and...
This Sat (31/01), you can find us at Friends of Crookston Castle’s community Crafts & Fun Day! Inspired by the winter season & Pollok’s Community Orchard, create your own musical Tree Hanging using natural & craft materials. 11am-2pm, all welcome 🌳💚🧵
Father sitting with two young children engaged in colouring activities at a community centre table.
✨ People of Pollok: Filip ✨
Meet one of our dedicated volunteers Filip, who enjoys pickling, looking after the orchard and supporting the community.
👉 Read his story: 🔗 https://ow.ly/XoU450XZGnQ
Keen to get involved? Find out more at: https://ow.ly/sbU350XZGnR
A woman and her daughter sitting closely indoors, one wearing a white zip-up sweatshirt with nautical text, the other in a black top and red hair, both smiling.
✨ People of Pollok: Natasha ✨
Natasha shares why community matters: “Community to me is the heart and the soul of where you live… It’s like fresh air; you have to have it.”
👉 Read her full story: 🔗 https://ecodrama.co.uk/people-of-pollok/
As the end of 2025 approaches, we’re feeling grateful for a year filled with community-spirit, joy, adventure & creativity 💚 Sending you our warmest wishes for a wonderful Festive Break! 🌟
Christmas-themed message encouraging donations to Eco Drama to foster nature connection.
This Christmas, nurture Eco Drama’s work! 🌱 Your support helps us deliver drama projects in Glasgow schools and connect communities with nature. 🎁 Any donation makes a difference. Donate: https://ecodrama.co.uk/about/support-us/#donate Thank you! 💚
A huge thank you to the amazing team at @WilliamGrant & Sons for raising £632 for Eco Drama with Foundation match funding! Your support helps bring creative outdoor learning to children and families in Glasgow! 🌍❤️ #EcoDrama #ThankYou
A big WELL DONE to these staff super stars at St Kevin’s Primary (North Lan), who've completed their 5-week #OutToPlay residency! 🌟 Thank you for your enthusiasm, curiosity & dedication to the project. We've loved working with you & wish you well on your arts-based outdoor learning journey 🌱🎒
Thank you so much to St Paul’s (Shettleston) PS in Glasgow, for participating in a 5-week ‘Wonderfully Wild’ #OutToPlay residency! Led by Drama Artist Alice Donnelly, pupils & staff explored themes of Water, Biodiversity & Climate Action through outdoor drama, storytelling & arts activities 🌱📣💚
Tall Eco Drama banner with green leaf logo set in a grassy park with blurred people walking in the background.
Have you heard of Green Friday? 🌿
Instead of Black Friday, let’s embrace a movement that prioritises people and the planet. 🌱✨ Join us in raising awareness & learn more: https://ow.ly/LVBK50XyHhn 💚
& if you'd like to support our charitable work instead 💚 https://ow.ly/r6xv50XyHho
🍎✨ A magical day at the Pollok Community Harvest Festival!
We celebrated our orchard’s first year with music, storytelling, crafts, apple tasting, and an amazing showcase from Cleeves Primary pupils.
Warm food, big smiles, & a whole lot of community spirit!
Thanks to Eoin Carey 📷
A speaker presents on effective fundraising communications to an attentive audience in a cozy room with string lights overhead.
Enjoyed the Glasgow Community Climate Action Network event at Civic House yesterday. Lots of inspiring projects:
GCVS on effective climate fundraising / comms, the GALLANT citizen-science project & CommuniMap app for local nature observations, and Step Up to Net Zero support for SMEs 🌱
A table outdoors with trays of pasta salad, leafy greens, and baked goods served for free at a previous community picnic. The image has decorative green leaves and text that reads: “Free food by dig in at Pollok Harvest Festival — FREE thanks to Wheatley Homes!” on a yellow-green background.
🥗 Free Food from Dig In Govan at Pollok Harvest Fest this weekend, thanks to Wheatley Homes for sponsoring!
Enjoy delicious, healthy dishes & warm drinks 🌿
📅 Sat 22 Nov 🕛 12–3:30pm 📍 Pollok Community Centre, G53 5DP 💚
Need help attending? Reach out: ella@ecodrama.co.uk
Bright sunflower graphic with 'FUNDING NEWS!' text in the center, accompanied by Scottish Government and Impact Funding Partners logos.
🌱 Exciting News! We’re thrilled to announce we've been awarded a grant from the Volunteering Support Fund from Impact Funding Partners the Scottish Government! This funding will help us grow our volunteer group, host community events, and develop Pollok’s community orchard.💚
💃 Will ye be dancin' at Pollok Harvest Festival?! 🎶🎻 FREE for families! 📅 Sat 22 Nov, 12-3:30pm (Ceilidh 2-3) 📍 Pollok Community Centre, G53 5DP.
#WhatsOnInGlasgow #KidsGlasgow #EcoDrama #FreeEvent #CommunityEvent #Storytelling #Festival
A colourful illustrated flyer inviting people to the “Harvest Festival at Pollok Community Centre.” The event is on Saturday 22nd November 2025 from 12 to 3:30 pm at Pollok Community Centre, Langton Road, G53 5DP. The text highlights that the event is free and open to all ages. The background has green leaves, a yellow acorn with eyes, and images of apples and sunshine. The flyer includes the Eco Drama logo at the bottom right.
A vibrant flyer promoting the Pollok Community Orchard Harvest Festival with photos of apples and families enjoying food and activities. The text lists activities including free food from Dig In, arts and crafts, live music and ceilidh, kids face painting, orchard storytelling, and apple pressing and tasting where you can make your own apple juice. It emphasizes that the event is free and open to all ages. Contact information is provided: ella@ecodrama.co.uk for more details or accessibility support. Logos at the bottom include Glasgow City Council, Glasgow City Region, Levelling Up, UK Government, Impact Funding Partners, Glasgow Community Food Network, and The National Lottery Community Fund.
A free family festival in Pollok! 🌿
Join us for music, food, crafts, storytelling & apple pressing 🍎
📅 Sat 22 Nov | 🕛 12–3.30pm
📍 Pollok Community Centre
💚 Everyone welcome!
#PollokHarvestFestival #EcoDrama #GlasgowEvents #FamilyFun
@whatsonglasgow.bsky.social @scvo.scot @glasgowcvs.bsky.social
Let’s go…#OutToPlay! We’re delighted to be working with St Paul’s (Shettleston) & St Kevin’s Primary Schools this autumn 🍂 In wks 1 & 2 of their #OutdoorLearning residencies, classes explore(d) themes of climate action & water conservation 💧📣💚 #OutToPlay #TodayAndEveryDay
Thank you so much for having us & we wish you many more arts-based, outdoor adventures! 🌱🎒
We’ve loved going #OutToPlay with @auchengrayblackmnt.bsky.social 💚 Led by Izzi Joss as ‘Granny Wonder’, pupils & staff explored the Wonders of Water, Fruitful Forests & Bountiful Biodiversity through outdoor, drama-based games, stories & creative activities 🌊🌳🦄
Would you look at this beauty 🍎🌟 Pollok Community Orchard's first treasure! A big THANK YOU to the wonderful orchard volunteers for looking after the fruit trees & bushes with so much care & enthusiasm – we really would be lost without you 💚 #ScotClimateWeek
‘I was just blown away by how magical and engaging outdoor learning can be.’ St Blane’s Primary School
‘Given me confidence to try something new.’ Shawlands Primary School
‘The storytelling was amazing and the ideas were fresh and easy to use. Nice to get a book too.’ Clyde Primary School
The 2-hour session explores how to integrate outdoor learning into the school curriculum & bring playground spaces to life through nature connection and imagination. All participants leave with their very own ‘Let’s Go…Out to Play!’ Resource Pack.
Led by an experienced Drama Artist, Eco Drama’s outdoor #CPD session shares best practice from our curriculum-based #OutToPlay project. #OutToPlay has worked in-depth with 88 schools & nurseries, reaching over 11,000 children and almost 3,000 teachers & early years practitioners 🎭
🌟 Booking now for Autumn 25 🌟 Our outdoor, practical #OutToPlay CPD session for #PrimarySchools in Greater Glasgow, offers up to 25 teachers & support staff creative ideas & learning techniques to embed drama & storytelling within #OutdoorLearning 🌱🎒 ow.ly/14iA50WV5f1
This Sunday (14 Sept), you can find us at the fabulous Cycle Arts Festival, Renfrewshire! 🌟 Join Drama Artist Roisin for ‘Harvest Stories’ (2pm & 3.30pm) to explore all things orchard & home-grown food, through magical storytelling & exciting drama games. Free, all welcome 🍎🍏
