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All Welcome The Glen Booklet – come get a free copy – across the weekend
12 PM – 5 PM Saturday 20 – Sunday 21 August
We are participating in HERITAGE WEEK
SUNDAY 21 AUGUST 2022
is
Water Heritage Day
Our meeting point is in The Health & Well being OUTDOOR SPACE at
The Glen Resource and Sports Centre
Glen Avenue – The Glen – Cork – T23 DH95
Out in the park before the weekend? Walkers might come across these signs at the park’s entrances Across the weekend Friends of The Glen will be hosting fun events in the park for all the family – there will be guided walks and workshops with artists, a poet, and a botanist.
Drop in for a book and an activity 12 – 5 pm each day.
SATURDAY
12.00 Workshop/walk Join poet/writer, Ann Dalton on a journey of discovery through the Glen River Park, gathering story threads along the way to fill a blank page with tall tales! A fun, relaxed writing workshop for kids, and grown ups with flights of fancy. 1 hour
14.00 Nature Dominoes with visual artist Éilis ní Fhaoláin
What better way to get to know your local flowers, birds and insects.
Come and help make a game of Dominoes using drawings you make in the Glen River Park. We will then put the game on our website for you or your friends to cut out and keep.
All materials provided. 1 hour
15.00 Scavenger Hunt with visual artist Elinor Rivers
Explore the beautiful Glen River Park while following prompts to find natural treasures and enjoy wildlife. An enjoyable and educational activity suitable for family groups. All materials provided. 1 hourOn Sunday there will be the OFFICIAL LAUNCH officiated by Niamh Twomey Cork City Heritage Officer
There will be a special guest appearance by Ellie O’Byrne (investigative journalist and co-founder Tripe & Drisheen) who will speak about her research into the legacy of the Gouldings Fertiliser Plant in the Glen
All Welcome to these FREE events
SATURDAY 20 AUGUST is WILD CHILD Heritage Day
WILD CHILD ART ENCOUNTERS SUNDAY 21 AUGUST
LAUNCH DAY
Plant Appreciation Slow Walk in the Glen with Jo Goodyear 2021 Beginning with….
12.00 Plant Appreciation Walk
with botanist and herbalist Jo GoodyearThe Hidden Valley of Cork City Glen River Booklet 14.00 OFFICIAL LAUNCH
officiated by Niamh Twomey Cork City Heritage OfficerRefreshments will be served from the Coffee Dock courtesy of the Glen Resource Centre
Gouldings Fertiliser Plant 1956 14. 15 PM TALK with Ellie O’Byrne
The Ups and Downs of Gouldings Glen: The Glen River Park and its history of industry and pollution
Rose hips form the Glen football pitch Finishing up with…
15.00 “Gathered and Foraged” A hands on experiential exploration
of plant matter with Jo GoodyearThe Glen Resource & Sports Centre will open its gates onto the park for the weekend.
Take the path up from ‘The Snake’ mosaic past the football pitch on your right and veer West up the hill through the meadow and the young tree plantation…. or…. follow the path to the top and veer west on the T to the Open Gate …see our banner! Enter the Resource Centre here :)
The Launch will take place in the Health & Well Being [Outdoor Covered] Area at the park side of the CentreThe space can also be accessed by the Main entrance on Glen Avenue where there is parking available
Glen Heron photo by Paul Moore -
All Welcome The Glen Booklet – come get a free copy – across the weekend
12 PM – 5 PM Saturday 20 – Sunday 21 August
We are participating in HERITAGE WEEK
SUNDAY 21 AUGUST 2022
is
Water Heritage Day
Our meeting point is in The Health & Well being OUTDOOR SPACE at
The Glen Resource and Sports Centre
Glen Avenue – The Glen – Cork – T23 DH95
Out in the park before the weekend? Walkers might come across these signs at the park’s entrances Across the weekend Friends of The Glen will be hosting fun events in the park for all the family – there will be guided walks and workshops with artists, a poet, and a botanist.
Drop in for a book and an activity 12 – 5 pm each day.
SATURDAY
12.00 Workshop/walk Join poet/writer, Ann Dalton on a journey of discovery through the Glen River Park, gathering story threads along the way to fill a blank page with tall tales! A fun, relaxed writing workshop for kids, and grown ups with flights of fancy. 1 hour
14.00 Nature Dominoes with visual artist Éilis ní Fhaoláin
What better way to get to know your local flowers, birds and insects.
Come and help make a game of Dominoes using drawings you make in the Glen River Park. We will then put the game on our website for you or your friends to cut out and keep.
All materials provided. 1 hour
15.00 Scavenger Hunt with visual artist Elinor Rivers
Explore the beautiful Glen River Park while following prompts to find natural treasures and enjoy wildlife. An enjoyable and educational activity suitable for family groups. All materials provided. 1 hourOn Sunday there will be the OFFICIAL LAUNCH officiated by Niamh Twomey Cork City Heritage Officer
There will be a special guest appearance by Ellie O’Byrne (investigative journalist and co-founder Tripe & Drisheen) who will speak about her research into the legacy of the Gouldings Fertiliser Plant in the Glen
All Welcome to these FREE events
SATURDAY 20 AUGUST is WILD CHILD Heritage Day
WILD CHILD ART ENCOUNTERS SUNDAY 21 AUGUST
LAUNCH DAY
Plant Appreciation Slow Walk in the Glen with Jo Goodyear 2021 Beginning with….
12.00 Plant Appreciation Walk
with botanist and herbalist Jo GoodyearThe Hidden Valley of Cork City Glen River Booklet 14.00 OFFICIAL LAUNCH
officiated by Niamh Twomey Cork City Heritage OfficerRefreshments will be served from the Coffee Dock courtesy of the Glen Resource Centre
Gouldings Fertiliser Plant 1956 14. 15 PM TALK with Ellie O’Byrne
The Ups and Downs of Gouldings Glen: The Glen River Park and its history of industry and pollution
Rose hips form the Glen football pitch Finishing up with…
15.00 “Gathered and Foraged” A hands on experiential exploration
of plant matter with Jo GoodyearThe Glen Resource & Sports Centre will open its gates onto the park for the weekend.
Take the path up from ‘The Snake’ mosaic past the football pitch on your right and veer West up the hill through the meadow and the young tree plantation…. or…. follow the path to the top and veer west on the T to the Open Gate …see our banner! Enter the Resource Centre here :)
The Launch will take place in the Health & Well Being [Outdoor Covered] Area at the park side of the CentreThe space can also be accessed by the Main entrance on Glen Avenue where there is parking available
Glen Heron photo by Paul Moore