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West of Scotland Local Group

The convenor is Alison WARD, 47 Meadowfoot Road, West Kilbride, KA23 9BU  
Phone: 07709 925705 or email

For questions on our meetings, and details of Zoom links, please contact our Meetings Secretary:
Jackie Thomlinson, 143 Clober Road, Milngavie, Glasgow G62 7LS
Phone: 0141 956 6216 or email

We now meet on the second Monday of the month at 2pm in: Baljaffray Parish Church, Grampian Way, Bearsden, Glasgow G61 4RN.  The new venue is 2 miles west of Milngavie next to Baljaffray shopping centre where there is plenty of parking. 

Please contact our Meetings Secretary (above) for details of the Zoom link for online meetings.  

A historical article titled "Memories of the West of Scotland Group of the SRGC" by A C Small was published in the SRGC Journal No 96 in 1995.  Click HERE to read it.
West of Scotland members enjoying a break at The Late Bulb Show, Glasgow Oct 2019.
Please check with the Convenor to confirm details if you are interested in attending physically or online as these may change at short notice.

Under Type, "Talk(O)" means an online talk, usually via Zoom, "Meet(O)" means a distant speaker streamed onto the hall screen, and "Talk(H)" is a hybrid meeting (a face-to-face meeting also broadcast on Zoom).

All members and Visitors are welcome to our meetings as follows:
DateTimeTypeOrganiserDetailsNotes
January 2026
Mon 12-Jan-267.15pmGMTTalk(O)West of ScotlandAlpines for the Time Challenged! - Tony Goode, Norwich
Future
2026 Events
Mon 9-Feb-267.15pmGMTTalk(O)West of ScotlandSouthern Alps of New Zealand - Brian Huntley, Durham
Mon 9-Mar-262pmGMTMeetWest of ScotlandThe Arctic Riviera - Kathleen Cartwright, Gartocharn
Mon 13-Apr-262pmBSTMeetWest of ScotlandBuilding and Planting a Crevice Garden - Neil Huntley, Hartside Nursery Plants for sale
Sat 2-May-2610amBSTShowWest of ScotlandGlasgow Show
 

Autumn & winter 2025-6: Celebrating Scotland's rock gardeners and gardens
Everyone is invited to enjoy a series of talks on Zoom to brighten the dark days. 

DateTimeTypeOrganiserDetailsNotes
January 2026
Thu 8-Jan-267.30pmGMTTalk(O)SRGCA life of plants, people and gardens (including Roscoeas!) - Colin CrosbieZOOM
Future
2026 Events
Thu 5-Feb-267.30pmGMTTalk(O)SRGCNature - Gardener's tutor II - how observing plants in the wild can guide growing them at home - Ian YoungZOOM
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