Glasgow Requiem: Necropolis Flower Memorial Planting
Join Aproxima Arts, Scouse Flowerhouse, and Anniesland College for a special planting event at Glasgow’s Necropolis. Help plant 33,000 spring bulbs as a living memorial, with live music, poetry, and food. This event honours thousands laid to rest in unmarked graves at the Necropolis. Participants will process from the Bridge of Sighs to the Eta Compartment, Glasgow’s largest common grave, for an act of remembrance adding meaning to our collective past. The planting will be accompanied by music from cello and violin duo Sequoia, poetry by Makar Kathleen Jamie, and words from celebrants Gerrie and Susan Douglas-Scott. A 2-metre memorial wreath by Ruby Flowers, woven from wildflowers, will be created on-site, and a water dedication from the ancient Molendinar Burn will be included. The event concludes with shared food at a pop-up café, with dishes made by Glasgow Clyde College and Ibrahim Alissi, who runs Kitchen Glasgow, using potatoes grown by young asylum seekers and refugees at Anniesland College. Part of Glasgow Requiem, a three-year program by Aproxima Arts exploring the city’s mediaeval roots, pre-industrial history and founding mythologies. Donations truly welcome!
ADDRESS & CONTACT INFO
Glasgow Necropolis, Castle St, Glasgow G4 0UZ, UK, G4 0UZ
Cathedral Square, Glasgow G4 0UZ
Castle St, Glasgow G4 0UZ, UK
G4 0UZ
VISIT DETAILS
TOUR DATES & TIMES
Saturday 21st September: 1 : 00 PM
Sunday 22nd September: 1 : 00 PM
Sunday 22nd September: 1 : 00 PM
TOUR INFORMATION
Tour Duration: 120 minutes
Tour Meeting Point: Bridge of Sighs
Tour Meeting Point: Bridge of Sighs
BUILDING OPENING HOURS
Please see tour times - booking essential.
BOOKING DETAILS
OTHER INFORMATION
TRAVEL
Nearest Train and/or Subway: High Street Station. and local bus routes.
Parking Available: yes
Additional Parking Details: Wear suitable footwear and dress for the weather
Parking Available: yes
Additional Parking Details: Wear suitable footwear and dress for the weather
ACCESSIBILITY
Physical Access: Limited Access
Further Accessibility Details: Planting is done on hands and knees, but all are welcome to watch and experience the music, words and food.
Facilities: Seating, Toilets, Wheelchair Accessible Toilet, Refreshments, Staff have undergone Accessible Tourism Training
Additional Restricitions on Access: Wear suitable footwear and dress for the weather
Further Accessibility Details: Planting is done on hands and knees, but all are welcome to watch and experience the music, words and food.
Facilities: Seating, Toilets, Wheelchair Accessible Toilet, Refreshments, Staff have undergone Accessible Tourism Training
Additional Restricitions on Access: Wear suitable footwear and dress for the weather
ORGANISATION
Organised by: Aproxima Arts
Aproxima is an arts collective based in Glasgow. It creates multi-disciplinary work that spans live productions, community food initiatives, creative design and public interventions. Aproxima works at both a hyperlocal and national scale, often outdoors or in unusual or unused places with the involvement of local people. Each project is unique and an evolving part of the whole, but driven by an inspiring core collaborative team of writers, artists, designers and producers. Aproxima was founded in 2018 by Angus Farquhar. With a 25-year history of delivering exciting and memorable events, often in powerful natural settings with NVA, he is one of Scotland’s leading artists.
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Email: info@aproxima.co.uk
Website: www.aproxima.co.uk/
Aproxima is an arts collective based in Glasgow. It creates multi-disciplinary work that spans live productions, community food initiatives, creative design and public interventions. Aproxima works at both a hyperlocal and national scale, often outdoors or in unusual or unused places with the involvement of local people. Each project is unique and an evolving part of the whole, but driven by an inspiring core collaborative team of writers, artists, designers and producers. Aproxima was founded in 2018 by Angus Farquhar. With a 25-year history of delivering exciting and memorable events, often in powerful natural settings with NVA, he is one of Scotland’s leading artists.
Tel: -
Email: info@aproxima.co.uk
Website: www.aproxima.co.uk/
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