Free Ramshorn Graveyard Tours
The Friends of Ramshorn Graveyard are delighted to announce that FREE* Tours of the Graveyard are now available every Wednesday during the months of June, July and August.
Situated in the heart of the Merchant City at 98 Ingram St. the Graveyard was established in 1719 and predates the Necropolis by 110 years. The resting place of many notable individuals who gave Glasgow its street names including the Buchanans and Glassfords the graveyard has a fascinating story to tell, reflecting the development of the City itself.
Tobacco Lords and Merchants who helped make Glasgow the second City of the Empire are all covered in the tour along with other notable individuals whose deaths made newspaper headlines in their day. The darker side of the graveyard is covered too including the activities of grave robbers that were common in the 19th century. To find out more about the graveyard and the role of its residents in the history of Glasgow book a tour with the Friends of Ramshorn Graveyard.
Tour Dates are:
June (4th,11th,18th,25th)
July( 2nd,9th,16th,23rd,30th)
August(6th,13th,20th,27th).
The tour starts at 11am and lasts for 1hr.
To book a Tour email: Tours@Ramshorngraveyard.org, stating which date you wish to attend.
n.b. under 18s must be accompanied by an adult.
*donations are welcome.
Ramshorn Graveyard Tour
The Friends of Ramshorn Graveyard are delighted to announce that FREE* Tours of the Graveyard are now available every Wednesday during the months of June, July and August.
Situated in the heart of the Merchant City at 98 Ingram St. the Graveyard was established in 1719 and predates the Necropolis by 110 years. The resting place of many notable individuals who gave Glasgow its street names including the Buchanans and Glassfords the graveyard has a fascinating story to tell, reflecting the development of the City itself.
Tobacco Lords and Merchants who helped make Glasgow the second City of the Empire are all covered in the tour along with other notable individuals whose deaths made newspaper headlines in their day. The darker side of the graveyard is covered too including the activities of grave robbers that were common in the 19th century. To find out more about the graveyard and the role of its residents in the history of Glasgow book a tour with the Friends of Ramshorn Graveyard.
Tour Dates are:
June (4th,11th,18th,25th)
July( 2nd,9th,16th,23rd,30th)
August(6th,13th,20th,27th).
The tour starts at 11am and lasts for 1hr.
To book a Tour email: Tours@Ramshorngraveyard.org, stating which date you wish to attend.
n.b. under 18s must be accompanied by an adult.
*donations are welcome.
Cancer Research Race for Life
Life is worth Racing for. Enter Cancer Research UK's Race for Life and raise money for life-saving cancer research.
The Glasgow course starts in Glasgow Green and heads up Saltmarket, along Trongate, past the iconic George Square, before reaching the bustling Buchanan Street and down onto the Clydeside. The route is relatively flat and offers participants the opportunity to take in some of Glasgow’s beautiful architecture whilst soaking up the amazing atmosphere. The single lap 10k offers a unique and memorable experience of the city on a Sunday morning
TRNSMT Drop In Session
DF Concerts & Events invites local residents to come along and learn more about the exciting events happening on Glasgow Green in July 2025.
TRNSMT will take place from Friday 11th to Sunday 11th July 2025.
This is a great opportunity to speak one-on-one with representatives from DF Concerts, as well as the event Traffic and Security Teams, along with Police Scotland and Glasgow City Council. They'll be available to answer your questions and listen to your feedback as they plan the events.
BBC TV Drama Series ‘Mint’ Filming in May
BBC TV Drama Series 'Mint'
Your Community Council has been advised that preparation, filming and clear-ups for the above are due to take place in and around Wilson Street between Tuesday 29 April and Saturday 10 May with a couple of rest days on 4 and 5 May.
Filming is scheduled until 5.30 and 5 am respectively on Friday and Saturday 2 and 3 May. On Wednesday and Thursday 7 and 8 May interior filming will be from the early afternoon to 1 am and 12.30 am respectively. This will be in the penthouse flat at 28 Wilson Street opposite Cranberry’s cafe.
Exterior filming on Wilson Street will be on Tuesday 6 May from 3 pm to 1 am.
Wilson Street will be closed from Brunswick Street to Candleriggs. Six parking bays will be closed and ‘car clearance measures’ are expected to be implemented.
There will be a total film crew of about 80. Technical vehicles will be parked on Candleriggs Square.
If you have comments or concerns please email info@mctcc.scot.
Community Litter Pick
Come along to our next Community Litter Pick, on Saturday 21st September between 10.30am and 1pm. Meet at the Ramshorn Graveyard - all equipment provided.
High St Avenues Consultation - 3rd September 2024
Glasgow City Council are holding a consultation event on proposals for the High St Avenues project on Tuesday 3rd September, between 12noon and 3pm, at 231 George St. This is a chance to have YOUR say on the proposed development...
Friends of Ramshorn Public Meeting - 4 September
Friends of Ramshorn Graveyard will be holding a public meeting on Wednesday 4th September at 6.30pm in Committee Room 1, Glasgow City Chambers. Come along and find out their latest plans for this famous graveyard, and take your chance to get involved! All welcome
Reporting Discarded Needles
If you find discarded needles in a public place, report them to Glasgow City Council.
Website: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/article/4269/Report-a-Discarded-Needle-in-a-Public-Place
In the My Glasgow app, tap More > Environmental > Discarded Needle
Residents slam City Council after Scottish Government kills their park dream
Glasgow city centre residents have expressed their “profound sadness and bitter disappointment” at the Scottish Government’s decision to allow more than 100 flats to be built on a site they have fought for five years to be transformed into Merchant City’s first green space.
Scottish Ministers announced on 16 July they had agreed with the recommendations of its official Reporter, Elspeth Cook, to give the go-ahead for a planning application submitted to Glasgow City Council (GCC) to build the apartments on the site of a car park bounded by Candleriggs, Ingram Street and Albion Street.
This site features a major tourist attraction of a mural depicting wild animals peering through gaps in a wall.
Merchant City and Trongate Community Council (MCTCC), which commissioned the mural, was one of more than 140 objectors to the application, passed by GCC’s Planning Committee in February 2023 on the casting vote of the Chairman. Most Committee members stayed away from that meeting.
Following the protests the decision was ‘called in’ by the Scottish Government because of the possibility that the adjacent Old Fruitmarket and City Halls music venues might have to be closed because of noise complaints from the new neighbours.
The Community Council has campaigned for five years to turn the site, situated opposite the historic Ramshorn Church and Graveyard, into ‘Merchant City Park.’
A spokesman for for MCTCC commented: “We received the news with profound sadness and bitter disappointment.”
He added: ““Merchant City does not have a single park or any other green space, particularly needed in the post-COVID environment.
“Ministers agreed that major issues for consideration included the effects on amenity open space, trees and the mural yet have over-ridden these.
“This was a rare opportunity for the City Council to live up to its to oft-repeated boast of creating a greener Glasgow and work with residents to develop a park for the benefit of local and wider communities to improve health and wellbeing as well as tourism. The proposed building will also partially obliterate a delightful mural photographed by hundreds of visitors each week.”
The development will mean the felling of 18 Cherry Blossom and three Horse Chestnut trees. Ministers said the applicant proposed to plant replacement trees, albeit fewer in number than those removed, and include other planting schemes in a publicly accessible courtyard and rooftop terraces.
Ministers said the developers should make a financial contribution of £110,199 in lieu of on-site amenity provisions, a figure dismissed by MCTCC as “woefully inadequate, adding: “Going on evidence from other Community Councils this will not be spent on the Merchant City."
The formal decision on the planning application has been deferred for at least six months to enable relevant planning obligations or another suitable agreement to be completed.