Filming at Merrylee
Last year we welcomed BBC Alba here at Merrylee as they filmed the new series of SpeakGaelic. We'll be a featured location throughout the...
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WHO WE ARE
The Merrylee Story
Merrylee Plotholders Association celebrated 100 years of gardening in 2017. As part of a city wide heritage project, a few members of the Association delved into the archives to research and write the history of Merrylee and chart its development over that time. The Centenary Celebrations booklet reflects changing horticultural trends, the impact and importance of growing during wartime and brings us up to date with new developments, a changing membership and why allotments are still relevant inthe 21st century.
Our thanks to Joan Menmuir, David Carver, Ray Cartner and John McGregor for their hard work in producing this unique record of the life and times of Merrylee Plotholders Association.
This link takes you to book print lay out. in time we'll re format this into a 'long read'
We hope you enoy it.
WHAT WE DO
Allotments for the 21st century
Here is where you will find out more about us, the history and heritage of the site and how the plots are managed
Find out about our sustainability and bio-diversity projects and ambitions
Updates and discussion area for plotholders
Videos, photography and old newsletters from the plots
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