Memorial Garden
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![I remember a time to reflect](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12783329.jpg)
![I remember a time to reflect](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12783329.jpg)
National Covid Memorial
![Herald Covid memorial artist Alec Finlay in Pollok Country Park. Photograph by Colin Mearns.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12739583.jpg)
![Herald Covid memorial artist Alec Finlay in Pollok Country Park. Photograph by Colin Mearns.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12739583.jpg)
![James Grant celebrates 40th birthday on road to recovery](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12657466.jpg)
![James Grant celebrates 40th birthday on road to recovery](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12657466.jpg)
![Connie McCready and Jessica Machon at the proposed site of the memorial. Picture Gordon Terris.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12436186.jpg)
![Connie McCready and Jessica Machon at the proposed site of the memorial. Picture Gordon Terris.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12436186.jpg)
![Connie McCready and Jessica Machon, five, at the site of the proposed memorial](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12436185.jpg)
![Connie McCready and Jessica Machon, five, at the site of the proposed memorial](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12436185.jpg)
![Jessica Machon, five, lost her great uncle Jim Russell to covid. Here she pauses in Pollok Country Park.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12435971.jpg)
![Jessica Machon, five, lost her great uncle Jim Russell to covid. Here she pauses in Pollok Country Park.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12435971.jpg)
![Poet and artist Alec Finlay has been appointed to lead engagement phase](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12632630.jpg)
![Poet and artist Alec Finlay has been appointed to lead engagement phase](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12632630.jpg)
Herald campaign
![Margaret Wateron, right, with friend Margaret Baird on previous Kiltwalk](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12559870.jpg)
![Margaret Wateron, right, with friend Margaret Baird on previous Kiltwalk](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12559870.jpg)
![Connie McCready and Jessica Machon, five, at what will become the garden of remembrance.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12436186.jpg)
![Connie McCready and Jessica Machon, five, at what will become the garden of remembrance.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12436186.jpg)
![The Herald's garden of remembrance in Pollok Park will be a place for families to remember](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12435968.jpg)
![The Herald's garden of remembrance in Pollok Park will be a place for families to remember](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12435968.jpg)
![A dedication plaque for The Herald garden of remembrance was stolen. The garden site was unveiled by the Lord Provost of Glasgow Philip Braat. Photograph by Colin Mearns.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12451642.jpg)
![A dedication plaque for The Herald garden of remembrance was stolen. The garden site was unveiled by the Lord Provost of Glasgow Philip Braat. Photograph by Colin Mearns.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12451642.jpg)
![Roger Deacon and Pauline Stewart from Falkirk pictured at the Kelpies sculptures near Falkirk. The Kelpies, along with other prominent landmarks turned yellow this evening to remember the victims of the covid pandemic. Photograph by Colin Mearns.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12440445.jpg)
![Roger Deacon and Pauline Stewart from Falkirk pictured at the Kelpies sculptures near Falkirk. The Kelpies, along with other prominent landmarks turned yellow this evening to remember the victims of the covid pandemic. Photograph by Colin Mearns.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12440445.jpg)
![Jessica Machon, five, lays one of the first plants in the memorial garden](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12438502.jpg)
![Jessica Machon, five, lays one of the first plants in the memorial garden](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12438502.jpg)
![Just hours after being unveiled by Lord Provost Philip Braat the plaque was missing](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12437811.jpg)
![Just hours after being unveiled by Lord Provost Philip Braat the plaque was missing](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12437811.jpg)
![First Minister Nicola Sturgeon offered her support on the day of the unveiling of the site by Lord Provost Philip Braat](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12435970.jpg)
![First Minister Nicola Sturgeon offered her support on the day of the unveiling of the site by Lord Provost Philip Braat](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12435970.jpg)
![Connie McCready and Jessica Machon, five, after a plaque was unveiled by Lord Provost of Glasgow Philip Braat in Pollok Country Park to mark the Garden of Remembrance location reveal. Picture Gordon Terris.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12436185.jpg)
![Connie McCready and Jessica Machon, five, after a plaque was unveiled by Lord Provost of Glasgow Philip Braat in Pollok Country Park to mark the Garden of Remembrance location reveal. Picture Gordon Terris.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12436185.jpg)
Herald campaign
![Cellist Simone Seales played an improvised for a day of remembrance](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12437414.jpg)
![Cellist Simone Seales played an improvised for a day of remembrance](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12437414.jpg)
![Connie McCready and Jessica Machon at the site of The Herald memorial garden](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12436186.jpg)
![Connie McCready and Jessica Machon at the site of The Herald memorial garden](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12436186.jpg)
![Joe Kilmartin and Scott McIlwriath add final touches to remembrance cross](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12433969.jpg)
![Joe Kilmartin and Scott McIlwriath add final touches to remembrance cross](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12433969.jpg)
![Connie McCready in Pollok Park supports the memorial garden campaign after losing her fiance Jim Russell to Covid.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12301986.jpg)
![Connie McCready in Pollok Park supports the memorial garden campaign after losing her fiance Jim Russell to Covid.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12301986.jpg)
![Connie McCready and Jim Russell. Connie lost her fiance Jim to coronavuris](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11425719.jpg)
![Connie McCready and Jim Russell. Connie lost her fiance Jim to coronavuris](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11425719.jpg)
Exclusive
![The memorial garden campaign is seeking to bring an artist on board](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11546525.jpg)
![The memorial garden campaign is seeking to bring an artist on board](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11546525.jpg)
Herald campaign
![Mary Graham pictured in Pollok Country Park, Glasgow. Mary is doing 280,000 steps in February to raise money for The Herald's memorial garden campaign. Photograph by Colin Mearns.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12345898.jpg)
![Mary Graham pictured in Pollok Country Park, Glasgow. Mary is doing 280,000 steps in February to raise money for The Herald's memorial garden campaign. Photograph by Colin Mearns.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12345898.jpg)
Herald campaign
![GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 18: a general view of Autumn colours in Pollok Park on October 18, 2015 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Jamie Simpson/Herald & Times) - JS.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11417410.jpg)
![GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 18: a general view of Autumn colours in Pollok Park on October 18, 2015 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Jamie Simpson/Herald & Times) - JS.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11417410.jpg)
Herald campaign
![The memorial will be located in Pollok Country Park](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11447272.jpg)
![The memorial will be located in Pollok Country Park](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11447272.jpg)
Herald campaign
![Connie McCready in Pollok Park which will be the site of the memorial garden](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12168267.jpg)
![Connie McCready in Pollok Park which will be the site of the memorial garden](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12168267.jpg)
![Daughter reaches Ben Nevis peak in memory of dad and helps campaign smash through milestone target](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11992730.jpg)
![Daughter reaches Ben Nevis peak in memory of dad and helps campaign smash through milestone target](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11992730.jpg)
![Sir Tom Hunter was joined by Judy Murray on one of last year's events.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11762716.jpg)
![Sir Tom Hunter was joined by Judy Murray on one of last year's events.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11762716.jpg)
Herald campaign
![Yellow pin badges have given people hope and comfort](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11800547.jpg)
![Yellow pin badges have given people hope and comfort](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11800547.jpg)
![Tom Hunter, pictured speaking at a previous Kiltwalk event, praised those who participated in the virtual walk](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11566900.jpg)
![Tom Hunter, pictured speaking at a previous Kiltwalk event, praised those who participated in the virtual walk](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11566900.jpg)
![Connie McCready, pictured in Pollok Park, is urging people to sign up for the Kiltwalk in aid of The Herald memorial garden fund](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11541903.jpg)
![Connie McCready, pictured in Pollok Park, is urging people to sign up for the Kiltwalk in aid of The Herald memorial garden fund](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11541903.jpg)
![Sir Tom Hunter and Judy Murray on the Kiltwalk trail.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11766143.jpg)
![Sir Tom Hunter and Judy Murray on the Kiltwalk trail.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11766143.jpg)
Herald campaign
![Edith Bowman lends her support to The Herald’s plans for memorial garden to Covid victims](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11272180.jpg)
![Edith Bowman lends her support to The Herald’s plans for memorial garden to Covid victims](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11272180.jpg)
![Brian Evans, Glasgow's first ever city Urbanist, pictured at the lookout at the Lighthouse... Photograph by Colin Mearns.23 January 2019.For The Herald, see story by Phil Miller..](/resources/images/128x89/1x/9414289.jpg)
![Brian Evans, Glasgow's first ever city Urbanist, pictured at the lookout at the Lighthouse... Photograph by Colin Mearns.23 January 2019.For The Herald, see story by Phil Miller..](/resources/images/180x180/1x/9414289.jpg)
![The site for the memorial garden in Pollok Park, which has been donated by Glasgow City Council.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11708275.jpg)
![The site for the memorial garden in Pollok Park, which has been donated by Glasgow City Council.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11708275.jpg)
![Planned location for memoiral garden](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11600362.jpg)
![Planned location for memoiral garden](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11600362.jpg)
![Lauren McAdam lost her dad Bryce to coronavirus. Lauren is pictured with her dad Bryce and mum Kay.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11576019.jpg)
![Lauren McAdam lost her dad Bryce to coronavirus. Lauren is pictured with her dad Bryce and mum Kay.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11576019.jpg)
![Proceeds from Caitlin Hegney’s new collection took the amount raised past the £8,000 mark](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11546523.jpg)
![Proceeds from Caitlin Hegney’s new collection took the amount raised past the £8,000 mark](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11546523.jpg)
![Connie McCready and Richard Clarke photographed at Pollok Park, St Andrews drive entrance .Connie lost her partner to Covid, she has donated money and helping with raising money for the Pollok Park memorial garden. and Richard Clarke of HCS has also](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11541902.jpg)
![Connie McCready and Richard Clarke photographed at Pollok Park, St Andrews drive entrance .Connie lost her partner to Covid, she has donated money and helping with raising money for the Pollok Park memorial garden. and Richard Clarke of HCS has also](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11541902.jpg)
![Herald Memorial Garden: Everything you need to know](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11540552.jpg)
![Herald Memorial Garden: Everything you need to know](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11540552.jpg)
EXPLAINED
![Rhona Baillie, chief executive of the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice, is backing our campaign. Photo Colin Mearns.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11239693.jpg)
![Rhona Baillie, chief executive of the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice, is backing our campaign. Photo Colin Mearns.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11239693.jpg)
![Scots Makar Jackie Kay is supporting The Herald's memorial garden campaign with the offer of a poem](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11502959.jpg)
![Scots Makar Jackie Kay is supporting The Herald's memorial garden campaign with the offer of a poem](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11502959.jpg)
![A site at Pollok Park has been made available for the memorial garden](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11484796.jpg)
![A site at Pollok Park has been made available for the memorial garden](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11484796.jpg)
![Brian Sloan, chief executive of Age Scotland, has backed our Garden of Remembrance Campaign](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11126727.jpg)
![Brian Sloan, chief executive of Age Scotland, has backed our Garden of Remembrance Campaign](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11126727.jpg)
![Jean Gavin, former head gardener of the Hidden Gardens at the Tramway, in Albert Drive, Glasgow, has offered her support to the campaign. Photograph by Colin Mearns.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11459318.jpg)
![Jean Gavin, former head gardener of the Hidden Gardens at the Tramway, in Albert Drive, Glasgow, has offered her support to the campaign. Photograph by Colin Mearns.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11459318.jpg)
![The Herald campaign has launched a fund to create a memorial campaign](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11409611.jpg)
![The Herald campaign has launched a fund to create a memorial campaign](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11409611.jpg)
donate
![A site in Pollok Park has been offered for The Herald's garden in memory of Scotland's coronavirus victims](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11447272.jpg)
![A site in Pollok Park has been offered for The Herald's garden in memory of Scotland's coronavirus victims](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11447272.jpg)
![Caitlin Hegney at work in her studio](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11433394.jpg)
![Caitlin Hegney at work in her studio](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11433394.jpg)
![Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh's David Knott, curator of Living Collection. Photo Gordon Terris.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/10972689.jpg)
![Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh's David Knott, curator of Living Collection. Photo Gordon Terris.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/10972689.jpg)
![The Herald's memorial garden campaign has been offered a site in Pollok Country Park](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11417410.jpg)
![The Herald's memorial garden campaign has been offered a site in Pollok Country Park](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11417410.jpg)
![First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is backing the memorial garden campaign](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11243770.jpg)
![First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is backing the memorial garden campaign](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11243770.jpg)
![Rev Neil Galbraith backed The Herald campaign and said it's important for people to have somewhere they can go to remember](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11409609.jpg)
![Rev Neil Galbraith backed The Herald campaign and said it's important for people to have somewhere they can go to remember](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11409609.jpg)
Herald Campaign
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