{"id":855,"date":"2018-10-27T09:48:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-27T09:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/glasgow-city\/?p=855"},"modified":"2018-10-27T09:48:00","modified_gmt":"2018-10-27T09:48:00","slug":"summer-outing-visiting-the-digging-in-project-in-pollok-country-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/glasgow-city\/2018\/10\/27\/summer-outing-visiting-the-digging-in-project-in-pollok-country-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer outing &#8211; visiting the Digging In project in Pollok Country Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span dir=\"ltr\">For Glasgow City S.I.&#8217;s summer outing, President Myrtle and members visited the <a href=\"http:\/\/diggingin.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Digging In Project<\/a> in Pollok Country Park located in Glasgow. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\">Allied and German trench systems from World War One have been reconstructed in the Park.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_839\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-839\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/glasgow-city\/files\/2018\/08\/German-Trench-System_compressed.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-839\" src=\"\/glasgow-city\/files\/2018\/08\/German-Trench-System_compressed-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/glasgow-city\/files\/2018\/08\/German-Trench-System_compressed-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/glasgow-city\/files\/2018\/08\/German-Trench-System_compressed.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-839\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The German trench system.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\">Going down into the trenches gave us a small insight into what it must have been like to live in the trenches during the war. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\">Soldiers were billeted there for 4 weeks at a time in primitive conditions which must have been extremely difficult particularly in winter weather. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\">Interestingly there were differences between the construction of the 2 systems. <\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_840\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-840\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/glasgow-city\/files\/2018\/08\/Allied-Trench-System_compressed.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-840\" src=\"\/glasgow-city\/files\/2018\/08\/Allied-Trench-System_compressed-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/glasgow-city\/files\/2018\/08\/Allied-Trench-System_compressed-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/glasgow-city\/files\/2018\/08\/Allied-Trench-System_compressed.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-840\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A replica of the Allied trench system.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_837\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-837\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"\/glasgow-city\/files\/2018\/08\/Trench-Garden_compressed.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-837\" src=\"\/glasgow-city\/files\/2018\/08\/Trench-Garden_compressed-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/glasgow-city\/files\/2018\/08\/Trench-Garden_compressed-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/glasgow-city\/files\/2018\/08\/Trench-Garden_compressed.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-837\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A trench garden.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\">The growing of some crops nearby for giving them therapy as well as sustenance was a revelation to many of us. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\">Visiting the Project was well worth the visit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_841\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-841\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"\/glasgow-city\/files\/2018\/08\/Memorial-Fence_compressed.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-841\" src=\"\/glasgow-city\/files\/2018\/08\/Memorial-Fence_compressed-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/glasgow-city\/files\/2018\/08\/Memorial-Fence_compressed-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/glasgow-city\/files\/2018\/08\/Memorial-Fence_compressed.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-841\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The memorial fence.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_842\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-842\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/glasgow-city\/files\/2018\/08\/Watch-Out_compressed.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-842\" src=\"\/glasgow-city\/files\/2018\/08\/Watch-Out_compressed-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/glasgow-city\/files\/2018\/08\/Watch-Out_compressed-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/glasgow-city\/files\/2018\/08\/Watch-Out_compressed.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-842\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Watch Out!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_838\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-838\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/glasgow-city\/files\/2018\/08\/Replica-of-a-WW1-Flight-Simulator_compressed.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-838\" src=\"\/glasgow-city\/files\/2018\/08\/Replica-of-a-WW1-Flight-Simulator_compressed-300x225.jpg\" 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