Mosaic Workshop for Stirling Pride

This collaborative artwork was created during a workshop led by Creative Stirling and artist Lou Carberry in partnership with St Ninians Library to celebrate Stirling Pride 2025. The mosaics were crafted by workshop participants and members of the Friends of the Mayfield community group, built on wooden bases kindly made by Forth Valley Men’s Shed and enriched with found objects donated by library customers. Archaeologist Dr Murray Cook also contributed fascinating artefacts from local excavations, including a fragment of the historic Stirling City Wall. Alongside the making, Lou Carberry shared an engaging talk on the history of the LGBTQ+ movement in Scotland, inspiring reflection and pride within the creative process.

The artwork will be on display at the Youth Space, upstairs in Made in Stirling as part of the Pride celebrations and later re homed in the Mayfield Community Centre.

Lucky Birds

The local birds will be flocking to the garden with these latest additions kindly donated by the FV Men’s Shed. These beautiful metal holders which are doubling as Sunflower supports will provide water and seeds for our feathery friends. We have topped them up with seeds from the sunflowers to see if we have any takers. Thank you FV Men’s Shed

Special Delivery

On Monday we were delighted to receive these beautiful hand crafted pieces from the Forth Valley Men’s Shed. We commissioned these pieces with the remainder of our Cilips funding.

We are looking forward to some storytelling sessions out in the garden.

Thank you very much to Kenny and his team.

Bookbug goes to the Garden

As part of Bookbug week, the library visited our local community hospital gardens to take part in The Scottish Childminders Association Teddy Bear’s Picnic.

The Green Space at Stirling Health Care Village has been hugely influential in the planning of the Mayfield Secret Garden with support and ideas from Elaine Cochrane, who initiated and oversaw the development there. With thanks to Elaine, the Secret Garden has benefited from collaborations with The Conservation Volunteers and the Forth Valley Men’s Shed.

The Green Space is available to all and there you will find a nature trail, fairy garden, percussion instruments and play equipment. Located just behind the Health Care Village at the foot of the car park.