PLEASE HELP THE FRIENDS GROUP!

Belfast City Council has a proposal to extend the opening hours of Belfast Botanic Gardens, particularly on dark winter evenings.

Friends of Belfast Botanic Gardens (FoBBG) view this as totally inappropriate. It risks damage, from anti-social behaviour, to the two historic and iconic 19th century buildings within the Gardens – the Palm House and the Tropical Ravine, and to the gardens’ plant collections.

The Botanic Gardens are Northern Ireland’s only Botanic Garden and one of the province’s most loved and visited attractions. They are there for everyone, from far away and near, to enjoy and cherish.

If you love Belfast Botanic Gardens, no matter where you live, and agree with FoBBG, please fill in the short online consultation as soon as possible (the link is below) and say “No” to extended opening hours.

Thank you!

Friends of Belfast Botanic Gardens

https://yoursay.belfastcity.gov.uk/parks-opening-hours-pilot/surveys/botanic