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The Friends of St George’s Gardens invite you to their Summer Party on Sat 6 June 2-5 pm. The Gardens can be accessed from Handel St, WC1N 1PD. The Friends promise you a relaxing afternoon of music and fun, with: the Marama Cafe band, Juggling, Face painting, a community choir, second hand book stall and, […]
The Friends of Brunswick Square gardening volunteers were amazed to see a penny farthing in the square recently and couldn’t resist having a go.
There will be a special agenda item at the Friends of St George’s Gardens AGM meeting, about a proposal to put a memorial in the Gardens to Eliza Fenning. Eliza was the poor cook who was hanged so cruelly in 1815 and who was buried in the Gardens. The proposal is being taken forward by […]
Get involved in this flashmob choir in Brunswick Square and experience the joy of voices raised together in song. The Foundling Museum invites you to be part of something special: a joyful, participatory choral event celebrating the enduring legacy of the Messiah to the Foundling Hospital and the extraordinary power of collective music-making. In partnership […]
It’s hard to resist whipping out the phone and sharing photos of this lovely magnolia in Tavistock Square! There are other blossoms just coming out too, one example spotted peeping over the hedge in Brunswick Square this morning opposite International Hall.
The Association of Bloomsbury Squares and Gardens invites you on brisk walks around Bloomsbury to improve your circulation and increase your weekly step count. Hear new stories and meet new friends. The free walks are led by the expert Camden Guides* and include a brief stop at the halfway point to hear a few […]
Camden Council are conducting two consultations at the moment which you might like to take part in, if you use the Bloomsbury garden squares. The first is only open for comment until 26 February so there’s not much time. A public space protection order – PSPO – to address irresponsible dog ownership expires in March and Camden is consulting […]
The early crocus are braving the rain and starting to make a show in Gordon Square and Russell Square. Take time for a stroll to enjoy them and lift your spirits.
The photos just don’t do justice to the wonderful carpet of naturalised early Crocus tomasinianus all along the East Bank of Brunswick Square Gardens (by the playing fields fence). They are very pale mauve and slender, so don’t show up well in a picture. If we ever get another sunny day, when they’ll be open […]
Lots of birdwatching is taking place in the Bloomsbury Squares in the RSPB Big Birdwatch week, as well as that previously announced in our last post. Friends of St George’s Gardens are joining in as a group, offering the opportunity especially for people who don’t have gardens for bird counting. A chance for young children […]
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