Monthly Archives: November 2016

Smallest Bloomsbury garden wins Camden in Bloom

The annual award for best communal or community garden was won this year by the Marchmont gardeners. Well done to all the volunteers who have kept it looking so great through the seasons. They also plant and maintain the beautiful tree pits on the Marchmont Parade outside the Brunswick which do so much to soften […]

New Bloomsbury Trust planned to look after local squares and gardens

A new voluntary trust has been proposed to look after the squares and gardens in the Bloomsbury area. It would cover not just those maintained by the Council, but by other landowners as well, including the University. This would take in Gordon Square and Torrington Square, for example, as well Russell Square, Bloomsbury Square and […]

Parakeets in Brunswick Square

There was a recent sighting of these birds, common now in parks over London, feeding on beechnuts on our doorstep  in Brunswick Square. Thanks to Simon Lamrock for the great photo.