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Love Your Local Parks Week
The start of Love Parks Week 2014 is almost here. From 25 July to 3 August thousands of people will be joining in the celebrations at hundreds of events across England. For more information please visit http://www.loveparksweek.org Our parks are a national treasure and every year over two and a half billion visits are made […]
Saving Bloomsbury: A Case for Celebration
Forty years ago, the people of Bloomsbury drew, wrote and celebrated their way out of destruction. A Case for Celebration is an exhibition from 14th to 26th July that illustrates a treasured area of Bloomsbury that was saved and marks the significant efforts made at the time to protect it from demolition. This exhibition features the original illustrations […]
Book benches in Bloomsbury Squares
Bloomsbury is an area inextricably linked with literature new and old. Look out for specially designed benches in some of the Bloomsbury Squares from 1 July. They’ll look like giant open books, with exciting artwork relating to well-known literary characters. Books about Town aims to highlight reading for enjoyment. New interpretations of classics alongside careful preservation of historic […]
Bloomsbury & Holborn summer festival Bloomsbury Square 11th and 12th July 2014
It’s time for the Bloomsbury & Holborn summer festival again. Come along to Bloomsbury Square on 11th and 12th July 2014. Check it out at Bloomsbury & Holborn Festival Friday 11th July – 11am to 6pm – Business in the Community Day Featuring the Big al-fresco lunch – 11am till late Artisan caterers from Bloomsbury Farmers Market […]
7/7 Memorial Lecture, 2014 – Martine Wright
The 7/7 Memorial Trust is delighted to announce that Martine Wright, a 7/7 survivor and Paralympic athlete will be delivering this year’s 7/7 Memorial Lecture on the evening of Monday 30th June in The Great Hall at the British Medical Association in Tavistock Square. Martine Wright lost both legs in the 7/7 terrorist attacks on the […]
Open Garden Squares Weekend in the Bloomsbury Squares 14 and 15 June 2014
Over 200 gardens to explore in this magical two-day event including many in Bloomsbury which are not usually open to the public: e.g. Mecklenberg Sq, Bedford Sq, Collingham Gardens, Lutheran Centre, British Medical Association, October Gallery and White Hall hotel. Check the website for open days and times, and how to buy tickets http://www.opensquares.org/
London Tree Week 24-31 May: Bloomsbury tree walk
London Tree Week will be celebrated in the Bloomsbury Squares by a walk to look at some of the splendid and unusual trees in our area. The Association of Bloomsbury Squares and Gardens, in association with Val Martin Memorial walks, will offer a tree walk around the squares on Saturday 31 May at 2pm, meeting […]
Blooming Bloomsbury
The recent sunshine has brought out a wonderful early summer display of flowers in the tiny Marchmont Community Garden, Bloomsbury’s newest garden. Sandwiched in between Waitrose and the tall houses of Kenton St, it is hard to believe it was an unloved urban space only a very few years ago. The transformation by the MCG team […]
Bird song in Bloomsbury
Chris Watson, Handel Fellow at the Foundling Museum, recorded bird song in the squares and gardens around the Foundling Museum in Brunswick Square on International Dawn Chorus day on 4 May. He played some sounds and spoke about the project on the Today programme on Radio 4. His idea is to compare the sounds of […]
Bloomsbury Squares & Gardens 