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Festive greetings from the Bloomsbury squares
The Friends of Tavistock Square welcomed members of their fellow Friends groups for the Bloomsbury squares and passers-by this week with a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie in the square, to thank volunteers and to advertise themselves as keen to encourage new members with an interest in the life of the squares. […]
Lead a volunteer garden team
An experienced gardener is needed in a voluntary role as the leader of a team of volunteer gardeners The Association of Bloomsbury Squares and Gardens is looking for an experienced gardener to organise a team of volunteer gardeners in the squares of Bloomsbury. The role is entirely voluntary, but expenses for materials will be covered. […]
Bloomsbury squares in the top 50
In a recently published book, the historian Melanie Backe Hansen picks the 50 streets that best illustrate the story of homes across England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. From Roman roads to leafy lanes and all types in between, these 50 have been chosen as the most historically important in the country as examples of our domestic history. And […]
Waitrose in-store charity collection for Brunswick Square
Waitrose has kindly offered an in-store charity collection during the month of November to help support the work of the Friends of Brunswick Square*, who work hard to keep the square a place that everyone can enjoy using. It’s a quiet backwater, with few permanent residents, other than in the flats in O’Donnell Court of […]
Back to the 80s for London’s green spaces?
Strength in working together rather than competing for scarce resources: some thoughts on the way forward for the Friends’ Movement in 2014 from Dave Morris, Chair of the London Friends Groups Network What are the issues? There is a growing crisis for the management of the UK’s 30,000 urban green spaces, as the Government continues […]
Autumn colours
At last, after looking dismal all last winter, the replanted central bed in Brunswick Square has given us some lovely autumn colour (please ignore the unartistically placed rubbish bin – but please use it for your rubbish). Also, look out for the trees starting to change colour. The gingko and neighbour on the south side […]
I-SPY arts workshops
The I-SPY arts workshops organised by the Marchmont Community Garden Partnership, in conjunction with Parasite Ceramics, drew a steady stream of eager artists on the Saturday and Sunday of the Bloomsbury Festival, with some wonderful clay impressions being made of the many different leaves found in the garden. The best ones will be glazed, fired […]
I Spy in Marchmont Community Garden
I SPY Art workshops for all ages led by Parasite Ceramics as part of the Bloomsbury Festival. Explore the area and local plants, and help to enhance the identity and interpret the story of the Marchmont Community Garden on Saturday 19 Oct 2-4pm and Sun 20 October 1.30-3.30pm
Bloomsbury Festival 15-20 October 2013
Look out for the events happening in or starting from the Bloomsbury Squares during the Festival week. Don’t miss Bedford Square: JAZZ IN THE SQUARE Sunday 20 October 12-4 pm Enjoy swinging vocal-led jazz with gin cocktails from the Gin Garden, lawn games, coffee and cake and other afternoon refreshments, as Bedford Square opens its gates for a relaxing Sunday afternoon. There are […]
Bloomsbury Squares & Gardens 