Category Events
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 […]
Chelsea Fringe in the Bloomsbury Squares 17 & 24 May
Chelsea Fringe, now in its third year, comes to the Bloomsbury Squares for the first time with three events on 17 May and one on 24 May: Talking, drawing Bloomsbury squares: A close, and unusual, look at three of Bloomsbury’s squares and gardens. This event takes place twice : May 17, from […]
Historic gardens: research in action
The Bloomsbury Squares are a major grouping of historic gardens dating back to the late 17th century (the earliest is Bloomsbury Sq) with others developed in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Researching the history of a garden or landscape is an absorbing and exciting activity that draws together documentation, maps, paintings, horticulture and other […]
Free exhibition at October Gallery, Queen Square
The Flower Press 10th May 2014 12.30pm-3.30pm The Amies is a group of strong, artistic ladies who have escaped human trafficking. They are working together to give each other support, use their creative talents and have a laugh at the same time! October Gallery began working with the Amies in September 2012, through PAN Arts. […]
Walks round Bloomsbury
Goodenough College has devised free local walks around the Bloomsbury Squares which are delivered by College members every Saturday at 11:00am. April 26 – Dickens, Disraeli & Friends May 3 – Women of Bloomsbury Mary 10 – Dickens, Disraeli & Friends May 17 – How the Squares were Shaped May 24 – The History & Heart […]
Walks round Bloomsbury
Goodenough College has devised free local walks around the Bloomsbury Squares which are delivered by College members every Saturday at 11:00am. The meeting point is The Goodenough Club (23 Mecklenburgh Square, London WC1 2AD). Contact Cultural Bloomsbury if you would like information about the walks. They can also arrange walks to order for groups of 8 […]
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
