Category Events
September events in Bloomsbury Square
On September 6th Fox Films will use the Square for their annual summer party. Their plans are to use the central area for games and catering but the remainder of the park remains open to local stakeholders and visitors. On September 12 and 13th Royal Albert will return with their tea and cake party in […]
Garden Party inaugurates new cooperation
On one of the warmest evenings of the year so far, on the eve of Open Garden Squares Weekend, the Mayor of Camden and other invited guests from the local community and wider gardens world came to a garden party in Bedford Square to mark the inauguration of the Association of Bloomsbury Squares and Gardens, […]
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. Walks forJune are (updated) are: June 1 – How the Squares were Shaped June 8 – Women of Bloomsbury June 15 – Art & Society in Bloomsbury June 22 – Heart of Bloomsbury June 29 […]
Emma Woodhouse and ‘The Children in Brunswick Square’
In Jane Austen’s novel Emma, Brunswick Square is commended as a airy and healthy place to live. Although the next-door Foundling Hospital is not mentioned there are many references to parentless children throughout the book. Professor Laurie Kaplan will talk about this interesting aspect of the novel at the Foundling Museum on Saturday 8 June at […]
Tavistock Square 7/7 memorial lecture – Ian Blair will speak
The Tavistock Square Memorial Trust have announced that Lord Blair, former commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, will deliver the 7/7 memorial lecture on Monday 1 July, from 6 pm. The lecture will take place in the Great Hall of the British Medical Association, BMA House, Tavistock Square. If you would like to attend please contact […]
Open Garden Squares Weekend 8-9 June 2013
200 gardens, 2 days, 1 ticket! Open Garden Squares Weekend celebrates London’s great outdoor spaces over two magical days. From historic squares to community allotments and roof gardens, there is access to spaces not normally open to the public, as well as special activities in other places. In Bloomsbury, Bedford Square and Mecklenburgh Square will […]
A Unique Urban Village Fete and Extravaganza!
Bloomsbury Summer fete takes place in Bedford Square, Friday 14th June 2013 – 11am to 10.30pm Check it out on: https://sites.google.com/site/bloomsburysummerfete/ Bloomsbury Big Al-Fresco Lunch starts at 11 and continues all day. Event Coordinator Midtown Business Club Members Liaison Jim Murray […]
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. Walks for May/June 2013 are: May 4 – How the Squares were Shaped May 11 – Dickens Disraeli & Friends May 18 – Women of Bloomsbury May 25 – Fictional Bloomsbury June 1 – How […]
The Wilding Festival in Bloomsbury -a suffragette’s story. 13-16th June
A multi-arts festival inspired by the remarkable story of suffragette Emily Wilding Davison comes to Bloomsbury. Dates: Thursday 13th June – Sunday 16th June 2013 Pre-festival talks and debates from Friday 7th June 2013 Venue: St. George’s, Bloomsbury, WC1A 2HR (Front entrance, Bloomsbury Way) On the 14th June 1913, 6000 women dressed in white marched […]
Spring Walks round Bloomsbury Squares
Goodenough College has devised free local walks around the Bloomsbury Squares which are delivered by College members every Saturday at 11:00am. Walks for March/April 2013 are: March 16 – Art & Society in Bloomsbury March 23 – Dickens, Disraeli & Friends March 30 – Women of Bloomsbury April 6 – walk topic to be confirmed April […]
Bloomsbury Squares & Gardens 