Category St George’s Gardens
Another Big Birdwatch invitation: St George’s Gardens
Lots of birdwatching is taking place in the Bloomsbury Squares in the RSPB Big Birdwatch week, as well as that previously announced in our last post. Friends of St George’s Gardens are joining in as a group, offering the opportunity especially for people who don’t have gardens for bird counting. A chance for young children […]
Free events at the Bloomsbury Festival in the Bloomsbury Squares this weekend
Two free events not to miss: Friends of St George’s Gardens: Saturday 18 October 3 pm at Holy Cross Church, Cromer St a dramatic ‘unearthing’ of the story of Jonathan Richardson, Georgian gentleman, a ghost of the former graveyard Friends of Brunswick Square: Sunday 19 October, 10.30 am and 2 pm in the gardens a […]
Don’t miss these events in St George’s Gardens
There will soon be another Bloomsbury Festival ‘unearthing’ of a person buried in the former graveyard. If you enjoyed Mr Dilly’s story last year, come and hear about ‘Jonathan Richardson, Georgian gentleman’, in Holy Cross Church, on Saturday 18 October at 3pm with actors Debbie Radcliffe and Jules Date. Admission free, all welcome. Then on […]
Join us for a free Summer Party in St George’s Gardens, Sat 7 June, 2-5pm
You are invited to Friends of St George’s Gardens free Summer Party on Saturday, 2 till 5pm. We’re looking forward to welcoming you with music, a children’s entertainer, Punch and Judy, face painting, a Bollywood dance workshop, a community choir, second hand books, and – of course – tea and cakes. Do come, and bring […]
Join a Local Walk in Bloomsbury with expert guide, Sunday 27 April, 3 pm
Camden Guide Daniel Hausherr is leading a walk on Sunday 27April, starting at 3.00pm at the Handel Street entrance to St George’s Gardens. Daniel has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the area. The walk will last about an hour and will return to the Gardens, after taking in fine houses, hospitals, a water source, an undertaker’s […]
Hear Bob Gilbert at St George’s Gardens AGM
The Friends of St George’s Gardens AGM is next Thursday 20 March 2025 at 7pm in the Coram Foundation meeting room. It’s easy to find – just go past the School of Pharmacy and the Foundling Museum on the north side of Brunswick Square and through the gate into the Coram campus. The entrance is […]
Friends support for foodbank
Thank you to everyone who sang carols with Friends of St George’s Gardens at Christmas. We raised £400 for the Trussell Trust foodbank charity. Everything that was thrown in the bucket went to the charity, as well as donations which were paid into our bank account. The mulled wine and mince pies were mostly paid […]
Christmas cheer in St George’s Gardens, carols, cards and mulled wine
Friends of St George’s Gardens invite you to join them on Saturday 21 December at noon to sing carols beside the Chapel of Rest. With the TAP Ukulele Band again, and mulled wine and mince pies, they’ll be collecting for the Trussell Trust foodbank charity for the third year. Please help raise even more than […]
Walk round the graves, St George’s Gardens, Sat 16 Nov at 12 noon
There are many fascinating stories in the former graveyard, now a peaceful garden. Come along and find out more. The weather is looking reasonable!
DINNER WITH MR DILLY, Sat 26 October, 3 pm
After last weekend’s launch, the Bloomsbury Festival programme runs until next Sunday. You can find the whole programme here and there’s a lot going on. But Friends of St Geroge’s Gardens want to remind you of one event in particular. Next Saturday at 3pm in Holy Cross Church, Cromer Street, WC1H 8JU, just a short […]
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