Category St George’s Gardens
St George’s Gardens summer party, 3 June
The Friends of St George’s Gardens’ summer party is on Saturday 3 June, 2 till 5 pm – the first party since 2019 and less than two weeks away. Come for a relaxing afternoon of music and fun. “For music we have the Marama Café Band – our regulars – but supplemented by the full […]
‘Alternative King’s Cross’ guided walk
Friends of St George’s Gardens invite you on the Alternative King’s Cross guided walk with Camden Guide Chris Foster on Saturday 1 April . Meet in St George’s Gardens at 11.00 am near the chapel of rest. Chris used to be ‘the Bobby on the beat’ in this neighbourhood and he has many stories to […]
Coram charities feature at Friends of St George’s Gardens AGM 23 March
The Friends write: Our AGM will be on Thursday 23 March at 7pm at the KCBNA Community Centre in Marchmont Street. Anyone is welcome to join us. We will have a business meeting first – report on the year, accounts and elections – followed by refreshments and then a guest speaker. When thinking who we […]
St George’s Gardens tour of the old graves
Next Saturday, 19 November, Dr Roger Bowdler will lead a lecture walk around the graves, starting at the Chapel of Rest at 12 noon. Don’t miss it. Friends of St George’s Gardens invite you to come along and join the walk. Roger knows more than anyone about the graves in St George’s Gardens. He worked […]
Bloomsbury’s Links to Slavery: St George’s Gardens in the Bloomsbury Festival
A presentation exploring how the lives of some of the people buried in St George’s Gardens were closely linked to slavery, which brought wealth and privilege to Bloomsbury. On Saturday 22 October at 3pm, Friends of St George’s Gardens will be looking at the lives of some of the people buried in the Gardens who owned […]
Songhaven Summer concert in St George’s gardens, 16 July
Songhaven’s free summer concert is on Saturday 16 July, 3-4pm – songs from stage and screen performed by professional classically-trained artists. The Friends are sponsoring this concert so please come along and enjoy the music and the good weather too. Last year’s Songhaven concerts were a great success and this year’s will be just as […]
Marama Cafe Band, Sunday 26 June, 2-5 pm, St George’s Gardens
Friends of St George’s Gardens invite you to make a note in your diary for their next event in the Gardens – the Marama Cafe Band, playing from 2 – 5.00 p.m. on Sunday 26 June. A free event and all are welcome – just turn up, bring a picnic and enjoy the chilled out […]
Tree walk in St George’s Gardens 15 May
Walk and Talk in the Gardens with Bob Gilbert 3.00 pm, Sunday 15 May Join this Spring walk and talk in the Gardens with the popular Bob Gilbert, arranged by Friends of St George’s Gardens. Bob is the author of ‘Ghost Trees – Nature and People in a London Parish’, and ‘The Green London Way’. […]
Christmas carols in St George’s Gardens
Friends of St George’s Gardens invite you to singalaong with Songhaven soprano Caroline Kennedy and the Third Age Project ukulele band, Tunes on TAP. A unique musical experience not to be missed! And of course there will be mince pies and mulled wine as well. So do join us and please tell your friends to […]
Light and Shade in the Bloomsbury Gardens: View festival drawings of the squares online
The artist Nick Andrew had a busy (and exhausting!) 9 days from 16 – 24 October, drawing, demonstrating and meeting visitors in and around the Bloomsbury garden squares for the Bloomsbury Festival, with the theme of ‘Shining Light’. (See the ‘Bedford Square’ drawing below.) We’re planning an exhibition of the drawings in Bloomsbury shortly (details […]
Bloomsbury Squares & Gardens 