Category St George’s Gardens
Girls in the Garden finale…for now
The five-week trial of free nature-based outdoor activities for teenage girls ended with a session making glorious Flower Crowns for Midsummer’s Day in Tavistock Square. Each week a different activity has been followed, with pre-booked participants being joined by passers-by. The activities, led by Wild Remedy, were supported by the Association of Bloomsbury Squares and […]
Girls in the Garden, Brunswick Square
Arranged by the Association of Bloomsbury Squares and Gardens together with the Camden Open Spaces team, the goal of these free sessions* is to inspire and engage girls from the local area, encouraging them to feel safe and spend time outdoors discovering nature. The inaugural workshop, “Self-Care with Nature,” took place on May 29th, 2024, […]
St George’s Gardens Summer Party, 8 June
This year’s summer party by Friends of St George’s Gardens is on Saturday 8 June, 2-5pm. Please put the date in your diary and tell friends and neighbours. We’ve a free programme with something for everyone. Pete Watson’s Marama Café Band will be with us again. We have the Third Age Project’s Ukulele Band, a […]
St George’s Gardens -Caring for the tombs talk and AGM, 21 March
On Thursday 21 March at 7pm, after a short business meeting (AGM) at the Coram Family Campus on Brunswick Square, there will be refreshments and then a guest speaker: Shane Greig. Shane’s job as Structures Manager in Camden Council includes taking care of the walls and tombs in St George’s Gardens. He’ll talk about how […]
Carol singing in St George’s Gardens 16 December, 12 noon
Get into the Christmas spirit with carol singing in St George’s Gardens (Handel St entrance) at 12 noon till 1 pm on Saturday 16 December, with mince pies and mulled wine. You can join in or just enjoy listening.
Georgian graveyards and Bloomsbury’s Best – two walks
Next Saturday, 18 November, Dr Roger Bowdler will be leading another walk around the graves in St George’s Gardens, talking about graveyard history, Georgian burial practices and famous people buried in the Gardens. Do join us – at 12.00 noon at the Handel Street entrance. Also, you might like to join Chris Foster after our event, […]
Bloomsbury Festival in the Bloomsbury Squares
The festival is well underway with many events around the area. In particular, an open air dramatic production in St George’s Gardens on Saturday 21 October at 3 pm and, all through the festival, a photographic exhibition on the railings of Brunswick Square. Deaf photographer Stephen Iliffe’s photographic portraits range from female vicar to Muslim […]
‘The Story of a Victorian Megastar’ in St George’s Gardens
On Saturday October 21 at 3pm as part of the Bloomsbury Festival, actors Debbie Radcliffe and Jules Date will be telling the story of another of our graveyard’s famous occupants – Julia Betterton Glover, buried there in 1850. We’ve called this unearthing The Story of a Victorian Megastar. Mrs Glover acted on the London stage […]
The stories behind the trees
A FREE event, all welcome. 3.00 p.m. Sunday 10 September 2023 In what is now a regular annual event, Bob Gilbert will tellthe stories behind the trees in St. George’s Gardens, as well asthose of some of its ‘weeds’ and wild flowers. Exploring,among other things, their folklore, their historical associationsand their traditional uses, he will […]
Summer garden concert, Sunday 20 August
The Friends of St George’s Gardens invite you to a Songhaven concert in St George’s Gardens, from 3 pm.Entry via Handel Street WC1H 8HZSongs from stage & screen will be performed by Anna Goodhew (soprano), Patricia Hammond (mezzo-soprano) and Matt Redman (multi-instrumentalist).Come and enjoy this relaxed, family-friendly & dementia-friendly event.Bring your own drinks & picnic, […]
Bloomsbury Squares & Gardens 