The new season of walks starts next week. See dates below or look out for posters on the railings of the squares. The Association of Bloomsbury Squares and Gardens invites you on brisk walks around Bloomsbury to improve your circulation and increase your weekly step count. Walks are led by the expert Camden Guides* and […]
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, […]
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 […]
This summer the Garden Museum will present the first exhibition to explore the gardens of the Bloomsbury group. From 15 May to 29 September 2024 Gardening Bohemia: Bloomsbury Women Outdoors will centre on four extraordinary women and the green spaces they surrounded themselves with: writer Virginia Woolf and her garden at Monk’s House; her sister artist Vanessa […]
Girls in the Garden free Nature Workshops have been arranged by the Association of Bloomsbury Squares and Gardens in association with Camden Council and Wild Therapy. They are offering a summer opportunity for girls only to take part in creative outdoor activities in the famous garden squares, encouraging girls to enjoy their local gardens. The […]
If you’ve missed the blossom in the garden squares, pop down to Centrepoint on Tottenham Court Rd to see Nature’s Confetti, on a big outdoor screen, courtesy of the National Trust and Outernet, until 24 April. As part of the charity’s annual Blossom campaign, ‘visitors to the space will be able to enjoy the power […]
The spring newsletter from Friends of Russell Square is now out and available in the cafe -and also here to download. Open it for a good read.
A great result arising from the volunteers’ planting efforts in Tavistock Square in autumn 2023….and Gordon Square (maintained by the University of London) has had a wonderful display of spring bulbs in the grass.
Last autumn teams of volunteers planted large numbers of bulbs in Brunswick Square, Red Lion Square, Russell Square and Tavistock Square. In February, braving the weather, they were out clearing the way for the spring display to appear (as in Brunswick Square, below) . Despite the rain in March, the flowers were colourful and abundant […]
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 […]
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