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Gwen Miles
16
Dec

Hedgerley Historical Society – 2024 Events Calendar

FUTURE EVENTS – more details in the New Year For more details of HHS events please contact John Lovelock – Secretary Hedgerley Historical Society jdlovelock@btinternet.com www.hedgerleyhistoricalsociety.org 27th April 2024 (Saturday) Guided Tour of Kew Gardens   8th May 2024 (Wednesday) Guided Tour of Frogmore Paper Mill – Hertfordshire   18th May 2024 (Saturday) Study Day,...
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02
Dec

Bledlow Manor awarded Judges’ Choice at Historic Buildings Parks and Gardens Conference

The Judges Choice Award  For almost forty years the public have voted one of Historic House’s member gardens their favourite of the year.   The award, run in conjunction with Christie’s has gone from strength to strength since then – in 2020 more votes were cast for the shortlist than ever before, and a new category...
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02
Dec

Christmas Lunch at The Crown, Granborough

Christmas Lunch Saturday 25th November 2023, The Crown, Granborough Around 30 BGT members gathered at The Crown, Granborough for a resumption of the traditional Christmas lunch which had been on hold for a few years. It’s the sister pub of the Old Thatched Inn at Adstock which used to be our favoured venue, and the...
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02
Dec

Modernistic Architecture in Amersham – revue

Saturday 11th November and the first of our talks to be held at our new venue, Aylesbury’s Methodist Church Centre, proved to be very interesting. Thank you, Alison, for introducing us to the context in which Modernist architecture developed in the town. She concentrated on Amyas Connell’s High and Over in Amersham, which led the...
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02
Dec

Winter Newsletter- can you help increase our membership?

The Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust Winter Newsletter will arrive on your door step in the next 10 days. Enclosed in the Newsletter are two Membership Interest cards for you to hand to your friends, colleagues and interested aquaintances. From the Outreach work we taken part in this year many people have never heard of the Buckinghamshire...
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02
Dec

National Tree Week – 25th November-3 December

Celebrate trees with us National Tree Week is the UK’s largest annual tree celebration. Each year, the country’s conservation sector, volunteer groups and tree-lovers come together to plant thousands of trees to mark the start of the tree planting season. The following information comes from the Tree Council   https://treecouncil.org.uk/seasonal-campaigns/national-tree-week National Tree Week 2023 is taking...
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02
Dec

Don’t Dice with Ice – Winter Water Safety

Don’t Dice With Ice – Winter Water Safety As colder weather begins to set in residents are reminded to stay safe in Buckinghamshires many parks  this Winter. Glistening frosts and the occasional dusting of snow may look beautiful, but it’s vital to stay vigilant around cold or frozen water. When ice forms on open water,...
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02
Dec

The Trust are the “Community Champions”

 Early in 2023 the Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust (BucksGT) reviewed its objectives and aims with Audience Engagement being a key category out of five to involve younger people through small one-off outreach activities and the Heritage Open Days New Wave scheme.  The Community Champions project, iniated by Frankie Taylor of the Gardens Trust, has proved to...
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04
Nov

Gardeners World – Advolly Richmond at Hever Castle

Advolly Richmond at Hever Castle  recording of Episode 31  of ‘Gardeners World’ If you missed this recording of Advolly at Hever Castle then take some time to listen to her account of the amazing historical gardens at Hever Castle in Kent. Advolly Richmond is the presenter, and Gardeners World specialist on Garden History.  About 10...
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28
Oct

Pumpkins – David Marsh blog

It’s that time of the year again when, in most parts of the western world, shops have been stocking up on pumpkins for Halloween. David March in his blog this week for The Gardens Trust gives an insight into the history of the pumpkin. Click  on the link for more detail. Read more of this...
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