Photographs JuG The Trustees give notice of the 27th Annual General Meeting of the Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust to be held on Saturday 20th July at 2 pm at Wotton House, Wotton Underwood, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP18 0SB AGENDA 1. Welcome and Apologies 2. Minutes of the 2023 AGM held at St Dunstan’s Church Monks Risborough HP27...Read More
Notes from the Gardens Trust website: It’s been another fantastic year where volunteers from the Gardens Trust and County Gardens Trusts have been working tirelessly to help protect, conserve and promote historic parks and gardens. Each year we invite nominations to recognise and celebrate the outstanding contributions of volunteers who make a difference to the...Read More
The Trustees and Council of Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust are thrilled that Claire de Carle, the Chair, who was nominated by them for The Gardens Trust Annual Volunteer Award, has been awarded by the judging panel a new award the Exceptional Achievement Award. The judging panel was so impressed by her activities that they decided to...Read More
Dear All Last week I enjoyed an evening visit to Old Keeper’s Cottage in Hedgerley Bucks, the visit was organised by Hedgerley Historical Society and I joined them on a recce. We were given an excellent talk by the owners at Hedgerley Memorial Hall, by the end the sun had broken through the clouds and...Read More
We have had an enquiry from Frans Van Humbeek, a Belgian aviation journalist who, for a database on Belgian Aviation Heritage, has made an enquiry regarding Eton (St John) Cemetery, upon which Dr Sarah Rutherford compiled a report (please see attached). Brian Hoare, retired Bursar to Eton College, also wrote a article on memorials to...Read More
Audience Engagement at Haddenham Open Gardens Last Sunday afternoon we took our gazebo along to Haddenham to the popular open gardens event in aid of the Florence Nightingale Hospice. There were twelve gardens open around the village and we set up at the Scout Hut in Banks Park, next to the ticket tent. Most people...Read More
A Visit to Dumfries House On a recent trip to Scotland, I had the opportunity to visit Dumfries House (not actually in Dumfries, but Cumnock in Ayrshire). I had heard so much about the house and watched the programmes on TV about how King Charles (then the Prince of Wales) had stepped in at the...Read More
Oxfordshire Gardens Trust invites members of Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust to an on line talk on Thursday 18th July at 6pm about St Katherines, Parmoor being given by Claire de Carle. There is no charge for this event and we hope it may be of interest to our members. No need to book just click on...Read More
Chalfont St Peter FRINGE FESTIVAL EVENT JUNE 2024 Claire de Carle as part of the festival organised a guided walk round the gardens and landscape of Chalfont Park on the afternoon of Thursday 27th June and the weather was kind. A big thank you to those that joined her for this one off event. Claire gave...Read More
Michael Hunt our marvellous tree specialist is nearly back to fitness and so on Saturday he went on a tree tour of Hughenden Manor and the valley at Hughenden and notched up 55 species of trees. The manor still retains its formal bedding and we just love the topiary swan in the middle photograph. The...Read More
