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15
Jul

Claire de Carle on tour: Old Keeper’s Cottage, Hedgerley, Bucks

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...
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29
Jun

Count Guy de Baillet Latour. Does Guy’s grave still exist in Eton (St John) Cemetary? Can you help?

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...
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29
Jun

Haddenham Open Gardens Sunday 23rd June pm

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...
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29
Jun

A visit to Dumfries House

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...
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29
Jun

On line free talk: St Katherines Parmoor – an introduction by Claire de Carle

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...
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28
Jun

Fringe Festival Event – guided walk of the gardens & landscape of Chalfont Park

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...
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28
Jun

Michael Hunt ( BGT tree guru) on tour: Hughenden

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...
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28
Jun

Love Nature Day! Saturday 6th July

Get closer to the natural world at Love Nature Day! The Parks Trust, the charity caring for over 6,000 acres of the city’s parkland, has joined forces with local nature groups to celebrate Milton Keynes’ natural world – and everyone is invited! Aiming to bring local people closer to nature, Love Nature Day returns to...
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28
Jun

Gardens Trust Volunteer Celebration 2024

        Gardens Trust Volunteer Celebration 2024 Join us to celebrate amazing historic landscape projects by volunteers across the country; and the winner of our annual Volunteer Award Important Note: Claire de Carle (Chair of Bucks Gardens Trust) will be giving a presentation on the Audience Engagement programme that the Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust...
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01
Jun

Tythrop Park, Kingsey HP17 8LT – Open Sunday 2nd June 2-5.30 & Wednesday 5th June 2-4.30 for Scannappeal

Tythrop Park 10 acres of garden surrounds a C17 Grade I listed manor house (not open). This large and varied garden blends traditional and contemporary styles, featuring pool borders rich in grasses with a green and white theme, walled kitchen and cutting garden with large greenhouse at its heart, box parterre, deep mixed borders, water...
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01
Jun

Great Linford Manor Park Eats Festival MK14 5DZ – Thursday 13th June 4-8 pm

Linford Eats food festival returns in June Suitable for family and friends of all ages (including well-behaved dogs on leads), visitors can enjoy the grounds of Great Linford Manor Park  MK14 5DZ at Linford Eats on Thursday 13th June. From 4pm until 8pm there’ll be a feast of food, drink, dessert, music, local traders, kids...
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30
May

Open Garden Events in aid of Scannappeal: Wednesday 5 June -Tythrop Park, Sunday 16 June – Chearsley Hill House, Thursday 18 July – Tyringham Hall

Just a quick message to say that Scannappeal are holding a number of open gardens events in Buckinghamshire   this year with three that might interest our members. Wednesday 5 June -Tythrop Park   Sunday 16 June – Chearsley Hill House     Thursday 18 July – Tyringham Hall     Here is the link...
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