Hounslow Council’s Planning Department is currently considering two applications which relate to Gunnersbury Park. They are likely to be considered at one of two Planning Committee meetings in June so we thought it important to ensure that Friends were aware
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Yearly Archives 2021
AN ABSOLUTE PASSION: ROTHSCHILD ORCHID COLLECTIONS, a talk on 20 May 2021
Do join our on-line talk by Francesca Murray on 20 May 2021 at 6.30pm Book a free ticket at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/t-nrzzzp Our speaker has researched the Rothschild family’s passion for orchids at Gunnersbury, at Tring Park and at Exbury. The Rothschilds
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Gunnersbury’s Notice Boards
The struggle over the future of the bowling green and pavilion is being played out on Gunnersbury’s notice boards. In late March, graffiti demanding David Bowler’s resignation appeared on notice boards and walls around the Park, and was swiftly cleaned
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Gunnersbury awarded £367,365 from the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund, Round 2
We are delighted to see that Gunnersbury appears in the list of emergency funding grants totalling £400 million which were announced on 2 April 2021. The grant of £367,365 is for the period up to 30 June 2021. The Culture
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The mourning & funeral of Sir John Maynard of Gunnersbury in 1690, a talk on 15 February 2021
This online talk has been arranged by the Brentford & Chiswick Local History Society and the Gunnersbury Friends and takes place at 7.30pm on Monday, 15 February. Wealthy lawyer and politician, Sir John Maynard, built a Palladian mansion and laid
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Building works to the Small Mansion and the East Stable block
Work has been planned for the Small Mansion and the East Stable block, and the applications for planning permission and listed building consent are with L B Hounslow’s Planning Department. Here is the outline of the works to the Small
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Bowls vs Pitch and Putt – decision deferred
Last night’s meeting of the Planning Committee deferred for an indeterminate time their decision on the application to convert the Bowls Pavilion to a Café/Restaurant. The 90 minute discussion had difficulty separating the legal and policy issues in planning legislation
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Thames Luminaries – historical talks Jan & Feb 2021
If you have enjoyed exploring the restored historic gardens at Gunnersbury you may be interested in this forthcoming series of short talks on nearby historic gardens and their owners along the Thames valley, including Hogarth’s House, Chiswick House and Boston
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