You are invited to celebrate the Museum’s 90th birthday when there will be activities for all, including talks, music, party games and trails. Discover what has been collected over the last 90 years including 117-year-old chocolate, an Iron Age cranium,
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Gunnersville – “In Perpetuity”?
A presentation and Q&A session on Gunnersville was held on Friday 23rd August. If you want to open the presentation, open this article then click here. As it has maps and plans it might be slow to load. This is
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Friends’ Park Walk, Sunday 8 September 2019
Our seasonal walk for Friends will take place on Sunday 8 September, starting from the Café at 10.30am. This gentle exploration will last about an hour and a half and you’ll be back at the Café in time for lunch.
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Reviewing the Lovebox Festival, August 2019
On 8th August an audience of local residents and others listened to a presentation which reviewed the 3-day festival and suggested improvements for next year. The audience across the three days was 84,052 paid-for tickets and 2444 free tickets –
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The Curve – Rejected
James Brokenshire, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, has rejected the Inspector’s findings and has refused permission for the developers Starbones to build The Curve. Starbones can still launch an appeal against this decision. The Curve
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The Big Conversation, 27 July 2019
The Gunnersbury Estate CIC has announced that it wants interested local residents to contribute ideas on how the estate is run and discuss what happens there in the future. After an introduction by CEO David Bowler, participants will have the
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Preparing for Lovebox and Citadel
The Lovebox and Citadel events will happen on Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the coming weekend. Last year 111,000 people attended, and by every measure they had a really good time while they were in the park. The Gunnersbury Community
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Park Walk, Sunday 9 June 2019
Friends are warmly invited to join our quarterly stroll round the Park this coming Sunday. Meet at the cafe at 10.30am. This gentle exploration will last about an hour and a half so you’ll be back at the Café in
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“Gunnersville” – plans for Concerts in September
The organisation behind Lovebox (Festival Republic) is negotiating with the Community Interest Company to hold “concerts” on 6, 7 and 8 September, with the possibility of two more on the following weekend. We know very little about these events, other
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Lovebox and Citadel events – April 2019 update
The organisers of the three day event (12 – 14 July) held their second open evening for residents on Monday 25th March. They made a presentation and answered questions. Despite being an entertainment company, the experience was downbeat, verging on
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