Ealing council officers have sent details of the second of the forums to be held Tuesday 8 September 2015 at 7pm in the Terrace Room of The Small Mansion at Gunnersbury Park. If you went to the meeting on 23
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September Tree Walk and Embroidery Workshop
Morning tree walk in Gunnersbury Park, Saturday 12 September, 11.00am Join local expert, John Wells on a walk focussing on identifying a selection of trees and considering their origins and uses, with a chance to discuss your findings in the
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Tree walk, 18 August 2015
John Wells will be leading an evening walk to discover some of Gunnersbury’s trees on 18 August, starting outside the Museum building at 6.30pm. He will help you to identify a selection of coniferous and broad-leaved trees and consider their
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Indian Soldiers in World War 1, exhibition & talk, 17 August 2015
During the First World War more than a million Indian soldiers were deployed as part of the Allied war efforts, and 74,000 gave their lives over the course of the conflict. A temporary exhibition developed by Gateways to the First
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West London Folk Band, 2pm 5 July 2015
The West London Folk Band will be performing in the Small Mansion Terrace Room at Gunnersbury on Sunday 5 July The concert is free but tickets must be booked in advance via Eventbrite as seating is limited. This link takes
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Consultation on Sport in the Park – Questions from the Public
The team organising the public consultation into the plans for sport in the Park, including the building of the Sports Hub, have published a list of “Frequently Asked Questions” with replies. These were raised in discussion at the public meeting
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Events and Activities at Gunnersbury, May & June 2015
Beautiful Birds, Wednesday 27 May, 11.00am – 3.00pm Admission £2.00 per child, payable in cash on the day. Advance booking essential Join community arts group, APPLE, for a fun and creative art workshop to create beautiful birds for a nature
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Talk on Susan Smee, first curator at Gunnersbury, 14 May 2015
Miss Susan Smee was Acton’s first woman councillor, first woman Mayor, first woman magistrate and curator of Gunnersbury Park Museum from its foundation, an honorary position she held well into her eighties. Jonathan Oates, Local Studies Librarian for Ealing, will
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Consultation on Sport and a Sports Hub Building in the Park
We are now able to post the slides used in the presentation on the future of Sport and the building of a Sports Hub in the Park. These slides support the article on this topic which we published after the
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Will the proposed Community Interest Company ensure engagement and sustainability?
Despite making promises to the Heritage Lottery Fund to devise a better model for the long-term management of Gunnersbury, the Project Board’s current proposals risk replicating the existing state of affairs. The Friends, the Heritage Lottery Fund and every consultant
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