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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The Future of Sport in the Park
On 31 March Jonathan Kirby, the Assistant Director of Ealing’s Major Projects Team, led a presentation at a public meeting on the future of sport in the Park. You can see the slides of his presentation here. The proposal is
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Sports Hub public meeting, 7pm, 31 March 2015
We have been notified by the Ealing Council Major Projects Team of a public meeting about the proposals for sports in Phase 3 of the Regeneration Scheme, to take place in the Small Mansion at Gunnersbury Park. All are welcome.
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Free courses from Capel Manor College
A special range of courses is being introduced which are designed to give adults the opportunity to gain a qualification in the land-based sector in London. There are no tuition fees to pay, only a registration fee of £40. The
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Talk on the Small Mansion, 16 March 2015
The Small Mansion at Gunnersbury Park and some of its Residents 16 March 2015, 7.30pm, at the Chiswick Memorial Club, Bourne Place, London W4 This is an illustrated talk by David Bush on one of the two mansions erected in
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Revised Plans for the Café and Carriage Display
Significant changes have been made to the proposals for the Pavilion Café and the Carriage Gallery and these were submitted for planning permission on 14 January 2015. The first planning application for the replacement of the café was published with
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Last Victorian Kitchen tours, 28 January and 25 February
The learning team at Gunnersbury have arranged two special opportunities for touring the Victorian Kitchens before they close for refurbishment. Each tour takes place from 2 to 3pm on either 28 January or 25 February 2015 and will include the
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Museum closing for major refurbishment, 23 December 2014
The Museum is closing for its major refurbishment, the biggest single investment in its history. Not only will this put the Large Mansion into good heart for the future, but it will effectively create a completely new museum due to
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