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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Archives for News
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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Music in the Museum, 30 November & 21 December 2014
Two Sunday concerts with a seasonal theme are being put on in the Museum. Both are free and seats will be allocated first come first served, with no advance booking. The first is by talented local ladies’ barbershop quartet, Hot
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Friends’ AGM celebration!
We marked Gunnersbury’s HLF success with tea and cake after our AGM this afternoon – a sponge with rich butter cream and chocolate numerals. We look forward to celebrating more successes in the future!
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Museum activities, August & September 2014
Unearthing our First World War Heritage, an Arts Award project Young people aged 14-21 years are invited to join the Museum’s creative First World War project and achieve their Bronze Arts Award, a nationally-recognised qualification. Participants will have the chance
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Vanda Foster, Curator, retires
Vanda Foster, Curator of Gunnersbury Park Museum, retired at the end of June. She was given a very affectionate send off with a tea party in the old Kitchens of the Large Mansion attended by many staff, volunteers, friends and
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Gunnersbury Park is awarded £4.7m for restoration
The Heritage Lottery Fund and the Big Lottery have together awarded £4.7m to Gunnersbury as part of the £7.6m funding needed to restore the Park. We are expecting an announcement about the Museum/Large Mansion application soon – and hoping that
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Playground vandalism
Sadly the playground at Gunnersbury Park had to be closed on 26 June after crushed and broken glass was left on many items of play equipment. A mum taking her children to play quickly alerted a gardener in the parked
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10k Fun Run, Sunday 13 July 2014
The Fun Run organisers claim an accurately-measured course of 2,400m over 2 laps which starts and ends within the Park. The entry fee is £12; register and collect a number on the day between 10am and 10.45am, near the Popes
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