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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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Travellers in the Park

Travellers with caravans moved into the South west corner of Gunnersbury Park on Sunday evening. Hounslow Council has served the legal notice to get them to leave and this afternoon have announced that they are closing the Park for the
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Unearthing our First World War Heritage

The Museum is looking for volunteers of all ages and backgrounds to help with its new First World War project. This will provide an unusual opportunity to learn new skills and gain experience in work in museums and heritage. The
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Advice evening, Capel at Gunnersbury, 1 July 2014

The Walled Garden which houses Capel Manor’s Gunnersbury Centre was packed with visitors for the recent Open Day. Students were demonstrating their skills, for example, in floristry and animal care, there was a huge range of plants to buy and
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