Ealing Councillors have given approval for their officers to work with the Gunnersbury CIC to negotiate a contract with Go Ape (Adventure Forest Ltd) to install zipwires and tree walks in the trees around the children’s playground, the derelict changing
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The Park
Car Park Entrance closed this weekend (13th to 15th July)
The Lovebox/Citadel Festival will require the main car park to be closed this weekend – Friday morning to Sunday evening. This is not just for cars – pedestrians will not be able to use it either. The path from the
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Anniversary 1926 official opening of Park
Neville Chamberlain, then Minister of Health, opened Gunnersbury Park to the public on 21 May 1926, the Friday before the late May Bank Holiday weekend. The Park superintendent reported “crowds large on Saturday, tremendous on Sunday and overwhelming on Monday”.
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More on the Two Music Events Planned for this Summer
We have now had the two public consultation meetings about the summer events. At the first the Secret Group explained how they operated – they won’t be advertising, the news of their event will travel via a social media network.
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Proposals for two summer events at Gunnersbury
This article is a compilation of what we currently know about the plans for the Secret Group’s event and the Lovebox/Citadel Festivals at Gunnersbury this summer. We shall report more after the public consultations. The Secret Group are proposing to
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Volunteer Co-ordinator post advertised
The Gunnersbury Estate (2026) Community Interest Company is seeking a part-time Volunteer Coordinator to work across the museum and gardens to support the organisation’s learning and community programmes. Part-funded by Heritage Lottery Fund, the Volunteer Coordinator will be a key
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Restoration Projects – Information Updating Meeting 30th March, 6.30 pm.
The Project Team have set up a further meeting to update the public on progress with the restoration projects. It will be in the Clubhouse of the Old Actonians Sports Club at 6.30 pm on Thursday 30th March (the site
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Frequently Asked Questions to accompany the update on the progress of the restoration
The Project Team have prepared a list of Frequently Asked Questions, with their responses, which gives further information following the update given on January 24th. Many of the questions are ones raised by the public at that event. You can
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Update on the Progress of the Restoration, January 2017
Om Tuesday January 24th members of the Project Team gave an update on the progress of the restoration projects in the Park and the Large Mansion to an audience of around 70 people at the Old Actonians’ club house in
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Joy-riding destruction at Gunnersbury
Security at Gunnersbury has improved with the introduction of Park Guard patrols. However, two recent joy-riding incidents underline how hard it is to oversee 186 acres in the middle of the night. Rob Engelbrecht has sent this photo of damage
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