Bonnington Gardenhttp://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/index.htmlGarden newsenrose.cream@mac.comCopyright 2008 Bonnington Square2010-03-03T07:11:59+00:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:12:54 +0000AGMrose.cream@mac.comNone2010-03-03T07:11:59+00:00http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/56c1fc63a9e9a036cedc3be6839eb548-23.html#unique-entry-id-23http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/56c1fc63a9e9a036cedc3be6839eb548-23.html#unique-entry-id-23BONNINGTON SQUARE GARDEN ASSOCIATION
AGM
on
Wednesday 10th March
starting at 7.59pm
in the
Bonnington Centre.
Please come along if you value the garden and would like to contribute to its “management” or just if you’ve got something to say.

BSGA 2-12 Bonnington Square, London SW8 1TQ

]]>Bonnington Street Partyrose.cream@mac.comNone2009-07-02T18:53:29+01:00http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/dca3e390f899df39a9b080a95ef4e10f-22.html#unique-entry-id-22http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/dca3e390f899df39a9b080a95ef4e10f-22.html#unique-entry-id-22Just to let you know that Jo Culf and I are hoping to organise a street party in the Square on 19th July 2009 to coincide with the Eden Project’s Big Lunch initiative.

We are not proposing that this should be a BS Festival, but others may wish to build on the street party – which we anticipate to end around 4 p.m. - perhaps with other events and music? (If there is to be music, you may recall that some residents have strong views about noise after 10 p.m. in the Square) 

Jo is prepared to take on responsibility for arranging the Local Authority license, insurance and street closure.

regards
Michael Barram

We are looking for volunteers: facepainting, leafleting, ideas, general helping
To get involved, contact: bonningtonfestival@hotmail.com

Get out your recipe books... <br /> and put this date in your diary <br />Followed by <br />The Big Lunch <br />Bring out your lunch, share and meet your neighbours <br />3.30pm till 8.00pm <br />Music, Dancing, Streetparty <br />Kick off at 1.00pm with the <br />Kid’s Fancy Dress Parade <br />and Lord Puffin judging the <br />Best Table Decoration Competition <br />(extra points for recycled materials) <br />We are looking for volunteers: facepainting, leafleting, ideas, general helping <br />To get involved, contact: bonningtonfestival@hotmail.com <br />Get out your recipe books... <br /> and put this date in your diary <br />Followed by <br />The Big Lunch <br />Bring out your lunch, share and meet your neighbours <br />3.30pm 8.00pm <br />Music, Dancing, Streetparty <br />Kick off at 1.00pm with the <br />Kid’s Fancy Dress Parade <br />and Lord Puffin judging the <br />Best Table Decoration Competition <br />(extra points for recycled materials) <br />]]>Plant donationrose.cream@mac.comGardening2009-07-01T14:02:12+01:00http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/66bb285d8915110e6bf117f4f4a29abd-21.html#unique-entry-id-21http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/66bb285d8915110e6bf117f4f4a29abd-21.html#unique-entry-id-21logo-daisyat1


A big thank you to wood brown for their generous plant donation for the garden and street planting!
website-064]]>Open Squares, Work & Hire, Pressrose.cream@mac.comOpen Gardens2009-05-22T08:19:49+01:00http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/60504f31cce8975dafe42c637a012676-20.html#unique-entry-id-20http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/60504f31cce8975dafe42c637a012676-20.html#unique-entry-id-20Hiring the garden for weddings or other events
If you are living in our neighbourhood and want to have an informal party in our space, please let us know your plans and we can try to make sure that you have a great time and the garden looks great at the end of it. Refundable deposit required donations invited.
Please contact us here.
  
The garden receives no financial support apart from donations, so we really do rely on them and the good will of all the volunteers who give their time so kindly to the garden. A big THANK YOU to all of who have helped us over the years.

Press

 
We’re featured in the Observer in Hidden corners: How can you find a secluded spot in our busiest parks? Ask the park keepers

Other havens in the capital include the incongruously lush pleasure garden in Vauxhall's Bonnington Square.

We’re also featured in the Transport for London OPEN GARDEN SQUARES WEEKEND happening on 13-14 June 2009.

Recent books on Bonnington Square Gardens


The Good Gardens Guide and London's Parks and Gardens.

Work days


Sat 23rd May 2-5pm                                                                                                  
Sat 30th May

Forthcoming


A clip from a recent feature on BBC Gardeners World.


]]>Snowy Februaryrose.cream@mac.comNone2009-02-02T11:23:04+00:00http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/01509b8c3d4ecd56282a4a2217abd610-19.html#unique-entry-id-19http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/01509b8c3d4ecd56282a4a2217abd610-19.html#unique-entry-id-19]]>Green Gym Dayrose.cream@mac.comNone2008-08-15T09:00:10+01:00http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/249891da6ab10a9a7ea381da983c4c19-18.html#unique-entry-id-18http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/249891da6ab10a9a7ea381da983c4c19-18.html#unique-entry-id-18The Garden Association cordially invites you to a day of green gym on
Sunday 7th September from 10am.
Hope you can make it!
Until then enjoy what is left of the summer :-)]]>"Hand of God" installationrose.cream@mac.comNone2008-06-27T14:13:32+01:00http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/ae02940b7322f84a7cce36efa00b727d-17.html#unique-entry-id-17http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/ae02940b7322f84a7cce36efa00b727d-17.html#unique-entry-id-17
123]]>london squares garden day, sunday 8 june 2008rose.cream@mac.comNone2008-06-24T11:07:58+01:00http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/ab8e8c262dea9cd218137a3d5b949d90-16.html#unique-entry-id-16http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/ab8e8c262dea9cd218137a3d5b949d90-16.html#unique-entry-id-16lsgd3lsgd1lsgdlsgd2lsgd5]]>Evening Standard Best Gardenrose.cream@mac.comNone2008-06-23T13:20:20+01:00http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/ad04b1d2477a653814900bd6df0cd1f5-14.html#unique-entry-id-14http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/ad04b1d2477a653814900bd6df0cd1f5-14.html#unique-entry-id-14Evening Standard.
]]>Observer articlerose.cream@mac.comNone2008-06-20T09:19:14+01:00http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/c7d666b15409ae387d92cb1f6768ec8a-13.html#unique-entry-id-13http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/c7d666b15409ae387d92cb1f6768ec8a-13.html#unique-entry-id-13The first time I saw the square I knew I wanted to live there. There was a party house with no floors, children running barefoot in the street, a cast of local characters who were the definition of bohemian and the Bonnington Square Café, which is still run on a vegetarian co-operative basis. Friends dropped in with no notice and frequently stayed until dawn, and the boundaries between where you lived and where you spent your time were constantly blurred.
Read more]]>bomb site turned shangri-larose.cream@mac.comDiary2008-06-06T07:47:27+01:00http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/003c3b84f428179fd934d295ac705c22-12.html#unique-entry-id-12http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/003c3b84f428179fd934d295ac705c22-12.html#unique-entry-id-12Our billing in The Londonist
bomb site turned shangri-la which also references http://www.opensquares.org/ and of course our Bonnington Garden]]>Vauxhall Conference & Concertrose.cream@mac.comDiary2008-05-09T12:10:15+01:00http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/8099f6815bc3da660243192209c043da-10.html#unique-entry-id-10http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/8099f6815bc3da660243192209c043da-10.html#unique-entry-id-10An interdisciplinary conference accompanied by a concert.
See more information here.

vxposter]]>Open Garden Squares Weekendrose.cream@mac.comGardeningOpen Gardens2008-05-12T11:16:14+01:00http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/03c9fc6fa3c063c34488c4caaffda337-9.html#unique-entry-id-9http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/03c9fc6fa3c063c34488c4caaffda337-9.html#unique-entry-id-9
Hope you have been enjoying the spectacular weather — almost TOO hot for gardening.

We have the BIG weekend coming up in June 7-8th (we're open all the time of course but I suppose for the purposes of that day and keeping an eye on the garden we should say 10-5pm), with loads of visitors who will make a detour to see our very special gardens and square. We are looking forward to the event, and hope that you will all be able to spare an hour or two for the next couple of weekends. 

We are calling our clean up a Green Gym, as it is a great work out, and no garden knowledge needed.
Please look at the pdf and we look forward to seeing you.

James did mowing, raking and weeding on Sat.

Outlook is cooler for the weekend...
http://www.opensquares.org/]]>Good Garden Guide 2008rose.cream@mac.comGardening2008-05-11T10:27:05+01:00http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/7108302cefea8d34831b5023334aa4b1-8.html#unique-entry-id-8http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/7108302cefea8d34831b5023334aa4b1-8.html#unique-entry-id-8The Pleasure Garden has an entry in the Good Garden Guide 2008 for the first time:

TBA the date of London Squares Garden Day and Activities.

goodgardenguide]]>“Green Gym” Dayrose.cream@mac.comGardening2008-05-10T09:17:04+01:00http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/3907b04ac29886aa8688700c895232f3-7.html#unique-entry-id-7http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/3907b04ac29886aa8688700c895232f3-7.html#unique-entry-id-7Green Gym Day to get the garden into shape for London Squares Garden Day
All Comers Welcome!
Just turn up and join us for some good hard work and fun.
Your chance to put some energy into our beautiful garden.
We will be “working out” on the following weekends:
May 10/11th
May 17th/18th
May 31st/01st
Please come and join us from 10am onwards.
No experience necessary.
Download PDF

]]>Green Gym Dayrose.cream@mac.comGardening2008-02-15T18:31:21+00:00http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/a1628065771cd25abcfb7cdcdf8fafb5-6.html#unique-entry-id-6http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/a1628065771cd25abcfb7cdcdf8fafb5-6.html#unique-entry-id-6At the Bonnington Square Pleasure Garden
Sunday March 9th
from 10.30am

Please come and have a green workout. Your body and community are going to love you for it!
No gardening knowledge required...
Light refreshments will be provided.

bsgarden]]>Annual General Meetingrose.cream@mac.comAGM2008-02-11T18:30:59+00:00http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/f4753cc48e438435b582f42fc4286ea7-5.html#unique-entry-id-5http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/f4753cc48e438435b582f42fc4286ea7-5.html#unique-entry-id-5February 11th 2008 at 7pm
at the Bonnington Centre

Please come and join us!]]>Bonnington Square Festivalrose.cream@mac.comEvent2007-07-01T18:30:11+01:00http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/5c0b588d660138f52bf307f1ee967d61-4.html#unique-entry-id-4http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/5c0b588d660138f52bf307f1ee967d61-4.html#unique-entry-id-42pm - 11pm

Activities include:
  • Kids Fancy Dress Parade
  • Bonnington Square Garden Time Capsule
  • Face Painting
  • Treasure Hunt
  • Decorate Your Wheelie Bin Competition
  • Paint Our Bonnington Square Mural
  • Tombola
  • Stalls
  • Pimm's, Beer and Burger Stall
  • Live Music
Please note the Garden will be closed from 9pm.]]>Open Gardensrose.cream@mac.comOpen Gardens2007-06-09T18:29:23+01:00http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/7a4569dd262bcde6b7d095b301a63609-3.html#unique-entry-id-3http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/7a4569dd262bcde6b7d095b301a63609-3.html#unique-entry-id-3Open London Garden Squares Weekend - 9th-10th June 2007

From 10am until 5pm

Activities range from: Garden Photo Exhibition at the Bonnington Cafe, Teddy Bear Picnic and planting of children’s time capsule.
More info on open squares here.]]>GARDEN BEAUTIFICATION DAYrose.cream@mac.comGardening2007-11-18T18:28:06+00:00http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/8be7b99a02aa7852ab22d0731d1ab004-2.html#unique-entry-id-2http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/8be7b99a02aa7852ab22d0731d1ab004-2.html#unique-entry-id-2Many thanks to all those who came and helped!

Many thanks to the Tesco Express manager from St George's Wharf (Saad Rahman) who with his daughter gave up a couple of hours from his Sunday to help with the work. On behalf of the company he also donated £50 towards tools and repairs and this is much appreciated.]]>Garden Mulch Day and Bulb Plantingrose.cream@mac.comGardening2007-11-05T18:27:20+00:00http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/616f8d2583ab8ed22ce73ceb5e2fed43-1.html#unique-entry-id-1http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/616f8d2583ab8ed22ce73ceb5e2fed43-1.html#unique-entry-id-1
Sunday 18th November 2007 from 10am...

Any help very much appreciated!]]>Garden Mulch Day and Bulb Plantingrose.cream@mac.comGardening2007-02-15T18:27:10+00:00http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/b39a1095fc29b862d6f99367877b68b3-0.html#unique-entry-id-0http://bonningtonsquaregarden.org.uk/diary/files/b39a1095fc29b862d6f99367877b68b3-0.html#unique-entry-id-0To those who came and helped, thank you so much for your efforts over the weekend!

Unfortunately we didn't have time to plant bulbs, so any of you who may feel like it in the near future, I will leave the box with the bulbs behind the wheel in a recycling bag. Jimmy will email us with instructions as to how and where.

Anybody who would like to help James to put up the Xmas lights, please let him know directly.

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