This year the Over 50’s party will be held on the previous Wednesday, 11th December between 1pm and 4pm in St Jude’s Hall.
Category Archives: Wildlife Area
Engine Idling is damaging our community
Westminster suffers from the worst air pollution in the country. With 9.9 million drivers in the capital and 370 million miles driven in Westminster each year, road transport contributes to more than half of the most deadly emissions. You may have noticed the new banner by the entrance to our park.
Our local Councillor Ray Lancashire has been a passionate campaigner for several years and we are also lucky to have had his invaluable help in our gardening sessions, as a founder member of the Friends group.
When you renew your road tax, you are invited to pledge to turn your engine off when you stop your car but Westminster Council are also encouraging you to sign their pledge too. Please take a few moments to read this page and talk to your neighbours and friends. So many people don’t realise the harm they are doing to themselves and others.
“Silver Sunday” Gardening Session (on SATURDAY!)
We’re holding a session on 5th October 2019 as part of the Silver Sunday weekend with details here. It’s a free event, as usual and will be weather dependent but please join us if you can. Please note it will be on SATURDAY, like our usual sessions.
You can read more about Silver Sunday https://silversunday.org.uk/about/, and search for other events, some of which require advance booking.
Queen’s Park Gardens Festival 2019
As ever, from midday, there will be two music stages, fun for the kids, health & well-being interaction around the park plus the green fingered teams providing activity (and a bit of peace?) in the Wildlife Area.
Open Age have joined forces with the Community Council and CityWest Homes bring an afternoon of entertainment and tea for the more mature members of the community in St Jude’s Hall from 1pm.
Queen’s Park in Bloom
Could you be one of 250 residents to get a certificate and prize?
You’ll have to be around on Festival Day (3rd August) to collect your prize in the park.
There is more information here.
GoodGym give some help in our park
On Monday evening, Claire and her team of GoodGym volunteers met up with longtime Friends, Simon and Nigel, to give some very gratefully received help in the park.
You can read more here.
Thank you, Claire and your entire, hard-working team.
Learn more about GoodGym here and here. It’s a wonderful community project.
New Dog Workshop Dates
FREE* DOG WORKSHOP ‘for the dog owner that wants to be responsible’
In the dog area of Queen’s Park Gardens in Ilbert Street, W10
ALL DOG BREEDS WELCOME
July 2019 DATES:
Saturday, July 13th
Saturday, July 20th
Saturday, July 21st
TIMES: 10.30am to 11.30am
‘No extension leads please’
‘Walking to heel’
‘recall, barking and fear aggression socialising
For all dog advice, please contact Crissie 07949 523 710 or email canineculture@nullgooglemail.com
*funded by Queen’s Park Community Fund Panel
Houseplant Gardening
Once again, our friends at HCGA have planned a gardening course for us to attend and one session is about houseplants….and it’s free! (Learn more about the rest of the course here.)
Thursday 13th June 10.30 -12.30 Houseplant Gardening –
Come and learn –
- How to care for your houseplants
- How to take cuttings
- Make a terrarium to take home
Email info@nullhcga.org.uk for more details or to book a place Location:
The Beethoven Centre, Third Avenue London W10 4JL
Summer is coming
Our next gardening session will be:
Saturday, 1st June 2019 – 10am to midday
Click here to join our mailing list . The sessions are always weather permitting.
Perfect day for planting with @FoQPGardens today. Who needs RHS Chelsea when we have flowers like these on our doorstep? PS those in the vase are from the garden, not stolen from the park! pic.twitter.com/Pgakf89QDm
— La Sambista (@Jillpoppygirl) May 25, 2019
Easter Egg Hunt!
We are so lucky to have wonderful people in our community like Lizzy. She has organised an Easter Egg Hunt in the Wildlife Area on Easter Monday! Just £1 to enter.
Do come along from 11am.
