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Westminster Community Award Winners

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'Better City, Better Lives' Category.
‘Better City, Better Lives’.

As you know the Friends of Queen’s Park Gardens were nominated, earlier in the year, in the Westminster Community Awards 2014. We were shortlisted in the category of ‘Better City, Better Lives’. There were two other nominees in this category: Time for Paddington and Octavia Foundation.

I’m delighted to announce we came joint first with the Octavia Foundation. Two winners trophies were awarded.

This award recognises our groups time, effort and determination in bringing back the Wildlife Area to the local community.
Congratulations to the Octavia Foundation. We would like to thank Westminster Community Award judges, One Westminster and City of Westminster for making these awards such a success not only for the Friends of Queen’s Park Gardens but for all the winners.

North Westminster Tree Planting

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Westminster Tree Planting Ceremony 28th March 2014

Actor Edward Fox showed his support for the Westminster Tree Trust tree planting effort by helping plant the last of more than two dozen trees planned for Maida Vale.

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Mr Fox and schoolchildren from the Wilberforce Primary School picked up shovels and congregated on Harrow Road to mark the completion of the first phase of the tree planting programme.
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Westminster Tree Trust and local community groups have been working together for the last six months to plant 25 trees stretching from Maida Hill to Ladbroke Grove.

Wildlife Area Visit 5th October 2013

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Wildlife Area 5th October 2013

Alex and Fabian in front of the willow dome surveying the accomplishments from our last visit.
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New team member Fabian and Anne getting stuck into clearing unwanted  weeds. photo KVS_3874_zpsj4zifomd.jpg
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King of the Hill Tony.
Another task today was relocating the wood chips from the front gardens to the willow dome.  No shortage of willpower but with one wheelbarrow it still took a long time.  photo KVS_3878_zpsypqzebnh.jpg
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Tony came up with the idea of filling a large white sack with wood chips while Alex emptied the wheelbarrow.
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Cleaned up area, ready for next week.
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If you are interested in helping out for a few hours in our Wildlife Area,  please come along to our next session. Click for dates and times.

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Wildlife Area Visit 13th July 2013

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Wildlife Area visit 13th July 2013. A glorious sunny day for working in the garden. The willow dome is looking a little over grown since our last visit. photo KVS_2620_zpsvzczxa52.jpg
We do have some life appearing in the meadow since sowing this area.> photo KVS_2637_zpsfmknkcat.jpg
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We had a special visit by the The Reverend David Ackerman from the Parish Church of Saint John the Evangelist. photo KVS_2660_zpsc7l7508k.jpg

Wildlife Area 28/09/13

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Wildlife Area  28th September 2013

Photos from our latest visit to the Wildlife Area.

Members of the A-team surveying work to be done.
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We decided to focus on a more manageable area….. photo KVS_3727_zpsptucygz8.jpg
Alex and Stacy preparing the ground before laying  wood chips….
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Katie takes her work very seriously. There are no weeds left after Katie finished…. photo KVS_3736_zps1vhwuc4o.jpg
Finished for another day…. The A-Team prepare to leave
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If you are interested in helping out for a few  hours in our Wildlife Area,  please come along to our next session. Click for dates and times.

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