The Secrets of the Rose Garden

Today marks the start of the London Creativity and Well Being Week.

Being out doors in the fresh air and with nature is one of the simplest ways of ensuring your well-being.  Ulla and the community gardeners have been very creative in the Rose Garden. Have you seen the amazing poppies and even gooseberries?

Have a look here for more information about this week.

The 50+ members of  the community can also take part in these Open Age events around Queen’s Park and at the Second Half Centre in St Charles Hospital.

                        

       

Short Course, Free for Westminster Residents

The wonderful HCGA have put together a diverse range of instructive sessions to encourage responsible and informed participation in community gardening projects.

Please email bookings@nullhcga.org.uk or call 07773 348 294 if you want to join. The idea is to take the full course but there may be chances to join individual trips.

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Queen’s Park Air Pollution Monitoring

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Traffic on our roads surrounding Queen’s Park Parish is not reducing. More cars, buses and lorries mean more Nitrogen Dioxide in the air we breathe.

You may remember we raised concerns last year in our blog.

We want to identify the levels of Nitrogen Dioxide and other pollutants in our local air.

Come join us on Saturday 3rd June and help us put our monitoring tubes out.

We’ll meet in Queen’s Park Gardens at 10am, the entrance to Queen’s Park Gardens is on the corner of Third Avenue and Ilbert Street W10 – please note…this is not Queen’s Park located in Brent. Meet us by the football pitch. We will pair up into teams of two or three. Tubes will be placed at least two meters high, possibly higher, so if you can bring a footstool or folding ladder (ideally something easily portable) this will be helpful. Once mounted, tubes will be in position for four weeks.

During this four week period if anyone is interested in measuring particulate matter, solid and liquid particles suspended in the air, around Queen’s Park Gardens and surrounding roads please contact us for the date and time. Date and time will be posted here as well.

There will be another opportunity in four weeks time to help collect our pollution monitoring tubes. These tubes will then be posted off to a lab and their contents analysed for Nitrogen Dioxide concentrations.

All equipment will be checked before beginning. The forecast is for excellent weather, so this will prove to be a fantastic Saturday.

Please contact the Friends of Queen’s Park Gardens for more information or contact our tireless organiser,   Ray Lancashire.

Queen’s Park in Bloom 2017

This year’s front gardens competition is going to take a different format.

The QPCC’s Mystery Garden Shoppers will be touring the area during June and awarding certificates.

The street with the most certificates will be declared the winner, to be announced at the Queen’s Park Gardens Summer Festival.

GET PLANTING!

 

4th June FREE Dog Workshop

Thanks to our Community Council, the wonderful Crissie Chambers is able to give FREE advice and another one of her legendary sessions. Make a note of the date!

Dog workshops, classes for puppies & small dogs and one-on-one sessions all take place in the Dog Exercise Area of Queen’s Park Gardens.

Dog Owners are invited to come along with their dogs for help with training such as pulling on lead, recall and socialising.

4th June – 2pm to 3pm 

‘No extension leads please’

                        ‘Walking to heel’

                                       ‘recall, barking and fear aggression’

Ilbert Street, W10 4QJ

CALL CRISSIE ON 07949 523 71O                

 WWW.QUEENSPARKCOMMUNITYCOUNCIL.GOV.UK

QP Gardens Tennis Club

New Balls Please!

After the staggering success of the Football Academy, the tennis club is getting ready to launch.

Join QPG Sports Hub for the launch of QPG Tennis in partnership with London Sports Trust!

It’ll be taking it’s first service at the Community Champions “Spring into Health” event in Queen’s Park Gardens on Saturday 22nd April between 12-4pm.

There will be Football matches too.

Open Age have moved to The Avenues

 

After a long and successful base at the Beethoven Centre, Open Age have now moved to The Avenues. The new term starts next Tuesday.

This is a resource for the mobility impaired, elderly or just looking for some good company.  Learn to do new things, visit new places and make lasting friendships within your local community. Membership is free and most classes only ask for a peppercorn contribution.  If you are housebound, there are telephone-based reading groups as well.  Do you know anyone over 50 years whose well-being might benefit from this wonderful organisation.