If all the energetic stuff in our park seems like a little too much effort this weekend, why not attend the Paddington Festival launch, including Round One of the Paddington Festival Bake-Off!
Join the fun between 11am and 3pm at Maida Hill Market.
St John’s Hospice Sumer Fayre
See Peppa Pig and enjoy funfair rides. You can also exchange Time Credits for rides!
It’s in St John’s Wood Church Gardens from 11am till 6pm on 11th & 12th June.
Bike Auction!
WECH are having a bike auction on Saturday, 4th June 2016.
Viewing starts at 12pm with the auction at 1pm. Pick up a bargain but it is cash only!
Summer Basketball in the Park!
There’s no excuse to not enjoy our park and keep fit this summer.
We have the Boot Camp at 10am on Tuesdays & Saturdays, Football Academy at 11am on Saturday and from 4th June, Basketball with the LBA from 2pm to 4pm on Saturdays.
Yet another event supported by our Queen’s Park Community Council.
Half Term fun in the Rose Garden
Have you met our Community Gardener, Ulla yet?
She’s in Queen’s Park Gardens every Thursday and she has some great plans for the half-term next week on 2nd June. Come and join her!
Queen’s Park in Bloom
Don’t miss your chance to enter the Queen’s Park In Bloom Front Garden Competition 2015
The deadline is midnight on Sunday, 9th July, 2016.
You can find more details and an entry form at the Queen’s Park Community Council website.
The Queen’s 90th Birthday
Are you over 50? Celebrate the Queen’s 90th Birthday with Open Age at the Beethoven Centre on 1st June.
Claire and Estee have been working hard to make it lovely afternoon with a quiz, raffle, photo booth and a fancy dress competition! Afternoon tea will be served and a lovely, professional singer will perform songs from the year of the Queen’s birth.
We’ve got another winner!
You may remember that the Mozart Estate won a cash reward in recognition of their improved recycling habits. Over the other side of Queen’s Park, Avenue Gardens and Queen’s Park Court have reached their first target now, as well,
Westminster will be talking to people on these estates on Friday afternoon, to find out how they would like to spend their reward.
You can cast your vote in person at the library on Fourth Avenue and also online here.
Don’t forget you can keep on winning as many times as you like. The scheme is running until September 2017! Just keep on recycling.
Plant Sale & Front Gardens Competition Launch
We’re not gardening this Saturday but the HCGA’s Community Gardener is holding a plant sale in the Rose Garden to mark the launch of the Front Gardens Competition.
Do come along between 10 am and 12 pm
The Meadow Is Flourishing
Despite the damp weather, we had a wonderful turnout from Friends old and new.
We reinstalled a couple of the new willow whips which had “come out”, watered them all, weeded around the willow dome, then spent the rest of the time removing bindweed from triangular rose bed.
The meadow is looking great with lots of campion, some sorrel and even a cornflower. We’re waiting for some of the news seeds to come through but this combination of rain and sun is perfect for propagating.
Thank you to everyone who came along.
If you want to join out next session, make sure you’re on our mailing list, we’ll send a reminder. Please check our tweets and Facebook as well!
Everyone is welcome – for as little or as long as you would like. You’ll need to wear suitable clothing and boots or shoes for the outdoors.
We will provide all the tools, some guidance, and a sweet snack for break-time. You will also earn time credits for every hour worked. You can spend these all over London, including some local activities. More information here.