Just a short distance from our ‘village’ is the St Charles Hospital which is home to the Second Half Centre, encompassing Open Age.
Tomorrow, Friday 17th June, they are holding their annual exhibition, showcasing the talents of the may Second Half and Open Age creative groups.
More details at the Second Half Centre website.
This is to coincide with the London Creativity and Wellbeing Week. Do pay a visit between 12pm and 4pm. You may even discover some work from one of our gardeners.
The Queen’s Park Community Council launched the Front Gardens Competition last month.Entry forms will be available from Beethoven Centre reception, online and and at Queen’s Park Library and you must enter by midnight on Sunday, 9th July.
You can nominate yourself or a neighbour. Let’s make this a record year for entrants!
They have a wonderful raffle with a variety of prizes including a picture of the church by the Secret Artist. The flower displays are beautiful and diverse; created by the congregation plus groups and businesses in the local community.
Later on this evening, St John’s Music have organised a concert by the internationally acclaimed Silk Street Sinfonia, who always draw in a good audience. There are usually refreshments on the lawn afterwards (but don’t quote me!).
Please scroll down to look at some of the exhibits in our gallery.
Saturday 11th June
Festival Concert at 7pm with the Silk Street Sinfonia
Sunday 12th June
11am Thanksgiving Mass
from 12.30 Community lunch in the grounds of the church and Vicarage
4pm Festival Evensong
Contributors to the Flower Festival include: Us! (the Friends of Queen’s Park Gardens & as commended by the Area Dean of the Church), Queen’s Park Community Council, Cheeky Rascals Playgroup, Avenues Youth Project, Essendine Primary School, RISE on Kilburn Lane, Co-op Funeral Care on Harrow Road, The Kensal Triangle, The Church Lads & Church Girl’s Brigade, In the Garden (with a donation from D.A.T. Tyres), Jay Venn Garden Design and Restoration, William Rhodes of Your Credit Union, the Sunday School – Junior Messy Group, Nigel, Geri and many others – young and old – from the congregation.
Corner Display by Nigel Avenues Youth Project Junior Messy Sunday School Group
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This year, in commemoration of the Queen’s 90th birthday, St John the Evangelist are holding a Flower Festival next weekend with a schedule of celebratory events:
Friday 10th June
6pm Flower Festival opens
Saturday 11th June
Festival opens at 10am, with refreshments in the Vicarage garden
Festival Concert at 7pm with the Silk Street Sinfonia
Sunday 12th June
11am Thanksgiving Mass
from 12.30 Community lunch in the grounds of the church and Vicarage
4pm Festival Evensong
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
Earlier this month, wonderful & energetic volunteers began a football academy in our park on a Saturday morning. This engages the young people in a great, diversionary activity. The sessions are free and run with qualified, voluntary coaches in Queen’s Park Gardens.
They’d love to expand the age range, number of sessions and find a way to secure this opportunity for at least the next two years, so they are Crowdfunding. This also means they’ll be able to offer local employment by employing more permanent training coaches.
If you can help in any way, large or small, please read more at this link and if you can, make a donation to support this wonderful initiative, which will benefit the whole neighbourhood.
