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Anti-Glare Project – another try!

Apologies for the wrong date in the previous post. The Anti-Glare Project team will be in the gardens on Sunday 14th October. Please come and lend your help and support.

Anti-Glare Project – late news

Due to the prospect of heavy rain on Sunday 23rd September the Anti-Glare Project work day (see below) has been postponed, and will hopefully go ahead on Sunday 30th September.

Anti-Glare Project – Sunday 23rd September

An enthusiastic group of 16/17 yr olds have decided to make the Gardens their National Citizenship project.  They have great plans and will have their first big work day on Sunday 23rd September. Please come along and offer them your support and help. 

Bird Survey

Though there is now a clearer historical picture of the Gardens, the information relating to its botanical value is poor and the Friends are keen to pull together a ‘wildlife’ survey.  An RSPB warden is kindly guiding our steps in planning a bird survey.  As a...

Wheelbarrow wanted

The regular monthly work group could reake really good use of a wheelbarrow that could be stored on-site. Does anyone have one surplus to requirements?

Help wanted

Teignbridge Council's Green Spaces Department are keen to learn more about the gardens. They would be grateful for any stories, maps or photographs that could help establish the history of this area for future generations. Do you have, or know of anyone who has, an...

A look back in time

We received some old photos last year from Roger Willis.  The two shown here are scenes of locations well known to Garden visitors            We have also been contacted by 2 families whose antecedents worked at the...

Picnic in the Gardens 2012

The Picnic this year is on Saturday June 2nd to coincide with the Queens Silver Jubilee celebrations in Shaldon.  The event will be bigger and better than ever so get your tickets as soon as you can.  Visitors to Shaldon can enquire about tickets using the...

Midsummer Picnic 2011

After a distinctly unsettled week of weather, Saturday 25th June turned out to be a sunny hot day in Shaldon, perfect for the Friends 2011 Picnic in the Gardens.Once again (and in spite of last years dreadful weather for the event) more than 200 people, many of them...

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