Hungerford Tragedy Garden Project – History and Completion

Hungerford Tragedy Garden

Historical background and completion of project

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Awards 2011 – Woodley Town Centre Management Initiative

Awards Woodley feature

Berkshire Gardens Trust visited Woodley Town Council and met the Civic Manager

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Awards 2011 – Wokingham Town Council

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Wokingham has a long-standing tradition of civic planting and hanging baskets.

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Awards 2011 – Parsons Down Infant School – Thatcham

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The Infant School Gardening Club was established with four-year-old pupils.

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Awards 2011- Henleys Allotments – Thatcham

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Berkshire Gardens Trust visited this excellent model of how a local allotment scheme should be organised.

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Watlington House Project – Research and design ideas

This has involved research to establish any previous garden design structure. This has proved limited as the earliest maps are only indicative of a simple cross of paths with no reference to whether the quadrant areas indicated are grass or planting. It has therefore been felt necessary to carry out further research to include the wider family and their homes to try and establish any examples of their gardens or interests and capabilities.

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Hungerford Tragedy Garden Project – Proposed Planting

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The planting scheme that was prepared by Bettina Kirkham, presented to the Hugerford Town Council in the autumn of 2010 and agreed with some revisions in December 2010..

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Gazetteer Project – BGT Research Programme

Restored gazebo at Moor Close, May 2010

The primary objective of this research programme will be to create a record of the parks and gardens of historical and local significance in Berkshire.

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Gazetteer Project – Definition of Terms

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This paper discusses:- Definitions of the things that are of concern to BGT ie gardens, parks, cemeteries, orchards and allotments.

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Gazetteer Project – Initial List of Parks and Gardens

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This list, also known as the BGT depository of parks and gardens, consists of over 250 properties in Berkshire.

The list was compiled from published sources. It was not intended to be selective, the only requirement being that a park or garden in Berkshire has been mentioned in a published source and the inclusion of a park or garden on this list does not mean that it will necessarily appear in the gazetteer.

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