Wicksteed Park plans get green light from GT
Wicksteed Park plans to reinstate a fountain and rose garden have got the green light from the Gardens Trust. We were consulted about this planning application as part of our statutory role, because the garden is included by Historic England on their Register of Parks & Gardens. The final decision rests with the local planning […]
Meet Sally Bate new HLP officer at the Gardens Trust
The Gardens Trust is really pleased to announce that Sally Bate is joining us as a new part-time HLP officer. She has just joined our Historic Landscape Project team, working alongside Tamsin McMillan and the team to support CGTs and GT members in expanding their research and conservation capabilities. Meet Sally Bate Here’s an introduction […]
Supporting volunteers to learn heritage skills
Linden Groves recently wrote an article for the journal of the Landscape Institute about how the Gardens Trust is supporting volunteers to learn heritage skills through the Sharing Repton project. “As a statutory consultee in the English planning system, the Gardens Trust has an important role in protecting and conserving historic designed landscapes. This statutory […]