Community Grant given to new Friends Group of Billing Road Cemetery
Last year, Northamptonshire Gardens Trust became one of the first recipients of our newly launched Community Grant, made possible by the generosity of the Gentian Trust. Northamptonshire Gardens Trust (NGT) applied for a Community Grant to fund a project which will develop and form an active, enthusiastic Friends Group to support the historic landscape of […]
Bradgate Park Gardening Group receives our Community Grant
Bradgate Park Gardening Group last year became one of the first recipients of our recently launched Community Grant, made possible thanks to the generosity of the Gentian Trust. Bradgate Park is an 830-acre historic landscape surrounding the Grade-II* ruins of Bradgate House. Once a medieval deer park, it is now public parkland maintained by the […]
Volunteers Save Space! project researching Nottinghamshire Parks and Gardens
Gardens Trust Volunteers Support Officers are delighted to be working with Nottinghamshire Gardens Trust to encourage people with no previous experience of landscape heritage to start delving into the history of their local park or garden. This is one of three regional activities under our Volunteers Save Space! project, which, as well as continuing to […]
Unforgettable Garden of the Month: Plas Cadnant
May’s Unforgettable Garden of the Month is Plas Cadnant, a historic garden under restoration on the Isle of Anglesey, nominated by Sandra Pullen of the Gardens Trust. Described as one of North Wales’ best kept secrets, the hidden world of Plas Cadnant Gardens is situated just across the Menai Suspension Bridge that connects Anglesey to the […]