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Articles found in Century Group: 21st Century

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The Society has produced an Annual Report since 1833 and these invaluable records are now available online

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One of the city’s most enduring innovations has been quietly shaping lives for almost two centuries.

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The first football pitches of the 1800s were scythed or grazed but over time evolved into highly maintained landscapes incorporating drainage, heating and new technology such as Astroturf

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Horatio’s Garden supports the recovery and wellbeing of people with spinal injuries within NHS healthcare settings

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Designed to improve our health and community cohesion, playgrounds began as ‘gymnasia’ for all to use.

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Our heritage of gardens, parks, and other designed ornamental and recreational landscapes are captured in the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England.

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One of the greatest ‘inventions’ of the 19th century was the public park. Today, we all use them – and love them – but what do we actually know about them?

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Catrina Fenton, head of the Heritage Seed Library at charity Garden Organic, explains more about this unique ‘living library’ of heritage vegetables – which in 2025 is celebrating its 50th anniversary