Kew Guild
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The Kew Guild Associate Membership
by Allan Hart The Annual General Meeting of the Kew Guild 2005 ratified the recommendation of the Committee – to incorporate a new category of membership, that of ‘Associate’. This is in recognition of the support of wives, husbands and…
Read MoreThe Friends of Kew
THE FRIENDS OF KEW (by Allan Hart) It had always been a bone of contention that all ex. students and gardening staff had to pay the full amount of the entrance fee – no concessions allowed. During my Presidential Year…
Read MoreKew celebrates National Lottery Award
Kew celebrated its Grow Wild initiative being voted the UK’s Best Environment Project in the National Lottery Awards on TV in September 2016. Staff and volunteers from Grow Wild were joined on the red carpet by celebrities such as John…
Read MoreGrow Wild awards light up Kew Orangery
The Orangery lit up with colour, laughter and wild flower fun for the first ever Grow Wild awards, an opportunity to bring together Grow Wild volunteers, groups, partners and supporters in one of Kew’s most iconic venues. Grow Wild is…
Read MoreNigel Hepper’s school project reworked 70 years on
Retired teacher Mark Smith of The Grammar School at Leeds (GSAL) has written an article for the 2016 issue of ‘Memento’, the school’s Memento magazine. Nearly seventy years on, he has re-surveyed Meanwood Marsh, previously mapped using string, pegs and…
Read MoreFarnham Tree Trail launched
Guild member Peter Bridgeman has written a delightful leaflet for the Farnham in Bloom scheme of Farnham Town Council, Surrey, published earlier this year. Available free of charge from the library and the Council offices, the Farnham Tree Trail Guide…
Read MoreLetter from the President
Hello from the new President. It was a great honour for me to take over from Tony Overland as President of the Kew Guild at the AGM held at the Jodrell Lecture Theatre on the 10th September. Tony has worked…
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