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Lancashire Gardens Trust
is a not-for-profit voluntary organisation formed in 2007 and covers
the present County of Lancashire and parts of Greater Manchester and
Merseyside. We are one of a national network of Gardens Trusts affiliated to The Gardens Trust which has over 7000 members. We work to: - Raise awareness of Lancashire's wealth of designed landscapes. They are our heritage!
- Research, record and protect these landscapes
- Monitor local planning applications.
Read our latest newsletter here
The Mount, Fleetwood
We
are delighted to share the news that Wyre Council have been awarded a
£2 million grant by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Big Lottery Fund
to continue its work to revive the Mount Pavilion and Gardens in
Fleetwood. For full details read the announcement here
Calling all
members of the National Trust - will you help us?
In its review of nominating
bodies to their Council, the National Trust has advised that we, the Gardens
Trust, will appear on the ballot paper but will not be a ‘recommended’
organisation to remain on the Council. If we are
not re-elected to Council, the Gardens Trust, as the Government’s Statutory
Consultee, will no longer have a voice within the National Trust regarding over
250 historic landscapes in its care.
Gardens Trust and County
Gardens Trust members, and our other supporters, who are also members of the
National Trust, have a chance to ensure that our views on historic landscapes
continue to guide the National Trust’s work by using your vote to champion the
Gardens Trust to remain a vocal and effective member of National Trust Council.
We all need to remain
vigilant and work collaboratively with professionals, our members and County
Gardens Trusts who have a major role to play in protecting these sites for
future generations to enjoy.
The National Trust’s Annual
General Meeting will be held on Saturday 20 October 2018 at the STEAM Museum in
Swindon. Information will be sent to National Trust members and available on
their website from early September. Last year there were only about 30,000
members using their vote, out of a total of 5 million+ members. Please could I ask you if you are a National Trust member
to take a few moments to return the ballot papers and to vote FOR the Gardens
Trust continuing to have a representative on Council. Your vote will make a
difference!
With many thanks for your
support,
Dr James Bartos
Chair, The Gardens Trust
Memorial Service for Patrice Fustier of Courson, 16th November, London
Patrice Fustier died on 13th of June this year. He and his
wife Helene, founded the great garden fair at Courson. https://parisdiarybylaure.com/from-courson-to-chantilly-a-princely-triumph/.
A letter from Richard Storey regarding the service:
When Patrice Fustier died in June, I mooted a
memorial service for him in London. This idea received some support and was
strongly welcomed by Hélène. Problems were raised concerning paying for
it, so I agreed to shoulder the very few hundred pounds necessary for the
service (choir, organist, rector etc).
I had experienced a really wonderful memorial
service held in the beautiful small church of St
Magnus the Martyr (London Bridge) very near the truly magnificent Fishmongers’
Hall, where the reception was held – a really marvelous occasion. It has now
proved possible to provide all that is needed to hold such a service for
Patrice at St Magnus and a reception at the
Fishmongers’ Hall on:
Friday 16th November 2018
I should
mention that the rector is very high Anglican church (and allegedly is the last
member of the Church of England clergy to entitle himself Cardinal Rector)
which should be appropriate for Patrice, a Roman Catholic. 16th
November is the only available date for these events.
This letter
is being sent to you and others with the hope that some will wish to attend on
16th November and please would you tell this to others (and
especially to include in any journal/newsletter, electronic or otherwise, with
which you are in any way connected) and please, further, would all with
anything to do with the events being planned for Chantilly 2018, designed to
honour and remember Patrice, bear in mind this proposed November memorial
service.
I am hoping
to give this as wide an audience as possible and therefore am including IDS,
RHS, Garden Society, and Cécile Lapoyade is very kindly going to send this as
far as possible to exhibitors.
With all best
wishes
Richard
Storey
Please
note: Sir Richard's office is dealing with the service and the email for anyone
to reply is to Barley Jarrett - Storey office mail to: storey.london@btinternet.com
If you feel you would like to be more active within our
friendly group, we would be glad to hear from you. Please contact Elaine Taylor (Chair) on 01204
496696 or email: emtaylorgardens@gmail.com
for
more information.
MANAGEMENT
An elected Council of Officers manages
the Trust and is developing a range of working groups. At present these
include:
Click
on these groups to find
out more about what they do and how you can help and get involved.
An Education
working group is also in the early stages of formation - could you help?
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