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The Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
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Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park The green heart of the Borough.
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Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park (known locally as Bow Cemetery) is a closed, historic Cemetery located in London's East End. The nearest tube station is Mile End (see maps and travel). The Cemetery opened in 1841 by an Act of Parliament and is one of London's Magnificent Seven Cemeteries. The Cemetery closed to burials in 1966. It became Tower Hamlets first Local Nature Reserve in 2001. Near-by land was added in the mid-nineties, known as "Scrapyard Meadow" and Ackroyd Drive Green Link. Today it is 33 acres of "managed" mature, broadleaved woodland and meadow. It is also a educational resource to 7000+ school children every academic year who use the Park as an outdoor classroom. The Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park was set up in 1990. We have a Constitution whose main objectives are to encourage greater use of this inner urban green space as a sanctuary for people, a place of biodiversity, while protecting and preserving the historic content. Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park is owned by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets (LBTH). The 'Friends' manage the Cemetery Park via a Service Level Agreement with LBTH Parks. We are responsible for the daily maintenance and litter duties for the Park, much of this work is carried out by volunteers through our practical conservation events. If you'd like to help us in what we do, you can show us your support by subscribing to become a member of the 'Friends'.
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News Our Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday 9th September 2010, at 7pm. followed by a talk by Michael Rowan, Director of Mile End Park. "Bringing the Countryside to the East End- winning hearts and minds in the cause of ecology"
Donate to help the Friends: You can donate directly to our account via CAF Bank (follow this Donate link) or via the Big Give.
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You can then email or post your completed form back to us. Our contact details can be found here. If you've attend one of our events please share your thoughts with us. Follow us on Twitter Join us on Meetup Maps and Travel The
Cemetery Park is located in the heart of East London with good
transport links. DLR
to Bow Church Click here to see a map of the local area. Please note that the Soanes Centre is run by SETPOINT London East. Opening TimesThe
main gates are unlocked at 8:00am and locked again at dusk/9:00pm
(whichever is soonest depending on season).
You can keep in touch with the Friends & follow the Park by getting involved with these community websites... |
Events
August 2010 All our events are FREE, but
you may choose to give a donation. Your gift of any amount can help to
recover some of our costs.
More events to follow throughout
the spring and summer.. WATCH THIS SPACE! alternatively click the events link at the top of this page.
September
Sunday 5th September 2010, 10am - 4pm Practical Nature Conservation Join BTCV in the park for a day improving the park for wildlife and people.
Thursday 9th September 2010, 7pm Annual General Meeting + Special Guest Speaker The AGM will be followed by a presentation from Michael Rowan, Director of Mile End Park, called "Bringing the Countryside to the East End - winning hearts and minds to the cause of ecology"
Sunday 12th September 2010, 10am - 9pm BioBlitz Come and join our scientists, naturalists and other experts, for a day of fun and discovery in Tower Hamlets Nature reserve. Our enthusiastic team of experts will show you how to identify different species of wildlife, as we work against the clock to spot and record as many varieties of animals, plants, and fungi as possible. Help contribute to this scientific survey of our woodlands, meadows and ponds, joining in with the activities that interest you most. We will round off the day with a bat walk. The Soanes Centre will provide toilets and facilities, and will act as a base camp for our expedition. Come and be amazed by the nature on your doorstep!
Sunday 19th September 2010, 10am – 5pm London Open House - Walks every hour on the hour! Visit the park during the Capital's biggest architectural event where London is turned into a living exhibition for 48 hours, it is all about seeing, experiencing, exploring and understanding architecture, engineering and design. Learn more about the parks historic importance. Includes a nature walk at 2pm. Last walk at 4pm. |
