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Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park Events Page

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.

Individual Events 2009

March

 

Thursday 4th March 2010, 7:30pm - 9:30pm

Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park committee

meeting

Whether you’re considering to maybe join the committee or you just want to find out what’s discussed, please feel free to join our regular monthly meetings.

 

Sunday 7th March 2010 @ 10am - 4pm

Practical Nature Conservation

Join BTCV in the park for a day improving the park for wildlife and people.  All tools and training provided.

 

Monday 15th March at 7pm

 Extraordinary General Meeting  

Followed by a FREE talk -

East London's growth illustrated by Coins and Tokens

By Philip Mernick of The East London History Society @ 7.30pm

East London’s growth from Roman times to modern, and the coins people used. Also, how local people coped with the fact that there was rarely enough small change even though the majority of English coins were made locally (in The Tower of London).

 

Saturday 20th March 2010 @ 10:30am - 12:30pm

Bow Beasties Wildlife Watch Club – Festive wreaths

For children aged 4 – 14 The Wildlife Watch Club takes place in the fabulous resource of the Cemetery Park, each month we do different activities to learn about Wildlife.

 

Saturday 20th March 2010 @ 1:30am - 3:30pm

Wild Food Walk

Join us for an edible, guided walk and have a nibble around the park learning about what foods can be eaten from the wild at this season.

 

Sunday 21st March 2010, 2pm

Guided Walk – Spring Bulbs

Follow our spring bulb trail on a guided tour to see daffodils in great variety along with many other spring bulbs and wildflowers such as primroses and violets.

 

 
Regular Events

WEEKLY

Every Tuesday

Weekly ‘Drop in’ Volunteer day, l0am to 4pm Come for all or part of the day. Find a job or task that suits you and your interests, and help the “Friends”, in caring for and developing Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park. The park has Local Nature Reserve status and is a great place for both natural history and human history. The time and date of volunteering may vary so before your first visit please phone Ken on 07904 186 981.

MONTHLY

1st Thursday of the Month, 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park committee
meeting - (4th Mar. 1st Apr)
Whether you’re considering to maybe join the
committee or you just want to find out what’s discussed,
please feel free to join any one of the regular monthly
meetings.

1st Sunday of the month, 10am - 4pm
Practical nature conservation project
(7th Mar. 4thApr)

Join us for the day helping to improve the park for
wildlife and people. Projects are seasonal so each
month we carry out a different project. Gloves are
provided along with refreshments, but please wear old
clothes, sturdy footwear and bring a packed lunch.

2nd Sunday of the month, 2pm - 4pm
Grave research-
(14th Mar. 11th Apr)

Learn all about the burial history of the park and some
of the park’s better known residents and join members
of the East London History Society in grave research.

3rd Saturday of the month, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Bow Beasties wildlife watch club,
(20th Mar. 17th Apr)

For children aged 4 – 14 The Wildlife Watch Club takes
place in the fabulous resource of the Cemetery Park,
each month we do different activities to learn about
wildlife

3rd Sunday of the month, 2pm - 4pm
Guided Walk –
(21st Mar. 18th Apr)

Have a guided tour of the park learning all about the
physical and/or natural history.