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Our next fundraising event is a ‘Talk with Wine’ at 7:15pm on November 25th, 2024 in the Centre, St. Stephen’s Church, Lansdown
Sheila Gundry, Head of Operations at the wildlife charity Froglife, will give a talk titled ‘Toad Tails: Wildlife in and around Charlcombe Lane’. This talk will give a particular emphasis on Charlcombe’s flourishing amphibian population. She will also delve into the fascinating ecology of these often overlooked but truly remarkable creatures, the challenges they face locally, and how best we can conserve them.
For more information and to book tickets go to www.millenniumgreen.org.uk/events.
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2024 AGM
The 2024 AGM of the St. Stephen’s Millennium Green Trust will be held on 13th November, 2024 at 7pm. The venue is the Foyer at St. Stephen’s Church, Lansdown. All are welcome.
This is your chance to hear what the Trust has achieved over the past 12 months and to hear about future plans for the Millennium Green including the 25th Anniversary Fort Replace Project. It is also an opportunity to put your questions to the Trustees.
Wine and refreshments will be available after the meeting.
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Our Exciting 25th Anniversary Project
2025 will mark the 25th Anniversary of the Millennium Green as the grand opening of the Millennium Green took place in June 2000. The Trustees have decided that it would timely to replace the timber fort on the Millennium Green and make this our 25th Anniversary Project.
Over the past few years the fort has been showing its age and has needed a lot of patching up to keep it in place and to keep it safe. Many of the timber post are rotting at the bottom and the overall structural integrity is degrading.
The Trustees have decided to remove the old fort and to replace it with a seating area on top of the remodelled mound so that everyone can enjoy the vista. There will be steps through the landscape leading up to the new stone and timber bench which will be circular so that small groups can gather together. A route will lead on through the landscape to a willow house with openings looking out at varying heights, before connecting back to the existing path.
Work should start on this project in November 2024 and should be complete in time for the 25th Anniversary in 2025.
For more information and to donate to this project go to www.millenniumgreen.org.uk/25th.
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The Lansdown Open Gardens June 2nd, 2024
The weather was perfect for this year’s Lansdown Open Gardens event and we had a record number of over 400 visitors looking at all the wonderful gardens.
The Plant Stall on the Millennium Green did a roaring trade and for most of the afternoon the St. Stephen’s Centre was packed with people enjoying delicious homemade cakes and teas.
Overall the event raised a substantial profit that will go towards the upkeep of the Millennium Green.
Many thanks to all the garden owners for opening up their beautiful gardens. Also, many thanks to all the helpers who made the day such a success.
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‘Talk with Wine’ April 10th 2024
Peter Davenport gave an excellent talk on the topic of ‘The People of Roman Bath’ to an audience of over 65 people. Peter provided the audience with very interesting insights into the lives of the people, both inhabitants and visitors, in Roman Bath over several centuries.
The event raised over £550 towards the upkeep of the Millennium Green and will help towards the projects planned for the next 12 months.
The reports from the 2023 AGM of the St. Stephen’s Millennium Green Trust will be held on 8th November 2023 are available for download.
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‘Talk with Wine’ October 25th 2023
Despite a hiatus with the AV equipment this was a very successful event with over 60 attendees. Stuart Burroughs gave a fascinating and engaging talk about the commercial and industrial history of Bath with some very interesting facts and anecdotes. Our many thanks to Stuart.
In total the event made a profit of over £500 which will go towards the upkeep of the Millennium Green.
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2023 Lansdown Open Gardens Photos
See below for photos from the six wonderful gardens that were open for the 2023 Lansdown Open Gardens on June 11th.
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The 2023 Lansdown Open Gardens
This year’s Lansdown Open Gardens on June 11th were a great success despite some rain early in the afternoon. Over 340 visitors, a record number, viewed six wonderful gardens around Lansdown. The plant sale on the Millennium Green did a roaring trade, and many visitors enjoyed scrumptious cakes and teas in the St. Stephen’s Centre.
Overall the event raised over £3200 towards the upkeep of the Millennium Green. Many thanks to all the helpers and volunteers who made that day such a success.