The St. Stephen’s Millennium Green Trust runs several fundraising and community events during the year. Usually these will include the Lansdown Open Gardens which is normally held in June. Information about past and future events will be found on this page.
Our next event will be the annual Lansdown Open Gardens on June 2nd 2024 from 2pm until 5:30pm. See below for more details about this event.
Future & Past Events
- 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. - ‘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.
- ‘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.
- 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.
- 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.
- ‘Talk with Wine’ April 28th 2023
The fundraising ‘Talk with Wine’ on April 28th was very successful with over 50 attendees and a total of over £560 raised towards the upkeep of the Millennium Green. Sarah Simmonds gave a fascinating talk about the very special features that qualify Stonehenge and Avebury for their place on the World Heritage List as well as the challenges of managing these complex cultural landscapes.
Our next fundraising event will be the Lansdown Open Gardens on Sunday June 11th. We hope to have six gardens open across Lansdown plus a Plant Sale and cakes and teas on the Millennium Green. Our intention is to hold another ‘Talk with Wine’ in the Autumn.