Friends of Priory Gardens
@priorygardens.bsky.social
Priory Gardens - Grade II Arts & Crafts and Italianate style gardens and park created by Cecil & Lilian Hughes 1919-1941 - conserved by volunteers.
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COMMUNITY GARDENING CLUB
Join our friendly volunteer gardeners on Monday mornings, 10am to 1pm.
It’s great for one’s health and wellbeing, and you will play a vital role helping maintain #Orpington’s historic #PrioryGardens for everyone’s enjoyment.
Email friends@priorygardens.uk for more info.
Join our friendly volunteer gardeners on Monday mornings, 10am to 1pm.
It’s great for one’s health and wellbeing, and you will play a vital role helping maintain #Orpington’s historic #PrioryGardens for everyone’s enjoyment.
Email friends@priorygardens.uk for more info.
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📢Part of the London community? Interested about river restoration and want to find out more?
🌊Join our free, two-day 'introduction to river restoration' course on 22nd August and 29th August in Thamesmead, South East London. Please register here: book.plinth.org.uk/e/ISVHlT0nSD...
🌊Join our free, two-day 'introduction to river restoration' course on 22nd August and 29th August in Thamesmead, South East London. Please register here: book.plinth.org.uk/e/ISVHlT0nSD...
August 1, 2025 at 11:05 AM
📢Part of the London community? Interested about river restoration and want to find out more?
🌊Join our free, two-day 'introduction to river restoration' course on 22nd August and 29th August in Thamesmead, South East London. Please register here: book.plinth.org.uk/e/ISVHlT0nSD...
🌊Join our free, two-day 'introduction to river restoration' course on 22nd August and 29th August in Thamesmead, South East London. Please register here: book.plinth.org.uk/e/ISVHlT0nSD...
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Fordcroft Romano-British Bathhouse: On Sunday 20th July I visited the open day of the Romano-British Bathhouse near Orpington. #RomanSiteSaturday There was an interesting little tour and also an exhibition in the nearby Coronation hall with many Roman and other artefacts.
July 26, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Fordcroft Romano-British Bathhouse: On Sunday 20th July I visited the open day of the Romano-British Bathhouse near Orpington. #RomanSiteSaturday There was an interesting little tour and also an exhibition in the nearby Coronation hall with many Roman and other artefacts.
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With knowledgable members of Orpington and District Archaeological Society (ODAS) in attendence showing how they know it to be a bath house. 📷 Andy B More: http://www.megalithi...
Fordcroft Romano-British Bathhouse
Ancient Village or Settlement in Greater London, England
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July 26, 2025 at 6:26 AM
With knowledgable members of Orpington and District Archaeological Society (ODAS) in attendence showing how they know it to be a bath house. 📷 Andy B More: http://www.megalithi...
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COMMUNITY GARDENING CLUB
Join our friendly volunteer gardeners on Monday mornings, 10am to 1pm.
It’s great for one’s health and wellbeing, and you will play a vital role helping maintain #Orpington’s historic #PrioryGardens for everyone’s enjoyment.
Email friends@priorygardens.uk for more info.
Join our friendly volunteer gardeners on Monday mornings, 10am to 1pm.
It’s great for one’s health and wellbeing, and you will play a vital role helping maintain #Orpington’s historic #PrioryGardens for everyone’s enjoyment.
Email friends@priorygardens.uk for more info.
January 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
COMMUNITY GARDENING CLUB
Join our friendly volunteer gardeners on Monday mornings, 10am to 1pm.
It’s great for one’s health and wellbeing, and you will play a vital role helping maintain #Orpington’s historic #PrioryGardens for everyone’s enjoyment.
Email friends@priorygardens.uk for more info.
Join our friendly volunteer gardeners on Monday mornings, 10am to 1pm.
It’s great for one’s health and wellbeing, and you will play a vital role helping maintain #Orpington’s historic #PrioryGardens for everyone’s enjoyment.
Email friends@priorygardens.uk for more info.
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Here’s the Fordcroft #Romano-British Bathhouse (& Anglo-Saxon Cemetery). Only open a couple of times a year, in St Mary Cray, SE London. With knowledgable members of #Orpington and District Archaeological Society showing how we know it to be a bath house. #FestivalOfArchaeology
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July 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Here’s the Fordcroft #Romano-British Bathhouse (& Anglo-Saxon Cemetery). Only open a couple of times a year, in St Mary Cray, SE London. With knowledgable members of #Orpington and District Archaeological Society showing how we know it to be a bath house. #FestivalOfArchaeology
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Parks don’t just offer room to breathe, they help people connect.💚
This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, we’re celebrating the power of community in green spaces. Let’s make it easier for everyone to feel part of their local green space—explore our case studies for inspiration on what’s already working!
This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, we’re celebrating the power of community in green spaces. Let’s make it easier for everyone to feel part of their local green space—explore our case studies for inspiration on what’s already working!
May 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Parks don’t just offer room to breathe, they help people connect.💚
This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, we’re celebrating the power of community in green spaces. Let’s make it easier for everyone to feel part of their local green space—explore our case studies for inspiration on what’s already working!
This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, we’re celebrating the power of community in green spaces. Let’s make it easier for everyone to feel part of their local green space—explore our case studies for inspiration on what’s already working!
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Today marks 80 years since #VEDay, the end of the Second World War in Europe.
Learn how the war impacted farming in our Land Girls online exhibition, highlighting the tens of thousands of women who worked to keep England fed during the toughest of circumstances.
merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/onli...
Learn how the war impacted farming in our Land Girls online exhibition, highlighting the tens of thousands of women who worked to keep England fed during the toughest of circumstances.
merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/onli...
Land Girls: The History of the Women's Land Army
Explore the history of the Women’s Land Army in the Second World War, and the vital role its workers played on the domestic front.
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May 8, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Today marks 80 years since #VEDay, the end of the Second World War in Europe.
Learn how the war impacted farming in our Land Girls online exhibition, highlighting the tens of thousands of women who worked to keep England fed during the toughest of circumstances.
merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/onli...
Learn how the war impacted farming in our Land Girls online exhibition, highlighting the tens of thousands of women who worked to keep England fed during the toughest of circumstances.
merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/onli...
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Here’s a reflective mash-up of “White Cliffs of Dover” & “Over the Rainbow” we made about VE Day and where we’re at 80 years on. Dedicated to Great Grandad (DFC as an RAF pilot, 619 Squadron, Lancasters) - his favourite saying was "the price of freedom is eternal vigilance."
youtu.be/xAZBpukSc2M
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"VE Day 80" adaptation by The Marsh Family of "White Cliffs of Dover" & "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"
YouTube video by Marsh Family
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May 7, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Here’s a reflective mash-up of “White Cliffs of Dover” & “Over the Rainbow” we made about VE Day and where we’re at 80 years on. Dedicated to Great Grandad (DFC as an RAF pilot, 619 Squadron, Lancasters) - his favourite saying was "the price of freedom is eternal vigilance."
youtu.be/xAZBpukSc2M
youtu.be/xAZBpukSc2M
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Speaking with a volunteer from the Greenwich Wildlife Network who has suffered abuse and vile accusations from children in #Orpington #PrioryGardens because he was filming them as they attacked wildlife with #Catapults. 101 such incidents recorded last year and only 1 arrest!
April 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Speaking with a volunteer from the Greenwich Wildlife Network who has suffered abuse and vile accusations from children in #Orpington #PrioryGardens because he was filming them as they attacked wildlife with #Catapults. 101 such incidents recorded last year and only 1 arrest!
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I wanted to do something to mark #WomensHistoryMonth, but wasn't sure what, until I remembered the women who have worked in my profession before me, to protect, champion & share collections. Here's Adelaide Lubbock and the first Curator Marie Bowen opening Bromley Museum, Orpington Priory in 1965.
March 3, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I wanted to do something to mark #WomensHistoryMonth, but wasn't sure what, until I remembered the women who have worked in my profession before me, to protect, champion & share collections. Here's Adelaide Lubbock and the first Curator Marie Bowen opening Bromley Museum, Orpington Priory in 1965.
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🌳 Want to improve your local woodland?
The Woodland Volunteer Toolkit—created by The Conservation Volunteers (TCV)—offers practical advice, useful resources, and a Management Plan Template to support volunteer groups using the Woodland Condition Self-Assessment.
🧰 Explore the toolkit here!
The Woodland Volunteer Toolkit—created by The Conservation Volunteers (TCV)—offers practical advice, useful resources, and a Management Plan Template to support volunteer groups using the Woodland Condition Self-Assessment.
🧰 Explore the toolkit here!
March 31, 2025 at 10:20 AM
🌳 Want to improve your local woodland?
The Woodland Volunteer Toolkit—created by The Conservation Volunteers (TCV)—offers practical advice, useful resources, and a Management Plan Template to support volunteer groups using the Woodland Condition Self-Assessment.
🧰 Explore the toolkit here!
The Woodland Volunteer Toolkit—created by The Conservation Volunteers (TCV)—offers practical advice, useful resources, and a Management Plan Template to support volunteer groups using the Woodland Condition Self-Assessment.
🧰 Explore the toolkit here!
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An incredible day shooting for RAIMENTS in the stunning countryside of Orpington, London!
Such an energetic crew, and we even had the celebrity Dimensions Dog on set, adding to the fun.
#FashionPhotography #CalvinChinthaka #RAIMENTS #London
Such an energetic crew, and we even had the celebrity Dimensions Dog on set, adding to the fun.
#FashionPhotography #CalvinChinthaka #RAIMENTS #London
March 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
An incredible day shooting for RAIMENTS in the stunning countryside of Orpington, London!
Such an energetic crew, and we even had the celebrity Dimensions Dog on set, adding to the fun.
#FashionPhotography #CalvinChinthaka #RAIMENTS #London
Such an energetic crew, and we even had the celebrity Dimensions Dog on set, adding to the fun.
#FashionPhotography #CalvinChinthaka #RAIMENTS #London
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At 4.48pm on 27 Mar 45 the last V2 was launched from The Hague. At 4.54pm it exploded in the garden of 88 Kynaston Road, Orpington. Mrs Ivy Millichamp was killed as she went to boil a kettle for some tea. Her husband survived. Ivy was the last of the 66,475 British civilian casualties of #WW2.
March 27, 2025 at 8:19 AM
At 4.48pm on 27 Mar 45 the last V2 was launched from The Hague. At 4.54pm it exploded in the garden of 88 Kynaston Road, Orpington. Mrs Ivy Millichamp was killed as she went to boil a kettle for some tea. Her husband survived. Ivy was the last of the 66,475 British civilian casualties of #WW2.
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At 4:54pm, the final rocket to arrive hit Orpington, then in Kent but now part of Greater London. 34 year old Ivy Millichamp died in the kitchen of her house on Kynaston Road. She became the last of over 60,000 British civilians killed by air attack during the Second World War.
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March 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
At 4:54pm, the final rocket to arrive hit Orpington, then in Kent but now part of Greater London. 34 year old Ivy Millichamp died in the kitchen of her house on Kynaston Road. She became the last of over 60,000 British civilians killed by air attack during the Second World War.
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1. Yesterday, a Fox was found dead in a garden in Orpington, London BR6. She had a ball bearing—likely fired from a catapult—embedded in her nose, and a fresh, fatal wound to her middle. It’s devastating to think that someone could find pleasure in harming a living being.
March 22, 2025 at 9:22 AM
1. Yesterday, a Fox was found dead in a garden in Orpington, London BR6. She had a ball bearing—likely fired from a catapult—embedded in her nose, and a fresh, fatal wound to her middle. It’s devastating to think that someone could find pleasure in harming a living being.
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Online drop-in Q&A about starting a park volunteering group is tomorrow! To sign up: cpre-london.eventcube.io/events/69711...
Please share! #londonparks #londonvolunteering #londongreenspaces #londonnature #parksinlondon #londonbiodiversity #londonconservation #londonenvironment #naturallondon
Please share! #londonparks #londonvolunteering #londongreenspaces #londonnature #parksinlondon #londonbiodiversity #londonconservation #londonenvironment #naturallondon
We have two webinars coming up:
www.goparks.london/articles/web...
Q&A for support starting a park friends group
Showcase of two thriving community gardens by the groups who manage them
Sign up today! #londonparks #londonvolunteering #londongreenspaces #communitygardens
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Q&A for support starting a park friends group
Showcase of two thriving community gardens by the groups who manage them
Sign up today! #londonparks #londonvolunteering #londongreenspaces #communitygardens
Animation: avstudios.com
March 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Online drop-in Q&A about starting a park volunteering group is tomorrow! To sign up: cpre-london.eventcube.io/events/69711...
Please share! #londonparks #londonvolunteering #londongreenspaces #londonnature #parksinlondon #londonbiodiversity #londonconservation #londonenvironment #naturallondon
Please share! #londonparks #londonvolunteering #londongreenspaces #londonnature #parksinlondon #londonbiodiversity #londonconservation #londonenvironment #naturallondon
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Litter ruins our green spaces, harms wildlife, and costs money that could be used on other things. Let’s work together to tackle litter this #GBSpringClean.
Every piece of litter removed is a step towards protecting the places we love. Pledge now: www.keepbritaintidy.org/get-involved...
Every piece of litter removed is a step towards protecting the places we love. Pledge now: www.keepbritaintidy.org/get-involved...
March 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Litter ruins our green spaces, harms wildlife, and costs money that could be used on other things. Let’s work together to tackle litter this #GBSpringClean.
Every piece of litter removed is a step towards protecting the places we love. Pledge now: www.keepbritaintidy.org/get-involved...
Every piece of litter removed is a step towards protecting the places we love. Pledge now: www.keepbritaintidy.org/get-involved...
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Municipal guide of the day: an early 1980s London Borough of Bromley effort, including the former Beckenham Town Hall, since demolished to make way for an M&S food hall!
February 27, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Municipal guide of the day: an early 1980s London Borough of Bromley effort, including the former Beckenham Town Hall, since demolished to make way for an M&S food hall!
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We have two webinars coming up:
www.goparks.london/articles/web...
Q&A for support starting a park friends group
Showcase of two thriving community gardens by the groups who manage them
Sign up today! #londonparks #londonvolunteering #londongreenspaces #communitygardens
Animation: avstudios.com
www.goparks.london/articles/web...
Q&A for support starting a park friends group
Showcase of two thriving community gardens by the groups who manage them
Sign up today! #londonparks #londonvolunteering #londongreenspaces #communitygardens
Animation: avstudios.com
February 25, 2025 at 12:13 PM
We have two webinars coming up:
www.goparks.london/articles/web...
Q&A for support starting a park friends group
Showcase of two thriving community gardens by the groups who manage them
Sign up today! #londonparks #londonvolunteering #londongreenspaces #communitygardens
Animation: avstudios.com
www.goparks.london/articles/web...
Q&A for support starting a park friends group
Showcase of two thriving community gardens by the groups who manage them
Sign up today! #londonparks #londonvolunteering #londongreenspaces #communitygardens
Animation: avstudios.com
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Can Multi Use Games Areas be more inclusive?
Our ParkWatch research highlighted that 92% of MUGA users in parks are male. Multi Use Games Areas are often seen as a good sports facilities for teenagers, but currently the use is far from equal. Got any examples that challenge the norm? Please share!
Our ParkWatch research highlighted that 92% of MUGA users in parks are male. Multi Use Games Areas are often seen as a good sports facilities for teenagers, but currently the use is far from equal. Got any examples that challenge the norm? Please share!
February 25, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Can Multi Use Games Areas be more inclusive?
Our ParkWatch research highlighted that 92% of MUGA users in parks are male. Multi Use Games Areas are often seen as a good sports facilities for teenagers, but currently the use is far from equal. Got any examples that challenge the norm? Please share!
Our ParkWatch research highlighted that 92% of MUGA users in parks are male. Multi Use Games Areas are often seen as a good sports facilities for teenagers, but currently the use is far from equal. Got any examples that challenge the norm? Please share!
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This week's newsletter from the #Orpington and #Chelsfield team details about the closure of Orpington Library, the new Aldi supermarket in Orpington, next year's Council tax and Happy 60th Birthday Bromley - shorturl.at/lzzqp
February 19, 2025 at 12:51 PM
This week's newsletter from the #Orpington and #Chelsfield team details about the closure of Orpington Library, the new Aldi supermarket in Orpington, next year's Council tax and Happy 60th Birthday Bromley - shorturl.at/lzzqp
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A huge congratulations to our Club of the Year 2025, the excellent @orplibclub.bsky.social. This renowned club has a great selection of ales and ciders available all year, and holds very popular beer and cider festivals. Congratulations to all the team at the club for the well deserved win!
February 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
A huge congratulations to our Club of the Year 2025, the excellent @orplibclub.bsky.social. This renowned club has a great selection of ales and ciders available all year, and holds very popular beer and cider festivals. Congratulations to all the team at the club for the well deserved win!
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Calling all greening and growing individuals and organisations! A reminder of this amazing initiative from the TCV. 🌲 🌳
February 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Calling all greening and growing individuals and organisations! A reminder of this amazing initiative from the TCV. 🌲 🌳
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This week's newsletter includes details about plans for 1 Westmoreland Road, protecting access to Bromley Palace Park, hoping for the end to parking fines on Waitrose Access Road, Holocaust Memorial Event, plus more including our in person and virtual surgery on Sat 8th Feb shorturl.at/8AUUx
From your Liberal Democrat Councillors, Sam Webber, Julie Ireland and Graeme Casey
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February 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
This week's newsletter includes details about plans for 1 Westmoreland Road, protecting access to Bromley Palace Park, hoping for the end to parking fines on Waitrose Access Road, Holocaust Memorial Event, plus more including our in person and virtual surgery on Sat 8th Feb shorturl.at/8AUUx