Association of Gardens Trusts

Postcards from the Park competition relaunch.

Following the success of last year’s Postcards from the Park competition, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and Big Lottery Fund (BIG) have again joined forces with GreenSpace to re-launch this exciting photo competition.

The Association of Gardens Trusts

a national charity representing 36 County Gardens Trusts engaged in the heritage of parks, gardens and designed landscapes

The Aims of the the Association

a day with the planners

conservation & planning

a website for home owners to deal with climate change

Having fun in the Burghley Gardens of Surprise

SE Education Meeting 2009

SW Education Meeting 2009

schools & education

The AGT is pleased to be a partner with the
ANCIENT TREE HUNT
a project supported by
the Woodland Trust

research & recording

events

Good news! Leicester & Rutland GT have won a £4950 grant under the HLF's "Awards for All scheme" to create a website and buy digital projection equipment, part of their campaign to get more new members.

Lincs Gardens Trust Visit to Wentworth Castle

"Why trusting is a way of life"
Read Anna Tyzack's
on-line article
"Gardens Trusts are on the up and up"
for the Daily Telegraph highlighting the work of the County Gardens Trusts

Wentworth Castle Study Day report

AGT Annual Weekend Conference
"Come into the Garden..."
hosted by
Lincolnshire Gardens Trust
4th - 6th September 2009
Lincoln Hotel, Lincoln
details and booking soon to be announced

A new illustrated publication - the Follies of Europe
by Caroline Holmes, photographs by Nic Barlow.

Details of the associated exhibitions in Edinburgh, Birmingham, Petworth and Brighton may be obtained at the web site www.folliesofeurope.com/exhibitions.html

From our President Mrs Gilly Drummond OBE, It is with great regret that the death has been announced of Lord Bruce-Lockhart (Sandy), Chairman of English Heritage after a long illness.
Sandy was a rare individual, an experienced and skilled politician with a passion and very practical commitment to the historic and natural heritage. He was farsighted, wonderfully kind and had immense charm. He will be very much missed by the entire heritage sector and particularly by those involved in parks, gardens, the designed settings of listed buildings and the public realm as he was a strong supporter of this aspect of the work of English Heritage and through them of the voluntary sector.

The Association of Gardens Trusts
Registered Charity No 1089258. A company limited by Guarentee. Registered in England and Wales No3985370.
Registered Office: 70, Cowcrorss Street, London EC1M 6EJ