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Saturday 7 June is Festival Time! -

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RT @KusumaTrustUK: We are delighted to be supporting @BOSTSE1 with a #grant of £200k to improve the natural environment of their Sports Ga….

RT @se1: "Places like @BOSTSE1 Marlborough Sports Garden are the underpinning lifeblood of the capital. And it is on us, business + the wid….

RT @froglifers: Although it is bitterly cold & frosty, frogs are still out there. They brumate in ponds, compost heaps, or under logs, emer….

Thank you for coming and for sharing the warmth onwards!.

We're celebrating 30 years of @TNLUK today. Support from players is a massive boost to our community volunteering programme and our Green Hub too. We're only 5 years younger than The National Lottery - thanks for all your support over the years! #ThanksToYou #NationalLottery30

Hello - we've popped over to the other place (as Bluesky seems to be referred to. ). If you are exploring a bluer future, follow us @bostse1.bsky.social. We'll be sharing images of gardens (this is Octavia Hill's Red Cross Garden), news of events/training/volunteering in #London

Today we remember and are grateful for our green spaces that give us somewhere to reflect and give thanks. #RedCrossGarden, founded by Octavia Hill in 1886, and home of the 1st independent Army Cadet Battalion.

It's slightly bigger than a human hand though! The sculpture represents the wildlife that would have lived in marshy #WaterlooGreen before it became a carpark & then a park! We've restored wildlife habitat to the green, but doubt we'll see a real fen raft spider anytime soon!

We've got one of those!

Trustees bring their unique talents to the role. We appreciate their support and input and celebrate our wonderful trustees. Today they are a reminder of the good in the world. #TrusteesWeek.

It's #GreenCareersWeek! If you're interested in an outdoor #greencareer and are based in London - take a look at our free Future Gardeners course. We have 2 courses you can apply for in Central London and the South East w/ @MaylimLtd and #Peabody:

We'd love to see more support for grassroots sport. New @Sport_England's research found the annual social value of community sport and physical activity to be £107.2 billion. Volunteers, coaches, facilities and participants are giving so much to the UK.

"It's also really important for children & young people to enjoy sport. because it gives them a confidence that they might not otherwise have. It. teaches them about skills like leadership" Has #KierStarmer been hanging out at our #MarlboroughSportsGarden?🤔#PMQs

A half term visitor in Red Cross Garden - have you popped by one our green spaces this holidays? Perfect places to explore nature in the city, or enjoy a snack 😬 #HalfTerm

"Green spaces in cities play a vital role in reducing illness and deaths caused by climate breakdown, according to the most comprehensive study of its kind." Just quietly playing a vial role over here 😉 #gardening💚

RT @se1: Tonight: Borough Welsh Choir @coryboro_london autumn concert at the Welsh Chapel in Southwark Bridge Road. Read more ➡️ https://t….

We reflect on the power of gardening for mental health and two of our programmes harnessing the power of nature to boost wellbeing on #WorldMentalHealthDay. Hear from Mus, & find out more: Thanks to @SHPcharity @ThePTrust @TNLComFund and @CityBridgeFndn.

RT @mentalhealth: Tomorrow is World Mental Health Day!. A simple conversation can make all the difference to someone struggling with their….