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 Talacre Gardens in 2008

 

TALACRE GARDENS IN THE AUTUMN

17 November 2008, our new Gardener/Park Keeper Mordecai Roberts has just finished the plantings for the new season.

 

TALACRE GARDENS IN THE WINTER

Our other park keeper Mick Scanlon shows up for work at Talacre Gardens on the snowy morning of the 2nd of February, 2009. Photo by Steven Pace.


Young park users enjoying the pleasures of snow (2 February, 2009)

 

Spring at Talacre Gardens (5 April, 2009)

Thanks to our Horticultural Adviser  Michael Cookson-Taylor's effort,  the Parks Department planted thousands of new daffodil bulbs.  

What a lovely sight!  

Young park users enjoying the new Talacre Gardens bench.

 

Summer in Talacre Gardens (8 June, 2009)

 Plantings on the south side of the park with gardener/park keeper Mordecai Roberts

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View the Talacre Community Sports Centre Website.

 

UPDATE:  (THE 7TH OF MARCH, 2009)

A new Pathfinder play area funded by Central Government has been recently assembled on the South East corner of Talacre Gardens and is now opened.   The scheme includes a large climbing feature for older kids and steps for toddlers (as seen below).  A soft and pleasant landscaping of fruit and nut trees has been planted nearby to divide the black football pitch and the new project..  

 

UPDATE:  (TUESDAY, THE 24TH OF MARCH, 2009)

Following the announcement in the Ham & High on Wednesday, the 24th of December 2008,  the Friends of Talacre Gardens have now received an award of £250.00 from Barclays Bank.   (The use for this money to be discussed and voted on at the forthcoming AGM.)

Many thanks for their generous contribution.


(MONDAY, THE 11TH OF MAY, 2009)

Judges for the Green Flag Award, Leslie Beardwood of the Bury Metropolitan Borough Council and Alan Cathasides of English Heritage visited Talacre Gardens at 11:00AM. 
(See the Green Flag page for more information about this Award and photo of today's visit.)


(WEDNESDAY, THE 13TH OF MAY)

A member of the Friends of Talacre Gardens 

Faruque Ansari becomes Camden Mayor!


Camden's new Mayor Lib Dem Councilor for Kentish Town Faruque Ansari is pro the Town Green for Talacre Gardens, as indeed is his deputy Lulu Mitchell, Conservative Councilor for Gospel Oak.  

All local Councilors attended the Mayor's inaugural ceremony.  The Friends of Talacre Gardens were represented by Deputy Secretary Celine La Freniere.


(ON WEDNESDAY, THE 27TH OF MAY)

Camden Council voted 'yes' for the Town Green status for Talacre Gardens, making the above date historical.  It will be the first Town Green in London under the new Commons Act, 2006.  Some 8 % of the Friends' membership turned up to lend their support.   Peter Cuming (chair of the Friends), Beverly Gardner (chair of Athlone Tenants Association), Yasmin Allen (chair of the Safer Neighbourhood Youth Panel) and Cllr Matt Sanders made moving speeches for the Town Green. 

 Please click here for the Ham & High letter of the 21st of May, 2009:   "An important day in the history of community in need of support"

Names of supporters who attended the Town Hall meeting, portrayed from left to right:  Carol Hoyte, Jerry Williams, Rosie Allen, Yasmin Allen, Liz Gosnold, Holly Wilkins, Cllr Matt Sanders, Beverly Gardner, Ali Jaza Jeri, Celine La Freniere, Anna Nawrocka-Weekes, David Landman, Peter Cuming, Cllr Syed Hoque, Nick Harding and William Nawrocki. 

Please go to the Town Green Status page for more information.

including, Press coverage and Letters to the Editor
Redemption time over an appalling plans decision?

Talacre raises questions on consultation and planning> more
People in the dark about vital framework for future> more 

 

 

 One of our esteemed members Jerry Williams moves away:

Journal - One Week with JOHN GULLIVER
Published: 4 June 2009
 
Jerry Williams, Camden’s first Black mayor
Jerry Williams, Camden’s first Black mayor
‘I’ll be back!’: first black mayor Jerry moving to country

HE first came to Kentish Town from Barbados more than 50 years ago.
Now Jerry Williams, Camden’s first Black mayor and a people’s champion, is moving from his Kentish Town home to live with his daughter in Kent.
A rousing send-off is planned for 83-year-old Jerry on Friday at the Kentish Town Community Centre – and Jerry tells me he feels this week is a particularly fitting time for him to bow out, as it was his work 40 years ago that saw Talacre Gardens in Prince of Wales Road created.
It was a bomb site and Jerry stopped new homes being built there and a park put in its place. It was given Town Green status last week – meaning it can never be built on.
“I was so pleased to hear it has been protected forever,” says Jerry.
“I am looking forward to moving to the Garden of England but of course I will miss Camden and Kentish Town in particular. But I have so many friends here
– I will be back.”


Talacre bids fond farewell to a much-loved former mayor 

- FORMER Camden mayor Jerry Williams received a dewy-eyed standing ovation at his leaving do... > more

 

RIP 

JOHN ADAMS

16 JAN 1937-28 JUNE 2009

John Adams, who was a great local character and active member of the Friends of Talacre Gardens died of pneumonia on the 28th of June, 2009.  John was born at Athlone House and lived in the small family flat on the edge of Talacre Gardens throughout his childhood and then, during his married life to Rene.  Together they raised two children at Talacre, Tony and Carol.   John devoted most of his working life to the London Borough of Camden as a driver on a dustcart.   His daughter Carol remembers how her dad was so much liked by everyone  that he used to be offered free theatre tickets during his rounds in the West End.  This gave her an opportunity to see many plays during her childhood, something which she has found invaluable to her education.  He also drove a 31 and 24 bus.  John was very much a family man and he would take his grandchildren Victoria, 10, and Cameron, 8, to the park on a regular basis before he became ill with cancer in recent time.  Talacre won't be the same without him.  The service and funeral will take place at the Finchley Chapel and Cemetery at 2:30PM on Tuesday, 7 July.
 

 

TIME OUT 

ISSUE 28 MAY-3 JUNE, 2009 PORTRAYS ROY SHAW'S MEMORIAL BENCH IN TALACRE GARDENS:

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