Odney Club celebrates 70 years of National Gardens Scheme Garden Openings to the Public
The
National Gardens Scheme (NGS), which raises funds for nursing and health
charities, made a presentation to staff at the Odney Club on Friday 15th
April to celebrate the 70th year of the Odney Club
opening its garden to the public . Over the years, the John Lewis
Partnership which owns the Odney Club has donated over £32,000 to the
National Gardens Scheme and its beneficiary charities from funds raised at
NGS garden open days.
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The Sundial Award
In
appreciation, Heather Skinner, Berkshire County Organiser & NGS Deputy
Chairman, presented a specially engraved NGS Sundial to the garden team at
the Odney Club. Heather said ' ''It
is a great pleasure to thank all the partners at the Odney Club who have
made such a wonderful contribution to the National Gardens Scheme. I would
like to add my particular thanks to Uel Magowan, whose commitment and hard
work for more than 25 years has been a key factor in enabling so many
visitors to come and enjoy the beautiful gardens, whilst raising valuable
funds for the NGS nursing charities and the local Thames Valley Adventure
playground. ''
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Presentation of the Sundial from the NGS to the Odney Club |
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Heather
Skinner is pictured making the sundial presentation to the garden
team.
Amongst those receiving the sundial on behalf of the Odney Club was Nick Baker, Estates Manager Annd Uel Macgowan, Head Gardener In the greenhouse image Uel is pictured with Cathie Davies, NGS Assistant County Organiser. |
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Uel and Cathie in the Greenhouse |
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The Odney Club will be opening its garden for the NGS on Sunday 24th April http://ngs.org.uk/gardens/find-a-garden/Garden.aspx?id=2359
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Tulip and Wallflower Border |
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| The 2016 edition of Gardens To Visit, (formerly called The Yellow Book) listing opening details of nearly 3800 gardens, is now available to purchase from the NGS website – www.ngs.org.uk | ||
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