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What a day! Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Summer Garden Party at The White House Dagenham , as part of London Festival of Architecture ☀️🏡

Thanks to The Travelling Drawing Club for leading a such a thoughtful and engaging Creative Walk through the garden and around the neighbourhood, for a fantastic design workshop, and Miro Tomarkin for a beautiful painting workshop in the garden 🌿

See you at the next one 💚

On Saturday 9th May 1-3pm join us for a local nature and history walk around Shinfield with Nigel Frankland from the University of Reading ✨

We will start outside the Gateway Building and walk to the site of the new Natural History Museum building currently under construction. Joined by Michaela Freeman, Curator, we will make a pitstop here to talk about the new art commission for the area (feel free to bring a picnic blanket and refreshments, biscuits will be provided).

The walk will include special areas earmarked for habitat restoration and biodiversity enhancement, following the River Loddon and passing through areas such as Rushy Mead LWS.
If there’s time and appetite for an additional 2km, the walk could extend to Hall Farm and the site of Old St Bartholomew’s Church (a Scheduled Ancient Monument), and even squeeze in a literary aside - courtesy of A. A. Milne - with a game of Pooh Sticks from Loddon Bridge.

Parking is available nearby.
Please wear sturdy footwear as some of the walk will be on uneven ground.
Dogs on lead are allowed.

Tickets here:

Local nature and history walk around Shinfield with Nigel Frankland Join us for a walk around Shinfield to find out about local history, nature and nature-recovery ambitions, led by Nigel Frankland.