Updates
Our sell out event at the Holburne Museum the Hidden Treasure of Sydney Gardens was a huge success. Thank you to Susana Parker for her time, enthusiasm and support
Friends of Sydney Gardens AGM
We celebrated The Friends of Sydney Gardens 10th Anniversary in style at our AGM on Sunday 15 October in the Sydney Gardens Community Pavilion. Professor Barry Gilbertson gave a fascinating and informative talk on Bath and its double inscription to UNESCO and World Heritage and we raised a toast to the Friendsand , our supporters and our achievements.
The Friends of Sydney Gardens have a fantastic article in the Bath Magazine - September 2023
We had great fun on our first Champagne Walking Tour of the park on a sunny Saturday evening.
We were delighted to present to Tangent Bath on Wednesday 26 July 2023. A lovely, very sociable evening. Thank you for your warm welcome.
Sydney Gardens awarded Green Flag Status for the first time in 2023.
A wonderful day at The Holburne Plant Sale 2023
The Friends of Sydney Gardens were supporting the Holburne Museum Plant Sale yesterday. A fantastic annual event.
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A stunning selection of cakes at the pop up café run by the Friends of the Holburne Museum.
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Yate and District Heritage Centre who came for a pre-arranged tour of the gardens.
Bench dedicated to Roger Boothroyd - a founder member of the Friends of Sydney Gardens
The Friends of Sydney Gardens Committee and the family of Roger Boothroyd met at the Georgian Garden next to the Loggia on Sunday afternoon to celebrate the achievements of Roger Boothroyd. Roger was a founder member of the Friends of Sydney Gardens and we recognised his contribution to the park. Thank you!
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What a fantastic evening! Thank you to Susana Parker our local archeologist and historian for all the incredible information she revealed to us at our talk on Roman Burials in Sydney Gardens.
What do you think of our Bug Hotel? A very welcome addition to the park.
The Friends of Sydney Gardens were delighted to receive an Outstanding Level 5 Neighbourhood Award from the RHS and Britain in Bloom.
Sydney Gardens on Medium
If you would like to learn more about the history of Sydney Gardens there is a wonderful collection of articles on Medium.
Rough Sleepers in Sydney Gardens
There have been several reports of people rough sleeping in Sydney Gardens. If you would like to help, you can report incidents of rough sleeping on the StreetLink website and they will assist by connecting the homeless to local services. The Bath and North East Somerset Council have been in contact with Julian House to arrange accommodation for those involved.
Gardening Sessions on the 2nd Sunday of the month 10am - 12pm.
We hold regular gardening sessions in Sydney Gardens on the 2nd Sunday of the month. There is no need to bring any tools, just come along. Theses run from 10am – 12pm and children are welcome but must be supervised. Meet at the compound in Sydney Gardens near the gates at the rear of the Holburne Museum.
Our Mission and Objectives
We have published what we see as being the mission and objectives of the Friends of Sydney Gardens, in preserving and improving Sydney Gardens.
We have published what we see as being the mission and objectives of the Friends of Sydney Gardens, in preserving and improving Sydney Gardens.