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Friends of Kneller Gardens

@knellergardens.bsky.social
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We are a community group committed to improving, protecting and supporting Twickenham's much-loved park. Please report park issues directly to Richmond Council.

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Friends of Kneller Gardens @knellergardens.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
New dates! Here are the autumn / winter dates for our popular seniors lunch! To join in you need to be over 65 years old. We can serve up to 30 people each month. Please book your lunch place by leaving your name with the café staff or phoning 07915815320.
A poster lists the dates of forthcoming senior lunches:
Friday 9th October 12-2pm Friday 13th November 12-2pm
Friday 11th December 12-2pm Friday 8th January 12-2pm
Friday 12th February 2026 12-2pm
Friday 12th March 12-2pm
To join in you need to be over 65 years old. We can serve up to 30 people each month. Please book your lunch place by leaving your name with the café staff or phoning 07915815320.
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Friends of Kneller Gardens @knellergardens.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
A huge thank you to Council contractors Glendale's for regularly watering the new trees over the summer to help establish them - & to the 90+ Corp vols working with TheTree Council to water newly planted hedges. We are so grateful for everyone’s hard work during such adverse weather
A man in a hi-vis vest stands by a tree sampling. He is watering it with a yellow hose attached to a water tank on the back of a nearby truck.
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Friends of Kneller Gardens @knellergardens.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
A huge thank you to Council contractors Glendale's for regularly watering the new trees over the summer to help establish them - & to the 90+ Corp vols working with TheTree Council to water newly planted hedges. We are so grateful for everyone’s hard work during such adverse weather
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Friends of Kneller Gardens @knellergardens.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Come and celebrate the restoration of the river Crane at the Mereway Nature Park! Everyone is welcome! Saturday August 8 - 11am to 2.30pm. Join in the games and activities and learn more about this nature project. Contact frances.bennett@lgoal.org.uk for more information.
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Friends of Kneller Gardens @knellergardens.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
We are delighted that there is now a defibrillator in the park. We are working with thepaulalanproject.org who are responsible for maintenance. They have trained a defib guardian and are looking for other volunteers. The project was funded by the Crane Community Fund @cvp-cranevalley.bsky.social
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DefibFinder - find the defibrillators nearest you.
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Friends of Kneller Gardens @knellergardens.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Can you help @friendsrivcrane.bsky.social count park users at various locations on Sunday July 12??? These surveys provide valuable insight into park usage. The job is simple and full instructions are provided. If you can help, even just for an hour, sign up on the relevant link below. 1/2
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Friends of Kneller Gardens @knellergardens.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
A huge thank you to @thetreecouncil.bsky.social for bringing corporate volunteers to Kneller Gardens recently. One group tidied the hedges along the railway and a group from Danone weeded and replanted the Sensory Garden. Thank you everyone for your hard work!
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Friends of the River Crane Environment @friendsrivcrane.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
There has been a serious outbreak of bird flu in and around London. Signs have gone up in Kneller Gardens and elsewhere – see below. Please follow them and for the time being do not feed any birds in our local rivers and parks. Please share with your local groups
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Friends of Kneller Gardens @knellergardens.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Have you spotted the new interactive playground equipment in the park? There’s also a panel designed to make public play areas more inclusive for children with limited speech or language difficulties.
Image of an interactive play board in a children’s playground. It has dials indicating different weather conditions An interactive communication board in a children’s playground. It has images to denote actions and emotions
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Friends of Kneller Gardens @knellergardens.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Our popular Senior Lunches are back! Here are dates up until September. Make sure you call to book your place.
Dates of senior lunches at Kneller Gardens cafe: 13 March, 17 April, 8 May, 12 June, 10 July, 11 September. Call 07915 815320 to book
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Friends of Kneller Gardens @knellergardens.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Big thanks to Mark from Thai Upon Thames who has been cleaning up the river. That’s a bedstead in case you’re wondering…
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Friends of Kneller Gardens @knellergardens.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Have Your Say on Parks and Open Spaces! The Parks Team wants to hear from young people and their parents/guardians about how they feel about parks and open spaces in Richmond borough. A consultation is open until 5 October. Click the link to take part. haveyoursay.citizenspace.com/richmondafc/yo…
haveyoursay.citizenspace.com
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Friends of Kneller Gardens @knellergardens.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
New dates!!! We are delighted to announce the dates of our popular Senior Lunches for the rest of 2025 and the start of 2026.
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Friends of Kneller Gardens @knellergardens.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
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Friends of Kneller Gardens @knellergardens.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Great news! The new Petanque pitches will be available to use from 24th May. You can borrow boules from the cafe for FREE. So why not give it a go?! There will be a regular group playing on the pitches if you want to watch before trying!
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Friends of Kneller Gardens @knellergardens.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
A colourful scene in the park now that all the trees are in leaf. The blossom on the Manna Ash tree is especially lovely this year. With thanks to Yvonne Hewett for the photo.
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Friends of Kneller Gardens @knellergardens.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
On Sat 19 April at 10.30am the Mayor of Richmond, Cllr. Richard Pyne, will be in Kneller Gardens to unveil a new information board about our twin towns of Fontainebleau & Konstanz. The Whitton Community Big Band will be performing and everyone is invited so come and join the fun!
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Friends of Kneller Gardens @knellergardens.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
A huge thank you to Mark from Thai Upon Thames for his amazing work cleaning up Kneller Gardens and various other sites along the river Crane. 👏👏👏👏 Read about it here: twickenham.nub.news/news/local-n...
twickenham.nub.news
Thai Upon Thames leads month-long community clean-up efforts across Richmond
Twickenham restaurant, Thai Upon Thames, has been busy throughout March leading a series of community clean-ups across Richmond and surrounding areas.
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Friends of Kneller Gardens @knellergardens.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Come and see the Health Bus! It will be at Kneller Gardens today between 11am and 4pm offering free blood pressure checks, stop smoking advice, and energy saving tips.
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Friends of Kneller Gardens @knellergardens.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Dates for your diary! Please see below the February to July dates for our popular senior lunches, starting with one on Valentine’s Day! Enjoy!
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Friends of Kneller Gardens @knellergardens.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
We now have an emergency throwline in the park. Let’s hope we don’t need it, but worth mentioning that the river can be deep in places, and the silty riverbed can make it difficult to get out.
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Friends of the River Crane Environment @friendsrivcrane.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
The Friends of Medway Orchard and Let's go Outside and Learn are holding an Open Day at Meadway Orchard (Twickenham) on Wednesday 5th February 2025, 11.30 am - 2.30pm. Reserve your place at this free event here: bit.ly/4hRU9Z9
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Friends of Kneller Gardens @knellergardens.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Ever tried playing pétanque (boules)? There is a proposal to introduce a pétanque terrain near the café in Kneller Gardens. It will be free for everyone to access and a set of boules that can be borrowed from the café. Access the consultation to share your thoughts.
haveyoursay.citizenspace.com
Proposal to introduce Pétanque pistes to Kneller Gardens - Have your say - Citizen Space
This site contains consultations that are run by London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth
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