Friends of Kneller Gardens @knellergardens.bsky.social · 14/09/2026New 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. 000
Friends of Kneller Gardens @knellergardens.bsky.social · 04/09/2026A 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 000
Friends of Kneller Gardens @knellergardens.bsky.social · 04/09/2026A 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 000
Friends of Kneller Gardens @knellergardens.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Come 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. 000
Friends of Kneller Gardens @knellergardens.bsky.social · 26/06/2026We 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.socialdefibfinder.ukDefibFinder - find the defibrillators nearest you. 021
Friends of Kneller Gardens @knellergardens.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Can 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. 1/2 111
Friends of Kneller Gardens @knellergardens.bsky.social · 24/05/2026A 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! 000
Reposted by Friends of Kneller GardensFriends of the River Crane Environment @friendsrivcrane.bsky.social · 26/02/2026There 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 002
Friends of Kneller Gardens @knellergardens.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Have 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. 000
Friends of Kneller Gardens @knellergardens.bsky.social · 15/02/2026Our popular Senior Lunches are back! Here are dates up until September. Make sure you call to book your place. 000
Friends of Kneller Gardens @knellergardens.bsky.social · 28/09/2025Big thanks to Mark from Thai Upon Thames who has been cleaning up the river. That’s a bedstead in case you’re wondering… 000
Friends of Kneller Gardens @knellergardens.bsky.social · 01/09/2025Have 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 000
Friends of Kneller Gardens @knellergardens.bsky.social · 29/08/2025New dates!!! We are delighted to announce the dates of our popular Senior Lunches for the rest of 2025 and the start of 2026. 001
Friends of Kneller Gardens @knellergardens.bsky.social · 19/05/2025Great 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! 011
Friends of Kneller Gardens @knellergardens.bsky.social · 02/05/2025A 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. 010
Friends of Kneller Gardens @knellergardens.bsky.social · 15/04/2025On 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! 000
Friends of Kneller Gardens @knellergardens.bsky.social · 02/04/2025A 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.newsThai Upon Thames leads month-long community clean-up efforts across RichmondTwickenham restaurant, Thai Upon Thames, has been busy throughout March leading a series of community clean-ups across Richmond and surrounding areas. 000
Friends of Kneller Gardens @knellergardens.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Come 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. 000
Friends of Kneller Gardens @knellergardens.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Dates for your diary! Please see below the February to July dates for our popular senior lunches, starting with one on Valentine’s Day! Enjoy! 000
Friends of Kneller Gardens @knellergardens.bsky.social · 31/01/2025We 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. 031
Reposted by Friends of Kneller GardensFriends of the River Crane Environment @friendsrivcrane.bsky.social · 29/01/2025The 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 033
Friends of Kneller Gardens @knellergardens.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Ever 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 071