I love Kew Gardens, but I worry that they're being steadily ruined by the misguided management. I'm all in favour of raising money for worthwhile botanical ends, but the gardens themselves are being turned into a theme park, with ever more intrusive 'interpretation' and 'attractions'. Meanwhile, the greenhouses are in dire need of cleaning and renovation. My posts are a mix of news and impressions - some favourable, some not.
Saturday, 9 April 2011
U-turn on night time events?
It looks as if the 'we hear you' message from Stephen Hopper at the meeting for Friends on 15th March was just a palliative. Despite the cascades of objections received about the scheme (I was sent a 278 page document that contained them), the Richmond and Twickenham Times report that they're going ahead with doubling the number of night-time events.
The report has a photo of Kew residents standing outside the gardens holding placards : WORLD HERITAGE SITE? OR THEME PARK? I couldn't agree more.
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