Thought this bore repeating as in my original post I accidentally omitted the date. A minute or so later I up-dated it but it looks as if the post sent out by Formosa was the original one so for the avoidance of doubt: SATURDAY NOVEMBER 7TH IT IS!!

Yes our annual Bonfire Night celebrations are now only days away: the place as ever is Formosa Garden, the date Saturday November 7th & the time 6.30 pm for the lighting of the bonfire & 7 pm for the firework display. Yet again that's in the capable hands of award-winning supplier Fireworks Crazy, who've done such an outstandng job for us for the past couple of years. People have been known to come to a standstill in neighbouring streets to enjoy the pyrothechnics even at a

Even if you haven't had to use its services you're sure to be familiar with St Mary's Hospital in Paddington which serves as one of London's four major trauma centres with around 160 acute care staff on duty at any one time. What you certainly won't know is that they currently share a single small staff room with little space to rest & recover away from the pressures of emergency care.. Now a charity has been set up called Caring for Carers which aims to fund a specially-buil

Our annual celebration always takes place on the Saturday nearest to Bonfire Night which means that this year it will be held on November 7th. But the important things don't change: as ever we can count on a fabulous display from award-winning supplier Fireworks Crazy; the bonfire will be lit at 6.30 pm & the fireworks will get under way at 7 pm. (The display in neighbouring Crescent Garden is once again handily timed for 7.30 pm so residents can enjoy both). Guests are encou

....Well we always knew that but now it has been formally recognised by the people at London in Bloom, who have just awarded Formosa the so-called Silver Gilt award in the Small Park/Enclosed Garden category. Entrants were graded on achievements in three main areas -- Horticulture: plant quality. garden design & maintenance; Environment: cleanliness, sustainability & bio-diversity & Community: local participation, involvement of volunteers & neighbourhood engagement. The acc

Some-one has been dumping bags of garden waste & other material close to the gardeners' gate near Formosa Street. Fly-tipping is prohibited both by law & under the Formosa rules & those responsible will be subject to penalities. It's anti-social & a blight on our lovely Garden!

As with much of the rest of England London & the S East have now been officially declared to be in drought – & this picture taken from Head Gardener Jan Melkenbeek’s drone gives a sense of the devastation it has wrought on our beautiful Garden. Among the casualties has been the herb bed, only relatively recently brought into cultivation – the soil is bone dry & the sage in particular looks as if it’s struggling to survive. If anyone living nearby has the time -- & the waterin

Residents should be aware that there have been sightings recently of a black Range Rover & a black Mercedes parked up on Castellain Road with the occupants behaving suspiciously. According to local resident Giorgios Giannakopoulos over five consecutive days they have been driving up around midday & staying put for a few hours with their engines running. Today at a slightly earlier time they were joined by a silver BMW. Originally they parked at the bottom of the road near For

...not just the England football team but also the ever-expanding herb bed to be found at the far end of the Med bed. Created exactly two years ago it has gone from strength to strength, with basil & chives planted today to join the mint, sage, rosemary & thyme currently there in abundance. And don't forget -- it's all free to eager pickers living on the Garden!

Yes the judges for London in Bloom, which Formosa has entered for the first time this year, will be visiting tomorrow afternoon to make their assessment! We're confident that the communal Garden is looking at its best & hopefully the many private gardens that back onto it as well. Formosa has also entered the London Squares Garden competition whose results will be known in the Autumn. Basically we don't see why Crescent should continue to have it all its own way!