A girl delights in finding a beautiful willow den. Will the playground survive if Holocaust memorial is built here? Or it stays but view of Palace is blocked? Nice playgrounds are in short supply and most kids in Westminster don't have gardens...

#SaveVictoriaTowerGardens

'In Praise of Victoria Tower Gardens': Protected as “a public garden in perpetuity” by the London County Council (Improvements)Act 1900, Victoria Tower Gardens has served for over a hundred years, as a space for national, regional and local events. See: thetidalthames.com/2024/05/24/in-…

As local MP, and before that as Leader of Westminster Council, Nickie Aiken MP for Cities of London & Westminster has been a formidable ally in the battle to protect Victoria Tower Gardens from development. We are grateful for her fearless support and advocacy, and wish her all the best as she leaves Parliament.

This afternoon in Parliament MPs will discuss the report of the Holocaust Memorial Select Committee. Several supporters of the campaign to save Victoria Tower Gardens will propose amendments to the Bill.

Victoria Tower Gardens at lunchtime today: A park that should remain for all...

Lord (Eric) Pickles more rainfall again #May2024 ....
'Get used to it' UK Parliament
The more 'you lot' keep covering green areas in #Concrete & #Tarmac more damage will be done
#ClimateChange
#ExtremeWeather events
#RunOff
#Flooding

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Ruth Deech
Patricia Stoughton

‘Get used to it!’

Neatly sums up the way that the Holocaust Memorial plan for Victoria Tower Gardens has been promoted from the very start.

Lots of filming going on in Victoria Tower Gardens at the moment. Lots of revenue being generated for The Royal Parks.

What will fill this income gap if it’s no longer appropriate to film in VTG, or producers don’t want 23 bronze fins in shot?

A reminder that any central London memorial to the #Holocaust will need protection, as MPs made clear in their report on the UK Holocaust Memorial Bill

Imperial War Museums UK Holocaust Memorial Ruth Deech

Bevis Marks Synagogue, part of London’s rich cultural and religious heritage, is at risk from inappropriate development.

The deadline to submit objections, via the link below, is just a few days away.

Context for last weekend’s Yom HaShoah event which took place in Victoria Tower Gardens and required closure of the park for most of the day. A taste of things to come?

Well.
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

This time last week Victoria Tower Gardens was closed to the public for security reasons.

Inside, at a Holocaust Memorial event, Lord Pickles & the Chief Rabbi expressed certainty that the UKHMLC would be built ‘in this park’, ‘on this very soil’.

#DontCountYourChickens

Today was Westminster Morris Dancers' annual Day of Dance with around a dozen guest teams taking part in Victoria Tower Gardens. Since 1900 when the park was protected as a public garden for all 'In Perpetuity', all kinds of events have taken place. See:thetidalthames.com/2023/07/23/ano…

Sun’s out, everyone’s out!
Victoria Tower Gardens very lively the last few days with lunch breakers and camera crew.

Just wondering, Bob Blackman & Ian Austin, how many meetings the APPG on Holocaust Memorial has held since 2018? Has it heard any evidence? Perhaps on ways to expedite the HMLC? Published any reports? Shared any meeting minutes? What are you most proud of?