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May 18, 2010 3:47 AM CST
Name: Neil
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Dear Lucy, I don't know about stand out as you say! I do say it gives lots of people ideas and help for their own gardens or areas, free of charge. The whole of the Dulwich Park apart from the restaurant (the Pavilion) is free. For instance the Friends of the Dulwich Park have "Dig The Park Days," you can go there for a day or shorter and do something for the Park and learn how to do something for your own garden. You get the tools and materials given and tuition, plus refreshments etc. what a lovely way to learn something and get lunch for free, well a bit of work.
The gardeners actually like to talk and help anybody out with a smile and you can see they are most proud of their jobs and the Park and it shows. The ones I talked to yesterday were mostly youngsters, with the sprinkling of old hands. Dulwich is a very affluent area and I admit that, but the local Council that owns and runs the Park has many local areas in Southwark that are run down and need regeneration. Yet they manage the Parks in a lovely and environmental manner, somehow they can do it with little money as it is a large depraved Borough in some areas, where others can't with money.
Since the early start of the Industrial Revolution in the early 1700s it was considered most important that the workers stuck in factories had a 'Green Space', the Victorians were very hot on this idea and that is why we have so many Parks and spaces in our major cities! London alone has Eight massive Royal Parks and untold other council, private Parks and green spaces.
This shows why Dulwich Park is important and well run. Here is one of many seats all around the Park, made around beautiful trees (an oak in this case), this one is at the back of the very popular restaurant. You may sit here and have a picnic right by the restaurant; there are no signs saying only food bought in this establishment may be eaten here or anything like that, just take your family and friends and if you don't want a meal\snack in the restaurant you can sit here or in one of the picnic areas and watch the world go by! You don't often see that in this make as much money as possible world of ours. Kind of sweet still to me anyway!
I will get on writing Part 2 as this place was famous for writers and artists as well as its "Purgative waters!"
Lucy, Sarah and I fancy a day out if the good weather holds, I can imagine having an English afternoon tea with scones etc, in this Park, and yes they do have herbaceous stuff and an iris so you were not forgotten.
Kindest Regards.
Neil.
p.s A Picture of one of the many seats in the Park, a great place to go!






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