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Open Gardens 2022
There will be more beautiful gardens to see in Chorlton at the end of June!
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Music at Chorlton Open Gardens 2019
Our musical programme for Chorlton Open Gardens 2019 is as follows; Music at 37 Chandos Road South Kalinka Balalaika Orchestra – 11.00 till 12 noon After Hours Jazz Band – 12.00 till 2.00 pm Saxaphone Duo – 2.00 pm till 3.00 pm Classical and Barbershop Singers – 3.00 pm till 4.00 pm Guitarist/ Singer –…
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Chorlton Open Gardens 2019
Sunday 30th June 2019 Chorlton Open Gardens 2019 will be Sunday June 30th, from 11am to 5pm. This year there will be 34 sites, with 8 new gardens alongside existing favourites. Programmes @£5 each will go on sale in late May. Find one at Chorlton Bookshop, Wilbraham Road; Creative Recycling, Beech Road; Blossom Flowers, Manchester Road;…
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Thanks for COG 2018
Thanks to all your help, we raised even more than previous years: a total of around £10,000 pounds! We’d like to offer a huge thanks to everyone who opened their gardens; it’s a mammoth task to get gardens into shape, and the day itself can be exhausting with up to 500 visitors! Thanks too go…
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Today’s Music, 24th June 2018!!
Today is Chorlton Open Gardens! Here are the details for the Music Programme at 37 Chandos Road South, M21 0TH Thanks to all our wonderful musicians Time (approx.) Who What 11 – 12noon Chorlton Folk Selection of folk music 12 – 1pm Paul Twine Guitarist 1 – 2pm Rob Howard Accordionist 2 – 4pm After…
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2018 Chorlton Open Gardens
This Sunday, 24th June 11 – 5pm Wondering what Open Gardens is? Click the link below for a lovely little video describing the range and purpose of Chorlton Open Gardens. Chorlton Open Gardens 2018 from Truer Films on Vimeo. Programmes (£5 per person, under 13s free) will be on sale on Sunday 24th at Unicorn…
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2018 COG Programmes on sale!
Programmes for this year’s Chorlton Open Gardens on Sunday 24th June are now on sale. They can be purchased now (£5, each admits one person over 13, younger children with an adult are free), during normal opening hours at: Chorlton Nursery Blossom Creative Recycling Chorlton Bookshop. Look out for COG programme sales on Sundays at the…
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Sunday 24th June 2018
For your enjoyment on Sunday June 24th, 23 private Chorlton gardens are opening to the public from 11am to 5pm, plus a communal alleyway and communal allotment. There are 5 new gardens, one of which also opens for the National Garden Scheme. All that, plus the Unicorn is opening its roof garden again, and a plant…
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Chorlton Open Gardens – this Sunday, 26th June 2016
We look forward to seeing you this Sunday from 11am to 5pm. We’re bigger than ever this year, with 32 sites, including 6 new gardens alongside our existing favourites. We challenge you to visit them all, not forgetting stopping off to hear music in Chandos Road South, and having tea and cake all over Chorlton!…
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2015 Programmes on sale now!
This year we have over 30 yards, gardens, alleyways and allotments. About a third are new for 2015. Buy a programme now to help plan your route for the day. Programmes can be bought from : Chorlton Bookshop, Wilbraham Road, monday to saturday Chorlton Nursery, Vicars Road, 10 – 5pm, wednesday to sunday Creative Recycling,…
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