Bankside Open Spaces Trust is an environmental and volunteering charity working to provide outstanding green spaces and outdoor activities. Instagram @bostse1

Joined March 2012
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Hi all, we're letting the sun set on our X account - we're no longer posting to this site. You can keep up to date with all things Bankside Open Spaces Trust via our Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn pages. We also use Bluesky. bost.org.uk/
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Saturday 7 June is Festival Time! - mailchi.mp/bost/autumn2019-1…
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Bankside Open Spaces Trust retweeted
"Places like @BOSTSE1 Marlborough Sports Garden are the underpinning lifeblood of the capital. And it is on us, business the wider community to ensure they thrive, develop continue to provide us with small areas of joy in this concrete jungle - @CityAM cityam.com/marlborough-sport…
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Bankside Open Spaces Trust retweeted
16 Jan 2025
Although it is bitterly cold & frosty, frogs are still out there. They brumate in ponds, compost heaps, or under logs, emerging on unusually warm days to search for food or somewhere to breed. 📷 Frog in snow, (2020) Available at: ow.ly/fxSU50UFgRh [Accessed: 11/01/25]
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Thank you for coming and for sharing the warmth onwards!
Festive fun at the @BOSTSE1 Winter Warmer this week in Red Cross Garden 🎄☃️🏮 Some impressive wreath making on display, live music - and lots of yummy mince pies! Thanks to the BOST team for putting on such a great event #Borough and #Bankside
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We're celebrating 30 years of @TNLUK today. Support from players is a massive boost to our community volunteering programme and our Green Hub too. We're only 5 years younger than The National Lottery - thanks for all your support over the years! #ThanksToYou #NationalLottery30
Thanks to you, our players, we’ve been changing lives for 30 years 💙 #NationalLottery30 #ThanksToYou
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Hello - we've popped over to the other place (as Bluesky seems to be referred to...). If you are exploring a bluer future, follow us @bostse1.bsky.social. We'll be sharing images of gardens (this is Octavia Hill's Red Cross Garden), news of events/training/volunteering in #London
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Today we remember and are grateful for our green spaces that give us somewhere to reflect and give thanks. #RedCrossGarden, founded by Octavia Hill in 1886, and home of the 1st independent Army Cadet Battalion.
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It's slightly bigger than a human hand though! The sculpture represents the wildlife that would have lived in marshy #WaterlooGreen before it became a carpark & then a park! We've restored wildlife habitat to the green, but doubt we'll see a real fen raft spider anytime soon!
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Trustees bring their unique talents to the role. We appreciate their support and input and celebrate our wonderful trustees. Today they are a reminder of the good in the world. #TrusteesWeek
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Every trustee brings something unique to the role.⭐ Find out how you can make a difference: trusteesweek.org/trusteeship… #TrusteesWeek
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It's #GreenCareersWeek! If you're interested in an outdoor #greencareer and are based in London - take a look at our free Future Gardeners course. We have 2 courses you can apply for in Central London and the South East w/ @MaylimLtd and #Peabody: bost.org.uk/future-gardeners
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"It's also really important for children & young people to enjoy sport... because it gives them a confidence that they might not otherwise have. It... teaches them about skills like leadership" Has #KierStarmer been hanging out at our #MarlboroughSportsGarden?🤔#PMQs
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We'd love to see more support for grassroots sport. New @Sport_England's research found the annual social value of community sport and physical activity to be £107.2 billion. Volunteers, coaches, facilities and participants are giving so much to the UK. youtu.be/Z5xS9519xpo
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A half term visitor in Red Cross Garden - have you popped by one our green spaces this holidays? Perfect places to explore nature in the city, or enjoy a snack 😬 #HalfTerm
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"Green spaces in cities play a vital role in reducing illness and deaths caused by climate breakdown, according to the most comprehensive study of its kind." theguardian.com/environment/… Just quietly playing a vial role over here 😉 #gardening💚
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Bankside Open Spaces Trust retweeted
Tonight: Borough Welsh Choir @coryboro_london autumn concert at the Welsh Chapel in Southwark Bridge Road Read more ➡️ se1.news/whatson/#friday-11-…
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We reflect on the power of gardening for mental health and two of our programmes harnessing the power of nature to boost wellbeing on #WorldMentalHealthDay. Hear from Mus, & find out more: bost.org.uk/news/2024/10/10/… Thanks to @SHPcharity @ThePTrust @TNLComFund and @CityBridgeFndn

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Bankside Open Spaces Trust retweeted
Tomorrow is World Mental Health Day! A simple conversation can make all the difference to someone struggling with their mental health. This World Mental Health Day why not start the conversation and show you care? What will you be doing for #WMHD2024? Let us know below!
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