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Music in the Garden 2023

Music in the Garden 2023

Freda's Annual Garden Event Returns!

Freda is excited to announce the return of her popular Music in the Garden event on Sunday, July 9th.

This year’s event features top crooner Peter Sinclair as the host, accompanied by a fantastic lineup of guest musicians including the London Concert Chorus conducted by Georg Tormann, vocalists Matt Thomas and Zara, and the Rock Choir.

Admission is just £10 and includes a complimentary hot drink and a slice of cake.

All proceeds will be going to St. Christopher’s hospice

No need to pre-book, as tickets will be available at the door. Don’t miss out on this exciting event!

Music in the garden 2023 open garden event flyer
London Concert Chorus singing at the Music in the garden event

Music in the Garden 2022

Music in the Garden 2022

Freda reopened her garden on Sunday 3rd July for her annual, and very popular, Music in the Garden event

Top crooner Peter Sinclair returned as host for the afternoon, crooning a few numbers himself and was followed by a fantastic lively set by Santino accompanied by his acoustic guitar.

We were then treated to a set by George Tormann’s London Concert Chorus, who sang songs including from ‘What a Wonderful World‘, ‘You’ve got a Friend in Me‘ and ‘A Thousand Years

We also had a debut appearance from Zara-Louise, who gave us an acoustic set on her guitar whilst  welcoming visitors into the garden.

The afternoon raised an impressive £2,140 for the NSPCC.

Highlights from the afternoon

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NGS Open Garden, 2018

NGS Open Garden, 19th July 2018

I was delighted to welcome another 154 people to the garden for my final National Garden Scheme opening for 2018.

 

The weather stayed dry for us and I’m delighted to report that I raised just over £885 for the NGS.

 

The garden was again brought to life with live music from local musicians and I’m pleased to say the nearby airshow didn’t put off visitors coming. 

 

Another afternoon enjoyed by all.

NGS Open Garden, 8th July 2018

We have another lovely day of weather for my first National Garden Scheme opening of the summer. It was a quieter affair to the previous week, so visitors were able to take in the full glory of the garden.

The garden was again brought to life with live music from the wonderful Vocal Eclipse and local musicians which included Frank McConnell. The Scratch Band. Keith Halford
Derek McGonigle and Ivan & Freda.

Another afternoon enjoyed by all.

I will be opening again on Sunday 19th August, 12pm – 4pm. Please note this is the same weekend of the Biggin Hill airshow, but traffic should have quietened down by the time we open. We also might get to see the Red Arrow fly by, as they often circle the sky around Biggin Hill for the show, and in previous years they have flown directly over the garden!

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