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Campaign group Take Back Our Park has issued a “call for action” in an effort to halt development in Botanical Gardens. Objectors to the plans to build a maintenance yard in the park have been asked to send their comments through to Marcus Wade at Ma...

The Bermuda Botanical Society may have to fold unless people step forward to take up executive positions. Former president Marijke Peterich is inviting interested members to volunteer at the society’s Annual General Meeting on Sunday. “It is very lik...

Those seeking help with addiction are being encouraged to attend open-air meetings at the Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art and the lush surroundings of the Botanical Gardens as part of September’s Recovery Month. The Onion Patch Group of Alcoholics...

Two scholarships of $5,000 have been awarded by the Bermuda Botanical Society. The newly-created Edward Manuel Scholarship was awarded to Shane Antonition, who is about to start his final year of BSc (Hons) Environmental Science at Plymouth Universit...

Young Observer had the opportunity to get up close and learn a little more about an exciting new project planned for children at Botanical Gardens. An experienced group of minds have come together, including Neville Richardson, curator of the Botan...

The Botanical Gardens turned into a Boogie Wonderland yesterday for a disco-themed “dance walk”. About 200 people joined in the second annual event, with many sporting 1970s-inspired clothing such as shiny suits, afro wigs and gaudy medallions. Afte...

With the 2016 Bermuda Agricultural Show set to begin two weeks from today, organiser David Lopes is hoping it will be “as good or better than it’s been before”. Taking place from April 14 to 16 at the Botanical Gardens in Paget, the show will celebra...

“Bermuda Home Grown” will be the theme of this year’s Agricultural Show with all produce and talent on offer hailing from the island. The event is being run by the recently formed company Ag Show Ltd in conjunction with the Bermuda Government, which ...

Campaigners fighting to stop construction of a maintenance yard in Botanical Gardens have delivered a petition with 3,750 signatures to the Bermuda Government. While Government has said the area has been used as a maintenance yard for yard since the ...

The Farmers’ Market at the Botanical Gardens was officially opened on Saturday by Craig Cannonier, the Minister of Public Works. Deborah Swan feels the year is off to a good start. “It took off really well,” she said. “We had a great turnout for the...

The Bermuda’s Farmers’ Market is being held at its new venue, the JJ Outerbridge Building at the Botanical Gardens, on Saturday, and will be open from 8am until noon. The market offers local farmers, fishermen, gardeners and artisans a venue to sell...

The Ag Show will return in 2016 and for the first time will be funded entirely through charitable donations. Numerous devotees were disappointed when the tradition was abandoned this year for lack of funding. After the issue garnered added publicity...