Mayoral tree planting ceremony
Sat 25 Jan
|Winchester
Please join us in receiving the Mayor of Winchester when he visits St Giles Hill Park to plant a memorial tree commemorating the 130th Anniversary of the Park's Milner extension.
Time & Location
25 Jan 2025, 10:45 – 11:15
Winchester, Magdalen Hill, Winchester SO23, UK
Guests
About The Event
We will be grateful for the support of everyone who can join us in receiving the Mayor when he arrives to plant a memorial tree to commemorate the 130th Anniversary of the Milner extension. Meet at the lower entrance gate on Magdalen Hill (pictured, below).
The works to lay out the land donated by the Earl of Northbrook began in January 1895 in order to provide work for the unemployed, which was high in the town at that time. Under the Poor Laws the Council was obliged to provide work opportunities and could borrow the money to fund such public works at very favourable rates.
You can learn more about Lord Northbrook's gift and the creation of the Park's Milner extension in our past blogs: "Thank you Lord Northbrook" and "Uncovering the Origins of St Giles Hill Park".
Left to right: entrance to the Milner Extension on Magdalen Hill;…