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Queen opens Jubilee Gardens on London's South Bank | |
(about 4 hours later) | |
The Queen has officially opened the London gardens that were created to mark her 60-year reign. | The Queen has officially opened the London gardens that were created to mark her 60-year reign. |
She formally opened the Jubilee Gardens on the South Bank, on the site of the former Festival of Britain. | |
The gardens, in the shadow of the London Eye, have undergone a £5m transformation with flowerbeds planted, new grass laid and granite paths completed. | The gardens, in the shadow of the London Eye, have undergone a £5m transformation with flowerbeds planted, new grass laid and granite paths completed. |
Almost 100 mature trees have been planted including English Oaks. | Almost 100 mature trees have been planted including English Oaks. |
Flat featureless space | Flat featureless space |
Ted Inman, chairman of the Jubilee Gardens Trust, which manages the open space, said: "Originally it was the Festival of Britain site then a car park and it was also the 1977 Jubilee Gardens." | Ted Inman, chairman of the Jubilee Gardens Trust, which manages the open space, said: "Originally it was the Festival of Britain site then a car park and it was also the 1977 Jubilee Gardens." |
He said it ended up as a flat featureless space, but was now a fitting tribute to the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. | He said it ended up as a flat featureless space, but was now a fitting tribute to the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. |
"It's now an open space worthy of where it is, it's so busy now and well used," he said. | "It's now an open space worthy of where it is, it's so busy now and well used," he said. |
"We opened at the end of May in time for the river pageant and there were about 15,000 people here watching the procession." | "We opened at the end of May in time for the river pageant and there were about 15,000 people here watching the procession." |
The Jubilee Gardens also feature granite seating alongside a path network made from the same material, a new playground with a "jungle arena", "spider web" and a flock of wooden sheep for children to enjoy. | The Jubilee Gardens also feature granite seating alongside a path network made from the same material, a new playground with a "jungle arena", "spider web" and a flock of wooden sheep for children to enjoy. |
The International Brigades Memorial, a tribute to British volunteers who served with republican forces in the Spanish Civil War, has been restored and relocated with adjacent seating areas. | The International Brigades Memorial, a tribute to British volunteers who served with republican forces in the Spanish Civil War, has been restored and relocated with adjacent seating areas. |
Responsibility for the gardens, part of the Southbank Centre site, has been transferred on a long lease to the Jubilee Gardens Trust, a registered charity. | Responsibility for the gardens, part of the Southbank Centre site, has been transferred on a long lease to the Jubilee Gardens Trust, a registered charity. |
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