HGS Trust

From January 2025, you can find us at hgstrust.org as well as instagram.com/hgstrust/

Please note that the Trust office will close for Christmas on the afternoon of Tuesday 24 December and reopen in the new year on the morning of Thursday 2 January 2025.

The results of this year's Trust Council election have been posted online: hgstrust.org/news/ Of 193 valid voting papers received, Bryan Marcus reveived 73 votes and Nicola Avery-Gee received 120 votes. Nicola Avery-Gee is therefore elected as a resident trustee.

Hampstead Garden Suburb Trust tote bags are now available. Wear the beauty and heritage of the Suburb on your arm with our new bag, featuring an original drawing by Suburb architect J.C.S Soutar. These bags are available from the Trust office for £10 - pop in and buy one.

We've just published our brand-new retrofit guidance. It's packed with information on what can be done to Suburb homes to improve their efficiency and better adapt them for modern living as well as the future. Download your copy today: hgstrust.org/documents/retr…

Our AGM is on Monday 23rd September at the Free Church Hall. This year we're adding a 'Members Meeting' at the start. Do join us if you can. Members should by now have received the AGM notice and Annual Report in the post.

And finally, a vacancy on our Trust Council means we'll be holding a postal ballot for the new trustee. Ballot papers will be sent out to all members this Friday. Unsure if you're a current member? Email paul@hgstrust.org to check.

The Members Meeting will also give you a chance to hear about our brand-new Retrofit Guidance document, with copies available to take home. It will also be available to download soon.

Learn more about Soutar here: hgsheritage.org.uk/Detail/objects…

The new locks and access code system will help us ensure that the courts are only used by legitimate users, and will prevent vandalism and misuse.

Users of our Central Square tennis courts please note, you now need an access code to enter the courts. You'll be sent one in your confirmation email. There are instructions at the courts, but drop us a line if you have any queries. Courts are booked via clubspark.net/hgst

From tomorrow, you'll be able to book via clubspark.net/HGST for our Central Square tennis courts, for slots starting from 1 May onwards. You can continue to use Reservio for bookings for slots up till the end of 30 April: …tead-garden-suburb-trust.reservio.com

Trust Members were emailed a link this afternoon directly - are you an adult resident of Hampstead Garden Suburb, but not already a Trust Member? Join today for free: hgstrust.org/the-trust/memb…

The latest 'Trust Times' is out now. Download it to read all about our thought-provoking winter lecture last month on trees, and a recent talk we gave at @snowshillmanor abut Charles Paget Wade. hgstrust.org/documents/tt7.…

We're so grateful to Keith of Barcham Trees and to Dr Samantha Dobbie for stirring this conversation in such a thought-provoking way. Full write-up going out to Trust Members in the next Trust Times, along with a link to Keith's slides.

We'll have a full write-up of the winter lecture in a future edition of Trust Times, and Keith's slides - with a vast array of different tree types that are available - will be posted online shortly.

Many thanks to those of you who were able to join us for our winter lecture last week - our guest speakers Keith Sacre and Dr Samantha Dobbie gave us all lots to think about with regard to how our changing climate affects our existing trees, as well as those we choose to plant.