Tribute to Baron Greenwich
It is with sadness but profound admiration for all that he achieved in an extraordinary life that the Greenwich Society marks the death of the Duke of Edinburgh. To us his principal title was Baron Greenwich, an honour which was bestowed on him in 1947 to mark his association with the Royal Navy, his distinguished World War 2 career and his marriage to the then Princess Elizabeth.
His connection with Greenwich remained a theme of his life through his involvement with the National Maritime Museum and the bringing of the Cutty Sark back to Greenwich and its consequent restoration. On his 80th Birthday the Greenwich Society honoured him with a dinner in the Painted Hall.
I had been given a protocol of who to introduce him to in the pre-dinner drinks and how to do so. But as he pointed out when I laboriously sought to introduce members of the Greenwich Society, the Duke said “I don’t think you need bother to say who I am, just tell me what these people do for the Society.” He could not have been a more delightful and appreciative guest, partly because through a family connection we placed him next to Morgan Morgan-Giles with whom he had served in Malta in the years between the end of the War and Queen Elizabeth’s accession to the throne. They had a great deal of material to catch up on.
I still remember with pride his comments in responding to the toast to our guests, that it was societies like the Greenwich Society that contributed so much to the history and tradition of our cities.
I hope that his successor as Baron Greenwich will also honour us with his presence as a guest of the Greenwich Society. I have sent a letter of condolence on behalf of the Society to HM The Queen.
Tim Barnes - Acting Chairman of Greenwich Society
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Professor Jane Harrington, Vice Chancellor - University of Greenwich
The new Vice Chancellor of the university talks to the members of the Greenwich Society in the latest in our series of Zoom Talks
7pm
15th April 2021
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GREENWICH PARK REVEALED
As part of The Royal Parks' 4-year project to "reveal, restore, protect and share" Greenwich Park's unique heritage, proposals have now been published to turn and under-used part of area of the park into a community learning centre - including a café, classroom, volunteer space and public toilets - supported by a community events programme.
See the proposals (below) and make your comments
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GUERRILLA GARDENING
The idea of adopting and improving strips of land which have been neglected for a long time has caught on and we now have 5 such strips which locals ( hopefully all members of the Greenwich Society!) are working on. If you have a strip of land which you would like to improve could you let us know. We would seek to provide some additional manpower and there is the possibility of obtaining plants and wild flower turf without charge. If you would like to become involved drop Tim Barnes an e-mail at tim@ttbarnes.com