A large donation has been made to help us complete the restoration of the Secret Garden. The donation commemorates Chris Connor, who lived in Chichester Terrace and who knew and loved the gardens. His partner, Michael Bedingfield, has made this generous gesture. A plaque will name the restoration in Chris’ …
We are sorry that the Secret Garden is out of use this summer. The clearing away of the thicket around the flint wall earlier, revealed it to be in very poor condition. We decided to rebuild the wall completely and have now arranged for that to happen. Work will restart …
The Secret Garden Bicentenary Project Update on rebuilding the Flint Wall Read More »
The Covid emergency meant that the AGM we would have held normally in January/February 2021 had to be postponed. As the pandemic restrictions continued, it was decided to roll over the existing garden rate for a further year and this was announced to freeholders along with the budget for 2021/22 …
Our Chair of ten years, Mark Harper has had to stand down through pressure of work and family commitments, and at the same time our Treasurer, Ian Clegg, has had to resign because of a serious health condition. We are grateful to them both for their contributions and we wish …
It is with great regret that we record the death of David Morris, who made such a big contribution to the gardens. David was instrumental in the achieving the transfer of ownership of the gardens from the Rendel Estate trustees to a newly formed company, Kemp Town Enclosures Limited in …
2023 will mark the Kemp Town Garden’s 200 year anniversary, in preparation for our bicentennial and as part of the celebrations, we are restoring and rebuilding “The Secret Garden” flint wall. These works will include the clearance of all earth and excessive shrubbery which surrounds the flint wall and reinstatement …
Restoration & Rebuilding of “The Secret Garden” Flint Wall Read More »
Keyholders Must Accompany Their Guests In The Gardens At the KTE AGM in January 2020 new rules were agreed to deal with complaints from residents about the poor behaviour of some non-resident visitors to the gardens, for example, visitors inviting others to join them in parties, bringing in unregistered dogs, …
New Rules Concerning Access To The Gardens By Non-Residents Read More »
Annual registration of dogs permitted to use the private gardens of Kemp Town Enclosures is due as of 1st January 2021. It is vitally important that you register your dog(s) with us before walking your dog in the South Gardens, so please do so as soon as possible. It has …
Download The enclosed Financial Statements, together with the accompanying notes, fulfills Kemp Town Enclosures Limited statutory requirements for annual reporting. To download the report, follow the following link: Report of the Directors and Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2020 for Kemp Town Enclosures Limited – click …
The weather wasn’t great – I thought January was wet, but February turned out to be even wetter and more windy. Luckily we didn’t have any major damage from the storms. Although the southern boundary hedge has suffered, because branches of the hedge are resting on the old railings and …
