Tickets are on-sale today from www.startuk.org or by calling 0844 248 5052.
The Prince of Wales is joining forces this Summer with musicians, comedians, environmental experts and some of Britain’s best known companies to create a unique festival in the heart of London. The Prince is opening up his own gardens at Clarence House, together with his neighbours’ gardens at Lancaster House and Marlborough House this September.
‘A Garden Party To Make A Difference’ is a rare opportunity to visit these historic gardens. It will last 12 days, from the 8th to the 19th September 2010, from 10am to 6pm daily. There will be a timed entry at hourly intervals with final admission at 4pm.
The Garden Party is an imaginative part of the Prince of Wales’s ‘Start’ eco initiative launched in February. The event aims to give people of all ages a fun day out while at the same time, via the exhibits, demonstrating the small but useful steps that all of us can take to build a more sustainable future.
The 12-day Garden Party will be a blend of exhibitions, fun activities and live performances throughout each day from comedians, musicians and speakers.
Each area of the Garden Party will be curated by a celebrity champion:
Musical Programme created by Jools Holland
Comedy by Marcus Brigstocke and Hugh Dennis
Growing and Gardens by Alan Titchmarsh
Food and The Great Outdoors by Kate Humble
Ecocars by Roger Saul and Kevin McCloud
Debate by Jonathan Dimbleby, Sanjeev Bhaskar & Clive Anderson
Fashion by Dame Vivienne Westwood
Launching the festival, Prince Charles said “I am delighted to be able to welcome visitors into my gardens, and those of my immediate neighbours, for this exciting festival. We have a fantastic team of talented curators who are helping us create an event which will, I hope, be both fun and informative. This festival is just one way in which Start can help to demonstrate how we can all make a difference, however big or small the steps we take.”
Tickets, priced £15 for adults and £7.50 for children are on sale from 9am today. Tickets are timed for purposes of entrance only. Full details are available on the Garden Party website www.startuk.org
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It is so exciting to discover that we are taken seriously. I feel I still have the drive, I have even more ideas now than I have ever had and I have grater ambition than when I was younger. Britain has a grate record for innovation, but a poor record for exploiting those ideas. Lets hope this initiative will push us into a higher level of development. We can be and should be in the very top league of industrial endeavor