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Come along and join us for this afternoon of fun!! There will be Santa in his Grotto, you can just visit and get a gift or have your photograph taken with him. Also be Christmas craft activities and a Noddy quiz for the kids. Lots of stalls from home made produce to a variety of local businesses selling gifts, flowers, Christmas plants. Ladies (and gents) you can take 5 minutes and have a relaxing comlimentary hand massage By Lush. Christmas…

11th November this year marks the 90th Anniversary of the end of the First World War.

As part of the BBC TV coverage of events on the day, we are looking for descendants of employees of Reckitts Factory who lived in the Garden Village but who died during this War.

If you can help – please contact the Garden Village Society, on 01482 342476 Or Call tel: 0208 576 9928.

Latest comment by June 10 days ago

If you are interested in hearing the the tales of local men lost in WW1, you may wish to see coverage…

one of the sites you can visit is the Clubhouse Elm Avenue, Garden Village. During the weekend of 13th and 14th September the building will open its doors to the public for the first time as part of the annual Open Week event. There will be a display about the history of the village and buildings, plus a display of memorabilia by the police. Refreshments will be available in our cafe area and a cake stall. There will be representatives from the…

On July 27th the Garden Village Summer fete will bre taking place on The Oval. As weel as the Summer fete, and because the Garden Village is 100 years old this year, a number of events have been planned to celebrate this historical event. A re-enactment of the original opening ceremony will take place, followed by a series of historical walks around the village when stories about life in the village over the last 100 years will be acted out…

Garden Village is 100 years old today. The opening ceremony took place on Wednesday 1st July 1908 in ideal weather. On the 27th July 2008 there will be the unveiling of a plaque followed by the re-enactment of the opening ceremony and then a series of historical walks around the village, where walkers will be told stories and meet characters from the last 100 years of the village. Lets hope that we have ideal weather on the day just as it was…

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Due to the Hull Daily Mail and Your Mail coverage, the Garden Village Centenary Book has been selling…

With 30 days to go, local school children are working hard learning their routines that will form part of the historical walks due to take place in Garden Village on July 27th as part of the Garden village Centenary clebrations. More details on www.gardenvillagehull.co.uk

Did you know that the Club House in Garden Village was used as a school between the two World Wars. To learn more visit www.gardenvillagehull.co.uk or come to the Garden Village Summer Fete being held on The Oval on the 27th July 2008 where the Garden Village Centenary Book will be on sale, cost £4.50 from the Garden Village Society Stall

In 33 days time this plaque will be unveiled to celebrate the 100 years of Garden village. The plaque will be attached to a large piece of Granite, and this will be placed at the junction of Village Road and Holderness Road. The unveiling ceremony will take place on Sunday 27th July and is one of many events planned in conjunction with the Garden Village Summer Fete being held on The Oval on the same day. Thanks must go to Hull City Council who…