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Inside the Summer 2008 magazine
Editor, Sue Herdman, introduces the current edition:
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Do you have a green space on your doorstep? Perhaps it’s the patch at the corner of the street where children kick a ball on a summer’s eve. Or maybe you’re in a rural spot and spoilt for choice!
Wherever ‘your’ green space is, I’ll bet it’s a life enhancer – a place to go where the personal pace slows, a spot where the phone won’t ring. Here at the Trust, we’re not only steeped in the lore of the value of green spaces (it was, after all, our founder’s dream to create ‘open living rooms for the poor’), we’re also currently re-evaluating the true benefits of verdant spots.
The theme of green acres weaves right through this summer edition. We spend time in the woods listening to the stories of Tony Knight, a fourth-generation Trust forester. And we open the doors for a sneak preview of a house with green views, Croome Court in Worcestershire. Then there’s Paul Evans’ wonderful feature on hidden nature – you’ll never look at your own green patch in the same way again.
Finally, we know you’ll enjoy Kate Colquhoun’s nostalgic and inspirational romp through the history of the great British picnic (remember the primus stove in the lay-by anyone?). I particularly liked the thought of 5,000 Victorians, hampers at the ready, storming down the platform at Paddington to catch the train to Maidenhead in search of, yes, the perfect green space for their Beeton-inspired feast. For them, as now, summer meant days out – so why not dip into all the Trust has to offer this season – and enjoy!
Sue Herdman, Editor
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