Monday, 25 July 2016

Jill's Garden, Weston-super-Mare

We went to see Jill Dando's garden in Grove Park, Weston.  Created by the BBC 'Ground Force' team, it celebrates the life of BBC news presenter Jill Dando, who was murdered on her own front doorstep in 1999 by an unknown assassin ....



We first visited the garden shortly after it was established and, sad to say, there were now clear signs of neglect.  The water feature looked to be in need of some TLC, there was graffiti on the woodwork of the pergola and the overall impression was one of slight untidiness.  Funny how we get sentimental about these things at the time, then the memory starts to fade and young people grow up who have no awareness of the person whose life is being commemorated .....
























Beautifully restored bandstand

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