Enjoy the sights and smells of the beautiful 80 year old Rose Garden as you begin your hunt for one of the eight cache locations on Brackenhurst land. You'll have to walk the whole length of the garden to reach this one, so you certainly won't miss any of the displays on offer. This fiendish cache container feels right at home here. Don't rush around too quickly remember, slow and steady wins the race.
There are plenty of information boards so that you wont get lost, good hunting!
The restoration of an 80 year old rose garden at Nottingham Trent University's Brackenhurst campus has been made possible by generous donations from a former lecturer and students. The money received is being used to restore the rose beds, buy a wide selection of roses for planting and install a commemorative sun dial and benches.
Elaine and Margaret Singleton - both educated at Brackenhurst in the 1950's - made a substantial donation in memory of their father Arthur Edward Singleton MBE, a former Chairman of the Nottinghamshire County Council Committee, responsible at that time for the Nottinghamshire Farm Institute at Brackenhurst. Their money is being used to re-instate the rose beds, which were affected in recent years by a blight of ‘Rose Sickness'. Other work being planned is the rebuilding of the garden's Italian tile pergolas and ornamental pathways.
The Brackenhurst Old Students Association (BOSA) have used bequests from a former member of staff, Margaret Edmunds (née Roberts) and her husband Valentine Edmunds, to buy the commemorative sundial and benches which have been recently installed in the rose garden. Margaret taught at Brackenhurst from 1952 to 1963 and was responsible for introducing Rural Domestic Economy there. She is fondly remembered by her former students, many of whom remained her close friends for the rest of her life.
Mrs Roslyn Sneath, a 1957 Rural Domestic Economy graduate, said: “Margaret - or Miss Roberts as we still call her, even after all these years - was truly a lady and a friend. We'll always remember how much we respected and admired her, and how much she made our time here at Brackenhurst so very special. I'm pleased that we're helping to restore the rose garden with a special memory of her.”
Jenny Saint, Dean of the University's School of Animal Rural and Environmental Sciences, said: “The rose garden is an historic feature of our beautiful campus, and it's a pleasure to be restoring it to its former glory. We're grateful to the kind contributions from the Singleton family and BOSA to help us in doing this, and hope the garden will bring enjoyment to visitors and students alike for many years to come.”