About FCCG

FCCG AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

• Assist Reading Borough Council to achieve its objectives for Caversham Court as a historic gardens by encouraging public interest and involvement.

• Seek to ensure that the peaceful character of Caversham Court is preserved and to protect its fabric, its plants and its wildlife for all to enjoy.

• Raise awareness of the history and importance of Caversham Court.

• Foster the educational focus of Caversham Court and the River Thames.

• Seek to ensure that the use of Caversham Court is in keeping with its character as a historic garden, and that the needs  of all sections of the community are taken into account.

• Raise funds for particular projects or events within Caversham Court for the benefit of the community.

• Encourage those Friends who wish to play a more active part to volunteer and develop their skills.

FCCG ACTIVITIES

A summary of FCCG activities can be found on the NEWS and EVENTS pages.  In addition,  Friends receive a Newsletter updating them on the most recent news of the Gardens and an invite to a spring lecture.  The 2022 lecture dealt with climate change and the threat it posed to historic gardens.  The Friends have produced an illustrated guide Caversham Court Gardens: A Heritage Guide.  Details of this and the Caversham Court Gardens Tree Trail  are given in FCCG PUBLICATIONS

FCCG COMMITTEE

Chair:                   Vickie Abel (chair@fccg.org.uk)

Treasurer:          Hester Casey

Secretary:           Val Peggem (friends@fccg.org.uk)

Membership:     Ania Haskins (members@fccg.org.uk)

                                    Dave Kenny

                                    Anne Latto

We have a vacancy for a  committee member.  Please contact us if you would be interested in joining the committee. 

FCCG CONSTITUTION

A copy of the constitution can be obtained on request from the chair of FCCG