- Success for Council's anti-fraud team
- How much power are you wasting?
- Protect your home from thieves this summer
- Young builders needed for child's-size city!
- Rugby World Cup success is 'outstanding' for Twickenham
- Crofters fashion show wows guests
- Curtain comes up on summer theatrical spectacular
- Karate kids get their kicks at Hampton Sports and Fitness Centre
- Performing on the edge
- Young people shape plan for future of children's services
- Car club membership rockets as residents save thousands
- Operation Lockout improves bike security
- Dodgy drivers warned over parking fraud
- Are you willing to gamble on the cocaine lottery?
- Free parking boost for businesses
- Your chance to display artwork at the Riverside Gallery
- Now it's over to Tomasz for the weather...
- London Youth Games team celebrated at the stoop
- Game, set and match, for free!
- Royal approval for pupils' bespoke deckchairs
- Raising the flag for borough's parks
- Businesses get greener thanks to the Council
- Borough blooms under the spotlight
- Play cool in parks this summer
- A snapshot of Richmond from around the world
- Land speed record holder sets challenge for school pupils
- Bike ride promotes cycling to secondary schools
- Third runway "will not reduce stacking"
- Borough's cyclists praised for wheely great challenge result
- Cycle starter packs launched to get Richmond pedalling
- PwC to help Council improve efficiency
- Earl of Wessex reopens 'Magnificent' Terrace Gardens
- Summer of larks in borough parks
- Lazy drivers are pushing up crime - police
- Team Richmond Shines at London Youth Games
- Young people needed for youth magazine
- Council acts to tackle cigarette litter
- Top award for borough crime team
- Family entertainment in Terrace Gardens
- Council kick starts regeneration of Barn Elms
- Top awards for young artists
- Results announced for £1million youth facilities vote
- Council thanks Father Thames Trust for donations
- Demont confirmed as principal designate of proposed academy
- Great British inventing praised
- Pupils excellence celebrated
- Café sunshine opens on Twickenham Riverside
Release Date: 20/07/2009
Royal approval for pupils' bespoke deckchairs
Colourful deckchairs designed by primary school children from across Richmond upon Thames will be available for use in the newly re-launched Terrace Gardens this summer.
The deckchairs received royal recognition from HRH the Earl of Wessex when he visited the gardens earlier this month and represent ‘park life’.
Schools were asked to create seat designs which were turned into actual deckchairs to celebrate the re-opening of the gardens after their £1million refurbishment by the Council.
Cllr Geoff Acton, Richmond Council’s Cabinet Member for Environment, said: “The gardens are undoubtedly the jewel in our crown and these deckchairs add real flair and colour, which will make visits even more enjoyable.
“It’s great to see so many children had such an interest in the gardens and I hope everyone who gave us designs will really enjoy showing off their custom-made deckchairs to their families this summer.”
A prize voucher was also presented by the Council to Callum Bloor, 11, from Stanley Junior School in Teddington for the best designed deckchair. Along with Callum, Jack Bancroft, seven, from Stanley Infant School in Teddington and Isabella Hampton, five, from Carlisle Infant School in Hampton met the Prince when he visited the gardens to see their chairs.
The deckchairs will now be put out in Terrace Gardens every day during the summer and will be free to use by the public.
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