MP David Miliband visited the garden last weekend for a Labour Party function.

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The garden will be represented at the fourth largest horticultural event in the country: Gateshead Summer Flower Show. There will be displays, floral art, a craft fair, demonstrations, a continental market, speciality food, live entertainment, and much more.

Location Gateshead Central Nursery, Whickham Highway, Lobley Hill, Gateshead, NE11 9RQ

Open 10am - 5:30pm each day

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Photos of the restoration work are now up on the site here

Photos are now on the site here

Judges from Northumbria in Bloom visited the garden, which is being judged as part of Whickham's entry.

Dave is also up for the President's Award for Outstanding Voluntary Contribution by a Private Individual in Support of Northumbria in Bloom.

Lots of pictures were taken for the website (could really have done with a wide-angle camera for most of them), which will be added to the site in the next few days.

New website

The new site is up-and-running at www.whickhamhermitagegarden.co.uk .