Friday declared 'Green Day' to protest new hospital site
A message has gone out to everyone who wants to save the Botanical Gardens from being used as a site for a new hospital to wear an item of green clothing this Friday.

1,300 reasons to save the gardens - and counting
The campaign to save the Botanical Gardens is making good use of today's technology. With a handful of volunteers and a shoestring budget, the Save the Gardens campaigners have launched a website and an online discussion forum or Blog. ...

Online Gardens petition draws 1,400 signatures
MORE than 1,400 people have signed an online petition launched this week to oppose plans to build a new hospital on the Botanical Gardens.

'Cadillac hospital plan too costly'
Government has opted for an expensive "Cadillac hospital" in the Botanical Gardens which the Island may not even need, Opposition Leader Wayne Furbert claimed last night.

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Posted by Botanical Guardian at 02:19 PM | Permalink

Don't destory our special gardens

For almost 50 years, the Sensory Garden at the Botanical Gardens has provided a haven of tranquillity for Jean Howes, who is completely blind. Now, 80-year-old Mrs. Howes and other members of the blind community are facing up to the fact that plans for the new hospital will mean the loss of the garden that they love.

KEMH will be ‘land bank'

Environmentalist Stuart Hayward has accused health chiefs of failing to be transparent with the public about future plans for the current King Edward VII Memorial Hospital site.

Abandon Botanical Gardens plan

UBP Opposition Leader Wayne Furbert last night called on the Government to abandon its plan to build a new $500 million hospital in the middle of the Botanical Gardens.

Botanical Gardens was third choice, says BHB

The Bermuda Hospitals Board initially favoured building the new hospital at the Arboretum, but this was vetoed by Government.

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Posted by Botanical Guardian at 08:18 AM | Permalink

The Bermuda Hospitals Board announced today that it would move its first open house meeting to the North Hall Auditorium at the Bermuda College to accommodate larger numbers. Friday and Saturday’s meetings will remain at the First Floor Conference Room at KEMH.

The first meeting is being moved to a larger venue to accommodate the interest groups who have been urging their membership to attend the meetings. It is hoped that most people will be able to come to the first meeting, but the subsequent meetings will remain. The meeting will last one hour as previously planned.

· Bermuda College, Thursday 21 September, 6.30pm to 7.30pm
· KEMH First Floor Conference Room, Friday 22 September, 5.30pm to 6.30pm
· KEMH First Floor Conference Room, Saturday 23 September, 10.00am to 11.00am

Posted by Botanical Guardian at 12:38 PM | Permalink

Be sure to read the article in today's Royal Gazette Govt. may drop hospital plan

A plan to rebuild King Edward VII Memorial Hospital in the Botanical Gardens is not a fait accompli and the door has been left open for a possible u-turn, Premier Alex Scott revealed last night. But that will only happen if it is proven that the people of Bermuda are resolutely opposed to the building of the new hospital in the centre of the park as was announced at the end of August, he said.

It should be noted that the Premier did not reveal the possibility of a u-turn during the meeting but spoke with the Gazette reporter after the meeting was over.

Posted by Botanical Guardian at 08:52 PM | Permalink