Happy Ending for Ruskin Park Bandstand

The bandstand in 2006

The Lambeth Wind Orchestra performs on the restored bandstand.

When an article on Ruskin Park appeared in London Landscapes in 2006, the park was in a poor state of repair. The bandstand had suffered the same fate as the rest of the park and was blocked off by metal fencing panels.

But change was afoot. In autumn 2005 the Friends of Ruskin Park had commissioned the Parks Agency to develop a Management plan for the future of the park. Among other things, this led to the restoration of the bandstand.

Ruskin Park joins a growing list of London parks that have had their bandstands restored.  Among these are the one on Clapham Common, where the Friends of Clapham Common and the Clapham Society persuaded the owners, Lambeth Council, to participate in a major fundraising and restoration project.

Further information:

• The 2006 article on Ruskin Park
• The Clapham Common bandstand