Hundreds of people descended upon Eye this month as homeowners opened up their gardens to mark the welcome return of much-loved annual event. Residents in the town centre, including in Castle Street, Church Street and Lambseth Street, swung open their gates to more than 500 visitors to mark the return of the first Eye Open Gardens (EOG) event in two years. Eye Open Gardens visitors enjoying their time spent in Chandos Lodge. Picture: Mark Bullimore“It was a very happy occasion”, said Christine Bird, head of the EOG organising committee. “We had people from Canada, Ukraine – it’s quite amazing where people had come from.”Eye Open Gardens organiser Christine Bird is joined by recently-elected Eye Town Mayor Richard Berry.

Source: Express June 22, 2022 11:32 UTC