Ambassador’s Commendation - Mr John Gordon-Smith, Former Chair of the Friends of Japanese Garden at Hammersmith Park
2023/9/26
On 26 September 2023, Ambassador HAYASHI Hajime awarded the Ambassador’s Commendation to Mr John Gordon-Smith, Former Chair of the Friends of Japanese Garden at Hammersmith Park. The commendation was handed by Ambassador Hayashi at the Japanese Garden at Hammersmith Park.
Since 2008, Mr Gordon-Smith has been involved in the repair and maintenance of the Japanese Garden at Hammersmith Park and has contributed to the community's awareness and revitalisation of the Japanese garden by establishing a volunteer group, the Friends of the Japanese Garden at Hammersmith Park, and through events including the one to commemorate the centennial of the garden's creation on the occasion of the 1910 Anglo-Japanese Exhibition.
Noting that Mr Gordon-Smith's dedication and efforts have promoted cultural exchange through the Japanese Garden at Hammersmith Park, which symbolises the historic friendship between the UK and Japan, Ambassador Hayashi thanked Mr Gordon-Smith from his heart for his significant contribution and expressed his wish for the further development of the Hammersmith Japanese Garden in the future.
Since 2008, Mr Gordon-Smith has been involved in the repair and maintenance of the Japanese Garden at Hammersmith Park and has contributed to the community's awareness and revitalisation of the Japanese garden by establishing a volunteer group, the Friends of the Japanese Garden at Hammersmith Park, and through events including the one to commemorate the centennial of the garden's creation on the occasion of the 1910 Anglo-Japanese Exhibition.
Noting that Mr Gordon-Smith's dedication and efforts have promoted cultural exchange through the Japanese Garden at Hammersmith Park, which symbolises the historic friendship between the UK and Japan, Ambassador Hayashi thanked Mr Gordon-Smith from his heart for his significant contribution and expressed his wish for the further development of the Hammersmith Japanese Garden in the future.