Kew Gardens' £60m Palm House renovation plans explained

The iconic Grade I listed greenhouses at the Royal Botanic Gardens of Kew will experience a major renovation.

The world-famous Palm House and Waterlily House date back to around 1848, and haven’t been touched for over forty years.

To hear more about the reasons behind the £60 million renovation project, and the innovative approaches to make these iconic greenhouses net zero, we spoke to Reuben Briggs, Head of Estate Projects at Kew.

‘It's a really aggressive environment. The iron is starting to corrode. Some of the glass is coming loose, and we're getting lots of heat escaping.'

Virtual eye clinics in shopping centres could significantly reduce waiting times, as well as support government policies ‘for a future ready NHS’.

That’s according to Siyabonga Ndwandwe from UCL’s Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, who joined us to discuss their latest study in more detail.

According to the Association of Optometrists, during the pandemic, waits for NHS eye appointments rose sharply, resulting in a backlog.

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