Author Archives: kenshone
Save our Parks
Parks and open spaces throughout the country are under serious threat. So please consider adding your voice to a national petition to “Save our Parks”. The National Federation of Parks and Open Paces are collecting signatures for a petition calling on … Continue reading
Natural Play
In our document “Towards a Development Plan” (2008) we noted that the lack of an area where children could play. A playground had been built next to Denmark Road in the 1950’s but removed following persistent vandalism. We observed that a new … Continue reading
Green Flag Award
When the group was started in 2005 we found that there was no plan for the development of the Park. So after discussion with the then Park Manager, Kirsten Warren, we produced a document called “Towards a Development Plan” which … Continue reading
Bio-blitz
One of the aims of the Friends from the start has been to find out more about the plants and creatures that live in the Park. Our September 2010 newsletter included a report on the Bio-Blitz carried out that year. It recorded that … Continue reading