Projects

The conservation of the railings to the Upper Spinney is the first phase of work to rejuvenate this much neglected area of the Park.

Over the next few years we hope to carry out a number of surveys of flora and fauna in order to guide us into preparing an overall plan for the Spinney

The Peace Garden in its current form was initiated some three years ago. The circular flowerbed is divided into sections with each tended by a different community group or charity. Groups meet on Thursday mornings to tend and plant the…

From the beginning of August 2024 we have been active in trying to reveal the Victorian perimeter fencing enclosing the Upper Spinney in the Lower Park which abuts the fishing lake. This has been hidden on the eastern edge over…

From November 2024 we have been working along the banks of the brook in the Lower Spinney cutting ivy from trees, removing deadwood and clearing scrub and vegetation. We have now cleared the western bank of the brook and are…

This project was designed to be part of the tree trails to celebrate the platinum Jubilee of HM Queen Elizabeth !!. The fund raining proved challenging as did the availability of appropriate trees to plant. The project was delayed but…

The park is popular among runners of all ages and abilities. The qualified trainers who organise major athletic events requested that a safe and recommended that trail be marked out. This necessitated the purchase of top quality oak markers of…

Friends opened a new memorial bed on Sunday 11 November 2018. The bed was replanted with appropriately named roses, forget-me-nots and rosemary by our hard-working gardening group. At the commemorations of the start of WW1 we installed the obelisk in the…

Friends had been asked over a long period to provide a Boules court in the park as the local facilities were no longer available. Teams from across the county had no local playing facilities. As transport was required, many of…

The project was started in 2016 and was the biggest undertaken by Friends at that time. The aim was to clear an unused and dangerous former water feature. A small band of volunteers removed over 50 bags of sludge from…