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Wild Flower Seeding Day 2015

Our regular volunteers welcomed some younger members on April 11th, when we planted the wild flower seeds for this year. The sun smiled on us, and we all enjoyed drinks and delicious home-made cakes after our efforts.

Park pillar demolished again

In November, for the fourth time in three years, the left hand gate pillar into the park was knocked down, this time by a coach. We are talking to the council, the Bear Flat Association and the school about what … read more

New Equipment

Thanks to local councillors, David Bellotti and Katie Hall, the park now has an all-weather table tennis table, a recycling bin at the main viewing area and several additional rubbish bins. Thanks! The council will be removing the dog waste … read more

Change of name

In 2014 we changed our name to ‘Alexandra Park Friends’ to reflect more exactly what we are and what we do. The old name reflected the origin of the group which was a ‘forum’ of ‘stakeholders’, where problems relating to … read more

Sprites in the Park

Thanks to the creative efforts of the children at our 2014 ‘Spring Event’, several trees near the main entrance sprouted ‘tree sprites’! Here are a few – Our thanks to Jayne for organising the materials and to Denise Hart for … read more

Chairman’s Report 2016

1. What has happened in the Park in the last year? a. Gate pillar I reported last year that two initiatives to help avoid further damage to the gate pillars had yet to be implemented. I am pleased to say … read more

Minutes

Alexandra Park Friends Annual Public Meeting Date: Thursday 9th June at 7pm Location: Alexandra Park Bowls Club Apologies were received from Jan Prior, Mark Shelford and Don Grimes. Chairman’s Report. The retiring Chair, Julian David, gave his annual report. (See attached). … read more

Public Meeting 2016

Picnic in the Park 2015

This year’s Picnic was a huge success and, after a chilly start, the sun smiled on us. Here is a selection of photographs taken on the day.    

Annual Public Meeting Agenda June 2015

The 6th Alexandra Park Friends annual public meeting held on 25th June at 7 pm in the Bowls Club 1. Introduction and adoption of agenda 2. Chairperson’s report 3. Treasurer’s report 4. Picnic-in-the-Park 2015 5. Election of officers for 2015/2016 … read more