The Friends of Goddington Park are back in action!
It’s been a while, but we are delighted to report that the Friends Group is up and running again and we are keen to resume our work to protect and preserve this beautiful green space in our midst. We’re looking for park users to join our happy band of volunteers too – can you bake a cake, create videos for social media, drop leaflets through doors, sign a petition or wield a paintbrush? Have you got ideas for events? If any of this applies to you, please join us!
Top of our wish list currently is the enhancement of the under 5s playground at the Berrylands end of the park. We have a 3 phase development plan for the playground which includes new play equipment, benches and fencing, as well as possibly raised beds for planting projects with local primary schools.
We’re kicking off phase 1 with an application to the Bromley Jubilee Parks Fund and our fundraising plans include:
A raffle with prizes donated by local business people
A cake sale at a July Park Run
A Crowdfunder page for ongoing fundraising
Calendar sales from 2024 featuring photos of the park through the seasons – more details in Latest News
If you can help us with any of the above, please complete our membership form and tell us how you would like to get involved. Take a look at Our Vision page to find out about our other ideas for the park.
Our beautiful Goddington Park was very good to us during the pandemic, giving us space to walk beneath the trees, breathe fresh air and listen to the birdsong. I’m sure that was a lifesaver for many of us. As we leave the pandemic behind us (hopefully) we hope you will help us preserve, protect and improve the park for the future. We can’t wait to get started!
Lynn and Wendy, Joint Chairs of FOGP
22nd April 21
22nd April 2021 is Earth Day
We are very lucky to live near Goddington Park and to be able to walk on the grass, look up at the trees, listen to the birdsong and breathe the fresh air.
In the next couple of weeks we will be planting some hedge saplings supplied by the Woodland Trust to celebrate Earth Day.
Let’s all take care of our little piece of nature’s magic.
Lynn
(Co-chair of FOGP)
16th June 20
Talking rubbish
We have had a lot of new visitors to Goddington Park since the government has encouraged people to walk in their local parks and it has been wonderful to see so many people enjoying our (and their) beautiful park. Unfortunately a small minority have been throwing food wrappers etc on the ground and it makes the park look unloved and scruffy. I would like to ask everyone to please take their rubbish to the nearest bin or take it home.Some lovely people, unasked, have been collecting as much of the rubbish as they can and putting it in the bins. I can’t name them all but thank you to Angela and Alan, Steve, Liam and everyone who cares about our environment.
Lynn
Chair FOGP