Welcoming new and returning members to the Friends group! Updates as of June 2021

We hope you and your families are all safe and well. It has been some time since we have communicated but it does not mean the FOCP has stopped doing its great work. 

We thought it best to not seek subscriptions for 2020, though thank you to those who kindly contacted us and donated. Your prior year subscriptions and donations have helped maintain the corner gardens of the park over the past year and plant snowdrops around the Oak Tree. Look out for them next spring! 

The FOCP also helped plant four trees donated by a resident, one for each grandchild, and we have continued to water them over the Summer. We will continue to ensure they are watered in the dry periods for the next three years and may need some community help with this. 

A former resident’s family donated a bench in memory of their mother who lived for 50 years in Cambridge Road and loved the park. We met with the family and Idverde to arrange the position of the bench, which is now located on the west side of the park. 

The FOCP also lobbied the council and Idverde to fund the preservation work of the Oak Tree. We were delighted that it received necessary pruning and the pathway was altered around the tree. 

The committee also lobbied the council about the state of the ground in the playground. You may have noticed that half of the playground was cordoned off for some time. Council worker Jonathan Turner was able to secure funding for the improvements. 

We very much hope the park was a source of some relief in the lockdown for you all and we look forward to hopefully resuming our beloved Tea in the Park and the Christmas Carols. 

If you are a returning member of the Friends: We would like to request the annual £5 subscription for 2021. Please email friendsofcottenhampark@gmail.com for payment details. And if you would like to join the group and help with the work of the Friends, please email us at the same address: friendsofcottenhampark@gmail.com. 

We are very much in need of new committee members. Our valued Secretary is retiring his services. Please come and help support the local community and the park. We meet four times a year and any amount of time you can contribute would be very much appreciated. 

See you in the park!!!