Wednesday, 15 March 2017
Announcing Tea in the Park 2017
The Friends of Cottenham Park's annual Tea in the Park event will be held on Sunday 30th April 2.30 - 4.30pm. We are delighted to confirm that the Basil and Crew petting farm will be joining us again this year and that Savills have kindly offered to sponsor the afternoon once more. Further details to follow, though please get in touch if you would like to volunteer to help, run a stall, or donate a raffle prize: friendsofcottenhampark@gmail.com
Thursday, 9 February 2017
Playground update and the Carols
You may have noticed that Merton Council have been
levelling and resurfacing the lower playground over recent weeks and that the area is still fenced off while works are completed.
A synthetic safety matting called Rhino Mulch, has been laid around the various pieces of equipment in an attempt to control the mud and puddle problem which makes the area unusable over the cold, wet months of the year. (It has been observed that many local toddlers do not find the muddy puddles to be any issue at all however, and will in fact head straight there for a good bath if given half a chance.)
A synthetic safety matting called Rhino Mulch, has been laid around the various pieces of equipment in an attempt to control the mud and puddle problem which makes the area unusable over the cold, wet months of the year. (It has been observed that many local toddlers do not find the muddy puddles to be any issue at all however, and will in fact head straight there for a good bath if given half a chance.)
The
Friends of Cottenham Park have been requesting that Merton address the problem for some time so we're delighted that this area is now being made safer and
more useable to families.
We'd like to express our continued thanks to Johnathan Turner and his team at
Merton for all they do - including the new slide apparatus they provided for the upper playground last year. This has been a big hit with the children who use it.
more useable to families.
We'd like to express our continued thanks to Johnathan Turner and his team at
Merton for all they do - including the new slide apparatus they provided for the upper playground last year. This has been a big hit with the children who use it.
Finally, to follow up on our last post, the Christmas
Carol evening in the pavilion proved a great success and was attended by over 60
people, including a good number of children. Thanks again to our talented musicians Maggie, Henry and Philip, and to our Chairman Mike for leading the proceedings. He is convinced that the hot mulled wine attributed to us almost getting the Twelve Days of Christmas right this
year! Here are a few of photos from the night.
Wednesday, 14 December 2016
Christmas Carols in the Pavilion this Friday 16th December!
We're looking forward to seeing everyone on Friday.
The hall will be decked and we are delighted to announce that our musicians, Maggie and Henry will be accompanied by Philip Cornfield (longstanding Royal Ballet pianist) this year, on double bass!
As before, there will be a lantern lit entry to the Pavilion will be via the park's north east gate on Melbury Gardens.
Best wishes
Friends of Cottenham Park
The Friends of Cottenham Park
Invite you to join us for
Christmas Carols
in the Pavilion
on
Friday 16th December 2016
at 7pm
With Mulled Wine, Soft Drinks & Mince Pies
All welcome - including children.
There is no entrance fee for the evening though you are welcome to put a donation in the "watering can".
Friday, 30 September 2016
Date for the Diary - Christmas Carols 16th December
A quick heads up to let everyone know that our annual Christmas Carol evening will be held in the Pavilion on Friday 16th December 2017. We know it's a busy month so please put the date in your calendar now so we can ensure a good gathering! All welcome.
Monday, 19 September 2016
New replacement slide for the playground!
Good news! Merton Council will be funding an exciting new piece of equipment to replace the old damaged tower slide in the playground. The old apparatus had been in use for many years and was much loved, but had fallen into disrepair resulting in the actual slide part being removed and the tower boarded up for safety reasons, earlier this year.
The Friends had been supplied some photographs of suggested new equipment which we displayed at the Tea in The Park event in April, and invited everyone to comment and vote for their favourite piece. The Friends and families attending overwhelmingly backed the new design - which has now begun to be installed. We are delighted that Merton have agreed to fund both the purchase and installation of this fantastic addition to the park and we express our thanks. We know the children can't wait to try it out!
The Friends had been supplied some photographs of suggested new equipment which we displayed at the Tea in The Park event in April, and invited everyone to comment and vote for their favourite piece. The Friends and families attending overwhelmingly backed the new design - which has now begun to be installed. We are delighted that Merton have agreed to fund both the purchase and installation of this fantastic addition to the park and we express our thanks. We know the children can't wait to try it out!
Thursday, 3 December 2015
Christmas Carols - Friday 11th December
The Friends of Cottenham Park
Invite you to join us for
Christmas Carols
in the Pavilion
on
Friday 11th December 2015
at 7 pm
Mulled Wine, Soft Drinks & Mince Pies
The hall will be decked and our musicians, Maggie, Henry and Rafaella have a grand selection of carols ready to accompany your fine voices!
Children as always are very welcome.
There is no entrance fee for the evening though you are welcome to put a donation in the "watering can" on the night to help cover costs.
Entry to the Pavilion will be via the park's lantern lit north east gate on Melbury Gardens.
We look forward to seeing and hearing from you again.
Best wishes
Friends of Cottenham Park
Thursday, 12 November 2015
Christmas Carols - 11th December and gardening thanks
As your diaries are no doubt filling up with festivities already, we wanted to make sure our annual Christmas Carol event is included too.
We've had to bring the date forward slightly on previous years, but we do hope you all can join us for music, mulled wine and mince pies in the Pavilion on Friday 11th December at 7pm. We'll send you further details nearer the time.
We'd also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has helped us maintain the gardens in the park over the summer months.
Huge thank yous particularly to the Pane family for diligently watering the new raised bed in the Melbury corner, Robert and Susanna for watering the Cambridge Road corner garden and to Jocelyn for keeping the new shrubs alive on the west wall during the very dry weather. Jill and Jocelyn have put in many hours tending the wildlife gardens and new native hedge and their hard work is much appreciated.
We've all enjoyed the ever-changing colours the planted areas bring, from the first bulbs and blossoms of spring through to the vibrant wildflower beds which continue to thrive with cosmos - even in November. Last month it was also encouraging to see a few apples on the four new trees The Friends had planted earlier in the year. We hope someone enjoyed eating them!
Finally, big thanks to Mo Hammond for organising the summer park opening rosta again this year. It's quite a task to coordinate and schedule all our volunteers though it's invaluable in ensuring the park stays secure each night.
With best wishes
Friends of Cottenham Park
We've had to bring the date forward slightly on previous years, but we do hope you all can join us for music, mulled wine and mince pies in the Pavilion on Friday 11th December at 7pm. We'll send you further details nearer the time.
We'd also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has helped us maintain the gardens in the park over the summer months.
Huge thank yous particularly to the Pane family for diligently watering the new raised bed in the Melbury corner, Robert and Susanna for watering the Cambridge Road corner garden and to Jocelyn for keeping the new shrubs alive on the west wall during the very dry weather. Jill and Jocelyn have put in many hours tending the wildlife gardens and new native hedge and their hard work is much appreciated.
We've all enjoyed the ever-changing colours the planted areas bring, from the first bulbs and blossoms of spring through to the vibrant wildflower beds which continue to thrive with cosmos - even in November. Last month it was also encouraging to see a few apples on the four new trees The Friends had planted earlier in the year. We hope someone enjoyed eating them!
Finally, big thanks to Mo Hammond for organising the summer park opening rosta again this year. It's quite a task to coordinate and schedule all our volunteers though it's invaluable in ensuring the park stays secure each night.
With best wishes
Friends of Cottenham Park
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