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!!!

Please avoid fenced off area in children's playground

The fenced off area of the children’s playground has become unsafe, due to the ground conditions. 

We are working with the Council to potentially provide rubber matting to improve play safety. 

In the meantime, we ask that you please avoid the area, until the barrier fence and signs are removed. Please do not climb or go through the fences.

We'll post when the area is safe for use again.

 

Friends of Cottenham Park now on Instagram

The Friends of Cottenham Park are now on Instagram. 

You can follow us there at: https://www.instagram.com/cottenhampark_sw20/

Tag @cottenhampark_sw20 on your photos there!

Tea in the Park Sunday 29th April 2018

The Friends of Cottenham Park's annual Tea in the Park will be held on Sunday 29th April 2.30 - 4.30pm. 
We are looking forward to welcoming everyone's favourite attraction: Basil and Crew Petting Farm to the event once more, and we have some new community craft activities planned - for both children and adults.  Full line up will be announced very soon!  In the meantime please get in touch if you would like to volunteer to help set up, deliver leaflets, run a stall or donate a raffle prize: friendsofcottenhampark@gmail.com

The Friends of Cottenham Park

Invite you to join us for 

Christmas Carols

 

in the Pavilion

 on

 Friday 15th December 2017

 at 7 pm

Mulled Wine, Soft Drinks & Mince Pies

The hall will be decked and our musicians 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 donations in the "watering can" are most welcome 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 you again.

Best wishes

Friends of Cottenham Park

Tea in the Park - Thank you!

We'd just like to say a huge, (and slightly belated) thank you to everyone who helped make Tea in the Park such a great success this year.  Our little annual gathering of local supporters has grown each year, even judged solely on the number of pots of animal food sold on the day (Basil and Crew wouldn't have needed to be fed for a day or two afterwards), we had a record turnout once again.

The tug of war was a riot, the honey delicious, the face paintings were masterpieces and the weather just about behaved itself, all in all helping us to raise over £500 towards our park while gaining new members.

So our thanks go to everyone who donated items, baked cakes, helped out and turned up on the day. A great community effort and well done to all!

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