Tuesday, 1 July 2014

Happy Birthday to the Park!

Sunday 29th June marked the 125th Anniversary of the opening of Grosvenor Recreation Ground back in 1889.  So how could we let such a momentous day go by without a celebration?

On Sunday afternoon, the Friends of Grosvenor and Hilbert Park hosted a heart-warming classic birthday party in the park. Families were laid out on rugs, delicious picnics were eaten, giant jenga was stacked and tumbled, hoola hoops were hoola'd, games were played, and then there was the cake...


Scrumptious cake made by Ireland's Bakery

Councillor Ben Chapelard did a fantastic job of ceremoniously cutting the cake, then we all sang Happy Birthday and drank fizz! What splendid fun!

Free Commemorative Postcard

Last week also saw the practical volunteer programme begin. It was low key start to the regular Thursday volunteering, mostly tools and tool storage got sorted.  But it was a beautiful sunny day as is this week's task looking to be also.

Volunteer tools

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