Friends of Lordship Recreation Ground
Help us raise funds to make this year’s Tottenham Flower and Produce Show on September 15th the best yet! We need to raise £2000 by June 17th to be able to run all the workshops and activities to make it an informative and enjoyable event. Please pledge to our project on Spacehive. If we dont reach our target we will get nothing! Pledge by visiting:
https://www.spacehive.com/tottenham-flower-and-produce-show-2018
MANY THANKS!
Sunday 6th May
1-2.30pm at the Hub
Friends of Lordship Rec Monthly Drop-In
Meeting to discuss all things Rec related and to find out about any news or issues.
10-4pm in Lordship Rec
Come and care for fruit trees and learn how to prune Plum,
Cherry and Almond trees in the Orchard, Lordship Rec, 10 – 4pm, 6th May, under the expert tuition of Marina O’Connell, organic fruit grower and
permaculture tutor. FREE. No experience needed, and all tools provided.
Meet at 9.45 at the Hub. It would be helpful if you could let us know if
you can come. For more information phone Sally on 07757 333 202 or 0208
802 4604 or email shaywill@fastmail.co.uk
Sunday 13th May
12-4pm in the Hub and the Rec
Lordship wildlife Group and Growing In Haringey present:
SEED SWAP AND GO WILD IN THE REC
Seeds to share, flower and tree ID activities, conservation and art activities. FREE family event. Come and join in!
Contact: Rutharooot@blueyonder.co.uk
Sunday 27th May
2-8.30pm in the Hub and the Rec
JAZZ FEST 2018
Swing bands outdoors in the Shell Theatre and later lounge jazz inside the Hub.
Tuesday 3rd April, 10.30am-12.30pm
LRUF (Lordship Rec Users Forum) Meeting
Meeting for Stakeholders including Council Officers to discuss in detail maintenance and management issues in Lordship Rec and to discuss any proposals for new developments etc.
Sunday 8th April, 1pm-2.30pm
Lordship Hub Members’ Meet-up and lunch at the Hub to meet other members and to discuss all things to do with the Hub, its progress so far and its future. (Lordship Hub Board Meeting at 10.30-12.30)
Wednesday 11th April, 6.30pm
Meeting of organising group for the 2018 Flower and Produce Show at the Hub. This year we are asking people to join in the planning so that we can make this years show bigger and better and the best yet.
Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 April 10 – 12.30 and 1.30 – 4.00 each day.
Practical Tree Care Workshops
led by Dick Tomlinson, Haringey Tree Officer.
Help us care for young trees, learn new skills, have fun! FREE. Meet at
the Hub in Lordship Rec at 9.45 for the morning sessions, and 1.15 for
the afternoons. No experience needed, but sorry, as we will be using
cutting and hammering tools, this is for young people and adults, but
not suitable for children. Wear suitable outdoor clothing and strong
waterproof footwear if possible. All tools provided.
Please let us know if you can come, so we can get the correct number of
tools ready. You can come for as short or long as you like. To book a
place and for more information email Sally at shaywill@fastmail.co.uk
after 4 April.
Tuesday 24th April 2pm
Lordship Rec Wildlife Group meeting
The first meeting of the new year in the Hub Cafe. Planning conservation work in the Rec, future events and practical tasks to be done. Also planning Go Wild event for May 2018. (The green gardeners meet just before this at 1pm to discuss gardening and growing and do seed and plant swaps)
Sunday 4th March, 1-2.30pm
Friends of Lordship Rec monthly drop-in at the Hub. Concerning all things to do with the Rec.
Tuesday, 6th March, 10.30-12.30
Lordship Rec Users Forum at the Hub – monthly practical co-ordination meeting of stakeholders including the Friends, Parks Staff, Lordship Hub and any other Park groups. Forum for discussion of maintenance issues and any future plans for the Rec.
Activities at the Hub in March
Sunday 18th March, 2.30pm Inspirational Talk by Lynne Segal, feminist academic, activist and author, part of the Hub’s International Women’s Day celebrations.
Saturday 24th March International Women’s Day Celebration with workshops , talks and stalls.
Sunday March 25th, 2.30pm Eat, Live, Enjoy, a talk by master gardener, Joan Riley on how small lifestyle changes can greatly increase health and well-being.
Sunday 4th February 1-3pm
at the Hub, Lordship Rec
Friends of Lordship Rec Open monthly Meeting
All welcome to drop in to find out about the work of the Friends, volunteering opportunities and upcoming events in the park. We discuss park management and maintenance issues so if you have any questions or observations about any issues in the park please come along to share them with us. We usually meet on the first sunday of each month at 1pm at the Hub.
Wednesday 14th February, 11am-1pm
At the Hub, on the terrace. Children’s Food Growing Workshop with Sandra from GoGrow. All children up to 12 years welcome.
Wednesday 21st February 6pm
at the Hub, Lordship Rec
Organising meeting for Flower and Produce Show 2018 (This year on September 15th). All welcome to help make this year’s show the best yet. We hope to open out the show to include all the great environmental and growing projects in Tottenham.
Sunday 25th February 11-4pm
at the Hub, Lordship Rec
Hub Open Day and Hub Co-operative AGM
All welcome to a special Open Day at the Hub where there will be free taster sessions and stalls with information about classes and activities at the Hub. As part of the day the Lordship Hub Co-operative will be holding its public Annual General Meeting from 2-4pm and all are welcome to attend to find out what has been achieved at the Hub during 2017 and to have an input into how the Hub will develop in 2018. (Only members of the Hub can vote.)
Christmas Holiday Fun. Work up an appetite and explore Lordship Recreation Ground as you challenge your map reading skills in this free and fun adventure! For children and families.
Pick up your map and information in the Hub. There are 2 challenges to choose from. Challenge 1 has 15 markers to find and you need to identify the animal on the marker. Challenge 2 has 10 markers and you need to identify the animal that is pictured.
See: www.xplorer.org.uk
January 2018
Tuesday 9th January 10.30-12.30
Lordship Rec Users Forum (LRUF)
A session at which representatives of all the park user groups and Council officers co-ordinate their efforts and discuss maintenance issues and activities in Lordship Rec. At the Hub.
All welcome. Every first Tuesday of the month. This month 2nd Tuesday: 9th January 10.30-12.30pm. At the Hub
Thursday 11 January, 10am – 3pm, in Lordship Woodland Haringey Conservation Volunteers will be doing further work replacing the boards edging the path in the woodland. All members of the Friends are invited to join in!
The full session is from 10-3pm but if you can only spare a couple of hours you are still welcome. Meet at the Downhills Park Road entrance to the Rec. (or find us in the Woodland). Wear suitable clothing and bring a packed lunch if you are there for the full session. Tools, tea/coffee, and biscuits provided by TCV.
Sunday 14th January 1-3pm
at the Hub, Lordship Rec
Friends of Lordship Rec Annual General Meeting
All welcome to drop in to find out about the work of the Friends and what was accomplished in the park during 2017 and to discuss possible improvements and events for the park in 2018.
Wassail at the Lordship Rec Orchard
Sunday 14 January, 3.30 – 5pm. Meet at the Hub (back room) 3.15pm
A Wassail (‘Waes-Hael’, ‘good health’) is a joyful occasion to wish the fruit trees in the Orchard ‘good health’ and hoping for a bountiful harvest in the coming year. It is an old English tradition (usually taking place in orchards in the Winter in the countryside, not often seen in London!) It involves cider, (and we are also supplying a non-alcoholic drink, hot sorrel, a traditional Caribbean Christmas drink), singing and ceremony (in the Orchard). No experience is needed.
Suitable for all ages, children especially welcome. We hope to have an enthusiastic small group of members from Tottenham Community Choir to lead the singing, together with children and parents from Hackney School of Folk to both play their instruments and sing.
Come to join the Wassail.
Sunday October 1st
1-2.30 pm Friends of Lordship Rec Open Meeting. All park users welcome to talk about all issues to do with the park and find out about volunteering opportunities and other activities. In the community room in the Hub, Lordship Rec.
Sunday September 3rd, 1-2.30pm
Friends of Lordship Rec open meeting at the Hub to discuss issues relating to the park. All park users welcome!
In the community room.
Saturday September 16th 11-5pm
Lordship Harvest Festival, including Tottenham Flower and Produce Show
Stalls, Gardening and other Talks and Workshops, Music and Food!
This year Lordship Rec is hosting RiverFest and Lordship Harvest Festival (incorporating Tottenham Flower and Produce Show) on Saturday, September 16th from 11-7pm. There will be music from Bollywood Brass Band, Folkdance Remixed, Sister Cookie, Pan Nation, Drumworks and Tottenham Community Choir. Plus delicious food and drink stalls and produce from local food producers, craft stalls and talks and workshops on gardening and growing topics and activities for children. And of course there is the 10th Flower and Produce Show. Entry forms can be picked up from the Hub in Lordship Rec or come along and bring your produce on the day from 8.30-11am to enter.