Friends of Lordship Recreation Ground
NEXT MEETING FOR ALL PARK USERS
Sunday 4th May, 2pm Friends of Lordship Rec monthly open meeting for all park users@ Lordship Hub N17 6NU Come along to discuss latest news about the Rec, community events and volunteering to help maintain and improve the park, and how you may be able to get involved if you wish. Our March meeting report is below..
Our next scheduled working session, Saturday 19th April, falls on Easter Saturday, but we are still intending to go ahead with the session, meeting as usual at the outflow grille at the Broadwater Farm end at 10.00 am.
We reckon enough of us will not have other plans for Easter Saturday but it would be helpful to let John know as early as possible if you are intending to come along so we can plan the session ( johnmiles68@icloud.com). The tasks will be clearing out the outflow grille, litter picking and managing vegetation along the banks and water testing. As always, please wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty, and good footwear.
If you haven’t come before, and want to just see what we get up too, then please do come along to say hello and have a look.
This year the Tottenham Flower and Produce Festival will be on Saturday 13th September.
If you would like to be part of planning this year’s festival you are invited to our first planning meeting at 4pm on Wednesday 23rd April at Lordship Hub.
NEXT MEETING FOR ALL PARK USERS Sunday 6th April, 2pm Friends of Lordship Rec monthly open meeting for all park users@ Lordship Hub N17 6NU Come along to discuss latest news about the Rec, community events and volunteering to help maintain and improve the park, and how you may be able to get involved if you wish. Our March meeting report is below..
IMPROVEMENTS We are pleased to announce that there will be a LOT of improvement works in and around the Hub in the next few months: – £250k for upgrading our playground’s equipment– £120k for works to the Hub itself (including to the toilets, interior and exterior walls, and terrace roof) + a new Water Bottle Filler outside
– A ‘Changing Places’ specialist unit for people with mobility challenges to be placed next to the Hub
VOLUNTEERING SESSIONS We have working groups for the woodland, orchard, lake, river, litterpicking, organising events and publicity etc. If you are interested in volunteering in 2025 you can check out and fill in this form: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/KF97ZXC Or turn up to one of our regular sessions below..
Mon 31st March: 9.30am-11am. Pond Squad (lake maintenance)
Tuesdays and Fridays throughout April: 12-4pm. Harmony Gardens food growing (by the Broadwater Community Centre)
Sunday 27th April, Harmony Gardens and the Lordship Rec Orchard Field Meet in Harmony Gardens polytunnel 10am, or if later look for the volunteers
Wed 2nd and 16th April : 10-12 Litterpicking (meet at Hub at 10am)
Sat 12th April: 11-1pm. Woodland maintenance (near the Downhills Pk Rd entrance)
HUB QUESTIONNAIRE Please fill in this Feedback Questionnaire about Lordship Hub – your thoughts about what happens there and any ideas for improvements:https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=V0FUF7fw_0q_hVHXSRAyHFDwP2-a7WxFsEi4m4mBQKBUNzk2WTVRTlBMMTIxRk1POVFEWEJXTVJYWiQlQCN0PWcu
Check out what’s on at the Hub this month: https://lordshiphub.org.uk/whats-on/whats-on-this-month/
Pick up a copy of “Haringey Walks” for free at Lordship Hub – a Friends’ publication with lots of walks taking in parks in Haringey. Or you can download it from https://haringeyfriendsofparks.org.uk/haringey_walks.php
Sunday 5th January, 2pm
Friends of Lordship Rec monthly open meeting for all park users @ Lordship Hub N17 6NU
Come along to discuss latest news about the Rec, community events and volunteering to help maintain and improve the park, and how you may be able to get involved if you wish (eg in our working groups for the woodland, orchard, lake, river, litterpicking, organising events and publicity etc).
Note: If you are interested in volunteering in 2025, you can check out this form:
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/KF97ZXC
Our first event of 2025:
Lordship Wassail: Sunday 12th January, 2pm-5pm
In the Orchard and Hub, Lordship Rec
Traditional Ceremony for a good Harvest – a fun-filled afternoon of activities, music, and community spirit. Enjoy mulled cider, hot sorrel (non-alcoholic), and homemade appley bakes. Bring pots to bang and cash for drink and cake donations. We are collecting cash donations for Haringey Migrant Centre, supporting vulnerable and marginalised local residents.
Best wishes and let’s all help to make 2025 a happy new year for everyone!
The Team
Read about how and why the Friends maintain and manage the lovely woodland in the southern corner of the Rec (near the Downhills Parks Road entrance)
Read our report of the meeting, and of an amazing year of activities undertaken by volunteers to improve the Rec