The Friends hold a few regular events, the main ones being the Tottenham Flower and Produce Festival and the Wassail in the orchard.
Tottenham Flower and Produce Festival is held on the Second Saturday of September each year. It is a large, free community festival celebrating nature and sustainability with a special community Show in which local residents, young and old, enter their home grown vegetables, herbs, plants and flowers, their home cooking and baking and their hand crafting. There are always a large variety of stalls and workshops/talks and activities.
You can see details of the show and activities on Tottenham Flower and Produce Shows facebook at:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=10068814678844
Wassail is in January and takes place in the Hub and in Lordship Rec Orchard. It is a traditional celebration of our fruit trees with music, singing, poetry and food.
PAST FESTIVALS
Rec Community Festival 2012
Saturday September 22nd, 1-5pm
A wide range of free activities for all ages and interests!
KEY DOCUMENTS:
LRecFestival2012finalmapandschedule
Festival Publicity Flyer
Festival Publicity Poster
Festival Contributors’ Form & Guidelines
Celebrate Our ‘New’ Park
Lordship Rec has been a public park for 80 years. It has boasted many unique features including the nationally reknowned Model Traffic Area plus the Shell Theatre. In 2011-12 major renovation works have taken place bringing these features back to life and adding new ones. We now have a stunning new course for the River Moselle, a state of the art bike track, an innovative ‘eco’ building with cafe, toilets, community room and classroom, and many other natural features.
Come and join in the fun!
Something for Everyone
Activities include:
• Variety of Sports, games and Exercise Tasters and Fun Run in the park and in the Broadwater Farm Community Centre. All for Free!
• Cycling activities on The Loop track and in the Model Traffic Area
• Dance and Music Performances in the park and in the Shell Theatre
• Tottenham Horticulture, Produce and Green Show with nature talks and workshops
• Health-related activities
• Memories and local history marquee
• Dog show and other animals
• Community stalls and information
• Childrens Arts and Crafts • Adventure Play and bouncy castle
• Refreshments in the Community Centre and around the Park
The festival is organised by the Lordship Rec Users Forum. This brings together the Friends of Lordship Rec, Back2Earth, Haringey Leisure Services, and all those organisations with an interest in the park.
GREEN SHOW To enter the Show call 07803 505163 or email info@back2earth.org.uk
SPORTS For more info contact Leisure Services on 0208 489 4626
COMMUNITY Contact the Friends of Lordship Rec on 0208 216 9651
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And a reminder about the last major festival we organised……
The Lordship Rec Users Forum presents..
The Lordship Rec Community Festival 2010
Incorporating the ‘Make A Change’ sports extravaganza and the ‘Tottenham Green Fair’
Lordship Rec, Lordship Lane, Tottenham N17
Saturday Sept 11th
1pm-5pm (sports from 12noon)
Activities include: Tottenham Flower & Produce Show, Dog Agility Show, Cycling Activities & Dr Bike, Fun Run, Performances & DJ, Community Cafe, Skateboarding/BMXing, Football Tournament, Netball, Tennis, Aerobics, Martial Arts, Rugby, Arts and Crafts for Under-5s and for older children, Pedal-powered Stage, History Displays, Pond-Dipping & Bug Hunt, Adventure Play, Children’s Procession, Picnics and Community Stalls
Showcasing our communities and the potential of Tottenham’s largest park, – Tottenham residents organise showcase festival whilst awaiting £4m Lottery funding final decision on Sept 28th!
Once again the annual Lordship Rec Community Festival will be showcasing the talents and concerns of Tottenham’s communities. Co-ordinated through the Lordship Rec Users Forum, this year’s festival incorporates the Council’s ‘Make A Change’ sports extravaganza and the ‘Tottenham Green Fair’ organised by Back 2 Earth. As always, the emphasis is on active participation in the wide range of activities at the event, including the Tottenham Flower & Produce Show, Dog Agility Show, Cycling Activities & Dr Bike, Fun Run, Performances & DJ, Community Cafe and Cream Teas, Skateboarding/BMXing, the Andre Linton Football Tournament, Netball, Tennis, Aerobics, Martial Arts, Rugby, Arts and Crafts for Under-5s and for older children, Pedal-powered Stage, History Displays, Pond-Dipping & Bug Hunt, Adventure Play, Children’s Procession, Picnics and Community Stalls. Over 70 local volunteers will be helping the day go smoothly.
We will also be showcasing the potential of Lordship Rec and encouraging more people to use Tottenham’s largest green space. The Lordship Rec Users Forum has co-ordinated years of discussion, public consultation, and partnership-working between the Friends of Lordship Rec, the Council, Back To Earth projects, and other groups. Due to those community-driven efforts, and massive support from local people, the park has now been provisionally earmarked £4m from the Lottery. We’ll get this as long as the HLF are satisfied with the additional ‘match-funding’ that’s been raised and with the detailed designs for the planned improvements. The HLF will decide on September 28th 2010!
The plans include a new environmental centre, a city farm, restoration of the river, the Shell Theatre and model traffic area, improved maintenance and management… and much more! Together over the last few years we’ve already created new active play areas, some new pathways and flower beds, a new children’s playground, the restoration of the lake area and woodlands, and on-site staffing.
‘ These are exciting times for Tottenham’s largest park – we’d like as many people as possible to help publicise the festival and the community-led regeneration plans, and to get actively involved.’ – Dave Morris, Chair of the Lordship Rec Users Forum (Festival Joint Co-ordinator)
Festival Contacts:
Lordship Rec Users Forum: dmorris@onetel.com
Back 2 Earth: felix@back2earth.org.uk
Make A Change: tanya.adair@haringey.gov.uk
General Info:
For more info, and to get actively involved in the regeneration of Lordship Rec, check out…
Friends of Lordship Rec: www.lordshiprec.org.uk
Haringey Council: www.haringey.gov.uk/lordshiprec