The Story of a Community: 1967 – 2010
23rd October to 7th November
Open 7 days a week 10am – 5pm
Broadwater Farm Community Centre, 1 Adams Road, N17 6HE (by the entrance to the park)
Lordship Rec wins £3.8million lottery grant!
Major Autumn lottery boost confirmed for Lordship Rec
Today the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and the Big Lottery Fund (BIG) have announced that Lordship Recreation Ground in Haringey has been awarded confirmed funding of £3.8million under their Parks for People scheme. The 23-hectare park, known by locals as The Rec, was opened in 1932 and is one of the few open spaces serving a densely populated inner urban area that includes the Broadwater Farm Estate.
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2010 Community Festival in Lordship Rec a huge success!
4,000 attend event to showcase the talents and concerns of Tottenham’s communities, and the potential of Tottenham’s largest park, on the eve of Lottery funding decision (due Sept 28th)
The 2010 Lordship Rec Community Festival, Lordship Lane, Tottenham on Sat 13th Sept was a huge success. Around 4,000 attended and took part in the activities which went on from 11am to 5pm. The event was organised and co-ordinated by the Lordship Rec Users Forum, the community-led stakeholders organisation driving forward the regeneration of the park. This year, in addition to the usual activities, the event incorporated a ‘Make A Change’ sports participation extravaganza (co-ordinated by the Council’s Leisure Services team) and the ‘Tottenham Green Fair’ (co-ordinated by the Back 2 Earth local charity).
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Tottenham Shelter Tragedy Commemoration Day – 70th anniversary
For the 40+ Tottenham Civilians killed in 2nd World War Air-Raid Shelter Tragedy in Lordship Recreation Ground on September 19th 1940
Sunday 19th September 2010
2pm – 5pm @ Lordship Rec
By Lordship Wood, at the southern end of Lordship Recreation Ground (by the Downhills Park Road entrance), London, N17
Information display + refreshments available. All welcome.
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The Lordship Rec Community Festival 2010
Incorporating the ‘Make A Change’ sports extravaganza and the ‘Tottenham Green Fair’
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.
Lordship Rec Wood work party
Sunday 25th July,2pm,at Downhills Park Road entrance.
Please bring secateurs and any gardening tools you may have.
Hope to see you there,
John
Lordship Friends Drop In – this Sunday, 2pm
All the usual – park news and updates, discussions, chitchat, nibbles, bad puns.
In addition, we’ll have the full, final application (3 huge ring-binder volumes) as sent in to the Heritage Lottery Fund for anyone who wants to look through it to check the maps, designs, charts, photos and small print!
And, if that’s not enough fun, some of us will go after the meeting to do some work in the woodland to thin out some of the shrubs, dogwood and nettles. Feel free to bring secateurs/shears…
Lordship Dog Club
Professional training sessions every Thursday, 6pm in the south field (behind the hut).
With a professional trainer – £8 each.
Tottenham Food Co-op and community cafe
Friday, 25th June, 12.30 – 3.00pm
Saturday, 26th June, 12.30 – 3.00pm
Both times at the Broadwater Farm Community Centre, Adams Rd, Tottenham, N17.
Come along – and why not tell your friends and neighbours about it!
Dog Training Session
Monday June 14th – 6pm
In the south field behind the hut
- Improve skills and have fun
- Meet other dog owners
- Share views about our dogs and the park
- Discuss park plans and improvements
All local dog owners welcome!
£2 donation asked for.