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All welcome to a joint fundraising and social event organised by St George's Park and Baxter Gardens our Quiz Night at the Blue Bell pub in Hurcott Road DY10 2QQ. Prizes Galore! Refreshments available! From 7.30 for 8pm start. Entry just £2 per person - teams of up to four people. Can You Help? More prizes are still needed can you donate a prize? If you can help with this please let us know in Comments below or by email at fosgpark@yahoo.co.uk This year The Friends of St. Georges Park have joined forces with KAF to host a special day of arts in the park. A stones throw from the town centre our park will be filled with workshops, shows and activities to keep all the family entertained and inspired. Bring a picnic and settle in for a day of fun filled adventures. Children can play in the paddling pool or in the playground. Storytelling, craft workshops, face painting and much more....just across Radford Avenue there will be Circus Skills and refreshments at St George's Church. The Friends of St. George’s Park will be holding a Community Fun day in St. George’s Park again this year. The free event is on between 10.00am-3.00pm, with various exciting activities and performances, suitable for all the family. Svartland Living History Society will be recreating the lifestyle of Vikings and Anglo-Saxon people of the 10th Century. Their camp will feature period-style tents and they will be demonstrating a variety of authentic crafts, skills, games and pastimes. There will be a motorcycle, trikes and scooter display by members of ‘Charlie’s Pride’ who will also be raising funds for Cords 4 Life. Other local charities will be selling everything from bric-a-brac to toys, clothes and plants, with all proceeds going to charitable causes. Younger visitors can enjoy free face painting, free bouncy castles, balloon sculpting and various crafts activities to get involved with. As part of ‘Real Nappy Week’ our event will host the ‘Real Nappy Picnic’ which has been organised by Wyre Forest District Council. Real nappies will be on show and there will be a changing demonstration, a competition to win a set of real nappies and a world record nappy changing attempt at 11.00am. As usual, there will be food and refreshments available with a B-B-Q provided by local Scouts. St. George’s Church will also be open where you will find displays from local artists and homemade refreshments. John Stevenson, Chairman of Friends of St. George’s Park said: “This will be the fourth year we have held a community fun day in the park. The previous three years events have been very successful and well attended. We have a lot to live up to but already this year’s event is looking like it will our biggest and best so far.” Joe Scully, Parks Manager at Wyre Forest District Council said: “This event will provide an excellent opportunity to get the family together, in the fresh air, whilst also celebrating our Patron Saint, St. George. The friends of St. George’s Park and Wyre Forest District Council continue to work together to look after this park and events like this showcase how valuable our green, open spaces are.” Come and celebrate Saint George and have a fun day in the park.
We are holding our 3rd annual community fun day on Saturday 21st April 2012. It will run 11am - 3pm and will feature the usual attractions that have proved to be popular such as BBQ, free Bouncy Castles (2 this year!) and free face painting. Last year we added the charity table top sale which proved to be very successful so we have expanded this and this year will have even more tables. This year will be our biggest and best event yet with a performance area for local musicians and poets - if you are interested in taking part please visit let us know. So far confirmed we have the Severnside Strummers Ukulele Association - more to be added soon. We also have ‘Svartland’ who are a Viking and Saxon historical interpretation group who re-create the lifestyles of the Viking and Anglo-Saxon peoples of the 8th - 11th Century. You can look around their tents, talk to them and watch one of their demonstrations of Viking Age combat. The event will also feature various organisations who are working in the area. You will have the chance to find out about the BIGHBG which is the £1 Million Big Local Trust funding that is coming into the area - you will be able to tell them how you would spend the money! There will also be UnLtd which is a charity that supports social entrepreneurs - people with vision, drive, commitment and passion who want to change the world for the better. UnlLtd want to support individuals in Horsefair, Broadwaters and Greenhill by providing both financial and non-financial support so that they can develop solutions to need in the community. So if you have a great idea about how to make your community a better place come and chat to UnLtd about making it a reality! This event really does have something for everyone so we hope to see you there
We hold a ‘Big Lunch’ community picnic each year - this is a relaxed community picnic where we all come together, share a bit of food and have a few games (unless it’s raining like last year!). The Big Lunch this year is tied in with the Jubilee celebrations. More details will be posted once confirmed. Every October the 'Campaign for Drawing' holds its' flagship programme that brings communities together in creative ways. Launched as a one-day celebration in 2000, The Big Draw is now an annual month-long festival of over one thousand events across the UK. National and regional museums, galleries and heritage sites, local libraries, schools and community centres participate. The Big Draw is an open invitation to people of all ages to discover how drawing can connect them with their surroundings and the wider community, and offer enjoyment. Over 20 countries join the UK annually in organising events. More details will follow once confirmed. |
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