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Actually, just round the corner from the pavilion, by the path to the back of the former bowls green / tennis court entrance.



A wheelie bin comes in useful

By the pavilion cafe - Good for composters and garden.

Help yourself

http://content.screencast.com/users/TimLundSE26/folders/Jing/media/36b83016-5862-4a9a-b596-167c19329708/2014-11-16_1159.png For many years, the Friends of Mayow Park have organised tree dressing in our park. This year our lovely Grow Mayow Community Garden Project is pleased to announce that they w...

Bump - and we may also be talking about organising a Tree Dressing Day again in 2015, so join us if you want to know more / help. http://commonground.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/tdd.jpg Tree Dressing Day Tree dressing, in the first week of December, is based on many old customs from all over t...

Friends of Mayow Park have just received some hedgerow whips http://www.perriehale.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/2010-04-20-08.02.30-300x300.jpg i.e. young native hedgerow species which can be easily put in to replace gaps, and which we also mean to plant along the southern path, opposite the bow...

Just been told that Adamsrill are on track to raise about £1000 for Dreams come True from the Fun Run Event.



Congratulations to PTA Chair Ashley, her team and the kids!

Thanks to local Tweeter @Beninahurry for this



and congratulations to Adamsrill School on their Fun run this morning. Photo hopefully to be posted soon, when permission obtained

Sunday 19th October 11am Adamsrill School are holding a kids sponsored fun run around Mayow park to raise money for Dreams Come True children's charity . http://content.screencast.com/users/TimLundSE26/folders/Jing/media/11598ca1-3bf6-49c1-864a-a768f9b59071/2014-10-17_0907.png Please come along and ...

We do have a park keeper, thanks to the contract Lewisham renegotiated with Glendale a year or so back, and we also have a respected group of dog walkers who in turn respect the interests of other park users.

Is there a charity/fundraising group for Mayow Park? Does anyone manage a programme of events that are held there? I'd be interested in getting involved. That is a lovely idea :D Some events are planned, by the Friends of Mayow Park and others. See the PM I have just sent you for how you can contac...

First off, this is an invitation to sign a national petition to save our parks. https://d22r54gnmuhwmk.cloudfront.net/photos/2/ov/df/tLOVdFrCKUoYvdY-556x313-noPad.jpg It's organised by the National Federation of Parks and Green Spaces , and here is the direct link to the petition on Change.org SAVE ...

You'd be very welcome here. We have an active dog walkers group, so get in touch. Best via our Facebook group - search for Friends of Mayow Park - or PM me here

Just in case there are parents of 11 - 14 years olds on this Forum who don't also look in Town Kids ...



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Our cricket teams are looking for local kids up to join under 14 teams from their clubs for a Quik Cricket game at noon this Sunday. If you have an 11 to 14 year old who might like to give cricket a go, contact Martin Couch on 07587 025840 So what is Quik - or Kwik - cricket? http://static.ecb.co.uk...

In case you missed it in the Town Hall ...

http://sydenham.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=11793

I've been handing out these leaflets in the park, inviting people to come to a picnic next Sunday - and some may be coming through your letter boxes. Unfortunately, we don't have enough to leaflet as widely as we would like. http://content.screencast.com/users/TimLundSE26/folders/Jing/media/95510789...

sparticus wrote:Nice but a bit pricey. Full of yummy mummies and their brats this morning. Bloody place is turning into to East Dulwich!

That wasn't you I overheard saying you'd come back when it was less busy, was it?

Just overheard ... "I'll come back when it's less busy!"

Opening in just 39 minutes!

We're pretty exicited too. We've got 600 of these leaflets A5 size about the official opening and Community picnic with the cricketers Sunday 31st printed. Not enough, I know, so I'm thinking about how to get maximum impact from them. I'm thinking of handing them to people in person in the park, and...