Friends of Raphael & Lodge Farm Parks at Planet Havering - Monday 31st August 2009

This Sunday we were all at Planet Havering with our stall, which was beautifully constructed by Julia (left). We were in the corner between Friends of Cottons Park and Friends of Havering Country Park. The Essex Wildlife trust and Friends of Upminster Windmill were also in the marquee too.

The organisers couldn't have asked for a better day with the weather on Sunday - it was gloriously sunny.

We all took it in turns to greet members of the public throughout the day and answer any questions that they had. There were a few people who had heard of our parks but weren't sure where they were, so we helped with that; others enjoyed looking at the various leaflets on the stand as well as the selection of photographs.

We were glad that we could be there to help raise awareness of our parks and to meet with some of the other friends' groups.

Our next meeting - Monday 12th October 7.30 - 9pm, Romford Town Hall

Our next meeting will take place on:

Monday 12th October

7.30pm - 9pm

Romford Town Hall

Please come along to our meeting and support YOUR parks. We, together with Havering Park Services, wish to improve, protect and provide a safe and fun place for all to enjoy! We welcome anybody who is interested in helping us with our aims. The more support we have, the greater impact we can have as a group. We look forward to seeing you there, and if you are a regular, many, many thanks for your continued support.

2009 Quiz Night - Saturday, 26th September, 7.30pm

2009 Quiz Night - Saturday, 26th September, 7.30pm

The Friends of Raphael and Lodge Farm Parks are once again holding their annual quiz night:

Date: Saturday, 26th September, 7.30pm

Location: Lodge Farm Bowls Club, Lodge Farm Park, Carlton Road

Entrance Fee: Just £5 per person

Prizes - Licensed Bar - Bring your own food

Maximum of 10 people per table

Tickets from Len (01708) 742888

Raphael Park Family Fun Day 2009 - A Great Day For All!

Dear Friends,

What a fantastic afternoon it was and even the weather was kind to us too!

As well as having a great time in the sun we managed to raise £730.00 for our lovely park!

But we didn't do this alone. We have so many people to thank:

• The Mayor of Havering and Andrew Curtin who very kindly opened the Fun Day.
• The Three Fabulous Bands who entertained us for the afternoon.
• Nick & Annette Butterworth, who gave up their afternoon to thrill the children with their fabulous books.
• Romford Summer Theatre for their impromptu performance.
• The barbeque and cafe teams.
• Everyone who helped to supervise the raffle and tombola stalls.
• The volunteers who gave up their precious time to create leaflets and those who delivered them too.
• The management team who made this wonderful day possible. Your commitment is to be commended. There were so many late nights and last minute calls to ensure the smooth running of the day.
• A big thank you to everyone who very kindly donated money they raised on the day and to those who donated those fabulous prizes for our raffle and tombola, which were a great success.
• A huge thank to A. C. Preou Limited for their continued, unwavering support.
• Everyone else involved in the organising of the day.
  

And last, but certainly not least, a big, big thank-you to YOU! We were absolutely overwhelmed by your support and generosity. Please be assured that money raised will be put towards enhancing our parks facilities as well as ensuring future days can be held.

We are always open to suggestions from anyone to help make next year's event even more successful. Please send us your comments (good or bad) via our website at:
http://forlfp.org.uk/contact_us

We will now focus our attention on our remaining events for this year, including our quiz night on Saturday, 26th September and possibly a Black Tie Christmas Ball held in Raphael Park in 2010.

Please let us know what you think and don't forget to watch our website for more details.

Once again, thank you all so much for making the whole day such a huge success.

Yours sincerely,

The Friends of Raphael & Lodge Farm Parks

Raphael Park - New Play/Activitiy Area

We're really excited to tell you all that work on a new play area for Raphael Park is due to start sometime around October, with works hopefully being completed just before the end of the year (this is just a rough estimate and not an official timeline).

The new play area will be in the same location where the current play area is today.

You can see the video below that shows the new play site design. There is an overview of the design and then individual examples of the activities. Check it out:

Havering Playfest

Havering Playfest 09

4th August at Raphael Park
11am-4pm

Arts, sport, theatre, music, dance, pet farm and a whole range of other activities for children aged 5 upwards and families at Havering's second annual great festival of play.

Supported by the Big Lottery Fund.

Free entry.

Raphael Park Family Fun Day - Just Two Weeks To Go!

Just two weeks to go! See below for the poster and more information...

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