NEW Wild Life pond + Educational Dipping platform
Supported by Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (formally Froglife)
Grants from BIFFA, Landfill Tax Trusts and Haringey Council
'Making a Difference' Fund.
Build Starting February 2010
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NEW Downhills Park Cafe & Toilet
Supported by Haringey Parks Department
Funded by Haringey Adults Learning Disabilities
Planning Permission Granted on Old Bowling Green Pavilion site
The Build starting 15th March 2010
Due to be completed for early Summer 2010
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Art in the Park (10 year Anniversary)
An afternoon of participatory, creative activities for all ages and abilities outdoors in Downhills Park. Free art materials are provided for all participants for drawing, painting and various 3d or mixed media activities run mainly by local artists. A special area is set up for children under 5 with trained creche workers.
Sunday 18th July 2010 Funding applied for.
Achievements 1999 - 2010
Italian Ornamental Gardens - won Haringey Best Planting award 2009
Wild Flower Meadow - funding Breathing Spaces 2009
Children safe picnic area & grass circle with Magnolia tree - funding Haringey Parks Dept 2009
Batboxes and Nesting Boxes funded 2009
Tree Planting 2004-2007 working with BTCV and Haringey Parks Dept. Grants from Making a Difference and Awards 2004 from BTCV Peoples Places Scheme.Twenty-two Lime trees,Eight Hornbeams, Six to eight walnuts, maples, birch and hornbeams,Eleven Flowering Cherries Five Oaks planted, Nearly one thousand birch whips. Bulb Planting daffodils, crocuses, numerous Shrubs.
New Rockery West Green Road Entrance
New Timber Entrance Steps to Woodland Area from Midnight Alley 2007 Funding Making a Difference
Parks Paths Resurfacing including Cycle paths running from Lordship Recreation Ground
New Park Entrance and improved Pedestrian Crossings on Downhills Park Road South & North
Centenary Park Celebration 2003 + Video Parks History & People's Memories working with West Green Residence Association
Children's playground - funding Sure Start
Art in The Park - creative afternoon annually since 2000 - funding applied for each year
Tennis & Basketball Courts Resurfaced ( free play)
New Dog / Litter Bins 2009
New Park Benches 2009/10
Wild Flower Meadow - funding Breathing Spaces 2009
Children safe picnic area & grass circle with Magnolia tree - funding Haringey Parks Dept 2009
Batboxes and Nesting Boxes funded 2009
Tree Planting 2004-2007 working with BTCV and Haringey Parks Dept. Grants from Making a Difference and Awards 2004 from BTCV Peoples Places Scheme.Twenty-two Lime trees,Eight Hornbeams, Six to eight walnuts, maples, birch and hornbeams,Eleven Flowering Cherries Five Oaks planted, Nearly one thousand birch whips. Bulb Planting daffodils, crocuses, numerous Shrubs.
New Rockery West Green Road Entrance
New Timber Entrance Steps to Woodland Area from Midnight Alley 2007 Funding Making a Difference
Parks Paths Resurfacing including Cycle paths running from Lordship Recreation Ground
New Park Entrance and improved Pedestrian Crossings on Downhills Park Road South & North
Centenary Park Celebration 2003 + Video Parks History & People's Memories working with West Green Residence Association
Children's playground - funding Sure Start
Art in The Park - creative afternoon annually since 2000 - funding applied for each year
Tennis & Basketball Courts Resurfaced ( free play)
New Dog / Litter Bins 2009
New Park Benches 2009/10
Meetings
Next Committee Meeting
Monday 13th December
6.30pm
Come to our next meeting to discuss park issues
Downhills Park Community Park Café
(The Old Bowling Green near the Tennis Courts)
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Next Committee Meeting
Tuesday 16th November
6.30pm
Downhills Park Cafe
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Next Committee Meeting
Wednesday 14th July
6.30pm
Neighbourhood Office West Green Learning Centre
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Friends of Downhills Park Annual AGM
Sunday April 18th
2pm at Goan Centre off Keston Road, N17
All welcome to discuss the pond, cafe and future park projects.
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Next meeting for all Friends Groups
Saturday 6th March
10am
Bruce Castle Museum, N17
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Next Committee Meeting
Tuesday 9th March
6.30pm
Neighbourhood Office West Green Learning Centre
Monday 13th December
6.30pm
Come to our next meeting to discuss park issues
Downhills Park Community Park Café
(The Old Bowling Green near the Tennis Courts)
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Next Committee Meeting
Tuesday 16th November
6.30pm
Downhills Park Cafe
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Next Committee Meeting
Wednesday 14th July
6.30pm
Neighbourhood Office West Green Learning Centre
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Friends of Downhills Park Annual AGM
Sunday April 18th
2pm at Goan Centre off Keston Road, N17
All welcome to discuss the pond, cafe and future park projects.
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Next meeting for all Friends Groups
Saturday 6th March
10am
Bruce Castle Museum, N17
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Next Committee Meeting
Tuesday 9th March
6.30pm
Neighbourhood Office West Green Learning Centre
Contact
friendsofdownhills@googlemail.com
MEMBERSHIP is open to any interested member of the public. Come along to any of our public meetings or email the secretary.
MEMBERSHIP is open to any interested member of the public. Come along to any of our public meetings or email the secretary.
About
Location
Downhills Park Road, London, N17
Entrances in Philip Lane and Downhills Park Road, London N17
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Nearest Underground: Turnpike Lane (Picaddilly line) and Seven Sisters (Victoria line).
41 bus to Philip Lane entrance from both stations.
The Friends of Downhills Park were established in 1999, developing out of the Parks Sub-Group of the West Green Residents' Association.
Recognizing the importance of Downhills Park, Lordship and Belmont recreation grounds to the quality of life in West Green ward, the Friends aimed to promote the public benefit and enjoyment of these open spaces by involving local people in planning and decision-making affecting these areas and encouraging more local people to use the parks and take an active interest in their future. The Friends work to benefit the inhabitants of the London Borough of Haringey in particular, but not exclusively, in West Green. They have campaigned to reverse the decline in the park in the 1990s, to press for improvements in its facilities while protecting its historic character, and to enhance public interest and awareness of the park.
Newsletter & Park history
Please visit our website www.downhills.org.uk
Downhills Park Road, London, N17
Entrances in Philip Lane and Downhills Park Road, London N17
View Larger Map
Nearest Underground: Turnpike Lane (Picaddilly line) and Seven Sisters (Victoria line).
41 bus to Philip Lane entrance from both stations.
The Friends of Downhills Park were established in 1999, developing out of the Parks Sub-Group of the West Green Residents' Association.
Recognizing the importance of Downhills Park, Lordship and Belmont recreation grounds to the quality of life in West Green ward, the Friends aimed to promote the public benefit and enjoyment of these open spaces by involving local people in planning and decision-making affecting these areas and encouraging more local people to use the parks and take an active interest in their future. The Friends work to benefit the inhabitants of the London Borough of Haringey in particular, but not exclusively, in West Green. They have campaigned to reverse the decline in the park in the 1990s, to press for improvements in its facilities while protecting its historic character, and to enhance public interest and awareness of the park.
Newsletter & Park history
Please visit our website www.downhills.org.uk
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