The Friends of Westow Park

making your local park even better ...

Westow Park is a small historic park in Upper Norwood, London SE19. We want it to be a great place for everyone to enjoy.

Want to get involved?

Or want to know more? Email us at:
info@friendsofwestowpark.com
or even better, become a member!
Form here:
Membership Form.doc

 

Or follow us on facebook?

 

Upcoming Events

Handy links

Our Facebook Page:

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Local Community
Virtual Norwood website
Phoenix Community Centre website
The Norwood Society
Upper Norwood Recreation Ground - myspace page
The Bigger Picture Gallery - Artists Community

Guerilla Gardening
Guerilla Gardening
Avant-Gardening

Park History
Royal National College For The Blind
Emile Zola and Westow Park
Emile Zola: the apostle of the gutter (Guardian article)

Government Support
London Play - working for a capital where all children can play

Latest Activity

Vicky C is now a member of The Friends of Westow Park
May 9
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cathryn henchion posted a discussion

Orange rock Corps-volunteers rewards

 what a reward!!.. anyone who volunteers 4 hours of their time in the community can register their volunteering story with Orange Rocks Corps and receive a ticketmaster gift card to use to redeem against tickets for concerns, shows etc. I am... happy to verify any of your volunteers experiences as you lot deserve a reward.. anyone intersted in volunteering our next big event will not be until septemeber but there is monthly flower bed weeding to be done and of course we are now beginning a big…See More
Apr 26
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Mar 26
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Eugenia Anderson is now a member of The Friends of Westow Park
Mar 26
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Jakey posted a blog post

The Centre for Energy and Nature Resources (CENR)

I would like to talk about my Community Enterprise innovation as I feel it reflects my mainstream vision for helping with new Pathways to a sustainable world. Here is my research site www.cenr.co.uk. If any groups needs help or free advice and time to innovate ideas i'd be happy to talk.…See More
Mar 7
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Jakey is now a member of The Friends of Westow Park
Mar 7
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Miranda Munday is now a member of The Friends of Westow Park
Feb 28
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Diane Ridings is now a member of The Friends of Westow Park
Feb 1
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Jason Dance is now a member of The Friends of Westow Park
Jan 20
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cathryn henchion left a comment for Stacy Patton Anderson
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Jan 20
Stacy Patton Anderson is now a member of The Friends of Westow Park
Jan 13
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cathryn henchion posted a discussion

local media coverage of the recent workday

http://www.crystalpalacelocal.co.uk/parish-pump/170-palace-people/767-crystal-palace-locals-spruce-up-tiny-park Volunteers came together on Sunday (6th November 2011) to plant 1,500 wildlife bulbs and five mature trees in Westow Park, Crystal Palace.Five alders and one foxglove tree were planted in the playground to provide shade and autumn/winter colour. The foxglove…See More
Nov 9, 2011
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cathryn henchion posted a discussion

public meeting

The Friends of Westow Park would like to invite you to a public meeting on Saturday November the 12th.  Come for a walkaround in Westow park and tell us what you feel could be done to improve your local park.  This is an opportunity to make your opinion heard, to join the Friends of Westow Park and to make a difference to your local environment. We will meet at the Coxwell Road entrance to the park (behind Sainsbury's) at 10.30am. We'll then move to the community room at tower block 1, College…See More
Nov 4, 2011
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Brett Taylor is now a member of The Friends of Westow Park
Oct 13, 2011
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!!!! PLAYGROUND UPDATE !!!!


Plans for new playground here:

So you can see all the wonderful things we are planning, here are some detailed maps to make it all a bit clearer (click on map to get a larger view in a new window).

As some of you will have seen already, we tried to move away from metal and multicoloured plastic and opted for more "natural" play where wood, stones and planting will be incorporated into the new playground. This is the result of 2 years intensive consulting of local children and park users and many many hours hard work trying to secure funds to make your and our dreams come true! We really really hope you will all enjoy it as much as we do!

 

Plans of the original "old" playgound: 

Plans of the completely finished "new" playground... (hopefully..... one day)

 

Phase 1 of building, THIS is the playground as we will opened it summer 2011

.... and this is the playground as we would wish to have it by not too long. Keep your fingers crossed that we are successful with our bids!

 

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The Centre for Energy and Nature Resources (CENR)

I would like to talk about my Community Enterprise innovation as I feel it reflects my mainstream vision for helping with new Pathways to a sustainable world. Here is my research site www.cenr.co.uk. If any groups needs help or free advice and time to innovate ideas i'd be happy to talk.…
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Posted by Jakey on March 7, 2012 at 0:30

Edible community garden

A corner of the park is about to get rather delicious. Crystal Palace Transition Town is turning an unloved nook into an edible garden, which will become host to lots of community events.

There are lots of mouth-watering things planned like elderflower cordial and jam-making events, summer herbal tea parties and more.

Perhaps not as savoury, but very useful, the garden will also be a hub for growing knowledge: teaching locals how to make compost, how to dig without doin’ ya…

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Posted by Juno Baker on February 17, 2012 at 12:37

Thanks to our lovely volunteers...

We won an award! We didn't even know we'd entered for it!



We joined RHS It’s Your Neighbourhood last winter. They assess the groups each year to see how they are progressing and offer advice.We thought we'd just received a report. But they have sent us a lovely framed certificate of achievement for our 'improving' status. This will be in the noticeboard in the park soon.



Thanks…

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Posted by Juno Baker on November 23, 2011 at 13:30

Open meeting, Saturday, 12th November at 10.30

If you like Westow Park, you'll love this



We are holding an open meeting this Saturday, 12th November to get your views about how you would like to see the park developed.



We are meeting at the Coxwell Road entrance (opposite the Secret Garden) at 10.30 and will take a short walk through the park ending up at Block 1, (the sheltered housing) in College Green at 11.00. The meeting will be held jointly with the residents' management committee.



Come along if you can.…

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Posted by Juno Baker on November 10, 2011 at 14:28

Forum

Orange rock Corps-volunteers rewards

Started by cathryn henchion Apr 26.

local media coverage of the recent workday

Started by cathryn henchion Nov 9, 2011.

public meeting

Started by cathryn henchion Nov 4, 2011.

Crystal Palace Overground Festival

Started by cathryn henchion Jul 15, 2011.

playground build

Started by cathryn henchion Jul 14, 2011.

Please back campaign to close residential streets for one day per week

Started by Dave Miller May 17, 2011.

local media coverage 2 Replies

Started by cathryn henchion. Last reply by cathryn henchion Jun 29, 2010.

Play area development plans 4 Replies

Started by Juno Baker. Last reply by cathryn henchion Aug 12, 2010.

sainsbury's local charity of the year

Started by cathryn henchion May 8, 2010.

bug towers

Started by cathryn henchion May 7, 2010.

 
 
 

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