Task Day in Memorial Park [Last Saturday each month]

[admin]

We almost cancelled yesterday due to the rain but decided to give it a go. A surprising number of volunteers turned up and we managed to get some work done on the war memorial beds, complete a litter-pick and plant four trees donated by a local resident. Earlier this week we were delighted to unveil the cobbled setts we've had laid in from of Danny Winter's bench. This small project has been funded by Friends of the Park, with a very generous contribution from Danny's family too.



Read more about our task days here: http://www.marplememorialpark.org.uk/task-days/task-days-in-2019.html

If you'd like to help keep Friends of the Park's funds topped up so we can continue to make the park a better place why not sign-up for our 50-50 Club fund-raiser. You have until Monday 30th to sign-up for the first draw or join at any time in the future.

The next scheduled Task Day is Saturday 12 October 2019 and we'd be delighted if you can come along for however long you can between 10 am and 2 pm.

Stout footwear and suitable clothing should be worn and bring your own gardening gloves and small hand tools if you have them. Children should be accompanied by a responsible adult.

[admin]

A quieter turn-out due to the Tour of Britain coming through Marple at lunchtime today. What a beautiful day it was for that too! We broke off from our labours to watch it go down Station Road at amazing speed.

Read more about our task days here: http://www.marplememorialpark.org.uk/task-days/task-days-in-2019.html

If you'd like to support what Friends of the Park do you can now subscribe to our 50-50 Club and put yourself in the frame to win a cash prize each month too. Sign-up before the end of September to be included in the first draw on Monday 14 October.

The next scheduled Task Day is Saturday 28 September 2019 and we'd be delighted if you can come along for however long you can between 10 am and 2 pm.

Stout footwear and suitable clothing should be worn and bring your own gardening gloves and small hand tools if you have them. Children should be accompanied by a responsible adult.

[admin]

Mixed weather with a late downpour that sent us to the pub didn't stop lots of work being achieved yesterday.

Read more about our task days here: http://www.marplememorialpark.org.uk/task-days/task-days-in-2019.html

If you'd like to support what Friends of the Park do you can now subscribe to our 50-50 Club and put yourself in the frame to win a cash prize each month too. Sign-up before the end of September to be included in the first draw on Monday 14 October.

The next scheduled Task Day is Saturday 14 September 2019 and we'd be delighted if you can come along for however long you can between 10 am and 2 pm.

Stout footwear and suitable clothing should be worn and bring your own gardening gloves and small hand tools if you have them. Children should be accompanied by a responsible adult.

[admin]

Our volunteers weren't put off by the early showers yesterday and enjoyed mainly sunshine with another shower at tea break. This time we were mostly back on the main flowerbeds, where there was lots of work to do thanks to the weather.

Read more about our task days here: http://www.marplememorialpark.org.uk/task-days/task-days-in-2019.html

If you'd like to support Friends of the Park, why not express an interest in the new 50-50 Club launching in September: https://www.marplememorialpark.org.uk/50-50club.html

The next scheduled Task Day is Saturday 31 August 2019 and we'd be delighted if you can come along for however long you can between 10 am and 2 pm.

Stout footwear and suitable clothing should be worn and bring your own gardening gloves and small hand tools if you have them. Children should be accompanied by a responsible adult.

[admin]

We recently received a selection of donated plants from the council, so focused mainly on planting those and tidying the Bandroom garden and the shrub bed alongside the path to Station Road yesterday. 

Read more about our task days here: http://www.marplememorialpark.org.uk/task-days/task-days-in-2019.html

If you'd like to support Friends of the Park, why not express an interest in the new 50-50 Club launching in September: https://www.marplememorialpark.org.uk/50-50club.html

The next scheduled Task Day is Saturday 17 August 2019 and we'd be delighted if you can come along for however long you can between 10 am and 2 pm.

Stout footwear and suitable clothing should be worn and bring your own gardening gloves and small hand tools if you have them. Children should be accompanied by a responsible adult.

[admin]

Another busy day for Friends of the Park volunteers, both inside and outside the park yesterday. If you'd like to support what they do, why not express an interest in the new 50-50 Club launching in September: https://www.marplememorialpark.org.uk/50-50club.html

Read more about our task days here: http://www.marplememorialpark.org.uk/task-days/task-days-in-2019.html

The next scheduled Task Day is Saturday 27 July 2019 and we'd be delighted if you can come along for however long you can between 10 am and 2 pm.

Stout footwear and suitable clothing should be worn and bring your own gardening gloves and small hand tools if you have them. Children should be accompanied by a responsible adult.

[admin]

Well it was certainly a contrast to last time and to be honest rather too hot for working, so thank you to our wonderful Friends of the Park volunteers for braving the heat.

Read more about our task days here: http://www.marplememorialpark.org.uk/task-days/task-days-in-2019.html

The next scheduled Task Day is Saturday 13 July 2019 and we'd be delighted if you can come along for however long you can between 10 am and 2 pm.

Stout footwear and suitable clothing should be worn and bring your own gardening gloves and small hand tools if you have them. Children should be accompanied by a responsible adult.

[admin]

Oh! We've been Flamingo'd by Marple Crazy Lingos!

Come on down during our task day today from 10am and find out about our 50-50 Club to raise funds for Friends of Marple Memorial Park.

[admin]

Well that was a wet one with only the diehards coming out to play! We worked mainly on the borders alongside the pathway to the Reading Circle behind the library and it looked a bit of a mess by the time we'd finished. This is because we have placed an order for a contractor to come and resurface the circle and pathway in around a month's time. The pathway is to be widened to comply with the latest requirements for wheelchairs (it did comply when we created the Reading Circle in 2008 but recommendations have changed a little) so we moved as many plants as we could out of the way. Once the work is done we can then have a good sort out and get it back to its best.

Read more about our task days here: http://www.marplememorialpark.org.uk/task-days/task-days-in-2019.html

The next scheduled Task Day is Saturday 29 June 2019 and we'd be delighted if you can come along for however long you can between 10 am and 2 pm.

Stout footwear and suitable clothing should be worn and bring your own gardening gloves and small hand tools if you have them. Children should be accompanied by a responsible adult.

[admin]

The flowerbeds are filling out nicely and the park is starting to look its very best, so it was great to get out there in the sunshine with our regular volunteers. Lots of work was done in the flowerbeds and the shrub beds, including trying out our new "Pullerbear" all the way from Canada. This is a special tool for pulling out small to medium self-seeded saplings and it works brilliantly.

Read more about our task days here: http://www.marplememorialpark.org.uk/task-days/task-days-in-2019.html

The next scheduled Task Day is Saturday 8 June 2019 and we'd be delighted if you can come along for however long you can between 10 am and 2 pm.

Stout footwear and suitable clothing should be worn and bring your own gardening gloves and small hand tools if you have them. Children should be accompanied by a responsible adult.

[admin]

You will have read elsewhere that the Treasure Hunt in Memorial was a brilliant success, raising lots of money for the park. In parallel with the Treasure Hunt, for some volunteers it was simply business as usual with a normal task day working on maintenance of the flowerbeds, gardens and fixtures and fittings in the park.

Read more about our task days here: http://www.marplememorialpark.org.uk/task-days/task-days-in-2019.html

The next scheduled Task Day is Saturday 25 May 2019 and we'd be delighted if you can come along for however long you can between 10 am and 2 pm.

Stout footwear and suitable clothing should be worn and bring your own gardening gloves and small hand tools if you have them. Children should be accompanied by a responsible adult.

[admin]

PS, here's a slide show version of the trip:

[admin]

Admin, re that shirt..... Did you lose a bet?

🙈🙈🙈

RH

Got a negative and a positive version, aren't they wonderful!

[Phil]

Admin, re that shirt..... Did you lose a bet?

🙈🙈🙈

RH

[admin]

Free* trip to the Windmill Pub on New Horizons for Friends of the Park

Friends of Marple Memorial Park benefited from a win of the annual £10 New Horizons Float the Boat Draw with a free trip on the canal boat for the disabled on Sunday.

What a great day out and excellent lunch at the Windmill at Whitely Green.

Everyone should support this wonderful charity by Floating the Boat for just £10 a year:  https://www.newhorizons.org.uk/float-the-boat.html

* although the trip was a free prize we did have a whip-round and made a donation to New Horizons!