On Saturday 9th February, 15 FOHP volunteers of all ages were out and about for a spot of litter picking and gardening. Areas covered The Saturday Volunteers made short […]
Saturday Volunteers – Litter Picking the Blandford Road
Winter Wildlife in Hamworthy Park
It may be deepest, darkest winter but there is still plenty of wildlife in Hamworthy Park. The Turnstones are still turning stones – we reckon there are 25 in the photo […]
Planters around Hamworthy
As we reported earlier in the year, FOHP volunteers have been looking after the large planters in various spots all over Hamworthy. Here they are adding a welcome splash of colour to […]
Paddling Pool Update – Council support
Councillor Mike White reached out to FOHP today to assure us both of his unwavering support, and that of other local Councillors and BoP Officers, for the paddling pool project. […]
Paddling Pool Update – 7 days to save the pool!
*******Since publishing this post, Councillor Mike White has reached out to us to assure FOHP of his, and BoPs, unwavering support. Read more here ******* Dear Friends, The Trustees attended a […]
Trustee Meeting Minutes January 7th 2019
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Litter – update
Litter – update In our summer newsletter, we reported the problems we were having with litter in the park (read more here). As summer drew to a close and autumn […]
Wednesday volunteers – Christmas crocuses and presents (?!) from Santa
Wishing all of you a very happy new year 2019! Someone had been getting in the Christmas spirit over the festive season – as you can see from these two […]
FOHP around Hamworthy
As is stated in the friend’s constitution, FOHP’s activities are not only confined to the park but also ‘the surrounding areas’. So we have recently taken on other tasks in the […]
Fundraising – Christmas Indoor Market
Saturday 24 November saw the Friends at St Edward’s School, Oakdale, for their Christmas Indoor Market, taking advantage of their kind offer of a free stall. In spite of the […]