Walk-about: Friday 5 August 2011 6.00pm

Come and join us for a walk-about the park on Friday 5 August 2011 6.00pm.

We will meet and stroll around the park

• check for issues with trees, plants, play equipment etc.
• get to know each other
• share news, thoughts and ideas
• enjoy the park

News: 27 June 2011

Work on further improvements to the park were completed in the spring of 2011. These included:

• a wild flower meadow next to the off-license in Alvey Street
• a raised planter in the Peter Martin Memorial Garden
• natural play features – boulders, platform, stepping and climbing logs
• improvements to the hedges and fencing along the Alvey Street edge of the park
• two noticeboards (watch out for notices)

Funding was raised from the 2010/2011 Cleaner Greener Safer scheme run by Southwark Council

www.southwark.gov.uk/info/200256/cleaner_greener_safer

Fun day, Saturday 11th September 12:00

This Saturday, come on down to Surrey Square park and join our Fun Day! The Fun Day is a chance for the local community to get together and celebrate Surrey Square Park.

Children’s activities will include:

• Sports and games
• African drumming and craft workshops
• Bouncy castle
• Face painting

The latest plans for improving the park will be on display and the recently refurbished Kinglake playground will be officially opened by Councillor Martin Seaton. The event starts at 12 noon and finishes at 4pm. All activities are free! Young children under 8yrs old should be accompanied by an adult.

Organised by Kinglake T&RA and Friends of Surrey Square Park in association with Southwark Council and Groundwork.

Presentation of CGS Plans and AGM, 5th July 7pm

Friends of Surrey Square Park have successfully won a grant of £30,000 from Cleaner, Greener, Safer (CGS) to improve the park and we will be presenting our plans for spending that money at a public meeting. If you are a local user of the park, you can come and comment on the plans and make your voice heard. We would love to hear from you!

We will also be holding an Annual General Meeting to formally create Friends of Surrey Square Park as an official local organisation. If you are interested in standing for a committee position, or just joining as a member to show your support for Surrey Square Park, we would love to have you there!

Our CGS plans include development of usage of the park for sports, creation of a small community garden, purchase of some timber keep-fit equipment for all age usage, and creation of 2 small wildflower meadows.

Committee positions up for election are:

• Chair. Figurehead and leader, responsible for chairing meetings and setting agendas. The current acting chair is Daniel O’Byrne.
• Treasurer. Responsible for the finances of the organisation. As this is our first AGM we do not yet have formal finances, so the treasurer will need to create our bank accounts and find funding for FoSSP’s activities. The current acting treasurer is Serge Bono.
• Secretary. Responsible for taking minutes at meetings and reminding people of the jobs they agreed to do! The current acting secretary is Philip Potter.

Venue: All Saints Hall, Surrey Square, SE17 2JU. See this on a map

CGS meeting, Tuesday 8th June

As part of our latest £30,000 grant from Cleaner, Greener, Safer, we will be meeting to discuss the brief with our consultants at the Kinglake Tenants and Residents Hall, Sedan Way, at 5pm.