Orchard advice to download right here

Thanks to the Orchard Project we now have three short guides to share with anyone who wants to take better care of their fruit trees. The guides explain good practise when pruning young trees, what to think about when planting new trees (and what to do to help them settle in), with a useful seasonal…

By Editor 2024-09-24 Off

A new acting secretary

With regret, Hettie has this weekend stepped down as secretary of FoWCoS. I think we all want to thank her for all her efforts and look forward to continuing to work with her in future. Thank you Hettie, your genuine sincerity and care mean so much and I’m so glad you will keep doing things…

By Editor 2024-09-16 Off

Announcing the Wray Crescent Festival, July 27

We’re thrilled to announce the second Wray Crescent Festival will take place on Saturday, July 27 in Wray Crescent park. The festival, supported by Islington’s parks team, is completely free to attend and will run from 12-5. And in the run up to the event you can join our free yoga and tai-chi sessions in…

By Editor 2024-07-07 Off

Announcing Big Buzz III: Return of the bees!

Hi everyone, We wanted to announce the Big Buzz Festival, which takes place on May 18, 2024. The festival celebrates World Bee Day, which takes place every year in May. We love the bees. We know how important they are to life itself. We were thrilled to win a Defra award recognizing our work on this…

By Editor 2024-05-09 Off

Event: Pot a plant to take home

Hi everyone! We wanted to let you know that Islington’s parks team are back in Wray Crescent this weekend on Saturday, April 13 to give you free plants, part of the regular, Islington-wide Pot A Plant to Take Home series of park visits. What is Pot A Plant to Take Home? Each year, Islington’s lovely…

By Editor 2024-04-10 Off