Join our socially-distanced working group on September 12
We are inviting people to join us in a socially-distanced workshop session in the park on September 12. We plan to work in the woodland copse to make good some of the damage done there over summer, distribute topsoil into the beds, move saplings and mend the wood chip path in time for the autumn…
We have apples in the orchard
It’s only a small reason for cheer, but we thought we’d share it as cheer is in short supply these days. Wray Crescent also has its very own (and small) orchard on the hill beside the kids area and opposite the community garden. Apple and friends You’ll find plum, apple and pear trees there, though…
We’ve been growing food for the food bank
A lot of people have asked us what we are doing with the crops we grow in the Yvonne Conolly kitchen garden, so we thought we should tell everyone: When we harvest what we grow we are donating it to the food bank at Brickworks Community Centre in Crouch Hill. We know we are not growing…
Wray Crescent Playground reopens by July 11, Islington Council confirms
Playgrounds in Islington will start to reopen on Thursday, 9 July, as the borough continues to get back up-and-running following the covid-19 lockdown. All 187 of Islington’s playgrounds will soon reopen, with all those in parks — including Wray Crescent — set to open again by Saturday, 11 July. The reopening of playgrounds in estates…
Poll: Should we install hedging around the garden?
Hello everyone, We hope you are faring well through this difficult time. We’ve noticed some damage to the garden area from irresponsible dog owners and people leaving litter. This is only a tiny minority of the hundreds people who regularly visit the park, but it does impact the project. As a response, some of our…
Islington needs us to follow the coronavirus code
We noticed lots of people in the park over the weekend, despite the threat of the coronavirus. Way I see it, doctors, nurses and other medical staff are working round the clock to try to save people who are critically ill from the coronavirus at the moment. Many of these brave life-savers get sick themselves.…
Coronavirus: How we can help our community through this
Dear Friends, We’ve been struggling with what to say as coronavirus is changing everything. As we go through the impact of the pandemic it is only of little comfort to think that sun, stars and seasons will continue and we can still do what we can to shine a little light in this darkening world.…
Quiz: Help us spot all 17(+) bird species in Wray Crescent
We think we have identified at least 17 species of bird that live around Wray Crescent Open Space — plus the amazing bats who you sometimes see at night! Have you seen these (or other) birds? We’ve been watching them to try to put together a list of species we are seeing here, and we’d…
Join us March 7 to plant woodland plants in Wray Crescent
Please join the Friends of Wray Crescent on the revised date of Saturday March 7 from 11am, when we will be planting many woodland plants, including bluebells, wood anemones, wild garlic and others to make our park beautiful this spring. We’ll also be refreshing the path, working in the Yvonne Connolly garden and so much…
Wray Crescent Licensing put on hold
After a meeting at the council building last week, Islington Council agreed to withdraw its licensing application for the park pending further consultation with park users. Council officers took pains to explain they had no intention of doing anything other than making it easier for community events to take place, but agreed they needed to…