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The world beyond my window

We were sent this rather lovely project created by the daughter of local resident, John Roberts. We thought it was pretty interesting and very well done, so we thought we’d share it. As we hope everyone knows we have an evolving ‘Young Friends of Wray’ group, because the park is for all of us to…

By Editor 2023-05-27 Off

A big thank you to our local community

We wanted to say thank you to the entire local community who showed such generous support for the work we do at September’s Thorpedale Road Street Party. Not only was the party a brilliant success, but we were overwhelmed by the donations everyone raised to help our work, and put a free library in the…

By Editor 2022-10-04 Off

Photos from the Tolly Talk

We had a really great time hosting the Tolly Talk around the park. We think people were really interested to learn about the topic and our speaker, Anita, showed us so many things we did not know and had prepared some amazing things to eat using ingredients she had foraged for. The Tolly Talk began…

By Editor 2022-08-21 Off

We have won an award for our bees project

We’re buzzing (sorry) with news that we’re one of just 21 groups in the UK to have been selected as a winner of the 2021 Bees’ Needs Champions Award from the Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra).  The awards recognise and celebrate initiatives to support pollinators. We won the award for our inspired bees project…

By Editor 2022-04-04 Off

What are your wishes for Wray Crescent Park?

We are asking local people (defined approximately as the N7/N4 areas) to share their wishes for the future of Wray Crescent Park. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many changes to our lives and means the entire community has been sharing our precious park, sometimes for the first time. The picture above is a typical illustration…

By Editor 2020-07-24 Off