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…
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…
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…
Common birds of Islington Parks
These are the top nine birds you are most likely to see in any Islington park. Have you seen them all?
Wray Crescent Park User Survey 2021
We ran our first Wray Crescent Park user survey in 2020. When we did, we had hoped to feed the data to Islington Council in an attempt to show the depth of different things local people needed from our park. Even then, however, we had no idea how deeply the pandemic would change everything. We…
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…
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…
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…
Photos from the Kitchen Garden launch party
A blustery Saturday afternoon became a sunny one for the official opening of the ‘Yvonne Conolly Garden’, Wray Crescent’s community kitchen garden project. What happened on the day? We saw three speeches, a bake sale, a barbecue and a chance to do a little gardening. We enjoyed a hilarious sausage catching competition for dogs and…
Kitchen Garden, official launch event: June 8, 1pm
We are proud to announce the official launch party for the kitchen garden project takes place on June 8 at 1pm. The special fund-raising event will feature a yummy cake bake sale, barbecue and special surprises. We’ll explain more about the project, give everyone a chance to get together, and hear from people who support…