Celebrate Bees at the Big Buzz party, May 24
We’ll be holding our annual Big Buzz event celebrating World Bee Day on May 24 – that’s this coming Saturday. The party begins at 12 noon and ends at 4pm. What to expect The big attraction is a kid’s magic show at 2:30pm, with Nutty Magic Ravioli. His shows are great fun and very lively from…
Free ‘Grow Veg’ workshops for kids
In homage to the life’s work of the community garden’s inspiration, local resident and teacher, Yvonne Conolly OBE, the Friends of Wray Crescent is proud to announce the Children’s ‘Grow Veg’ Workshop, a series of summer educational workshops for young people aged six to twelve years of age, starting May 10. What the workshops will teach The…
An Important (Little) Success for the Park
You may have completely missed it as you walk through the park, but a small and significant success is taking place in Wray Crescent Park… We have a Snakes-head Fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris)! It’s a success because this small, fragile, yet beautiful little plant is classified as ‘Vulnerable’ on the Vascular Plant Red Data List for the…
See what Tollington looked like in the 60’s & 70’s
Islington North may seem quite lovely today, but it wasn’t so long ago that it was a different place. Heavily bombed during World War 2, it wasn’t until the late Sixties that any real investment began going into the neighbourhoods after the destruction of war. Below you’ll find an archive of images of Islington in…
Join us for the final Orchard Project session (and celebration)
Join the Friends of Wray Crescent and the Orchard Project on March 22 for the last of event of the series. Hot food will be provided during the day to celebrate the end of the project, and the event should be fun for gardeners, tree-lovers, and nature-minded kids. What’s happening? Last year, the group teamed up with…
Join us for the third session with the Orchard Project
We have teamed up with LBI and the Orchard Project to improve the orchard area in our park. Please join us for our third session in the series, which takes place between noon and 2pm on Saturday September 28. We have more sessions to come after that. What we have learned already During the first session…
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…
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…
Save the trees: Islington’s new plans destroy trees, act now to protect them
There are just a few days to make your point if you want something better than Islington Council’s planned c.£1.5m+ splurge on a cricket-focused building in Wray Crescent. That chance exists because Islington Council have revised two drawings in their plans for Wray Crescent. You can take action now What the new plans mean The…
Free Yoga & Tai-Chi Sessions Return to Wray Cres for Third Year!
The return of wellness sessions in Wray Crescent park. We are proud to announce the return of our free summer seasons of yoga and tai-chi in Wray Crescent park, now in their third year! Yoga and Tai-Chi for the rest of us Our free evening yoga and tai-chi sessions are a fantastic way to ease…