Street briefing Wray Open Space
— Laura Macfaddon – Islington Council — Matt Bunce – Islington Council — 8 police officers from Tollington, Finsbury Park and Islington teams. Approx 30 residents attended from the following streets: Andover Police Acknowledged that crime, drug dealing and use is getting worse in the locality. There is a lack of funding and police resources…
Feed your mind: Free yoga and tai-chi in the park
Yoga on Thursday and Tai-Chi on Friday. Weekly, beginning May 26 from 6:30pm
World Bee Day — and a special May 21 event
The Friends of Wray will host a special event on May 21 to celebrate World Bee Day and our recent recognition for our bees project in the park. Julian Evans from Islington Council will join a small ceremony at 1:30pm on May 21 to present the award to the children who helped in the award-winning…
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…
Spring fund-raising appeal
Please contribute to this spring’s appeal for funds to continue our work in Wray Crescent.
Wray Crescent Tree Nursery update
The first saplings are ready to move to new homes from the Friends of Wray Crescent Tree Nursery.
Poll: Choose a community library design!
We know lots of people would like a small community library in Wray Crescent. Please tell us which design you like best
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 back machine: Wray Crescent and the Hackney Brook
We’re looking for historical stories, pictures and any interesting data concerning Wray Crescent and the surrounding area, so if you have anything you’d like to share, please drop us a line. When Wray Crescent was a crescent Today we have this fascinating image thanks to Britain From Above and Historic England. We think it was…
What we’ve been doing, Newsletter, Working parties in November
We’ve published the latest edition of our irregular newsletter. If you’re already on our mailing list you should expect to receive it by email, but we’ve made it available here. Here are some of the highlights: Working parties November 14 and November 21, starting at noon. Green Flag Award for Wray Crescent Park Yvonne Conelly wins…