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…
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
Wray Crescent keeps its Green Flag
We are thrilled to learn that Wray Crescent has retained the Green Flag award for another year.
Bulb Planting workshop October 23
We’d like to invite you to join in this year’s bulb planting workshop in Wray Crescent park on October 23 as part of Islington’s climate change event.
Announcement: Meet your local council candidates at Tolly Talks
We would like to announce the first Tolly Talks event, presented by the Friends of Wray Crescent, on June 25 at 7pm on Zoom. We have invited all four of the candidates standing for election in the Tollington Ward by election to join us at this event. At time of writing, all four have agreed…
What new activities would you like to see in Wray Crescent?
We are still organising our response to the first disappointing consultation meeting with Islington council regarding the plans it wants to impose on our park. As far as we are concerned the problem in Islington is not a lack of cricket, but a lack of access to green space. We were not satisfied at the…
Easter Bunny comes to Wray Crescent
Well, here is something that doesn’t happen very often. This weekend, the Easter Bunny visited Wray Crescent. Everyone seemed pretty happy. (By the way, we heard that at some point in the 1970’s, Wray Crescent was full of rabbits, they all lived in the large green circle area). Happy Easter everyone!