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About the Friends

 

Page updated: 26th August 2011

 

The Friends of Kelsey Park have designed this web site to introduce you to the park and tell you about the work of the Friends.

 

The Friends work in partnership with the London Borough of Bromley and The Landscape Group (formerly English Landscapes), with their sub contractors Holwood, to:

 

• Encourage the quiet enjoyment of the park
• Educate
• Conserve
• Provide extras not available from elsewhere

 

Information Centre

The Friends Information Centre is open 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm every Saturday and Sunday, (1.30 pm to 3.30 pm during the shorter winter months). It is staffed by our volunteers and has a Childrens’ Corner. A visit will help you get to know the park and what happens there as well as in the other parks and wild areas in Bromley. The noticeboard just outside also provides valuable information about events in the park and the work of the Friends throughout the year.

 

The Centre can best be found from the Manor Way (contract vehicle) entrance, which has a large red post box just outside it. Continue the short walk and then take the left fork, past the flower beds; it is just on the left of the path set back by the birch trees. It is also labelled on the large map at the bottom of the Location page.

 

Friends

The Friends is a flourishing organisation and produces a magazine three times a year free with membership or on sale in the Information Centre, currently £1. The Friends also work with Hadlow College. Their BSc students use the park as a learning resource. If anyone is interested in forging a relationship with a local primary school please contact us.

 

The Friends are concerned that the original planting scheme for the park was being lost and have linked with the Bromley Local Authority to try to publicise their plant-a-tree scheme. If you would like to plant a tree in the park to enhance it, to celebrate or commemorate something please contact the tree helpline for more information on 020 8313 4471.

 

Recently the Friends have held plant sales selling the surplus bedding from the park. The money raised will be used to buy new shrubs and trees. The stand of birch trees should be restored soon.

 

The Friends also take part in the national competitions which Bromley Borough enters; e.g. The Green Flag Award, which the park holds for 2005 and also 'London and Britain in Bloom'.

 

The Friends also contribute to the events held for the friends of parks groups organised by Bromley Local Authority and The Greater London Authority.

 

We hope after visiting the park you will want to become a member and possibly think about volunteering. Please see the membership page for more details.

 

 

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