Have you ever seen two dogs that want to meet each other whilst on long leads? Tanglecity!!

And it's not really the same unfortunately...but that it what I will have to do if this order comes through.

I've just read the April edition of Lewisham Life which has been delivered this morning, (funny - I never received March or Feb issue).

There's a letter published asking about dog-free zones in parks and Sir Steve says that the central grassed area within Mayow Park is now dog-free and signs enforcing this will be erected soon.

How anyone can enforce this (at the moment) is another story....

Hi,

I've put some photographs up at the Sugahill Cafe on Kirkdale, including several of Mayow Park.
Any comments/feedback most appreciated...

The new under 6's play equipment has now been installed within Mayow Park, complete with extra straw cushioning. Give it a go!

This replaces the burnt-down structure and is more toddler friendly.

If you're a regular Mayow Park user, you may have seen the new posters advertising this consultation for 10-14 year olds, to give them a voice in developing their own area within the Park.

On Wednesday 27th May between 11am and 3pm (in Half Term) there will be a marquee with activities and a competition to name the area with a ipod nano prize. We are interested to hear ideas and suggestions from any 10-14yr olds. Older and younger children can come and watch too - there will be coaches from Teach Sport providing free games.

This event will be run by Lewisham's Young Mayor's Office with members of Lewisham Council, Glendale and Friends of Mayow Park helping. Please help us spread the word....

The finale of the Sydenham Arts Festival is a Family picnic in Mayow Park with various entertainers and free activities planned: (taken from the SAF website http://www.sydenhamartsfestival.com/1020.html )

1.00pm: Crystal Palace Band. South London's Premier Brass Band.
2.00pm: Mayor Of Lewisham & Poetry by S.A.F. poet in residence, Gale Burns, and friends - reading their own work, including a newly created, festival poem.
2.30pm: Children?s Theatre: The Quarter Too Ensemble. An adventure into the woods with the inter-galactic super-hero storytellers Chicken-Head and Cow-Face! Put your tongue firmly in your cheek as they use their powers to tell, in their own unique way, the classic story of Goldilocks and The Three Bears.
3.00pm: Live music.
4.00pm: Salsa Line Dancing workshop ? with William Dash.
4.45pm: Music: Randolph Mathews. ?Future Folk?: a fusion of Neo/Afro Soul, Acoustic Folk and Blues. And ?Heart Music?: fusing phonetic language, vocal percussion, sounds and instruments.
5.30pm: Lewisham Youth Choir - a medley of songs about London.

Art: We invite you and your children to make and bring along an art object, based around the theme ?Summer Garden?, to join our ?butterflies? on display. A slug? A sunflower? Anything! You can make it out of recycled objects if you like. There will be opportunities throughout the day to create something at the Park as well.

FOMP will have an information stall on the day - why not come and say hello?

Just to clarify on that last post, this all takes place on Sunday, 12th July

Might see you there

Instead of all the call 999 drama why not speak to some of the community police officers that are always around.

This week, work has started on the new Clubhouse for the Mayow Park Bowls Club. The following text is a message from Glendale:

- The initial work will be setting up and securing the works site and disconnecting existing services and relocation of the container to the yard area.
- Removal of small self set trees and shrubs and minor pruning to one Prunus (Cherry Tree) to allow access, will follow.
- Construction of the new build will then commence along with the construction of the top surface to allow for the containers to be lifted onto site.
- The pathway running along the top side of the Bowling Green will be closed for a short period to allow for excavation for sewerage connections. Diversion signs, etc. will be in place during this time.
- The works are anticipated to last for a period of 6 weeks and finish before Christmas.

Disruption will be kept to a minimum during these works and your co-operation is gratefully appreciated. In case of emergency or if you require any information, please call Glendale Grounds Management on 020 8318 3986.

Friends of Mayow Park will be holding their Annual Tree Dressing Event, by the pavilion from 11am.

Tree dressing is the ancient & global art in which a community celebrate or commemorate something of importance to them by decorating a carefully selected tree & holding some kind of event nearby. Whether the tree is dressed with flags in Shropshire, rags in Ireland, fruit in India, red ribbons in Turkey, clothes & jewellery in Siberia or bottles in the South of France it is both a visually striking & memorable event. It would help us if you could bring any special scraps of fabric, coloured leaves, berries, paper, ribbon and glue with you.

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Envirowork will be organising a Christmas Fair between 11am and 4pm in their depot, (just behind the Pavilion) with Father Christmas, a local choir and market stalls. Come and talk to Envirowork about their exciting plans to create a Community Garden in this wonderful historic park. Admission is free.

If you would like a stall or are a local who wants to help out, please contact enviroworklewisham@gmail.com

Just to clarify on that last post, this all takes place on Sunday 13th December

Latest news from Mayow Park
http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/481626...s_in_park/

The thought that there could have been loaded weapons hidden in the bushes for months, or that Mayow pk is worth regularly sweeping for arms, is very scary stuff.
And indeed the park has been pretty empty this last week.

I prefer to think that this 'targeted sweep' was in fact just part of an anonymous hand over process.
In any case, any arms left in the undergrowth for long would get sniffed out and eaten by all the large dogs that roam the park.

I am impressed the Police Support Officers made the find. I thought they were not meant to get involved with anything remotely of danger to them. Very impressive.

Oh What a miracle the police bothered to come out of their nice warm canteen and look busy ashamed we don't see them more often.

Friends of Mayow Park will be holding 2 Tree Planting ceremonies on Thursday 28th January at 2:30pm within the park. Bromley Reform Synagogue will be planting a Ginko to celebrate Tu B'shvat and FOMP will be planting a Larch for National Tree Week.

Tu B'shvat is a minor Jewish holiday in the Hebrew month of Shevat, usually sometime in late January or early February, that marks the "New Year of the Trees".

The Larch (Larix) is not only a popular choice of timber for building houses, boats and fences; it makes an attractive Bonsai and features in Episode 3 of Monty Python's Flying Circus. However, we don't promoise any deceased parrots, Lumberjacks or men with hankies on their heads on 28th Jan!

More information on the blog: http://www.mayowpark.wordpress.com & where you can view the Winter newsletter.

On 17 November 2009, Groundwork and Sue Morgan (Around the Block Ltd) presented the draft masterplan for Mayow Park to stakeholders which will determine the park's future for the next 10 years.

The consultation closes this Friday (29 January) and completed questionnaires (which can be downloaded from the link above) should be forwarded to Martin Hyde, Green Space Regeneration Manager at Lewisham Council (martin.hyde@lewisham.gov.uk)

Exciting news for the Parksport project revealed in the Mayow Park blog: http://www.mayowpark.wordpress.com

It’s March and we have a new Friend of Mayow Park: our long-awaited Permanent Park Keeper!

Meet Gilles (pronounced like an English “Giles”), originally from Belgium, but has lived in England for over 15 years. He has worked for Glendale, Lewisham’s Park Contractors for over a year now, working with the team in Sydenham Wells Park, Telegraph Hill, Chinbrook Meadows, Blackheath and Brookmill Park. He will be working a 5 day week, during Park opening times and a collegue will be covering for the remaining 2 days a week. He will be based in the Pavilion.

Check the blog for more news... http://mayowpark.wordpress.com/
Regards,
Emma

Friends of Mayow Park and Envirowork are having a family Scavenger hunt on April 4th between noon and 3pm.

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Come and hunt for animals and leaves within the park to win chocolate!
Entry is free and there will also be a cake and plant sale, teas and coffee, etc.
Come to the Envirowork Nursery behind the Pavilion - lots of the showcase raised beds will be ready to view.
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Keep reading our blogs to discover all the news about the park:

http://www.mayowpark.wordpress.com
http://www.envirowork.blogspot.com

and join our Facebook group "Friends of Mayow Park (FOMP)" to receive updates direct to your inbox.

We look forward to seeing you soon in the park,
Emma (FOMP) and Iris (Envirowork)