Monthly Archives: May 2016

Balsam Bashing

An enthusiastic crowd of 15 gathered last night for the first night of Balsam Bashing and clean-up this week.  Hope to see more of you all during the course of the week.

Hotpot Supper Success!

The hotpot supper was a huge success and we’ve had some great feedback.  We’d like to once again thank the Free Voices Community Choir and the SJ Mills Dance School for their wonderful performances, as well as all the generous people who turned up, bought raffle

Balsam bashing & clean up

Are you available in the evenings for an hour next week?  We are looking for volunteers to help us again this Spring with a Balsam Bashing/general clean up along the brook from the Railway Bridge to Belton Hill.  We will meet up at 7pm each

Auction goodies you can bid for

We’ve got some superb goodies available for the ‘Promises’ Auction on Saturday night.  If you haven’t got a ticket, but are interested in a particular Lot, promises can be pledged if someone you know is coming and can bid on your behalf (providing they pay for

Can you help?

The Friends have been busy organising everything for the hotpot supper on Saturday.  It’s a complete sell-out which is great but it does mean we’ve unfortunately had to turn people away due to restrictions on the amount of people allowed in the building.  We had a

SOLD OUT! Thank you for your support

The hotpot supper fundraising event on Sat 21st May is now SOLD OUT.  The Friends would like to thank you all for your support.  We’re sorry if anyone is left disappointed at not being able to come but as the venue can only allow 200,

Thank you to our generous local businesses!

The Friends would like to sincerely thank the following local businesses for their kind donations of promises for the fundraising auction on May 21st:  Preston North End FC, Preston Grasshoppers RFC, FINS Diving store, Another Bouquet, Goosnargh Golf Course, Fulwood Golf Driving Range, Fulwood Leisure Centre,

Special thanks to Readyfix

Local business, Readyfix have been wonderful in donating various items for the local community to use to maintain the park, which will be stored at the park Pavillion for the Friends and Cadley FC to have access to.   These will come in very handy when

Dates for your diary

Dates for your diary……. Fri 13th May – last day to buy tickets for the hotpot supper Tues 17th May – next committee meeting Sat 21st May – Hotpot Supper Fundraiser Mon 23rd May to Thurs 26th May – Clean for the Queen (litter picking

Concept plan Consultation Report

Here is a summary of the results from the initial public consultation of the Draft Plan for the proposed Conway Park improvements: 51% of respondents currently visit the park at least once a week with 84% saying they would visit weekly if there were better facilities…..55%