All posts by Carol Shaw

Phase 2 playground improvements

You may have noticed that some fencing has been placed around the playground in the few days. Phase 2 improvements are due to commence imminently. The roundabout will be removed and replaced with one suitable for wheelchair users. There will be three new springers and

Spring Bulb Planting

On Sat 4th Feb, volunteers from Friends Of Conway Park created a flower border at the north end of the park. You can find the border just to the right of the steps leading down to Sharoe Brook below near the railway bridge. Cadley FC

Footpath resurfacing works

Works have commenced to resurface the footpaths in and around the park. The footpath from Lightfoot Lane to the Sharoe brook bridge (parallel to the railway line) has been closed off today whilst heavy plant machinery is working. Please take care over the next few

Safer Roads

Lancashire Constabulary are looking for volunteers to join their Community Road Watch Scheme. Community Road Watch involves Police working together with local communities at sites where people are worried about road safety. Volunteers are trained by us and work with local officers to address various

Anti Social Behaviour

We recently had a meeting with our local Police Community Support Officers regarding anti social behaviour in and around the park – stones and bottles being thrown, drug use on the park and drug running down the ginnel on Conway Drive, damage to the pavilion

New footpaths now open

We were extremely proud to ‘officially’ open the new footpaths last week. It’s taken a lot of effort to raise the funds and get this project complete but already the paths are being well used so it seems to be worth it.

Newsletter Nov 21

FOCP COMMITTEE – What have we been up to? It might not look like ‘The Friends’ have been doing anything major in the last few months, but rest assured we have been trying to plug away on various things behind the scenes.  Back in Spring

AGM 2021

FRIENDS OF CONWAY PARK 2021 AGM ANNOUNCMENT:- THE FRIENDS OF CONWAY PARK WILL BE HOLDING THEIR 2021 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ON TUESDAY 30TH NOVEMBER @ 7.30 PM. THE VENUE WILL BE THE MEETING ROOM, FULWOOD LEISURE CENTRE,BLACK BULL LANE, PRESTON PR2 9YA ALL POSTS WILL

Litter Picking

We are doing a litter pick on Wednesday 14th April at 6.30pm for an hour or so. Perfect time to get at all of the waste before all the plants regrow! We are gong to meet up at the Conway Park Pavillion at 6.30pm. We

£50k by May….. just £5k to go!

With help from our major sponsors and local community, we have almost hit our fundraising campaign target. Help us to reach our final goal of £50k before the end of the month. The past few months have shown us the value of Conway Park in