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Thanks to generous donations from friends of the park, we now have a new bench, which is being very well used!
Thanks to the generosity of those who donated to the appeal, our first bench has been ordered! It will look like the one in the picture, which is designed to make it easy to get up from. Apparently, it may take up to 4 months to supply, so don’t hold your breath. We are also trying to ensure that the Council keeps to their promise to ‘match’ it with a second bench.
We cannot access the emails of those who donated through the GoFundMe page, so cannot thank you personally. If anyone would like to be kept up to date on progress with the bench, or any other park-related issues, please send an email to dykeroadparkfriends ‘at’ gmail.com, indicating that you would like to be added to the email circulation list.
We badly need more benches in the park, particularly around the field. A crowdfunding page has been created and you are invited to donate. Each bench costs £1000, and it would be great to order at least one and have it installed ready for us to enjoy that autumn sunshine!
All compost appreciates a good turn once in a while, and a group of happy composters got together on Sunday to try out a new ‘turning tool’, discuss the finer points of compost – and eat chocolates and mince pies!
If you are interested in using the compost bins, please contact Stephanie and Gemma on drpcompost@gmail.com and they will give you the low-down on what you can and can’t put into the bins – and, of course, the top-secret code to the combination lock.
Here is the result of the wildflower planting on the bank at the back of the Brighton Open Air Theatre. Thanks again to the Sussex Wildlife Trust youth rangers for their efforts!
Sussex Wildlife Trust youth rangers planting wildflowers on the bank behind the Brighton Open Theatre in March – a project initiated by Gail Greaves, a member of the Friends group. The plants are growing well. Photos of flowers to follow in due course!
The Gardening Group is now meeting on the second Thursday of the month, from 1.30pm to 3.00pm. We undertake light gardening tasks, such as weeding, deadheading, pruning and ivy removal. Anyone is welcome to join in. Meet us at the café, or find us in the park.
Last summer we created a ‘bug hotel’ – somewhere for insects to over-winter – out of old pallets stuffed with wood chip, pine cones and twigs. This summer, with the help of our Park Ranger, Emma Keane, we have added to the ‘filler’ and covered the whole thing with roofing felt. We are going to have the snuggest bugs in the city!
The table tennis table has at last been put in position and is being enjoyed whenever the weather allows. Hopefully, the Council will soon attach it firmly to the ground and also supply the promised bats and balls, to be kept in the Café.
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