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Current Projects

Project Name	Status	Completion
Community Garden	Croydon Council Grant Funded 2016 Photographs	On‐going
Grow Wild Wild Flowers	The 2nd year of the Kew Gardens wild flower programme funded by the Lottery. Photographs	On‐going
School Exit Triangle	Looking after the bank, bushes and trees.	On‐going
Mature Trees Planting of mature trees	Croydon Ward Grant Funded 2017 Planning and Estimating stage. Planting in winter 2018/19 after bridge strengthening works are complete.	2019
I Dig Trees 70 young trees to be planted by 2019	Trees supplied by "I Dig Trees" initiative. Started December 2017 - 40 trees planted so far.	2019
Arts, Singing and Entertainment to be held in the park	Grant funded from Tesco "Bags of Help" Past and future events include: Halloween 28/10/17 Singing 4/12/17 Carols 16/12/17 Wassail 27/01/18 Big Lunch Picnic 2/06/18 Peace Festival Picnic 17/06/18 Nature Trail 25/07/18 Apple Day 15/09/18 Wassail 26/01/19 Big Lunch Picnic 26/01/19 Arts in the Park 21/07/19 Apple Day 15/09/19	2019
Bench & Play Equipment	Councillors Ward Grant towards park bench and childrens play equipment. Seeking additional funding.	2020
Pond in the Community Garden	A lined pond recessed in one of the soil heaps in the Community Garden. See the Pond page for more details.	Completed

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Park Activities

Date	Time	Details
26th August 2019 Monday		Summer Bank Holiday
8th September 2019 Sunday	between 2pm and 5pm	Park work day, tidying up and gardening in the park. See events page for details.
15th September 2019 Sunday	11am to 5pm	Drawing in the Park 11am and 1pm Learn different ways to draw plants. Click the poster for details. Apple Day 2pm and 5pm Celebrating the fruit harvest from the orchard. A free event suitable for all ages. Outside games for the children. Click the poster for details.
19th September 2019 Thursday	6:00pm to 7:30pm	Community Garden Evening.
28th September 2019 Thursday	6:00pm to 7:30pm	Community Garden Evening.
13th October 2019 Sunday	between 1pm and 4pm	Park work day, tidying up and gardening in the park. See events page for details.
10th November 2019 Sunday	between 1pm and 4pm	Park work day, tidying up and gardening in the park. See events page for details.
8th December 2019 Sunday	between 1pm and 4pm	Park work day, tidying up and gardening in the park. See events page for details.
25th December 2019 Wednesday		Christmas Day Bank Holiday
26th December 2019 Thursday		Boxing Day Bank Holiday
1st January 2020 Wednesday		New Years Day Bank Holiday
12th January 2020 Sunday	between 1pm and 4pm	Park work day, tidying up and gardening in the park. See events page for details.
25th January 2020 Saturday	2pm to 4pm	Orchard Wassail An anceint ritual to waken the trees and encourage a good fruit harvest. Wear bright warm clothes and make lots of noise. A free event suitable for all ages.
9th February 2020 Sunday	between 1pm and 4pm	Park work day, tidying up and gardening in the park. See events page for details.
8th March 2020 Sunday	between 1pm and 4pm	Park work day, tidying up and gardening in the park. See events page for details.
22nd March 2020 Sunday		Mothers Day
10th April 2020 Friday		Good Friday Bank Holiday
12th April 2020 Sunday	between 2pm and 5pm	Park work day, tidying up and gardening in the park. See events page for details.
13th April 2020 Monday		Easter Bank Holiday
4th May 2020 Monday		May Day Bank Holiday
10th May 2020 Sunday	between 2pm and 5pm	Addiscombe Railway Park work day, tidying up and gardening in the park. See events page for details.
25th May 2020 Monday		Bank Holiday
7th June 2020 Sunday	2pm to 5pm	Picnic in the Park Big Lunch Weekend. Fun in the park, outdoor games for the children. Free event suitable for all the family.
14th June 2020 Sunday	between 2pm and 5pm	Park work day, tidying up and gardening in the park. See events page for details.
21st June 2020 Sunday		Fathers Day
12th July 2020 Sunday	between 2pm and 5pm	Park work day, tidying up and gardening in the park. See events page for details.
18th to 26th July 2020 All Week		National Park City Week.
19th July 2019 Sunday	2pm to 5pm	National Park City Week Search for Bugs & other Insects.
9th August 2019 Sunday	between 2pm and 5pm	Park work day, tidying up and gardening in the park. See events page for details.
31st August 2020 Monday		Summer Bank Holiday
25th December 2020 Friday		Christmas Day Bank Holiday
28th December 2020 Monday		Boxing Day Bank Holiday