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From thier May 2011 newsletter Firstly and most importantly we have recently been informed that The Friends of Davyhume Park has been successful in winning a bid to improve the existing play area in the park . The Grant was awarded by Groundwork UK and The Big Lottery Funds Community Spaces Programme and we have been awarded just over £49K. It will be used for new play equipment (particularly for over 8s) , resurfacing and a new natural themed play area; the Council will be funding a revamp of the under 8s play equipment at the same time so the whole area will be renewed and given a new lease of life. It goes some way to offset the disappointment we had when the Department of Education awarded us £50k for the play area and then took back their offer before it reached our bank account! A big thank-you to all who helped support us and to those who helped with consultation. Hopefully this is just what we need to give our group a boost and incentive to improve other areas of the park and to hold events on a regular basis . Look out for a press release in the local Paper. Work is still progressing on the bid for Heritage Lottery funds to restore the park's ponds as one of the only remaining original features of the Park. As you may have noticed one of the ponds is practically empty as the lining is damaged the water leaks away - it’s quite a big job restoring the ponds but hopefully we will get there. Anyone who can remember any of the original plants that surrounded the pond area or who has any historical facts or stories - please let us know as it may help with the application .Thank-you to Dave Sykes from TMBC for his continued work on this. We are ourselves continually searching for sources of funding and have somebody looking into this for us. We will shortly be announcing a date for our craft day – the one last spring was a success and we hope to build on this and make it a regular annual event . We had been looking into the possibility of staging a St George's Day celebration this year but until we are a larger and stronger group we will have to put this on hold. Fingers crossed we can do something in 2012. Our Health Walks (as part of Trafford Stride Scheme) are really starting to take off and we have both new and regular walkers attending. We meet at 10am at Urmston Library on the second and last Friday of every month and usually round off the walk by meeting up in a room in the library where we have a cuppa and a chat. Unfortunately we have to pay to hire the room so this Friday we are using the Bowling Club room in the Park bordering Crofts Bank Road , thank-you to Ray from the club for showing us round. Anyone wishing to join please feel free to turn up - we are a friendly bunch so please don't hesitate to come if you are on your own – next one is this Friday and all abilities are welcome. We will meet outside Urmston library at 10am as usual. We also have a new member of our committee. Tracy Clarke has agreed to take on the Press and Promotions side of our work, using her experience gained through working with the NHS. She is married with two young children and is a keen supporter and user of the park so we would like to welcome her on board. That makes a total of 4 on the committee so we are going from strength to strength albeit slowly but surely!
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