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CAROLS IN THE PARK 2024

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This year’s Carols in the Park will take place on Friday, 6th December outside the Royal Spa Nursery with admission from 6pm onwards. Your help needed Once again the popular event will feature the Salvation Army brass band and the … Continue reading

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SECOND PHASE PLAYGROUND REDEVELOPMENT: It is almost here!

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The Friends of Queen’s Park is pleased to announce that the Council has awarded the contract for the second phase redevelopment of the play area and the new equipment could be in place before Christmas. An exhibition at the Jubilee Library … Continue reading

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Date for butterfly walk

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Sussex Wildlife Trust’s Huw Morgan will be giving a guided butterfly walk on Wednesday, 5th June. The walk will start at 11 am and end at noon. Those signed up to the walk are asked to meet in front of … Continue reading

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History walk – extra date announced

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As a result of over demand for places, local historian Peter Crowhurst (pictured) has agreed to give a second history walk on Sunday, 30th June starting at 11 am starting at the Park Street park entrance and concluding at 12.15 … Continue reading

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Bark in the Park 2024 date

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The date for Bark in the Park, the Friends of Queen’s Park’s ever-popular community dog show has been fixed for 2024. The date agreed with heading sponsor Coastway Vets, is Saturday, 1st June. As ever, there will be opportunities for … Continue reading

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Stalwart volunteer is honoured

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For more than 20 years Chris Lowe has been a Friends of Queen’s Park stalwart. Sadly, ill health forced him to step back as an active volunteer and serving on our committee. His knowledge of local flora and fauna is … Continue reading

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A new date for the Wild Garden clearance is fixed

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A new date for the clearance of the Wild Garden to replace an earlier date, which had to be postponed at the last minute, has been fixed. The new date, when volunteers will be invited to join a team from … Continue reading

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Date for AGM is announced

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The Friends of Queen’s Park’s Annual General Meeting will take place on Wednesday, 25th October. The meeting, which is open to all members of the local community, will take place in the club house of the Friends of Queen’s Park Tennis … Continue reading

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Freddie the Dachshund triumphs at Bark

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Freddie the Dachshund triumphed at the 2023 Bark in the Park dog show. He won Best in Show, sponsored by the Camelford Arms, much to the delight of his human, actor Charles Brunton. Earlier Freddie had won the Temptation Alley … Continue reading

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Sapling tree trail is set up

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The Friends of Queen’s Park, working with Dr Simon Edwards, the developer of the innovative App TiCL, has established its first tree trail. For the first of what it is hoped will be many trails, the Friends Group decided to … Continue reading

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