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Your Thoughts: The Queen’s Park Consultation

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Last summer, you had your say on the future of Queen’s Park as part of the Public Consultation process. The consultation received 368 responses (73% online), with women responders outnumbering men by almost two to one. 

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Annual General Meeting

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  Please join us for this year’s Annual General Meeting of the Friends Of Queen’s Park. This is a open meeting, and all local residents are invited to attend. The AGM will take place on Tuesday  21st October 2014, 7.30pm, … Continue reading

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Volunteers Help Pond Improvements

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  The Queen’s Park Pond was much in the news in late summer. A local aerial photographer, Eddie Mitchell (@brightonsnapper), took a magnificent photo of the park which unfortunately highlighted the bright green colour of the pond.

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Free Micro-chipping for your dog

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Microchipping helps identify your dog if lost or stolen and it will soon be a legal obligation for all dogs to be chipped – so don’t miss out. The Dogs Trust is working to ensure all dogs are chipped, and … Continue reading

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Bark In The Park 2014 – Report & Photos of the day

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Before I go into what a wonderful day it was ( it was),

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Mindless Vandalism

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After all the hard work, some people couldn’t resist spoiling it by an act of mindless vandalism. Members of the Dog Walkers of Queens Park stopped them attempting to do this on Saturday, but sadly weren’t on hand to stop … Continue reading

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Through The Archway: The Local Artist Who Created The FQP Logo

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We are rather fond of our Friends of Queen’s Park logo. It scales up, it scales down. It works black on white, or white on black. It has a simple, sophisticated design with a timeless quality that holds within it … Continue reading

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Frazer The Wonder Dog

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The competition to win 2013 Bark In The Park’s first ever pedigree ‘Best In Show’ was close – until the AV Gun Dog category. That’s when the judge took one good look at the Irish Red Setter ‘Frazer’ and knew … Continue reading

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Waiting For The Swifts

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  Take a visit to the Clock Tower in Queen’s Park. Admire its noble form and elegant brickwork, then close your eyes and use your ears. You will hear birdsong, specifically the unmistakeable sound of the Swift.

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Top Judge for this year’s Bark

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We are delighted to announce that the Head Vet at Crufts, Andreas Schemel, will be judging the Pedigree Ring at this year’s Bark in the Park. We are equally delighted to say that Annabel Giles will once again be MC’ing the … Continue reading

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