Friends of Hillside Gardens & Palace Road Nature Gardens Meeting in the Park 27 November 2023 Present: Nigel Duckers - Minutes, Tony Emerson, Rosena Skeete, William Palau - Treasurer, Andreas Kappes – Comms, Stephanie Charalambous – Co-Chair, Evan Lerwill – Co-Chair, Julia Biel – Allotments, Robert Doyle, Dino Skeet, Amy Roe Apologies: Tom Stanbury, Melodie… Continue reading Minutes for Meeting 27 Nov 23
News and Activities
Annual Sports and Fun Day – September the 9th
Hello Friend,This Saturday (9th September), we have our annual Sports and Fun Day. Find the final programme below. This year, we tried to incorporate more fun games, not "just" sports. We will have entertainers for the little ones (3 p.m.), arts and crafts (12 p.m.), a giant snakes and ladders game, and a nature hunt with the… Continue reading Annual Sports and Fun Day – September the 9th
Minutes for Meeting 19th June 23
Friends of Hillside Gardens & Palace Road Nature Gardens Meeting in the Park 19th June 23 Present: Stephanie Charalambous –Chair, Tom Stanbury, Delphine Econ, Nigel Duckers – Minutes Secretary, Tony Emerson, Rosena Skeete, Andreas Kappes – Comms, Dino Skeete, Robbie Bulloch, Indigo Bulloch, Dorela Cufas, Amy Roe Apologies: Gerry McAteer – Palace Road Nature Gardens,… Continue reading Minutes for Meeting 19th June 23
Minutes for Meeting 24 April 23
Friends of Hillside Gardens & Palace Road Nature Gardens 24 April 23 Crown & Sceptre Present Stephanie Charalambous –Co-Chair, Evan Lerwill – Co-Chair, Tom Stanbury, Nigel Duckers – Minutes Secretary, William Palau - Treasurer, Andreas Kappes – Comm, Martin Goffe, Caroline Goffe Apologies Cllr Rezina Chowdury, Cllr Liz Atkins, Leon Jones, Dino Skeete, Rosena Skeete,… Continue reading Minutes for Meeting 24 April 23
The Big Help Out – Palace Road Nature Garden Coronation Bank Holiday Monday 8th May
At our Friends meeting in January 2023 at The Crown & Sceptre Pub, former Chair and current trustee Tony Emerson proposed the Big Help Out as a good opportunity to get volunteers out and working in the parks. As a charity we are set up to look after, represent and organise activities for people to… Continue reading The Big Help Out – Palace Road Nature Garden Coronation Bank Holiday Monday 8th May
Friends of Hillside and Palace Road Nature Garden – Annual Report 2022
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Minutes for Meeting 22nd November, 2022
Friends of Hillside Gardens AGM 22nd November 22 St Margaret’s Church, Streatham Hill Present Tom Stanbury – Co-chair Nigel Duckers – Minutes Secretary Tony Emerson Rosena Skeete Dino Skeete William Palau - Treasurer Gerry McAteer – Palace Road Nature Gardens Andreas Kappes – Comms Stephanie Charalambous – Co-chair Cllr Liz Atkins Danuta Zaluga Evan Lerwill… Continue reading Minutes for Meeting 22nd November, 2022
Minutes for Meeting September 26th, 2022
Present Tom Stanbury – Co-chair Nigel Duckers – Minutes Secretary Evan Lervill Tony Emerson Cllr Liz Atkins Rosena Skeete Dino Skeete Gerry McAteer Apologies Stephanie Charalambous – Co-chair Andreas Kappes - Comms William Palau - Treasurer Cllr Rezina Chowdury 1Welcome and Apologies Tom welcomed everyone to the meeting, which was held at an earlier… Continue reading Minutes for Meeting September 26th, 2022
PLAY AREA REFURBISHMENT
PLAY AREA REFURBISHMENT The Friends of Hillside Gardens are pleased to announce that the children's playground is to be fully refurbished following a successful funding bid to Lambeth's Changing Lives Fund. The new facility has been designed to be inclusive of all ages and abilities. Works to replace the equipment and safety surfacing in the… Continue reading PLAY AREA REFURBISHMENT
Minutes: Friends of Hillside Gardens Meeting (20th June 22)
Please below the minutes from our last meeting that happened outdoors in the park. fohg-20-june-22-1DownLoad Friends of Hillside Gardens OUTDOORS MEETING IN THE PARK 20th June 22 1Welcome and Apologies  Tom welcomed everyone to the meeting, which was held outdoors in the park (see below for attendees).  2Improvement Works Tom outlined contractual arrangements… Continue reading Minutes: Friends of Hillside Gardens Meeting (20th June 22)
Minutes: Friends of Hillside Gardens Meeting (21st March 2022)
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Minutes: Friends of Hillside Gardens Meeting (24th January 2022)
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Minutes: Friends of Hillside Gardens Meeting (20th September)
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Minutes from our meeting: 6th, July, 2021
Please find below the minutes from the last meeting as well as the report from the allotment group. Minutes from Meeting Allotment Report
Sports Day – Saturday 11th September
Our annual sports day is here! Saturday 11th September 9:30 am - 3:30pm Join us for free taster activities:Yoga 9:30 (on the grass)Tennis for Tots 9:30 (on bottom courts)Basket Ball 11am (on the MUGA)Cricket 11am - 1pm (Surrey Community Cricket coaches on the top MUGA)Mini-Olympics 1pm (in the dog free area)Wacky Races 2pmRounders (tbc)Refreshments
Works in the park
Contractors from Kingston Landscapers are currently working in the park to improve the soil, which was damaged following the foot-path upgrades. The works will include adding topsoil, rotavating, laying turf and sowing grass seed. This is the ground that is behind the orange fencing. The new picnic tables have been popular since their installation and… Continue reading Works in the park
Brixton Buzz Visit
Back in the summer, Mike Urban took "a walk through Hillside Gardens, a small but popular park situated between Streatham Hill and Tulse Hill". And took some nice photos. Thanks for spreading the love of parks. https://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2020/06/a-walk-through-hillside-gardens-a-small-but-popular-park-situated-between-streatham-hill-and-tulse-hill/
June Hyde – a Tribute
Our much-loved member, June Hyde, died last Sunday, November Eight. She had been in failing health for a number of years, but she died peacefully in her sleep. She was 84. June had been a trustee of the Friends of Hillside from 2012 until 2019, when she retired from that role. Her great interest was… Continue reading June Hyde – a Tribute
Recording of Annual General Meeting 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHi4BkrMw1A&feature=emb_title Please find above the recording of our Annual General Meeting in which we review the past year (and what a year it was), talk about the current state of construction work, and look ahead.
Hillside Gardens Friends Meeting – Audio Recording
We met on Monday, the Sep 28, for the third time this year, for the first time online via Zoom. We reviewed the very successful Sports Day and heard updates from the progress in the work in the park. Listen back to the whole meeting here. Best, Andreas
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