Highbury Park Friends

Highbury Park Friends’ latest newsletter is now online, with stories about the new park keeper, the ridge & furrow survey, the new maintenance contractor, updates on recent events, and a selection of forthcoming events in the park and locally.

You may retrieve it directly via this link,
http://highburyparkfriends.org.uk/text/newsletter/HPF_Newsletter_2009-05.pdf (166 Kb),
or by following the Documents Archive link from our home page.

Stories include:
News & Updates:
* Meet Rob the Park Keeper
* New maintenance contractor Quadron Environment
* Unearthing the agricultural past: ridge & furrow survey
* Section 106 project plans
* Cllr Mullaney’s Promotion
* Litter Pick report

Forthcoming Events:
* Art Walk Sunday 31 May 11 AM
* Highbury Trust @ Moseley Forum Monday 29 June 7PM
* Big Kings Heath Party Saturday 4 July

The Festival of Walks continues with an Art Walk, Sunday 31st May 11am,
departing from the Alcester Road entrance.

Join botanical artist Catharine Clarke for a gentle meander around Highbury Park.

Hear how the park and its history have inspired artworks currently being created by her. Do bring along cameras or sketchbooks if you wish, and maybe get the creative bug too!

This is our second in a series of walks focussing on Highbury as a source of inspiration and as a place for creative activities. It is also part of our ongoing series of walks exploring the park’s rich range of landscape, historical and wildlife qualities.

We’ve had confirmation from the Parks Department and Quadron (the new maintenance crew) for a litter pick next Saturday 16 May, from 10:00-1:00, starting from the car park.

Quadron will send operatives, 12 picking tools & 12 pair of gloves. If you want to bring your own gloves, so much the better!

The areas to be picked are mainly along the southern edge: next to the railway (A), the Henbury pond (B), and the allotments (C). But a bit near the fallen poplar(D), in the central hedgerow (E), and the area  that was once Henbury outbuildings (F) also need a once-over.

A walk along the southern edge and the allotment fence should reveal bags of rubbish, camping gear and clothing. The former outbuildings should reveal one or two bicycles dumped in the ivy near the Uffculme railing, plus more bags of rubbish. The central hedgerow has also been a dumping ground for clothing, whilst the Shutlock Lane/ fallen poplar area just collects wind-blown litter.

If you know of any other particular spots, please let the crew know on the day, or email us now and we’ll pass on a description.

That day is also the Birmingham Open Spaces Forum Spring event, a Meet & Greet with staff from each of the new parks maintenance services. If you want to attend, contact Sarah at BOSF now for registration details.