Havelock Recreation Ground designated Local Green Space

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Rebecca Davis

In November 2016, alongside 20 parks in the Borough, we were designated the title of Local Green Space. A Local Green Space is a:

“green or open space which has been demonstrated to have special qualities and holds particular significance to the local community which it serves.

Development which causes harm to the ‘special qualities’ of a Local Green Space as defined within its Statement of Significance but is otherwise policy compliant will be considered inappropriate and will not be accepted except in very special circumstances.”

A lot of work and time went into the submission for this, so we are very proud to have achieved this status.

You can read the full documentation including the other parks that were granted this status, which is part of the Council’s Draft Local Plan, here.

2017 Events

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Rebecca Davis

Our events for 2017 will include our third Big Lunch in June, our third ‘Bug Day’ in July, a brand new summer picnic event in August and our second Havelock Hoedown. Now all we need is for the weather to be on our side in 2017 – we didn’t mind the rain really, but we have put in an early order for sunshine on these dates in 2017.

In addition to these main events, the Friends of Havelock Recreation Ground Annual General Meeting is currently planned for Wednesday 22nd February 2017, time and location to be confirmed. We will also have ad hoc litter picking and planting days, which will be announced nearer the time.

Our happy Hoedown in Rain and Shine!

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Kerry Hood

Happy Hoedown!

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Our locals were not put off by the weather, we know how to have fun here, whether it rains or not!

Thanks to our sponsors:

Happy Hoedown in Rain and Shine

Here’s a couple of the great people who turned up and ran the stalls!

Made with love

Made with love… offers beautiful handmade soft furnishings, childrens toys, bunting and bespoke items.

JFTP Business Fairy – Emma Miller

We sell a range of teepees, dens, toys and accessories to help bring imaginations alive.

Bootcamp on our park, Sundays at 10-11am

Personal Training Bootcamp, HIIT, fat burning, TRX, boxing, functional training, muscle strengthening, core conditioning Contact: tagfitness@outlook.com

Last, but not least, some of the local businesses who put their hands in their pockets and sponsored our event! Without these people, it could not have happened; many thanks to them:

WWW.GEORGEPROCTOR.COM
EmPressed (53a Homesdale Road) – Dry cleaning and Alterations
http://www.burnsfireplaces.com/
Don Giovanni – Italian Restaurant in Bromley	Don Giovanni is an Italian restaurant in Bromley and has an excellent reputation for serving authentic Italian food. Established in 2006 with great reviews WWW.DONGIOVANNIRESTAURANT.CO.UK
	The Hayes Local. If you’d like to advertise in this handy local magazine, you can contact them at thehayeslocal@gmail.com
The Barbershop at 44 Homesdale Road https://twitter.com/barberofbromley
	Homesdale Motor Traders Ltd Garage for all your motoring needs
	Bromley Car Audio (Official FB Page) Sounds – Security – Styling – Tuning

Hoedown Countdown

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Rebecca Davis

The first Havelock Hoedown will be held on Havelock Rec on Saturday 10th September, from 12 – 4pm.

Just 3 days to go to the Havelock Hoedown! We have organised lots of fabulous things for you to make this a great fun family event. Here’s what you can expect:
– Music and dancing with our very own line dancing caller
– Bucking bronco
– Bouncy castle
– Western themed games with big prizes (ok they’re small prizes but still fun)
– Fairground rides for the kids
– Tombola
– Raffle – guess the weight of the cake to win it
What you can eat:
– Cake stall (see above) – maybe don’t start with cake
– BBQ
– Hog Roast
– Curry
– Crepes
– Candy floss
– Ice cream
And there will also be a selection of craft stalls selling things like chilli jam, bunting and teepees.

HOW TO FIND US

Unfortunately there is no parking on site and restrictions apply on the surrounding streets from 12-2. However the 336 bus will get you to our doorstep. Or it’s a 15 minute walk from Bromley South or Bickley train stations.

CAN YOU HELP?

If you’d like to help us make the event a success, you can do so. Here are three ways you can help.

1. CAKES
Bake or buy (we won’t tell) us some cakes for our donated cake stall. Just bring them along to the cake stall before 12 while we’re setting up and we’ll sell them. It’s a great way for us to make money.

2. TOMBOLA DONATIONS
For this event, it’s an over 18s tombola, where you can win alcohol – you could win a bottle of wine for £2 if you’re lucky enough. Help us stock up the saloon! Drop off your donations to Emma’s house at 55 Bourne Road (leave in the porch if there’s no answer) before the event or bring it with you before set up on the day.

3. BE THERE!
Most important of all, please be there to support us! Bring as many family members and friends as you can muster!

We really hope you’ll be there to support us on Saturday.

Havelock Hoedown sponsors

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Rebecca Davis

Many thanks to all our confirmed sponsors. Our Gold sponsors are George Proctor, Bromley Car Audio, Homesdale Motors, Barbershop and The Hayes Local. Our Silver sponsors are Burns Fireplaces and Empressed. You can find out more about all these lovely local companies who are supporting YOUR community below. If you’d like your business to support us, please contact emma_prescott@hotmail.co.uk or bexdavies74@hotmail.com

George Proctor, 10-12 Chatterton Road

Click here for more information about our local estate agent, who have kindly provided us with boards to advertise the Hoedown.

Bromley Car Audio, 50d Homesdale Road

Click here to go to their website. Or follow them on their Facebook page or Twitter page.

Homesdale Motors, Old Homesdale Road

Click here to go to their website.

Barbershop, 44 Homesdale Road

Find them on Twitter here.

The Hayes Local

To advertise, email thehayeslocal@gmail.com

And our Silver sponsors are:

Burns Fireplaces, 7 Homesdale Road

Click here to find out more about them!

Empressed, 53a Homesdale Road

Click on the photo to enlarge it and see their price list.

Become a Havelock Hoedown sponsor

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Rebecca Davis

Our next event on September 10th is the Havelock Hoedown. It’s set to be our biggest event to date, and we’re really looking forward to it. We are looking for local businesses to sponsor the event and have two great packages to choose from. Deadline is 1st August to take advantage of all benefits!

Become a sponsor for just £25

We are inviting a select number of local businesses to sponsor our biggest event to date – the Havelock Hoedown – taking place on Saturday 10th September this year. The event is aimed at families and will include Hoedown dancing with a caller, bouncy castle, food and craft stalls and more! The event will run from 12noon – 4pm, so many local businesses can expect additional business on the day.

We need sponsorship in order to fund some of the activities on the day to help make the event a success. Our goal is to make money for the Friends of Havelock Recreation Ground in order to improve the park.

What you get for your sponsorship money!

GOLD SPONSORSHIP – £50
• You will get your logo/name printed on all our A3 posters (50), which we will be asking local shops and homes to display in their windows.
• You will also get your logo/name displayed during the event.
• We will promote your business on our Facebook page, Twitter page and in our email newsletter.
• Your name will be printed on 2,000 flyers that will be distributed locally.
• You will have the opportunity to promote your business at the event in whatever way we can agree upon (handing out leaflets, a stall, etc).

SILVER SPONSORSHIP – £25
• You will get your name printed on all our A3 posters (50), which we will be asking local shops and homes to display in their windows.
• You will also get your name displayed during the event.
• We will promote your business on our Facebook page, Twitter page and in our email newsletter.

Deadline to agree on sponsorship level – 1st August
Supply logo – 4th August (we will just use your business name for silver sponsorship, or if logo cannot be supplied)

Please email bexdavies74@hotmail.com to find out more and secure your sponsorship.

Bug Hunting and Birdbox Painting

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Rebecca Davis

There was a great turnout for our Bug Hunting and Birdbox Painting day on a very warm but windy Saturday 9th July.Even the sun turned up for a while.

Thanks to everyone who came and participated! We sold out of birdboxes in record time and we now have 30 Havelock Hunters in our midst. Lots of people took part in the Scavenger Hunt, and there were some excellent drawings and crafts. Thanks to Sandy and Judy who helped us to identify lots of minibeasts and to Friends of the Earth who had a stall.

Bug Hunting and Birdbox Painting this Saturday!

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Rebecca Davis

We’re really looking forward to our Bug Hunting and Birdbox Painting event, designed especially for the kids. Come along to paint a birdbox that you’ll be able to take home with you. Or sign the kids up to join our new and exclusive club, the Havelock Hunters, who are going to help the Friends of Havelock Rec find out what creatures live on the Rec. In your Havelock Hunters bug hunting kits, you’ll find lots of information, a bug viewer and membership card of course.

We hope the kids will be as excited about this as we are!

There will also be a scavenger hunt and other activities, plus Friends of the Earth will be there to tell us all about bees and butterflies. There will be a small charge for some these activities, details are below.

You will also be able to buy hot and cold drinks, homemade cakes and other refreshments. We hope the weather will have brightened up by then (hmm!), but we’ll be there rain or shine!

PRICES:
Birdbox including paint – £3
Havelock Hunters pack – £3
BUY BOTH for £5
Scavenger Hunt – £2 (or £1 with any of the above)
Teas, coffees, soft drinks – 50p
Cakes – 50p – £1 per slice
Any profit will go to the Friends of Havelock Rec for future events.

Please note there are a limited number of birdboxes and Havelock Hunter packs so please do come early.

Hope to see you on Saturday at noon!

Big Lunch 2016

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Rebecca Davis

We braved the rain and had a great time, so thank you to everyone who came along! The cake stall was as amazing as ever and the crowning glory made by Michelle was, quite literally, a crown! Happy 90th birthday Your Majesty! We hope the winners of the Guess the Weight of the cake competition enjoyed it as much as we all enjoyed the rest of the cakes.

Our volunteers set up the stalls (in pouring rain!) and a lovely marquee (thanks to the Scouts) complete with beautiful table decorations.

And of course, everyone got stuck in to the Tug of War. We’re not sure who won…. but it was about the taking part.

Not forgetting the amazing game of pin the tail on Puddle the corgi – painting by Sandy.

What a great day, fun had by all who came. Thank you for helping us raise some much needed funds. See you at the next event in July.

We’ll be there, rain or shine!

Posted on June 11, 2016 by Kerry Hood

The Big Lunch is almost here!

We’re really looking forward to seeing you all on Sunday! There is a chance of showers – a 60% chance at the moment – but we’re British and it’s never stopped Glastonbury, right? So we’ll be there in our wellies and we have a marquee we can all huddle under with some chairs. It’ll be an altogether British experience if it rains so you will still come, won’t you? It’s what the Queen would want (and it’s her 90th birthday so you have to do what she says)!

Come along with your picnic, you’ll be able to buy teas and coffees, soft drinks and CAKE! There will also be a tombola with loads of great prizes, raffle, music and games so bring a bit of spare change! Maybe bring an umbrella too – or one of these hats. Just look how much fun they’re having in the rain!

If you’d like to bake a cake for us on the day, just take a look at the Food Standards Agency guidelines and bring your cakes along on the day and we’ll sell them on the stall – all proceeds will go to the Friends of Havelock Rec.

See you on Sunday at noon!