August

PICNIC IN THE PARK A GREAT SUCCESS

Once again we were so lucky with the weather, and thousands of local people turned out for the ninth Picnic in the Park on Sunday. We had great music from Ethel Vince, Vaccine, Over the Top, West Midlands Fire Service Band, Most Wanted, The Valuable Fools and Mighty Mighty—and thanks to Music King of Halesowen who lent us their drum kit.

Thanks also to Stuart Maconie from Radio2 and Radio 6 Music who compered the event for us, to Colin Buchanan for opening the event, to everyone who helped with the organisation and to everyone who turned up to make the afternoon so enjoyable. Photographs from the day will on this site next month.

GOLF SUMMER SCHOOL

Once again we are able to run the golf summer school thanks to a generous grant from Sandwell MBC. This is divided into 2 groups. For 5-8 year olds the sessions will be on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10 am to 1.00 pm. There will be Tri-golf and fun mini-competitions. For 9-15 year olds the sessions will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm when there will be Xtreme golf and fun competitions.

The summer school starts on Tuesday 27th July so book now to reserve your place. These are limited to one per child per week and for Sandwell residents only.

USER SURVEY 2010 now open for comment

Our annual User Survey can be accessed by clicking here...

Please do fill it in as it provides the Trust with valuable information about how users see the park and what things we need to change in the future.
The survey runs until October, so you have plenty of time to complete it.

TAI CHI COMES TO THE WOODS

From July 27th there will be weekly Tai Chi sessions in the Woods. These will be held at 9.30 am every Monday morning. If you would like to take part, meet by the stone sculpture in the old Rose Garden. Cost is £4 per session.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

THE BAT WALK run by Brumbats - Thursday August 12th. Meet at 7.30 pm at the Pavilion.
Cost £2

A BUG HUNT run by The Wildlife Trust - Friday August 20th. Go to the Wilderness any time between 10 am and 1.00 pm. Free

WILDERNESS INSECT IDENTIFICATION WALK run by the Wildlife Trust - Monday 23rd August. Meet at the Wilderness at 7.30 pm. Free

ALL ABOUT DOGS run by WWCT and RSPCA - Sunday September 5th. On the meadow from 11.00 am to 4.00 pm

VOLUNTEERS

If you would like to volunteer to help with the Wild Flower Meadow project on August 2nd, please ring the office to register your interest.

Also, don’t forget Volunteer Sundays - 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month at 10.30am and Volunteer Mondays 1st and 3rd Mondays at 2.00 pm.

Dates for your diary:

Check the EVENTS page for upcoming dates and events

Online Donations

We are now able to accept online donations through this link - thank you in advance...

Did you know that you could raise money for the Trust by having everyclick as your search engine? Just go to http://charities.everyclick.com/info.xq?id=137913 which is the Warley Woods home page and choose to be a fundraiser. It’s simple and free – so start clicking!

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