June 2009

Don’t forget the Picnic in the Park on Sunday July 12th, 1.00 - 6.00 pm.

There will be the Dog Show (entries on the day); music from Sandwell Youth Brass, Alex Moir, Accord, Steven Hadley aka Carl Stevens, Boomshadow, The Elevators, Gypsy Blood and Gabbidon; football and golf activities; children’s activities; a variety of stalls and information stands including information about the Trust; hot and cold drinks and cold food; ice creams; and the rededication of the fountain by Colin Buchanan. So bring your family and friends and a picnic and enjoy the day! If you have an hour or so to spare on the day please contact the office and we can allocate you a task.

You may have seen that the Fountain has been returned to the site and work is being done to complete the building and landscape around the area. Unfortunately, we have had some vandalism taking lead from the roof. We hope will not be repeated as the revised finished fountain will not have any lead on it! However, if you see anyone who looks as if they are causing damage please contact the police straight away. Phone 999, they will priortise calls

Just a reminder that the draft Byelaws are available for consultation on our website (here) and in the office. The consultation period finishes on July 2nd and any written comments need to be in before then.

Also a reminder about the Big Car Draw. If you buy a ticket for £2, 95.2% of that money comes to Warley Woods.
This is a great way to raise money, go to: http://www.everyclick.com/warleywoodscommunitytrustlimited and you can buy tickets to win the car online. Alternatively they are for sale in the shop at the Pavilion.

Advance notice of the Bat Walk which will be held on Thursday August 13th at 8.00 pm. This will be led by a member of Brumbats and will give you the opportunity of listening to the bats and then spotting them around the park. Bat detectors will be provided. Cost will be £2, free for children.

There is also going to be a Dog Fun Day on August 9th. This is being organised in conjunction with the RSPCA. More details later.

September 12th/13th is National Heritage Open Weekend and on Sunday September 13th the Trust will be holding an event linked to the recently established History Trail round the site. This will take place between 11.00 am and 3.00 pm and more details will be available nearer the time.

We have now heard that a grant of £50,000 has been awarded to the Trust to do the work to establish the wildlife area on the site where the soil was dumped. The first part of this work will be to have professional ecological surveys done and then some landscaping and path work will follow. We will keep you informed of progress.

Work will also start later in the year on the perimeter path round the golf course.
This will provide a better surface and clearer route round the edge of the course, hopefully making it safer for all who use that part of the site.

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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