Harlow Town Park - What's on Guide (January to March 2020)

What’s on in the Town Park

Events in and around Harlow Town Park and Harlow Museum Gardens January to March 2020

Council

Activities Fitness activities

Other events

Nature activities

Walking activities

Volunteering or conservation

Meetings / discussions

Some activities must be booked in advance.

Please check listings.

Other activities: Town Park workdays please contact: hcv@harlowwildlife.org.uk Harlow parkrun - 9am every Saturday morning.

Meet at School Lane car park. Before your first run please register at www.parkrun.org.uk/harlow

Booking for events

Booking opens approximately 2 weeks before the event. To book your place call 01279 435466.

Please arrive 10 minutes before the start time. If you have any access requirements please let us know.

What to wear

Most of our events and activities take place outside, so please wear suitable clothing and footwear.

Information

For further information please contact Education Volunteer Officer Mike Levett on 01279 435466 or email mike.levett@ harlow.gov.uk Pets’ Corner Manager Justin Hopwood can be contacted by calling 01279 422790 or email Justin.hopwood@harlow.gov.uk

January 2020

3

January Friday

5

January Sunday

7

January Tuesday

9

January Thursday

Social Strollers

10am-11am Meet at School Lane car park

junior parkrun

9am. Meet at Showground car park Before your first run register at www.parkrun.org.uk/harlow

Museum Garden volunteers

10am-3pm Meet at Museum car park off Muskham Road

Town Park volunteers

10am-2pm Meet at entrance to Walled Garden

January 2020

11 January Saturday

Social Strollers Weekenders Canal Walk

11

Town Park weekend volunteers

January Saturday

10am-11am Meet at the Moorhen car park Please book 1pm-3pm Meet at entrance to Walled Garden

12 January Sunday

junior parkrun

14 January Tuesday

Museum Garden volunteers

9am. Meet at Showground car park Before your first run register at www.parkrun.org.uk/harlow 10am-3pm Meet at Museum car park off Muskham Road

16 January Thursday

Town Park volunteers

17 January Friday

Social Strollers

19 January Sunday

junior parkrun

21 January Tuesday

Museum Garden volunteers

10am-2pm Meet at entrance to Walled Garden 10am-11am Meet at School Lane car park 9am. Meet at Showground car park Before your first run register at www.parkrun.org.uk/harlow 10am-3pm Meet at Museum car park off Muskham Road

23 January Thursday

Town Park volunteers

26 January Sunday

junior parkrun

28 January Tuesday

Museum Garden volunteers

10am-2pm Meet at entrance to Walled Garden 9am. Meet at Showground car park Before your first run register at www.parkrun.org.uk/harlow 10am-3pm Meet at Museum car park off Muskham Road

30 January Thursday

Town Park volunteers

31 January Friday

Social Strollers

February 2020

2

February Sunday

4

February Tuesday

6

February Thursday

10am-2pm Meet at entrance to Walled Garden 10am-11am Meet at School Lane car park

junior parkrun

9am. Meet at Showground car park Before your first run register at www.parkrun.org.uk/harlow

Museum Garden volunteers

10am-3pm Meet at Museum car park off Muskham Road

Town Park volunteers

10am-2pm Meet at entrance to Walled Garden

February 2020

Social Strollers Weekenders

8

February Saturday

8

February Saturday

Town Park weekend volunteers

9

February Sunday

junior parkrun

11 February Tuesday

Snowdrops and Tree Walk 10am-11.30am Meet at Greyhound car park. Please book 1pm-3pm Meet at entrance to Walled Garden

9am. Meet at Showground car park Before your first run register at www.parkrun.org.uk/harlow

Museum Garden volunteers

10am-3pm Meet at Museum car park off Muskham Road

13 February Thursday

Town Park volunteers

14

Social Strollers

February Friday

10am-2pm Meet at entrance to Walled Garden 10am-11am Meet School Lane car park.

16 February Sunday

junior parkrun

18 February Tuesday

Museum Garden volunteers

9am. Meet at Showground car park Before your first run register at www.parkrun.org.uk/harlow 10am-3pm Meet at Museum car park off Muskham Road

20 November Thursday

Town Park volunteers

23 February Sunday

junior parkrun

25 February Tuesday

Museum Garden volunteers

27 February Thursday

Town Park volunteers

28 February Friday

Social Strollers

March 2020

10am-2pm Meet at entrance to Walled Garden 9am. Meet at Showground car park Before your first run register at www.parkrun.org.uk/harlow 10am-3pm Meet at Museum car park off Muskham Road 10am-2pm Meet at entrance to Walled Garden 10am-11am Meet School Lane car park.

junior parkrun

1

March Sunday

3

March Tuesday

Museum Garden volunteers

5

March Thursday

Town Park volunteers

9am. Meet at Showground car park Before your first run register at www.parkrun.org.uk/harlow 10am-3pm Meet at Museum car park off Muskham Road.

10am-2pm Meet at entrance to Walled Garden

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22. Pets’ Corner / Inclusive Playground

March 2020

8

March Sunday

9

March Monday

junior parkrun

9am. Meet at Showground car park Before your first run register at www.parkrun.org.uk/harlow

Town Park Users Group (TPUG) meeting 7pm at the Learning Centre Come and find out what is happening in the Town Park

10 March Tuesday

Museum Garden volunteers

12 March Thursday

Town Park volunteers

13 March Friday

Social Strollers

14 March Saturday

Social Strollers Weekender - Spring Walk

14 March Saturday

Town Park weekend volunteers

15 March Sunday

junior parkrun

17 March Tuesday

Museum Garden volunteers

19 March Thursday

Town Park volunteers

22 March Sunday

junior parkrun

24 March Tuesday

Museum Garden volunteers

26 March Thursday

Town Park volunteers

27 March Friday

Social Strollers

29 March Sunday

junior parkrun

31 March Tuesday

Museum Garden volunteers

10am-3pm Meet at Museum car park off Muskham Road 10am-2pm Meet at entrance to Walled Garden 10am-11am Meet at Greyhound car park.

10am-11.30am.

Meet at the Greyhound car park. Please book 1pm-3pm Meet at entrance to Walled Garden

9am. Meet at Showground car park Before your first run register at www.parkrun.org.uk/harlow 10am-3pm Meet at Museum car park off Muskham Road 10am-2pm Meet at entrance to Walled Garden

9am. Meet at Showground car park Before your first run register at www.parkrun.org.uk/harlow 10am-3pm Meet at Museum car park off Muskham Road 10am-2pm Meet at entrance to Walled Garden 10am-11am Meet at Greyhound car park.

9am. Meet at Showground car park Before your first run register at www.parkrun.org.uk/harlow 10am-3pm Meet at Museum car park off Muskham Road

You can find information and reviews about Harlow Town Park and Harlow Museum on Trip Advisor. Visit www.tripadvisor.co.uk

Harlow Town Park and Museum Gardens January 2020 update The Town Park’s Walled Garden is the centre of volunteer activity, with Harlow College Supported Studies groups working there on the first three days of the week. On Thursdays the Town Park volunteers, Men’s Shed and Open Road work on various projects in the garden and park. Once a month we host the Town Park weekenders group on a Saturday afternoon.

It’s been a busy time at both the Town Park and Museum Gardens. At the park we have started the restoration of the Newfoundland Garden (near to the Skatepark) by opening up views down the valley towards the bridge, removing some old conifers and replacing them with Silver Birch and other native trees.

A new information board has also been installed, along with a watering point.

The volunteers have been busy planting trees, along with a climate change shrub bed (plants that can withstand hotter and drier summers) and clearing ivy off trees. This has transformed a rather neglected area of the park and will hopefully attract more people to visit.

The Museum Gardens volunteers continued to clear overgrown shrub beds and will shortly have a new shed for their tools and general welfare.

Community Payback has helped clear dumped vegetation in the woodland by the car park and we are preparing a Management Plan for the three gardens there. The volunteers work here three times a week (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays) and are always looking for new volunteers.

The Men’s Shed continues to develop in the Walled Garden and is now meeting on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Groundwork East is continuing to work with local young adults, getting them more involved in the park and extending their work to local schools in the area. Silver Birch offers a specialist Dementia Service event twice a week at the Learning Centre.

Christmas activities were arranged such as the Pets’ Corner Nativity Play, Christmas Carols on the Terrace and two local schools holding their concerts on the bandstand, despite some windy weather!

If you would like more information on both Park and Gardens please contact Mike Levett on 01279 435466 or email mike.levett@harlow.gov.uk.