Friends of Dartmouth Park,
West Bromwich
Patron: 10th Earl of Dartmouth
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Annual General Meeting - 2pm Tuesday 6 October
West Bromwich Central Bowling Club
situated next to the Park off Devonshire Drive |
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At last we are able to hold our AGM and after the business of the meeting is concluded, our speaker is Ian Mcdermott, Arborist. He has lectured in Arboriculture at various Colleges and has been Principal Arboriculturalist for Walsall Council for the past ten years.
Ian is helping Dartmouth Park to obtain Arboretum status which would be a great asset to the Park.
Refreshments available.
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Great Day out to Hereford and
The Laskett Garden
on 14 September
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Our Summer Fair on the 14 August is a great success |
Dartmouth Park was very busy with people enjoying themselves at our Summer Fair. We had entertainment for all age groups and the photographs below give a flavour of the event. A big thank you to everyone who helped on the day to make it such a success. |
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Sue, our former Chair, takes a break with her mother at the book stall. |
| Some of the photographs above were taken by Seumas Kelly. It was good to see him in the Park again after a long absence. |
Our first outing this year was to Powis Castle |
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Stunning weather, fabulous Castle and Grounds, plus of course good food from the cafe - perfect for our first Friends of Dartmouth Park outing this year.
A few photographs below tell the story of the day.
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Sandwell Visually Impaired Group check out the new Interpretation Board in the
Sensory Garden |
Sandra Troth, Development Worker, and other visually impaired members and helpers, came into the Park on Thursday 27 May to visit the new Interpretation Board in the Sensory Garden which has a braille panel to help them enjoy the garden.
Sandra said the group are looking for local people who might want to walk around the Park with someone blind or visually impaired, or even do other things with them like shopping or visiting places of interest.
Committee members and Volunteer Gardeners joined the group for the unveiling.
The Interpretation Board was financed by Sandwell Council.
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Sandra checks out the braille panel with Chris, Jenny, Yvonne, Mike and Selwyn looking on to see whether she finds it useful. Mike and Selwyn have both worked on the stand for the Interpretation Panel to ensure it was in pristine condition.
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The sun shone on the Voluteer Gardeners in the Park on Friday 7 May. I had great difficulty getting them to pose as they were more interested in their gardening tasks. Unfortunately two of the gardeners were too far away for me to get them to join in the photoshoot. There were 14 gardeners in total working to make the Park a beautiful place to visit and enjoy. |
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Honouring the life of the
Duke of Edinburgh
on the day of his funeral |
The Federation of Birmingham Ex-Service Association came to the Park on the 17 April to pay their respects to the Duke of Edinburgh.
The photographer was Peter Lloyd |
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Heart of England Community Foundation’s
The Harry Payne Fund |
We are delighted to report that the Heart of England Community Foundation’s The Harry Payne Fund has given us £1,000 towards replacing benches in Dartmouth Park. The Park is very important to our community, particular since the lockdown, and they will love the new benches. It is so important that we get support. It has been impossible to raise funds over the past 12 months and a lot of grants focus on large organisations and not small community organisations like ourselves which are just as important locally. |
Volunteer Gardener, Chris Blakesley, gets stuck in tending the Sensory Garden |
The Sensory Garden looking splendid on a lovely May morning |
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Autumn in the Sensory Garden
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The volunteer gardeners have been doing a wonderful job tidying the Sensory Garden. It is looking beautiful in its autumn colours.
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| We had our first trip last year to Kew on the 15 September in a Covid safe coach and with Covid safe procedures. It was a beautiful day and everyone enjoyed the chance to visit somewhere different. A few photographs mainly showing us relaxing in the shade. |
Lovely photographs of the Sensory Garden |
Contact Address: Carol Hartill
Secretary of the
Friends of Dartmouth Park
c/o 2 Sandwell Road North, West Bromwich, B71 4JB
Tel: 0121 588 4747 / e-mail: carolh.fodp@btinternet.com
Tel 0121 525 5524 / e-mail: annette_welch@sky.com
Committee |
Jenny Francis
Chairman |
Yvonne Hayward
Vice Chairman |
Annette Welch
Treasurer |
Carol Hartill
Secretary |
Mandy Timms
Membership Secretary |
Mark Barrett
Social Historian |
Chris Blakesley
Minute Secretary
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Chris Burgess
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Maggie Turner |
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Joan Burns |
Margaret Geddes
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