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• Pond - October 2024 - The Pond has now been made but there is still a lot of work that needs doing before it is complete. Many plants have been put in place but they will need to to grow before they look their best. A wooden fence will be installed around it in due course

• Coffee/Cake sale fundraising event - This was held over the bank holiday weekend on Sunday 26th May at our Chairmans house and was a very successful event raising just over £247

• AGM 2024 - The AGM of the “Friends of Newbridge Park” 2024 was held during our committee meeting at the Locksbrook Inn at 10:30am on Friday 26th April.   THe same committee members were re-elected into posts: Chairman - Andrew Tapper, Treasurer - Tony Stott, Secretary - Lorinda Skipper and membership secretary Mary Parke

• 3rd February 2024 - Our Chairman Andrew Tapper attended a YourPark event in Bristol where he was awarded a volunteer of the Year award for B&NES 2023. The event was attended by over 100 people and the certificate was awarded by B&NES Councillor Bharat Pankhania (obo Cllr Tim Ball)

• September 2023 - Friends of Newbridge Park have submitted a Nomination to the Planning Department of the Council to apply for the Park to be Designated a Local Green Space and thereby safeguarding the Park from future commercial development.

Andrew Tapper - Chairman :email - FONP@Proton.me or text to 07771906502