FriendsOfChisRec

A volunteer group set up March 2010 to preserve and enhance Chislehurst & Walden Recreation Grounds for the benefit of the local community. Reg charity 1163405

[FriendsOfChisRec @FOCRG]

We are beyond upset with what has happened to our remembrance display in Chislehurst Rec. Such a lack of respect for us and what it stands for 💔 We will try and salvage it.

#lestweforget

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Super productive morning yesterday with Akela Judy, Cubs, Gary, Barbara & Mai. We cleaned the grass from around Jenny’s memorial rowan and other rowans in the Redhill Fence hedge. Planted a new hazel and weeded, mulched & watered phew!

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Happy 11th birthday to the Boating Bears 🥳
In 2012 Will created a much loved masterpiece in Whytes Wood.  Taking his chainsaw to an oak that had been felled following a lightning strike many years before, he transformed the enormous trunk over 1 1/2 days into the Boating Bears.

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How do I get rid of Yorkshire fog, is the first thing that comes up if you Google this beautiful softly hairy perennial grass which grows in our bee corridor in Walden Rec. 🐝 It is a great food plant for caterpillars, and we think it lovely for that reason alone 💚

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“London in Bloom” judging is tomorrow!

We are really excited and hope they like what we and in particular our amazing gardening club has achieved this year. We hope to maintain our “outstanding” grade and perhaps gain a few more points 🤞
@idverde_Bromley

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The annual pitch renovations has begun in #chislehurstRec

These works should take about 3 days but can be walked on immediately. So no closure at all. However do be mindful of the the heavy machinery moving up and down.

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Why is the grass by entrance to the Rec. not mowed? Hedgehogs use grass in their nests, they also make day nest amongst long grass. They’ll also feed on caterpillars that use the grass as a food source. We call it our Hedgehog Highway & hope we’ll see hedgehogs using it very soon

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@Antoine92130672 Thank you 🙏

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Help‼️ Sadly the end of term celebrations included pouring glue and sticking hair onto our table tennis tables.
If you have any professional experience in removing these kind of things from surfaces please get in touch.

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@MartinTrou17044 @ChisMatters Good idea

[Bromley Borough Foodbank @BromleyFoodbank]

On our most wanted list this week are:

Tinned Cold Meats
Long-Life Desserts
Adults + Kids toothbrushes
Multi-Surface spray/wipes
Shaving Gel

Donations, big or small, provide critical support to people in need + ensure our foodbank can continue to operate.

[FriendsOfChisRec @FOCRG]

Last year we spent a total of 2845 hours which equates to a full time job for 1.6 people. All done to protect, promote and improve our Recreation Grounds 💚
We would like to say thank you to each and everyone of you and tell you that you are AMAZING 🙌

@idverde_Bromley

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What a Fantastic day we had. 800 people came & enjoyed a day of plants & pups. We had 69 dogs in the arena & a busy Gardening Club stall selling plants.
A huge thank you to our volunteers who worked their socks off to make this a success. Could not have done it without them.

[FriendsOfChisRec @FOCRG]

Come on down and join the fun and meet our gardening club.

Petals & Paws
📍 Chislehurst Recreation Ground, Empress Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 5DF
📅 Sunday 2nd June
⏰ 11am - 3pm

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It’s TOMORROW and a look at those gorgeous plants our Gardening Club have grown and will sell tomorrow 🌻 Over 400! All the proceeds will be going to our beautiful Rec.

@idverde_Bromley @VisitChis

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Minimising the risk of ruining your good time at events in the Rec. with @metpoliceuk A busy day sharpening up our skills with the latest counter terrorism training.

@VisitChis @ChisRocks

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Welcome to companion planting! It’s an organic way to protect your crops from pests and it could help improve pollination of your crops too. We've put together some of the best known partnerships to help you improve the health of your crop without needing pesticides. 🐝

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It’s Rescue Dog Day and what better way to celebrate than introducing CareDogs who will be at our Petals and Paws event. CareDogs is a local charity hoping to solve loneliness and social isolation in older people with their befriending Service🐕‍🦺 👵🏽

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The path is accessible again. Thank you to @idverde_Bromley for getting there so quickly.

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Tree down in Whyte’s wood. Please do not use main path till the tree surgeons have assessed the damage as we suspect the whole tree is a danger to the public.

Thank you to the two ladies who alerted us and called @idverde_Bromley