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Happy Healthy Hedgehogs - Tuesday 22nd October 2019 - 10.30am till 12.30pm
Happy healthy headgehogs at Headstone Manor Park.
Learn all about hedgehogs and how to help them in your garden.
Make a hedgehog house and habitat and a crafty hedgehog to take home with you.
Tuesday 22 October 2019 from 10:30am till 12:30pm.
Prebooking essential - click here
Pinner Park School - PTA Quiz Night - Friday 11th October 2019 - 19.00 till 22.00
A team of FoHMP members will be entering this event.
Despite our valiant efforts we could only manage Eighth out of Twelve it just was not our night.
Wednesday wander - 09th October 2019 - Bird Watching - 10.30am till 12.00 Noon
A gentle stroll around Headstone Manor Park with emphasis on Nature led by Vicky Duxbury, Headstone’s Outdoor Learning Officer and supported by Ian Jackson (RSPB) meet at the Moat Cafe, we will have some spare binoculars available for use.
This event was very popular with 23 attendees many thanks for your continued support.
Training - Leading a Waterway Clean Up - Monday 30th September 2019 & Monday 14th October 2019
Places are limited please only register if you can attend both days
The Course includes:Two days of tuition, Leading a Waterway Clean up handbook and additional learning resources, coursework to support your event and leadership development, NCFE accreditation and Badged Group support.
Section 1 - Monday 30th September 2019 - 10.00am till 16.00pm
You will build the knowledge, confidence and skills to lead safe, effective and fun waterway improvement events. You will learn to identify what tasks a group of volunteers can do which will really make a difference.
By the end of Day 1, you will be able to plan your own event and show that you can select an appropriate site, spot hazards, ensure health and safety, organise tasks and equipment and publicise your event.
The course involves both in-class and outdoors, site-specific learning.
Section 2 - Monday 14th October 2019 - 10.00am till 16.00pm
We will look at leadership responsibilities and focus on how to deliver a welcome/health and safety briefing. We will also cover promoting your event and talk about how to motivate individuals to come together and achieve common goals as a group.
By the end of Day 2, you will understand what it takes to support and lead a successful clean-up event.
The course involves both in-class and outdoors, site-specific learning.
Bat walk - 27 September 2019
Thank you to everyone who came to the bat walk (87 Attendees) Despite the early rain we still managed to hear & see numerous Bats in the Park and And especially around the Moat.
Many thanks to Simon Braidman from Harrow Nature Heroes for once again making this a most enjoyable and educational evening.
Improve your park Thursday 19 September 2019
Can you spare a few hours on to help improve your park?
Come and work alongside a group of volunteers from the Charity Wateraid who are giving up their time to help make Headstone Manor Park a pleasanter place.
We'll be weeding, cutting back vegetation, mulching and litter picking
If you are interested please contact either the FoHMP - FoHMRG@gmail.com or Vicky Duxbury / Outdoor Learning Officer - Headstone Manor Park vicky.duxbury@harrow.gov.uk for more details of timings and how you can help
Many thanks to the team from Wateraid UK.(https://www.wateraid.org/uk/) who came out on Thursday to to collect litter and tidy up around Headstone Manor Park, works included litter picking removal of weeds in car park and mulching of flower beds to keep down weeds and reduce water loss from the soil. Well done & thank you!
Harrow Half Marathon - 15 September 2019
The Friends of Headstone Manor Park will once again be manning the water station in the park.
If you are interested in volunteering for this event, please complete this form.
Wednesday Wonder - Natures Harvest - 11 September - 10:30am till 12
A gentle stroll around Headstone Manor Park with emphasis on Nature led by Committee Member Margaret Huitson meet at the Moat Cafe.
Whats that Bug - Thursday 29th August 2019 - 10.30 till 12.30
Insects have been on our planet for 100’s of millions of years. They have made fantastic adaptions to their environment. Come and discover fascinating facts and begin to learn how to identify them. All the best things in life: being in nature, being creative and learning - great quality time with your family and best of all its free! But be quick, places will go fast. You can join our Harrow Nature Heroes Scheme on the day (its free to join at this Headstone Manor Park event), or if you are a member already dont forget your log book.
Sign up at Event Bright
Corporate Litter Pick August 2019
Thanks to Rasila and the team from The Chartered Institute of Accountants who helped pick up 12 bags of litter from the Park today!
Less litter to harm wildlife,or end up in the Yeading Brook, the Park is now a nicer place to hang out on a lovely summer day
