Autumn hours for Park Eco Loo
With the days getting shorter and the amount of people using the park reducing, we are now closing up one Eco loo. The other will remain open 7 days a week during daylight hours.
Green Volunteers do it again…
Did you spot the Midhurst Green Volunteers this weekend?
Even if you didn’t see them in action, if you walk along High Path you can’t fail to notice what a difference a day makes! The Green Volunteers did an amazing job cutting back over a tonne of green waste all along High Path, from Dodsley Grove to the turning into Riverbank Surgery.
All this with only a handful of volunteers and it took them over 4 hours start to finish.
The team are back in Easebourne for the next 2 Saturdays, the 17th meeting at the corner of Wheelbarrow Castle and Dodsley Lane, and on the 24th meeting at the bottom of Hollist Lane to tackle the upper section of High Path. We could really do with some extra hands so if you can spare an hour or two on a Saturday morning please go along with a pair of gloves at the ready! They start from around 8am but if you’re not an early bird don’t worry, you can still join in a little later!
The full MGV schedule can be found here: Programme 2024 – Midhurst Green Volunteers
Oh what a Fete that was!
What an amazing day we had in Easebourne Park last weekend for the combined PTA and Parish Council Fete in the Park! After a slightly damp start the sun shone, the people came out and much fun was had!
Live music from the B3’s and local super talented Ellie Baker, lots of raffles, tombola’s, BBQ, bar, Pimms, cakes and ice-cream. Children could go for a donkey ride, a go-cart race or a scooter experience! Fun races, a dog show and dance classes all took place in the Events corner.
A big BIG thank you to the PTA for all their hard work in pulling together the packed day, including the team of volunteers who showed up at 7.30am and stayed all day, the FrEP teams who set up, cleared up and litter picked and to everyone of course who visited and helped raise a huge amount of extra money for the School.
Same time next year we hope!!
Friends of Easebourne Parish hard at work!
One of the warmest days of the year didn’t stop the Friends of Easebourne Parish (FrEP) volunteers from doing a mass strim of areas in Easebourne Park. They were rewarded with a very welcome coffee and cake and have left the Park looking rather splendid!
If you’d like to get involved in future FrEP volunteering activities in the Park and around the village, please email frepsec@btinternet.com
Fete in the Park
A date for your diary in July!
NEW for 2024 – Fete in the Park – an event organised by the PTFA and Easebourne Parish Council, taking place in Easebourne Park on Sunday 7th July from 11am until 3pm.
Join us for live music in The Roundhouse, a dog show, inflatables, stalls, tombola, raffles, go-karts, dancing, scooter workshop, BBQ, Pimms tent, ice-cream, refreshments, face painting and MORE!
More details about what’s on and when can be found on the leaflet recently posted through your doors and we’ll share more details on here in the coming weeks!
Tiered Seating in the Park complete
As many may already have seen, the construction of tiered seating facing The Roundhouse in Easebourne Park has now been completed and is available for use!
We hope you like the end result – offering a large amount of extra seating within the Park and commanding a great view too! It will be a great addition for the Fete in the Park on the 7th July where we have live music in The Roundhouse and for any future performances.
If you have any suggestions for future activities in The Roundhouse please get in touch with Parishclerk@easebourne.org
Big thank you to local company ACS Limited for completing the project and doing such a fantastic job!
Tiered seating work – an update
UPDATE 17th May – work continues on the tiered seating and we apologise that it’s taking a little longer than expected, not helped by some poor weather. But things are progressing well and we expect it to be completed by the end of Wednesday 22nd May. The area will remain cordoned off for a week or so afterwards to allow the turf time to settle.
We’re thrilled to confirm that work to create the tiered seating facing The Roundhouse has begun today and is expected to take around 1 week. The area will be fenced off during the work and we apologise for any inconvenience if you are intending to visit the Park during this time.
A local groundworks company will construct 4 tiers either side of a new central set of steps, cut out of the bank and supported by oak sleepers. A low fence will surround the top and outer sides of the tiers.
This project has been a Parish Council plan for a while and now that more and more people use the Park, and following the success of recent events in The Roundhouse, we feel that now is the time to implement the plan.
The cost of this project will be entirely met by recent grant bids won by the Council.
Diary date – Annual Village Meeting 2024
Annual Village Meeting
This years Annual Village Meeting will take place in
Easebourne Primary School, Wheelbarrow Castle
7pm to 8.30pm
Wednesday 29th May 2024
Join your Councillors and Clerk to talk about what’s important to you.
Cowdray Estate will also give a short presentation on their farming strategy and we will joined by some of the Parish volunteer organisations
Refreshments will be available
New tiered seating for Easebourne Park
The Parish Council are very excited to announce that work will begin at the end of April to create natural tiered seating within the grass bank facing The Roundhouse in Easebourne Park.
A local groundworks company will construct 4 tiers either side of a new central set of steps, cut out of the bank and supported by oak sleepers. A low fence will surround the top and outer sides of the tiers.
This project has been a Parish Council plan for a while and now that more and more people use the Park, and following the success of recent events in The Roundhouse, we feel that now is the time to implement the plan.
The cost of this project will be entirely met by recent grant bids won by the Council.
Donations for Easebourne Park
Did you know you can now very easily make a small donation for the maintenance and future development of our award-winning village Park?
We know how much Easebourne Park is loved and enjoyed by people, with it’s open space, play equipment, stunning Roundhouse and now it’s award-winning eco loos. But what you might not appreciate is how much the Park now costs to keep it looking it’s best.
We budget for essential costs and collect our annual precept from Chichester District Council, but any extra funds that we can raise will mean we can do even more things and create an even better environment for our residents.
If you enjoy visiting the Park and feel like making a small extra donation for its upkeep, you can do so online or by scanning the QR code that will soon be appearing at the entrances to the Park.
You can make a donation here