Wheelbarrow Castle Field
You may have noticed that some work was taking place in the Park today, replacing the toddler swings, replacing the trampolines and some of the safety matting on other equipment. Thank you for your patience if something has not been available during your visit. There are a few more pieces of work to complete but things should all be fully operational very soon!
Sadly it looks like Tom and The Goatbox will not be joining us in the Park over the summer. Although feedback to him and us was fantastic and people seemed to love him being there, there just wasn’t a sufficient level of business to make it viable for him to continue.
We’re hoping to convince him to come back for specific weekends, maybe Bank Holidays, but we’re also looking at other options.
Easebourne Park was looking fabulous in the sunshine today, with the new Roundhouse Roof and our Eco-loo.
It takes a lot of work to keep the Park looking as good as it does. Some of this work is carried out by contractors but a lot of smaller jobs are undertaken by an amazing team of volunteers – Friends of Easebourne Parish – who trim, chop, tidy, plant, water and litter pick!
Lead by Frank, it’s a small team but they do a fantastic job keeping the Park (and other areas of the village) looking it’s best for everyone else to enjoy. If you can lend a hand with some of their tasks, please do get in touch with the Parish Council or frepsec@btinternet.com
Update 12th June – after a very quiet few days Tom will now be in the Park each Saturday during term time and will then go back to Weds/Thursdays through to Saturdays during school holidays!
We’re thrilled that Tom and The Goatbox will be coming back to Easebourne Park over the summer, serving up barista coffees, teas, cold drinks and snacks.
Tom will return on Wednesday 31st May to Saturday 3rd June during the Half Term week and then every Thursday to Saturday until the end of August! There is just one exception where Tom has other commitments.. so you might still need a flask for the 13-15th July!
We can’t wait to welcome The Goatbox back to the Park, and with the new Eco-loos now up and running you can really make a day of it!
Our new Eco-loos in Easebourne Park are now complete and open for use!
In off-peak times only 1 loo will be opened daily, from 7am until 7pm. We will open up the 2nd loo in school holidays and over the summer months.
These are waterless Eco-loos and as such have no flush. The left hand cubical will also shortly include a baby changing table.
We hope you agree these are a great addition to our award-winning park!
It’s been a busy week in Easebourne Park, with the new Roundhouse Roof almost complete and the main structure of the Eco Loos also now in place. What a difference a week can make!
The roof will be completed on Monday 24th and whilst there is a little bit of work to do in order to fit out the inside of the Loo building we also hope that will be completed very early in May.
Watch this space for the final update!
If you’ve visited the Park in the last week you will have seen some activity as you enter from the main car park near the portaloo, with work having now started on the construction of our Eco friendly loos. In addition, work on the brand new cedar shingle roof for the Roundhouse begins today.
The loo tanks are now in and the concrete base ready for the arrival of the building, which is due tomorrow, 18th April. We’ll update this post as the work continues, but all should be completed by the end of April.
The loos will then be open daily and maintained by Wettons.
We’re thrilled that The Goatbox, a brand new local business has agreed to come along to Easebourne Park over the Easter school holidays to provide barista coffees, teas, bake and cold drinks to our visitors.
Tom and Alice will be open from around 9.30 until 3 everyday, possibly longer over the Easter weekend and weather permitting! The forecast is looking good for most of the holidays, and with the addition of the loo in the Park, it really does become an all day destination!
Just in case you’re planning to visit from outside of the Midhurst and Easebourne area, please note that you cannot drive through Midhurst at present and many rural lanes are now operating as 1-way to ease the flow of traffic, so worth checking the route before you head off! No problem coming from Petworth or Haslemere. From Chichester you can go via Ambersham/Selham, or north towards Milland and then through Fernhurst.
Pending the construction of our new permanent toilet, we have hired a yellow loo for the Easter school holidays – top of the park in the corner – you really can’t miss it!
Exciting news!
We’ve arranged with local Mobile Coffee bar The Goat Box to visit us in Easebourne Park over the Easter Holidays to provide barista coffees, cakes, bakes and cold drinks to visitors!
Tom will be with us from the 3rd April, most days and all over the long Easter weekend. The following week also on Monday to Wednesday and then again the weekend of the 15th and 16th.
We hope that it will be busy enough so that we can tempt Tom back again for selected dates throughout the summer!
The Goat Box will be serving from mid morning to mid afternoon – subject to change depending a little on weather and visitors of course. Don’t forget there will also be a temporary loo in the Park over the same period as we shortly begin the build of the permanent eco loos and the brand new roof for The Roundhouse.
Lots going on in Easebourne Park in the coming month!
