March 2011
3 March 2011 - Friends of Edgar's Field Park hand over a cheque for £1,000 to Cheshire West & Chester Council as their contribution towards the redevelopment of the children's playground.
Photo: (Left to Right) Graham Gordon, Treasurer of Friends of Edgar's Field – Councillor Richard Short, Overleigh and Portfolio holder Culture and Recreation - Edd Snell, Principal Landscape Architect (Cheshire West and Chester) - Councillor Razia Daniels, Overleigh - Steve Rogers, Chair of the Friends of Edgar's Field.
Photo: (Left to Right) Graham Gordon, Treasurer of Friends of Edgar's Field – Councillor Richard Short, Overleigh and Portfolio holder Culture and Recreation - Edd Snell, Principal Landscape Architect (Cheshire West and Chester) - Councillor Razia Daniels, Overleigh - Steve Rogers, Chair of the Friends of Edgar's Field.
3 March 2011 - Chester Civic Trust Award.
Photo: (Left to Right) Amanda Doyle, External Funding Officer (Cheshire West and Chester) - Phil Davies, Play Development Officer (Cheshire West and Chester) - Andy James, Greenspace Ranger (Cheshire West and Chester) - Councillor Razia Daniels, Overleigh - Richard Smith, Grant Manager (Waste Recycling Environmental) - Edd Snell, Principal Landscape Architect (Cheshire West and Chester) - Steve Rogers, Chair of the Friends of Edgar's Field - Peter Cox, MD (WREN) - Nick Blake, Regional Business Manager Waste Recycling Group LTD (WRG) - Graham Gordon, Treasurer of Friends of Edgar's Field – Councillor Richard Short, Overleigh and Portfolio holder Culture and Recreation.
Link to CW&C Press release here.
Photo: (Left to Right) Amanda Doyle, External Funding Officer (Cheshire West and Chester) - Phil Davies, Play Development Officer (Cheshire West and Chester) - Andy James, Greenspace Ranger (Cheshire West and Chester) - Councillor Razia Daniels, Overleigh - Richard Smith, Grant Manager (Waste Recycling Environmental) - Edd Snell, Principal Landscape Architect (Cheshire West and Chester) - Steve Rogers, Chair of the Friends of Edgar's Field - Peter Cox, MD (WREN) - Nick Blake, Regional Business Manager Waste Recycling Group LTD (WRG) - Graham Gordon, Treasurer of Friends of Edgar's Field – Councillor Richard Short, Overleigh and Portfolio holder Culture and Recreation.
Link to CW&C Press release here.
April 2011
Local Ward Councillors contributed funds to enable the Friends to improve the flower bed at the main entrance to the park. After clearing away weeds and other unwanted vegetation volunteers planted a selection including: Lavandula angustifolia, Hebe rakaiensis, Philadelphus Belle Etoile, Phormium tenax Atropurpurea, and Salvia officinalis Purpurascens.
Glorious Royal Wedding Day 'Party in the Park' 29th April 2011
Commemorative Mural Celebrating the Royal Wedding and the Community of Handbridge.
As part of the 'Party in the Park' event on 29th April 2011, the Friends asked local Handbridge artist Alison Pitt to engage with local children and produce this Commemorative Mural. It's on four panels for convenience and children helped Alison paint it at the 'Party in the Park'. Can you spot all the local references ?
As a Handbridge asset it'll be displayed within the community at local schools, the youth club, and other community venues.
As a Handbridge asset it'll be displayed within the community at local schools, the youth club, and other community venues.
May 2011
The rich, warm tones of the Ship Inn's brickwork offer a pleasing and complimentary backdrop to the newly restocked flower beds.
These together with the new welcome sign, railings, gravel path, and bike racks, have much improved the main entrance to the park.
These together with the new welcome sign, railings, gravel path, and bike racks, have much improved the main entrance to the park.
June 2011
Roman cut sandstone adds an extra dimension to the play area. These sandstone blocks were discovered on Roman sites in the City of Chester during extensive rebuilding works in the 1960's and 1970's. The stone would have been quarried from the extensive Roman quarries on the site we now call Edgar's Field. They are plainly dressed, with the Roman chisel marks still visible, and would have come from the foundations of large Roman buildings inside the fortress of Deva.
July 2011
Newly weds enjoying Edgar's Field as the backdrop for their wedding photos.
August 2011
The Friends working with CW&C Council and a local stonemason repositioned a Roman sandstone block in it's new permanent position. ( see June 2011 for more information )
September 2011
We started early this year with our schedule of winter works. Our thanks to Ranger Andy James for his help disposing of the green waste. Photo below shows the over grown scene before we started.
At the instigation of the Friends Council contractors have laid sets to improve the appearance of this corner.
December 2011
The group have been keeping the entrance of the park clean and tidy and clear of dead leaves and litter, as well as raking the gravel.
Locals, Friends of Edgar's Field Park, Cllr. Daniels, Cllr. Sullivan, Stephen Mosley MP got the Christmas season off to a sparkly start with the switch on of the Edgar's Field Christmas tree lights.