Lordship Rec, Lordship Lane, Tottenham N17
Saturday Sept 11th
1pm-5pm (sports from 12noon)

Activities include: Tottenham Flower & Produce Show, Dog Agility Show, Cycling Activities & Dr Bike, Fun Run, Performances & DJ, Community Cafe, Skateboarding/BMXing, Football Tournament, Netball, Tennis, Aerobics, Martial Arts, Rugby, Arts and Crafts for Under-5s and for older children, Pedal-powered Stage, History Displays, Pond-Dipping & Bug Hunt, Adventure Play, Children’s Procession, Picnics and Community Stalls.

Read more here!

At Broadwater Centre, 1 Adams Rd, N17 (by the BWF entrance to the park).

For everyone interested in helping co-ordinate this year’s festival on Sat 11th September.

• Activities on the day
• Fundraising
• General co-ordination
• Publicity
• etc

Monday 15th February,

At Broadwater Centre, 1 Adams Rd, N17 (by the BWF entrance to the park)

The Lordship Rec Community Festival is on this year again – by popular demand! (See report of last year’s highly successful event – below).

The festival is organised collectively by the organisations involved in the LRUF, and by all those involved in putting on activities there. Its a huge challenge for all of us, and we can only pull it off again if loads of people help out from the very beginning.

Can everyone who wants to help make this year’s event a success please come along to the launch meeting.

We need to discuss:

• activities we want to see happen
• funding
• co-ordination
• publicity

- Meeting for reps of user groups, local organisations and stakeholders concerned to successfully regenerate the park.
- Minutes of previous LRUF meeting will follow soon.

This meeting will be a special one in which all those involved with the festival are invited to come and contribute their thoughts on how it went!

This is your last chance to send in your photos of the rec for our exhibition at the Lordship Rec Festival on September 12th.  Email them to me at jcurtis ‘at’ brownreference ‘dot’ com.

If over 4meg then send in separate emails.

Look forward to seeing them

Joan

Saturday 12th September 2009 – 12 Noon to 5pm

Home Grown Flowers, Fruit & Vegetables & Home Produce & Handicrafts, Cakes, Baking & Cream Teas, Farm Animals & Horse riding, Green Stalls & Children’s Activities & Fancy Dress & Pedal-powered Performance Stage. ADMISSION FREE! REGISTRATION BY POST OR EMAIL (see below).
Hello there! Will you be coming to the the Lordship Rec Community Festival on Saturday, 12th September?? Back 2 Earth have comandeered a whole section of the festival which will be centred around our annual Tottenham Flower and Produce Show. This is an opportunity for all of Haringey’s green-fingered gardeners, allotment owners and back-garden wonder workers to get involved and show how abundant this borough is for growing fresh produce. There are so many categories which people can enter, not just fruit and vegetables…

So if you didn’t know about our marquee then please have a look through the leaflets attached to this e-mail. And even if you don’t enter (even with categories for best weed, flower arranging, minature gardens, jam making etc), we’d love you to come along on the day, to see some beautiful flowers and produce. And join in with the general community atmosphere. There is a lot going on, literally, fun for all the family.

We hope to see you there

regards

Felix Waterhouse
Volunteer and Trainee Co-ordinator, Back 2 Earth – Broadwater Farm Community Centre

You can download an entry form here. 

Entry forms to: mab.prospect@tiscali.co.uk , or by post (see below)

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
HOW TO ENTER
CLASSES OF ENTRY:
Please enter as many classes below as you can (registration is free!), fill in and return the entry form at the end of this email…
send to: mab.prospect@tiscali.co.uk
DIVISION 1: HOME GROWN FRUIT
100: Apples – with stalks of one variety
101: Pears – with stalks of one variety
102: Plums – with stalks of one variety
103: A Dish of Soft Fruit – home grown
DIVISION 2: HOME GROWN VEGETABLES
104: Potatoes— 5 of one variety
105: Carrots— 5 of one variety
106: Brassicas: Cabbage or Cauliflower — 1 head
107: Brassicas: Calabrese or broccoli heads— Collection of 3 heads
108: Beans — 5 of 1 type
109: Peas – 5 in their pods
110: Leeks— 3
111: Salad Leaves – a collection of salad leaves – at least 3 types
112 Onions – 3
113: Cucumber – 1
114: Tomatoes—5 fruit with calyx
115: Pumpkin or gourds — 1 or collection of 3
116: Marrows or courgettes– 1 or collection of 3
117: Peppers— 3 of red, green or yellow
118: Chillies— 5 red or green
119: Aubergines—2
120: Amaranth - 1 bunch
121: Kudu— 1
122: A collection of vegetables—5 distinct kinds
123: Oddest shaped vegetable
124: Longest Runner bean
125: Best Giant Vegetable (Any type)
126: Any other vegetables — 1 or collection of 3
DIVISION 3 HOME GROWN HERBS
127: 3 Bunches of Herbs, 3 varieties
128: 1 bunch of Mixed Herbs
DIVISION 4: HOME GROWN FLOWERS & PLANTS
129: A Cactus or Succulent – one in a pot
130: Flowering pot plant – one of any kind
131 Foliage pot plant – one of any kind
DIVISION 5: HOME GROWN CUT FLOWERS
132: Roses, – 3 blooms of one or more varieties
133: Annuals – a mixed collection
134: Perennials – a mixed collection
136: Trees and Shrubs – one spray each of 2 different flowering varieties
137: Dahlias - 3 blooms of any variety
138: Chrysanthemums - 3 blooms of any variety
139: Seed heads - a mixed collection
141: Best garden flower – 1 -3 blooms
142: Best weed/wild flower
DIVISION 6: FLOWER ARRANGING
143: Fresh cut flower arrangement– any type
144: Dried flower arrangement - in an imaginative container
DIVISION 7: HOME MADE PRESERVES
145: Jar of Chutney – any kind, any size of jar
146: Jar of Pickles - any kind , any size of jar or bottle.
147: Jar of Strawberry Jam - 1lb approx.
148: Jar of any other kind of Jam or Jelly – 1lb approx.
149: Jar of locally produced honey - 1lb approx.
150: Jar of marmalade – 1lb Approx. – any type
DIVISION 8: HOME MADE DRINKS
151: One bottle of Lemonade
152: One bottle of Ginger beer
153: One bottle of any other fruit/flower or root drink
DIVISION 9: HOME COOKING
154: A plate of 6 cookies– any type
155: 6 iced and decorated Fairy cakes
156: 6 scones – any type
157: A chocolate cake
158: A ginger cake
159: A carrot cake
160: A coffee and walnut cake
161: A Victoria sponge cake
162: A fruit cake
163: Tottenham cake
164: An iced and decorated special celebration cake – any type
165: 6 of any other small sweet cakes – any type
166: 6 onion bhajis
167: 3 vegetable samosas
168: 3 meat patties or pasties
169: Organic bread loaf /Roti- white flour - any shape or size
170: Organic bread – brown/wholemeal flour - any shape or size
171: A savoury vegetarian flan or quiche – (min. 7” diameter)
172: A fruit tart/tort – (min. 7” diameter)
173: A fruit pie
DIVISION 10: CHILDREN’S SECTION (aged 12 and under)
174: A dish of home-made sweets – minimum of 6– any type
175 : 6 cakes or tarts – any type
176: 6 biscuits or cookies – any type
177: A miniature garden in a recycled box or tin – any type
178: A pot plant (any variety)
179: Cress grown in a pot or in any other way
180: A face made from fruit and vegetables
181: An edible necklace
182: A wild flower and foliage arrangement in a jam jar
183: A painted/printed teashirt
184: A decorated hat made from paper or card
185: A model made from recycled materials
186: Best fancy dress character ( to be shown at 2-30 pm)
DIVISION 11: HANDICRAFTS
187: A hand-knitted – or crocheted article
188: An article of embroidery – or tapestry
189: A patchwork – or appliquéd article
190: A knitted soft toy – or a dressed doll
191: A hand made article of wood
192: A hand made article of pottery
193: A hand made article of basketry
194: A collage – maximum size 50cm square
DIVISION 12: SWEETS
195: 12 x Chocolates
196: 12 x Pieces of fudge
197: 12 x Coconut sweets
198: 12 x any other kinds of sweets
GET INVOLVED
If you want to enter or support or take part in this show in any way, please contact us at: Felix Waterhouse, Back to Earth Projects, Broadwater Farm Community Centre, 1 Adams Road, N17 6HE Tel: 020 8885 7775/4185 or OR Martin Burrows on : 07831 219032, 1 Prospect Place, London N17 8AT    e-mail: mab.prospect@tiscali.co.uk

@ Broadwater Farm Community Centre, 1 Adams Rd, N17
All welcome!

Invitation to all local community groups
Once again the Lordship Rec Users Forum is organising its annual community festival and we’re inviting you and your members to get involved! Last year 3,000 people attended and participated (see below for a report). The festival is a key part of the ongoing efforts to showcase the potential of the park, encourage greater usage, continue to develop community-led partnership working, and to pursue the regeneration of Tottenham’s largest green open space.

The Users Forum is a partnership of the Friends of Lordship Rec, Haringey Parks Dept, local residents associations, Back To Earth projects, environmental and conservation groups, Broadwater Farm Community Centre, Neighbourhood Management officers, and other interested organisations. For the last 6 years we have been working in partnership to restore and regenerate Tottenham’s largest but most neglected public green space so that it can become once again a District Park that Haringey can be proud of.
Improvements already achieved include new active play areas, new paths, on-site staffing, and restoration of the lake and woodland areas. The children’s playground is currently being replaced and refurbished.

Last year Haringey Council successfully bid to the Lottery Fund for £4m to be earmarked to carry out major works including restoration of the River Moselle and the historic Model Traffic Area, development of an environmental centre and city farm, and overhaul of the general infrastructure (eg paths, entrances and furniture). That funding will be released following certain conditions being fulfilled including detailed designs and match funding. We are particularly pleased that, in a recent ‘plebescite’ run by the Mayor of London, Lordship Rec gained the most votes of any North London park and hence received an additional £400,000 funding. We thank everyone who helped publicise it or who voted!

The Council will be lodging a ‘Phase Two’ application in September 2009 to the Heritage Lottery Fund which will hopefully secure the funding sought. If so, the regeneration works will be implemented during 2010 and 2011.

As public discussion is still ongoing on the bid and all the improvement plans, and the Heritage Lottery Fund will be considering the final application to release the grant, it is vital that we all work together to showcase our willingness to support the future of the Rec.

We are inviting everyone who supports this restoration effort to help us organise our community festival this coming September. We are therefore writing to you to canvas your support and to ascertain what form your support could take.

We invite you to:

1. Take up the opportunity for a stall to promote your community organisation (with info, bric-a-brac, or an interactive theme – or whatever). If so please contact: felix_waterhouse@hotmail.com
2. Offer to organise, or help organise an activity at the event
3. Pledge funding or resources (if you have any!) for the event infrastructure or activities
4. Offer to help with publicity
5. Attend the next organising meeting on Monday 3rd August

Please let us know as soon as possible what you or your organisation may be able to contribute. Please also pass this on to any others who may be interested.

STALLS: For community group stalls – contact: felix_waterhouse@hotmail.com

OTHER: For any other involvement – contact: dmorris@onetel.com

On September 13th 2008 around 3000 people attended the ‘Restore the Rec’ Community Festival. The festival was organised by the Lordship Rec Users Forum with the aim of showcasing the great potential of the Rec to coincide with the Lottery bid efforts.

The 2008 festival involved using every part of the park and the aim was to encourage local community organisations to put on a wide range of activities in order to involve and provide something for everyone. See below for a detailed summary of what happened last year. The aim is to do the same this year, but hopefully even better – with your active involvement and support!

The Friends of Lordship Rec took on responsibility for the overall coordination of the infrastructure of the festival and publicity but each activity put on at the festival was organised autonomously by various groups and individuals. The general organisation was truly community-led and organised through open planning meetings. One of the main successes of the day was that it was all participatory. This encouraged people to talk to each other and play together. Not only was there good council/community partnership working but the Council worked well across departments to make the festival a success.

The final cost of the festival was around £13,000 from various grants and Council departments in addition to many hundreds of hours of voluntary work by the Friends and local residents. We are all agreed that we want to continue to make this festival a yearly event on the Haringey Calendar, and focus the festival on green issues and conservation, health and social inclusion.

Last year, the following activities were organised by a wide range of groups and organisations:

• Tottenham Flower & Produce Show, with displays and competitions for home grown and home made vegetables, fruit, flower-arrangements, cakes, emboidery and much more [organised by Back To Earth]
• Dog training and agility show and competitions [organised by Lordship Rec Dog Club]
• Peace Bikeride [organised by Haringey Peace Alliance]
• 1km Fun Run around the Rec [organised by Haringey Sports Council]
• Performance Showcase, youth music and dance in the Broadwater Farm Community Centre by the park [organised by ukunsigned and the Centre]
• 2 cafes [laid on by the Lordship Rec Mother & Toddler Group in the children's playground, and by Back To Earth at the Broadwater Farm Community Kitchen]
• Freestyle area skateboarding/BMXing, with scores of casual riders/skaters and expert participants [including a visit from Peckham BMX Club]
• Football tournament for youth teams [organised by Clasford Sterling of Broadwater Farm Community Centre]
• Rugby Skills Clinic [ organised by London Skolars]
• Cycling activities, including: specialist bikes for people with mobility difficulties [organised by Brakethru Club based at the Rec], fun bikes for free hire in the Model Traffic Area organised by Company of Cyclists], and also ‘Dr Bike’ bike repairs and information [organised by Chestnuts Northside Residents Association, and Haringey Cycling Campaign]
• Pony Rides [organised by Campaign For Riding in Haringey, and Gillian's Riding School]
• Arts and Crafts for the Under 5s [organised by the local Children's Centres]
• History stalls and displays [organised by Tottenham Civic Society, and Friends of Lordship Rec]
• Nature activities, including pond-dipping, bug hunts, and nature walks and talks around the lake and woodland [organised by Haringey BTCV, and Froglife] and tree information [by Lordship Rec Friends of Graham Lee]
• Health-related activities, including a walk, health checks and advice [organised by Haringey Primary Care Trust]
• Children’s adventure play activities [organised by Haringey Play Association]
• Peace Picnic [organised by local SGI buddhist organisation]
• Tottenham Food Co-op stall [organised by Sustainable Haringey Food Group and Back To Earth]
• Pedal-powered Impromptu Performance Stage in the park, for bands and DJing [organised by Back To Earth and Magnificent Revolutions]
• Community stalls [including from Broadwater Farm Residents Association, Bruce Grove Residents Network and other residents associations from the surrounding communities, the Broadwater Farm 'Just 4 Girlz' group, Wards Corner Community Coalition, Wood Green Animal Shelter, the local Friends of the Earth group, and from the Friends of Lordship Rec]
• Ambulance Service [organised by local charity, Little Flame]
• Information point, and display about Lordship Rec Future Plans [organised by Friends of Lordship Rec and Haringey Council's Parks Dept]

Scenes from the 2007 festival can be viewed in the special 15min ‘Restore Our Rec!’ documentary made to promote the Lottery bid. You can watch it on your pc at:
http://www.lordshiprec.org.uk/video/

All organisations and individuals are welcome to come and get involved in organising this year’s event!

Festival planning meeting:Monday 29th June, 6.30pm @ Broadwater Farm Community Centre, 1 Adams Rd, N17

All welcome

Invitation to all local community groups

Once again the Lordship Rec Users Forum is organising its annual community festival and we’re inviting you and your members to get involved! Last year 3,000 people attended and participated (see below for a report). The festival is a key part of the ongoing efforts to showcase the potential of the park, encourage greater usage, continue to develop community-led partnership working, and to pursue the regeneration of Tottenham’s largest green open space.

The Users Forum is a partnership of the Friends of Lordship Rec, Haringey Parks Dept, local residents associations, Back To Earth projects, environmental and conservation groups, Broadwater Farm Community Centre, Neighbourhood Management officers, and other interested organisations. For the last 6 years we have been working in partnership to restore and regenerate Tottenham’s largest but most neglected public green space so that it can become once again a District Park that Haringey can be proud of.
Improvements already achieved include new active play areas, new paths, on-site staffing, and restoration of the lake and woodland areas. The children’s playground is currently being replaced and refurbished.

Last year Haringey Council successfully bid to the Lottery Fund for £4m to be earmarked to carry out major works including restoration of the River Moselle and the historic Model Traffic Area, development of an environmental centre and city farm, and overhaul of the general infrastructure (eg paths, entrances and furniture). That funding will be released following certain conditions being fulfilled including detailed designs and match funding. We are particularly pleased that, in a recent ‘plebescite’ run by the Mayor of London, Lordship Rec gained the most votes of any North London park and hence received an additional £400,000 funding. We thank everyone who helped publicise it or who voted!

The Council will be lodging a ‘Phase Two’ application in September 2009 to the Heritage Lottery Fund which will hopefully secure the funding sought. If so, the regeneration works will be implemented during 2010 and 2011.

As public discussion is still ongoing on the bid and all the improvement plans, and the Heritage Lottery Fund will be considering the final application to release the grant, it is vital that we all work together to showcase our willingness to support the future of the Rec.

We are inviting everyone who supports this restoration effort to help us organise our community festival this coming September. We are therefore writing to you to canvas your support and to ascertain what form your support could take.

We invite you to:

1. Take up the opportunity for a stall to promote your community organisation (with info, bric-a-brac, or an interactive theme – or whatever). If so please contact: felix_waterhouse@hotmail.com
2. Offer to organise, or help organise an activity at the event
3. Pledge funding or resources (if you have any!) for the event infrastructure or activities
4. Offer to help with publicity
5. Attend the next organising meeting on Monday 29th June

Please let us know as soon as possible what you or your organisation may be able to contribute. Please also pass this on to any others who may be interested.

STALLS: For community group stalls – contact: felix_waterhouse@hotmail.com

OTHER: For any other involvement – contact: dmorris@onetel.com

best wishes
Felix Waterhouse
Back To Earth projects, Broadwater Farm Community Centre
m. 07922 620015
and
Dave Morris
Chair, Lordship Rec Users Forum
h. 8211 0916

www.lordshiprec.org.uk  +  www.haringey.gov.uk/lordshiprec

THE FESTIVAL – a closer look

To get an idea of what can be achieved we can review what happened last year.

On September 13th 2008 around 3000 people attended the ‘Restore the Rec’ Community Festival. The festival was organised by the Lordship Rec Users Forum with the aim of showcasing the great potential of the Rec to coincide with the Lottery bid efforts.

The 2008 festival involved using every part of the park and the aim was to encourage local community organisations to put on a wide range of activities in order to involve and provide something for everyone. See below for a detailed summary of what happened last year. The aim is to do the same this year, but hopefully even better – with your active involvement and support!

The Friends of Lordship Rec took on responsibility for the overall coordination of the infrastructure of the festival and publicity but each activity put on at the festival was organised autonomously by various groups and individuals. The general organisation was truly community-led and organised through open planning meetings. One of the main successes of the day was that it was all participatory. This encouraged people to talk to each other and play together. Not only was there good council/community partnership working but the Council worked well across departments to make the festival a success.

The final cost of the festival was around £13,000 from various grants and Council departments in addition to many hundreds of hours of voluntary work by the Friends and local residents. We are all agreed that we want to continue to make this festival a yearly event on the Haringey Calendar, and focus the festival on green issues and conservation, health and social inclusion.

Last year, the following activities were organised by a wide range of groups and organisations:

• Tottenham Flower & Produce Show, with displays and competitions for home grown and home made vegetables, fruit, flower-arrangements, cakes, emboidery and much more [organised by Back To Earth]
• Dog training and agility show and competitions [organised by Lordship Rec Dog Club]
• Peace Bikeride [organised by Haringey Peace Alliance]
• 1km Fun Run around the Rec [organised by Haringey Sports Council]
• Performance Showcase, youth music and dance in the Broadwater Farm Community Centre by the park [organised by ukunsigned and the Centre]
• 2 cafes [laid on by the Lordship Rec Mother & Toddler Group in the children's playground, and by Back To Earth at the Broadwater Farm Community Kitchen]
• Freestyle area skateboarding/BMXing, with scores of casual riders/skaters and expert participants [including a visit from Peckham BMX Club]
• Football tournament for youth teams [organised by Clasford Sterling of Broadwater Farm Community Centre]
• Rugby Skills Clinic [ organised by London Skolars]
• Cycling activities, including: specialist bikes for people with mobility difficulties [organised by Brakethru Club based at the Rec], fun bikes for free hire in the Model Traffic Area [organised by Company of Cyclists], and also ‘Dr Bike’ bike repairs and information [organised by Chestnuts Northside Residents Association, and Haringey Cycling Campaign]
• Pony Rides [organised by Campaign For Riding in Haringey, and Gillian's Riding School]
• Arts and Crafts for the Under 5s [organised by the local Children's Centres]
• History stalls and displays [organised by Tottenham Civic Society, and Friends of Lordship Rec]
• Nature activities, including pond-dipping, bug hunts, and nature walks and talks around the lake and woodland [organised by Haringey BTCV, and Froglife] and tree information [by Lordship Rec Friends of Graham Lee]
• Health-related activities, including a walk, health checks and advice [organised by Haringey Primary Care Trust]
• Children’s adventure play activities [organised by Haringey Play Association]
• Peace Picnic [organised by local SGI buddhist organisation]
• Tottenham Food Co-op stall [organised by Sustainable Haringey Food Group and Back To Earth]
• Pedal-powered Impromptu Performance Stage in the park, for bands and DJing [organised by Back To Earth and Magnificent Revolutions]
• Community stalls [including from Broadwater Farm Residents Association, Bruce Grove Residents Network and other residents associations from the surrounding communities, the Broadwater Farm 'Just 4 Girlz' group, Wards Corner Community Coalition, Wood Green Animal Shelter, the local Friends of the Earth group, and from the Friends of Lordship Rec]
• Ambulance Service [organised by local charity, Little Flame]
• Information point, and display about Lordship Rec Future Plans [organised by Friends of Lordship Rec and Haringey Council's Parks Dept]
  

Scenes from the 2007 festival can be viewed in the special 15min ‘Restore Our Rec!’ documentary made to promote the Lottery bid. You can watch it on your pc at:
http://www.lordshiprec.org.uk/video/