You will, no doubt, have heard that Greenwich Council’s latest budget proposals put much-loved local Adventure Play Centres at risk of closure. These centres are free to attend, and they are staffed by trained youth workers, who provide support, trust and a safe environment for all children, aged 6-16; they are not just playgrounds. They …
Minutes of Meeting, October 2025
Venue: Kinveachy Gardens Date: Thursday 16 October 2025 Present (9): Christine (chair), Natalie (treasurer), Steve, Catherine, Gulle, Glenda, Julie, Alice, Elen. 1. Welcome: Christine welcomed guests and thanked Steve for taking notes in the enforced absence of Emma. 2. Apologies: (6): Emma, Gary, Jason, Andrew, Mickey, Cllr van den Broek. 3. Minutes of last meeting (June 2025): Accepted. Catherine made clear …
Thorntree School End of Year Litter Pick
Thorntree School year six spent time picking up litter in the park in July.
Minutes of Meeting, June 2025
Friends of Maryon and Maryon Wilson Parks Meeting Thursday, June 12th, 2025, St Thomas Church Minutes Present (13) Christine Anthony (Chair, CA), Emma (Secretary, EO), Gulle (Committee member, GS), Gary (Committee member, GD), Elen (Committee member, EB), Roger, Jose, Dave, Steve (Committee member), Catherine(Committee member, CT), Sorren, Jane, Matthieu. Apologies for absence Natalie Zarb (Treasurer), …
AGM – Minutes of AGM 2025
FRIENDS OF MARYON AND MARYON WILSON PARKS AGM Minutes of AGM 2025 Date: Thursday 3rd April 2025 Venue: St Thomas Church, Charlton Present (17): Christine Anthony (Chair), Steve Tongue (Secretary), Natalie Zarb (Treasurer), Catherine, Gulle, Mickey, John (all committee), Hazel, Emma, Gary, Elen, Glenda, Anthony, Matthieu, Alice, Tina, Cllr Jo van den Broek. Apologies (4): …
Chair’s Report 24/25
AGM, April 25th 2025 Once again, our parks have continued to provide a vital service to the local and wider community but have also been hit by the weather. The Red Chestnut in the deer pen was brought down by a storm early in the year - luckily it was so rotten that it caused …
Maryon Park Community Garden Report
Maryon Park Community Garden Maryon Park Community Garden: Chair’s Report for the Friends of the Park 2024/2025 Gardening and Growing Plot-holders taking part in Capital Growth’s ‘Harvest-o-meter’ by weighing their produce, grew the equivalent of 295 meals during the 2024 season, 23 Kg produce. Forest School Windrush Primary School have four sessions Monday to Thursday. …
Minutes of Meeting, February 2025
Venue: St Thomas Church Hall Date: Thursday 20 February 2025 Present (25): Christine (chair), Steve (secretary), Catherine, Gulle, John, Jason (all committee); Vanessa, Matthieu, Jane, Trevor, Iris, Elen, Jose, David, Tina, Anthony, Susan, Glenda, Carol, Hazel, Julie, Emma, Gary, Jim, Owen 1. Welcome: Christine welcomed our largest gathering since January 2011. 2. Apologies: (4): Natalie …
Maryon Park Community Garden
Report for Friends of Maryon Parks: February 2025 Gardening and GrowingAfter the Christmas and New Year break volunteers have been planting bulbs and plot-holders sowing seeds. Kalvis, the Community Garden gardener, has started to introduce more colour and flowers in the Community Garden. Plot-holdersCatherine and Ruth Tongue have joined the Community Garden as plot-holders. Forest …
Animal Park Saved From Closure … Again
Thanks to a huge effort by the local community, Greenwich Council has agreed to continue running the Animal Park in Maryon Wilson Park. Financial cuts threatened the closure of the much loved part of the park, which houses almost 100 animals. Nearly all would have had to be rehoused. But pressure from SOAP  - Save Our Animal …
Friends Of Maryon Park and Maryon Wilson Park 