The community for users of Preston Park in Brighton, UK
Mary Anne Aytoun Ellis has been working on a number of drawings and paintings of trees throughout 2022. The first drawing of the series of fourteen is our own ‘Preston Twin’. Mary Anne will be exhibiting this work and others at Sotheby’s.
FoPP successfully held their annual Christmas wreath-making event this week. Residents were invited to buy materials collected locally, and make their own seasonal wreath. With music and mince-pies, the event was very Christmassy! A big thank you to all the volunteers who made it a great day!
It has been a very busy year for all FoPP volunteers, weeding, planting and pruning. The beds along the main road will look gorgeous in spring with all the new bulbs, the Coronation garden is having a make over and the Rose Garden, as usual, will be splendid. So much to look forward to in the Park, and not to be missed is the alleyway between the tennis courts, which has been planted with thousands of scented narcissus. Volunteers enjoyed a well earned coffee and cake at Hoogly on South Road.
If you want to know more about the Roman villa underneath the present Wellend Villas, the makers of the Clock Tower, the origin of the Tile House and many more exciting facts about the history of the Park then you should join one of Sue’s renowned historic tours. Rich in anecdotes and details, her walk and talk enables you to appreciate the historical past of the City and the Park. Keep an eye on the website for the next Historic Tour of Preston Park.
We are looking to invite new members to the FoPP Committee. There are a few vacant posts including Secretary and Fundraiser. If you feel you have time to commit to the FoPP, please get in touch via the website: friendsofprestonpark.org
The FoPP calendars from our super Photographic Competition are now available, costing just £5. They would make lovely Christmas gifts. Calendars are on sale at the Rotunda and Chalet Cafes in Preston Park and will also be on sale at the upcoming Wreath making event at The Rockery.
The winners were announced at Thursday’s AGM. They are:
Congratulations to all our winners and thanks to everyone who took part!
A very big thank you to LandGuard Alarms for their generous donation to Friends of Preston Park. We were able to buy much needed tools for the gardener volunteers who work on the various flower beds in the park, weeding, pruning and hedging all year long. Here is Ross Lang holding one of the diamond shaped hoes purchased, a new tool which volunteers are keen to put to use as these are the cutting edge of hoe technology.
Donations for tools are always welcome.
The central urn of the Rotunda pond has been filled with lavender and scented daffodil bulbs by the gardening volunteers. We are hoping to reinstate two urns that previously adorned the pond.
