Green flag winner!
Broomhill Park has been awarded a Green Flag. These awards recognise the best green spaces in the country, helping you choose where to visit.
HEALTHY WALKS
Every Tuesday, meet at Strood Library at 9.45
A guided and pleasant walk with wonderful views overlooking the Medway and Thames, and woodland paths. Duration about 60 minutes.
Complimentary tea and coffee served in the library after the walk.
Sorry - dogs not allowed in the library.
Contact: 01634 333720
josh brunton
'
In his short life, Josh Brunton loved playing on Broomhill, especially on the play equipment.
His parents have kindly donated this lovely bouncing frog in his memory.
Volunteer - it's your park!
Next volunteer day - Sunday the3rd June 2012 litter pick for funday.
Time - 11am to 1pm
Meeting point – the car park at the end of King Arthur’s Drive
Clothing – suitable for rough & dirty outside work – a must is gloves. Tools – you can bring your own, however there will be supply of suitable tools. Please bring a drink.
Task days in 2012: March, April, June.
Click here for more details.
launch day for new works
On Sunday 10th April 2011 we had the official opening of the new works at Broomhill.
A note on funding in a time of cuts:
Although the Council have been very supportive, most of the money recently spent on the park comes from sources of funding other than council tax or the council's central government block grant.
It is purely down to the hard work and diligence of committee members finding out about and applying for special grants, that much of the work has taken place.
The new Play Area together with benches and hard standing at the new viewing points come from the Playbuilder grant - available to all local authorities between 2008 and 2010, the purpose of this central government grant was to improve public play spaces in every local authority.
The viewing points with new pathways, interpretation boards and the standing stone come from the Big Lottery Fund (Community Spaces) awarded to the Friends of Broomhill.
Our committee continues to find and apply for grants to improve the area.
If you have ideas about improvements to the park, or things that you're unhappy about, please contact us - or better still get involved. The FOB are just ordinary local residents like yourself - it exists so you can have a voice. It's your park.
bob wade - friend of broomhill
The Friends of Broomhill, and many others, are mourning the loss of their much loved friend Bob Wade who died last week - 48 years young. Please click here to see a celebration of his work at Broomhill and elsewhere.
For more details about the stone and the new viewing points, click here.