Category: Parks
Flora grabs the prize at Battersea Park Dog Show
A record-breaking number of dog owners entered their pet for the Battersea Park Dog Show yesterday (June 19), raising £420 for the Friends of Battersea Park. The Mayor of Wandsworth Cllr Richard Field opened the event and judged several novelty classes, which included best rescue dog and best trick. The day was part of the… Read More
Best Parks and Events Police in the UK
Wandsworth Parks and Events Police are the first in the UK to attain a Level 5 NVQ Event Safety/Policing. They join event managers from venues and events across the world in the receiving this significant qualification. An official certificate presentation took place on Wednesday 15 June to mark the special occasion. The qualification covers a… Read More
Horticulture Weekly: Custodian Awards Finalist
Best Park Partnership for Battersea Park’s Old English Garden We are delighted to be finalists for the 2016 Horticulture Weekly Custodian Awards. We entered the Best Park Partnership category for our partnership work between Wandsworth Council, Enable Leisure and Culture, Thrive, Quadron idverde at Battersea Park’s Old English Garden. This is a great achievement for our first year, congratulations to… Read More
Wandsworth Heritage Festival
Talk: Wandsworth in the First World War Tuesday 31 May at 6.30pm Battersea Library, 265 Lavender Hill, Battersea SW11 1JB Organised in association with Enable Leisure and Culture. Historian and author Paul McCue will speak about his research on the Battersea and Wandsworth Battalions and their experiences in the trenches. Archivist Ruth MacLeod will discuss life… Read More
Apply for a 2016 – 2017 Fishing Permit
If you would like to know more about fishing in the borough, how to apply or what licence you need please visit www.enablelc.org/fishing The fishing season does not start until Wednesday 15 June 2016 but you can apply for your permit today.
Enable Parks Quarterly Newsletter: May 2016
Sign up to quarterly Parks Team newsletter View the latest newsletter here. To subscribe to all parks newsletters and updates, add your contact details. Please note, the Parks Team update will be circulated on a quarterly basis. You may receive monthly or bi-monthly for parks related news and updates. From the Friends Thank you to… Read More
Formula E in Battersea Park
Formula E in Battersea Park For the latest news and information on Formula E in Wandsworth, please visit Wandsworth Council’s information pages.
Bigger and better than ever
Battersea Park Fireworks display will be bigger and better than ever this year. Capital Radio’s Christian Williams will host the event on Saturday 7 November which is regularly attended each year by around 50,000 people. Only days away, there are still a few tickets available for one of the Park’s biggest regular events drawing crowds from all over London…. Read More