There will be free pancakes, African drumming and a pancake flipping race during our Pancake Day event on Saturday 25th February 2012.

 

We will set up a marquee and give away pancakes then oversee competitors as they race around the bandstand (adult race 3pm, children’s race 3.15pm).

 

And Henri Gaobi will give two performances of African drumming with an acrobat and dancers from 2pm to 2.30pm, and 3.30pm to 4pm. He will also carry out a workshop so people can learn drumming.

 

The music is funded by the Big Lottery’s Awards for All scheme and the pancake making session will be funded by the Big Lottery’s Local Food Fund.

 

We would love to hear from volunteers who can help us set up, put away and steward, and also people who can help us cook the pancakes (we’ll supply all the equipment and batter). Also any donations of cake for the café will be gratefully received. Please contact me at this address if you can help.

 

Our Christingle carol concert and Christmas market will be held on the bandstand from 1pm to 5.30pm on Sunday 11th December.

 

Last year’s small market on the bandstand went very well with vendors selling everything from jewellery to pottery and plants and so we’ve decided to repeat it this year.  The market will run from 1pm to 4pm with tables on and around the bandstand.

 

Children will be able to make Christingle candle holders (complete with sweets and a candle) from 4pm to 4.30pm, and then members of St Johnthe Divine church choir will lead the singing from 4.30pm.

 

Everyone is invited to apply for a stall at the market (a table on the bandstand) for £10 which will be paid to Myatt’s Fields Park Project to help with the charity’s administration costs. If you would like to do this, please contact Victoria Sherwin for an apl .

 

We are grateful to the Minet Conservation Association for funding the Christingle event.

 

Children and adults dressed up for a Halloween celebration at Myatts Field Park on Sunday 30th October.Henri Gaobi led a drumming session on the bandstand and children competed for top place in the fancy dress competition. The music was funded by the Big Lotterys Awards for All programme and the event was organised by Myatts Fields Park Project in partnership with London Borough of Lambeth.

 

Apologies – we were going to hold a meeting to plan events for 2012 on Monday 31st October but have had to postpone this meeting until 6.30pm on Monday 7th November 2011 in the depot meeting room. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Everyone is welcome to come along to our Halloween event which will take place by the bandstand from 2pm to 4pm on Sunday 30th October 2011.

We’ll have an African drumming workshop on the bandstand when Henri Gaobi will invite people to come up onto the bandstand and drum from 2pm.

And at 3.15pm we’ll be judging a fancy dress competition, with prizes to win for the best costumes by under 5s, under 12s and all other ages.

We welcome any donations of spooky cakes to the café.

Here is a selection of our various on-going activities and news of meetings where you can get involved in the planning of future activities;-

(you can always check our calendar for the latest program schedule)

FOOD SESSIONS AT THE PARK:

 FAMILY COOK AND EAT BREAKFAST CLUB

Parents and under-fives children are invited to cook and eat together at our family cook and eat breakfast club every Friday at 9am in the Mulberry Centre.

RETIRED PEOPLE'S LUNCH CLUB LAUNCH THIS WEEK

Everyone is invited to enjoy a freshly cooked lunch at our retired people's lunch club which will be held every Friday at the depot meeting room from noon to 2pm.

Vegetables and fruit growing in the greenhouse will be used whenever possible in the meals that are prepared.

FOOD HEROES

Everyone is invited to come along and help prepare Polish food on Saturday 22nd October during our Food Heroes session, which will run in the depot meeting room from 10.30am to 1pm. We will also be focussing on preventing food waste during this session.

Our Food Heroes programme means we employ local people to teach other local people about the food they know and love.

The family cook and eat, food heroes and retired people’s lunch club are all funded by the Big Lottery Fund’s Local Food scheme.

HELP US PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR

 

Help us plan the future of the café, food projects, gardening in the greenhouse and events at meetings to be held in the next couple of weeks:

Monday 31st October: Events committee meeting 6.30pm onwards in the depot meeting room

Wednesday 2nd November: Growing and greenhouse project meeting 6.30pm onwards in the depot meeting room

These groups are led by members of Myatt’s Fields Park Project, and everyone is welcome to attend and give us your ideas.

 

YOGA IN THE PARK

Yoga sessions are held from 1pm to 2pm on Wednesdays, and from 10.30am to 11.30am on Saturdays in the park’s quiet garden. They cost £5 a session.

  Following on from the Review and Photos of our first Sleepover in the Park we can now make available this video too.

Help us plan the future of the café, food projects, gardening in the greenhouse and events at three meetings to be held in the next couple of weeks:

Thursday 20th October: Food group meeting in the depot meeting room

Monday 31st October: Events committee meeting

Wednesday 2nd November: Growing and greenhouse project meeting

These groups are led by members of Myatt’s Fields Park Project, and everyone is welcome to attend and give us your ideas.