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Artist At Large
Large-scale oil paintings, many inspired from the lake at local Raphael Park will be on display in a solo exhibition. One of four finalists for the "Big Arts Submission Havering," Joanne Mumford has done many studies of water over the past seven years and attributes our beautiful local environment in helping to generate such a diverse catalogue of work.She says, "It is incredible how images of water can differ so dramatically merely by simple factors such as how the light and air pressure affects it. There are certain qualities in an image that attracts me to paint it and it's these distinguishable factors that stir my own feelings and help me think about perception and my environment. My paintings aim to convey these seemingly timeless and suspended moments. I enjoy painting large works mostly 5ft x 4ft, the largest so far being 8 ft by 5 ft, which enables me to become quite immersed by the whole experience."
You can view some of Joanne's fine art oil paintings at the Visual Arts Centre, Frances Bardsley School, Brentwood Road, Romford from Tuesday 10th until Friday 13th August 2010. On these days the gallery is open to the public from 9.30 am until 3.00 pm, please feel free to join us at the launch night on Monday 9th August from 7.00 until 9.00 pm. For more information contact the Visual Arts Centre on 01708 447368 ext 238 or email djh_fbs@yahoo.co.uk. http://www.joannemumford.co.uk
Posted: 27th Jul 2010
Buggy Walk
Buggy Walks
Do you have a child in a buggy and want to get fit?
Then why not Walk your Way to Health with Havering's Buggy Walks.
It's a great way to burn some calories while meeting new people and it's FREE!
Join us for a taster 45-60 minute brisk walk on:
Every Monday 10.15am, Lodge Farm Park to Raphael Park
Meet at Lodge Farm Car Park off Main Road, Romford.
For further information about this walk and other buggy walks in Havering contact the Walks Co-ordinator on 01708 433 818 or elvan.dixon@havering.gov.uk
Posted: 12th Jul 2010
Family Fun Day - Sunday 11th July 2010
Raphael Park Family Fun Day
Sunday 11th July
12-5pm - Free Entry
Arts & crafts stalls
Live music from the bandstand
Food & drink
Childrens fun fair
Wellgate Community Farm
The Circus Company
Childrens playground
Local community groups
Byron Redstar football tournament
Tombola & raffle
Book signing by Nick & Annette Butterworth (authors of Percy?s Park & The Adventures of Jake)
Havering ?90 Joggers 5 mile & childrens fun run (entries in advance only from www.h90j.org.uk)
Plus lots more entertainment!
Posted: 4th Jul 2010
Spring Quiz Night - Saturday 27th March 2010
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Our Spring Quiz Night was a roaring success. We had a fantastic night and managed to raise a staggering eight hundred and eighty-five pounds! Our congratulations go out to the winning team: ?The Naughty Nines? (pictured) We?d like to thank Len and Chris for all their hard work organising the evening and also a very big thank-you to everyone who attended and made the night the success it was. We?d also like to thank some of our kind donors for their prizes: Andrew Curtin for the chocolates (yes they made it there!) and Andrew Rosindell for the fabulous guided tour of Big Ben?s Bell Tower. We are delighted that so many of you have given feedback on how much you enjoyed the evening. One question that people were asking on the night was how we plan to spend the money that was raised - we are proposing to allocate a proportion of the funds to maintaining the two flower beds that we recently started sponsoring in Raphael Park, with the remainder going towards sponsoring entertainment for our Family Fun Day this summer, as well as other events that we plan to hold in the forthcoming year. Once again, we?d like to say a really big thank-you for your continued support and encouragement.
Posted: 14th Apr 2010
Spring Quiz Night 2010 - Saturday 27th March at 7pm
Spring Quiz Night 2010
Saturday 27th March at 7pm
The Friends of Raphael and Lodge Farm Parks would like to invite you to our next quiz night:
Time/Date: 7pm, Saturday 27th March
Location: St Michael's Church Hall, Main Road, Gidea Park RM2 5EL
Entrance Fee: £8.50 per person - includes Fish 'n' Chip supper
Bring your own drinks (there is NO licensed bar at this venue)
Maximum 10 people per table
Tickets from Len (01708) 742888
Posted: 23rd Jan 2010
Friends of Raphael & Lodge Farm Parks at Planet Havering - Monday 31st August 2009
This Sunday we were all at Planet Havering with our stall, which was beautifully constructed by Julia (left). We were in the corner between Friends of Cottons Park and Friends of Havering Country Park. The Essex Wildlife trust and Friends of Upminster Windmill were also in the marquee too.
The organisers couldn't have asked for a better day with the weather on Sunday - it was gloriously sunny.
We all took it in turns to greet members of the public throughout the day and answer any questions that they had. There were a few people who had heard of our parks but weren't sure where they were, so we helped with that; others enjoyed looking at the various leaflets on the stand as well as the selection of photographs.
We were glad that we could be there to help raise awareness of our parks and to meet with some of the other friends' groups.
Posted: 2nd Sep 2009
Our next meeting - Monday 12th October 7.30 - 9pm, Romford Town Hall
Our next meeting will take place on:
Monday 12th October
7.30pm - 9pm
Romford Town Hall
Please come along to our meeting and support YOUR parks. We, together with Havering Park Services, wish to improve, protect and provide a safe and fun place for all to enjoy! We welcome anybody who is interested in helping us with our aims. The more support we have, the greater impact we can have as a group. We look forward to seeing you there, and if you are a regular, many, many thanks for your continued support.
Posted: 2nd Sep 2009
2009 Quiz Night - Saturday, 26th September, 7.30pm
2009 Quiz Night - Saturday, 26th September, 7.30pm
The Friends of Raphael and Lodge Farm Parks are once again holding their annual quiz night:
Date: Saturday, 26th September, 7.30pm
Location: Lodge Farm Bowls Club, Lodge Farm Park, Carlton Road
Entrance Fee: Just £5 per person
Prizes - Licensed Bar - Bring your own food
Maximum of 10 people per table
Tickets from Len (01708) 742888
Posted: 21st Aug 2009
Raphael Park Family Fun Day 2009 - A Great Day For All!
Dear Friends,
What a fantastic afternoon it was and even the weather was kind to us too!
As well as having a great time in the sun we managed to raise £730.00 for our lovely park!
But we didn't do this alone. We have so many people to thank:
- The Mayor of Havering and Andrew Curtin who very kindly opened the Fun Day.
- The Three Fabulous Bands who entertained us for the afternoon.
- Nick & Annette Butterworth, who gave up their afternoon to thrill the children with their fabulous books.
- Romford Summer Theatre for their impromptu performance.
- The barbeque and cafe teams.
- Everyone who helped to supervise the raffle and tombola stalls.
- The volunteers who gave up their precious time to create leaflets and those who delivered them too.
- The management team who made this wonderful day possible. Your commitment is to be commended. There were so many late nights and last minute calls to ensure the smooth running of the day.
- A big thank you to everyone who very kindly donated money they raised on the day and to those who donated those fabulous prizes for our raffle and tombola, which were a great success.
- A huge thank to A. C. Preou Limited for their continued, unwavering support.
- Everyone else involved in the organising of the day.
We are always open to suggestions from anyone to help make next year's event even more successful. Please send us your comments (good or bad) via our website at:
http://forlfp.org.uk/contact_us
We will now focus our attention on our remaining events for this year, including our quiz night on Saturday, 26th September and possibly a Black Tie Christmas Ball held in Raphael Park in 2010.
Please let us know what you think and don't forget to watch our website for more details.
Once again, thank you all so much for making the whole day such a huge success.
Yours sincerely,
The Friends of Raphael & Lodge Farm Parks
Posted: 11th Aug 2009
Raphael Park - New Play/Activitiy Area
We're really excited to tell you all that work on a new play area for Raphael Park is due to start sometime around October, with works hopefully being completed just before the end of the year (this is just a rough estimate and not an official timeline).The new play area will be in the same location where the current play area is today.
You can see the video below that shows the new play site design. There is an overview of the design and then individual examples of the activities. Check it out:
Posted: 13th Jul 2009
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About Us
The Friends of Raphael Park & Lodge Farm Park are a non-political, not-for-profit community group made up of ordinary residents that are working with the council, police and other bodies to improve, protect and provide a safe and fun place for all to enjoy. If you would like to help us please contact us.
Events Calendar
Monthly Litter Pick
Meet Len at Raphael Park Cafe, the first tuesday of every month at 10am.