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Friends of Haydons Road Recreation Ground

@HaydonsFriends

Aiming to promote access and positive management of Haydons Road Recreation Ground, SW19, and encourage community spirit for all bona fide park users.

 118 Haydons Rd London SW19 1AW
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Joined February 2022
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NEW OPERATOR FOR HRRG, REPLACING IDVERDE On 1 November, the Merton Council transferred the maintenance management contract for HRRG from Idverde to Glendale Services (glendale-services.co.uk/). This followed a tender process run 12 months ago.
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The decision was made by the council in January but they have waited until now to publicise it. Glendale is an award-winning management contractor and is responsible for the parks of Kingston, Lewisham and Westminster.
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It is going to take a short while for them to get fully operational even though a number of Idverde's staff have transferred to Glendale. A senior director of Glendale is speaking at FoHRRG's AGM on 1 December, so come along then to find out how they are going to operate.
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AGM - COUNCIL REPS AND PARK OPERATOR TO ATTEND Our 2026 Annual General Meeting will take place at 8pm on Tuesday 1 December at South Wimbledon Community Association, 78 Victory Road, SW19 1HN. There will be two presentations at the start, with details below...
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Then, Andy Hodgson, (Regional Director East) will deliver one titled 'Introducing Glendale: Communication and Community Partnership.' Glendale took over management of the Council's Parks from Idverde on 2 November and Andy will be talking about how his company will be operating.
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The remainder of the meeting will cover the usual AGM matters including electing officers and the committee for the coming year. We are always looking for new people to contribute. We will also be setting out our plans for remainder of 2026 and for 2027. See you on 1 December.
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AGM - SAVE THE DATE - TUES 1 DEC The Friends' 2026 AGM will take place on Tuesday 1 December at the South Wimbledon Community Centre, 78 Victory Road, SW19 1HN at 8pm. All members are welcome. To join, turn up on the night or contact us via the details on our profile page.
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Anthony Hopkins, Merton Council's Director of Culture, Sport & Libraries will attend to talk about their plans for HRRG, particularly the wildflower meadow, and Cllr Stuart Neaverson, Cabinet Member for Cleaner Streets, Environment & Transport, including responsibility for Parks.
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AUTUMN COMMUNITY THIS SATURDAY - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Our Autumn Community Day takes place this Saturday, 10 October, from 10am to midday. Meet at the Mess Hut by the Haccombe Road entrance and bring your own gardening gloves if you have some. Children under supervision are welcome.
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It's to prepare the recently planted trees for the coming winter and cut the hedge around the wildflower garden. There is also some watering to do as not enough rain has fallen recently. And, as ever, a need for litter picking. We can provide gloves but have limited numbers.
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PARK CARE CLUB AND MURAL We are rebranding our monthly Saturday sessions as 'Park Care Club'. They will still last an hour from 10-11am - starting this Saturday. Anyone who would like to join our group of regulars is welcome, including children under supervision of parents/carers
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We also have two new noticeboards - one to replace the damaged one by the Haccombe Road entrance and the other at the main Quicks Road entrance. We are in discussion with the Council on their content.
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So, we look forward to seeing anyone able to spare from 15 minutes to an hour between 10am and 11am, this Sat 19 Sept. Do bring gardening gloves if you have some, but we have equipment for most tasks, including for litter picking. Extra watering cans would help too.
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FESTIVAL RAFFLE PROCEEDS DONATION The Friends of Haydons Road Recreation Ground, the Battles Area Residents Association and Abraham Chowdhury from Somnium this morning attended the depot of the Dons Local Action Group to present a cheque for £665.50
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This was the proceeds of the raffle from the South Wimbledon Summer Festival, held on the park in June.
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We saw presentation about how donations such as this are used, with food and all kinds of other products or pre-loved items being passed on to families in need nearby, helped by a large - but always willing to expand - team of volunteers. @DonsLocalAction for more information
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