Friends of Bowring Park Welcome You
This is the official website of the Friends of Bowring Park
(Please be reminded Bowring Park Visitors Centre at The Coach House is operated entirely by VOLUNTEERS)
FORTHCOMING EVENTS 2010
THE 21st Birthday Year of Friends of Bowring Park formed in 1989
(Memberships and Donations welcome to continue the preservation and conservation of Historic Bowring Park in Roby)
Friday 3rd September CULTURAL FEASTS " Ration Book " Lunch 1pm @ £2.00 per person / Dinner 7pm @ £5.00 per person
*** WORLD WAR 11 VETERANS FREE *** SEE EVENTS PAGE for further information
Saturday 4th September Heritage Project Meeting at 11.00am SEE HERITAGE PROJECTS PAGE for further information
HERITAGE WEEK PROGRAMME – 7th to 12th September 2010
TUESDAY 7TH to FRIDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER: Coach House open noon to 5pm
DAILY: Heritage walks between noon and 2pm
Delicious Teas in Coach House FROM 2PM to 4pm
Musical entertainment. Still being compiled, suggestions welcome.
Heritage exhibits in coach house for duration of the week./ Worshops.
THURSDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER: ACORN VENTURE FARM ANIMALS
IN BOWRING PARK. 1pm to 3pm
Funded by Awards for All grant.
FOBP Regeneration Project.
Nursery and school groups invited to come along between
12.30pm and 3pm.
See the animals and have heritage theme games in dell and
Putting green, and see heritage displays in coach house.
BOOK : 0151 482 1116
Email: fobp@btinternet.com
www.bowringpark.co.uk for updated information from Lorraine .
FRIDAY 10TH: As Daily: Heritage walks, Afternoon Teas, Entertainment. Exhibits.
Follow the heritage trail in our new information leaflet
Then return to coach house for a delicious tea.
7.30pm:CULTURAL FEAST & entertainment.
SATURDAY 11TH: As above from noon to 4pm.
PHOTO COMPETITION: Details below.
Entries to be delivered Friday, and no later than 10am Saturday.
CHANCE TO RECORD YOUR PERSONAL REMINISCENCES
FOR A BOWRING PARK HERITAGE BOOK & CD TO BE
PUBLISHED BY 2012. – start a Bowring Park & Roby Heitage Group
SUNDAY 12TH: HERITAGE FAYRE noon to 4pm includes exhibits, walks, music
PHOTO COMPETITION & EXHIBITION: Entry free:
Class 1: Picture taken in Bowring Park in 2010.
Class 2: An ‘olde tyme’ picture taken in Bowring Park
Class 3: ‘Raise a Smile’ with an amusing photograph.
DRAY RIDES with Fred Sharpe and shire horses from coach house to
transport passengers to Roby Village and back for £2.50 p.p return,
experience ‘the olden days’ and come back to a delicous
English ‘Afternoon Tea’ in the Georgian Tea Room in Coach House
New Orleans Jazz Band plays inside and outside the coach house.
NB: Jon Roberts, KMBC Project Manager, present with Questionnaires.
