Dear Friends
Please join us for our mid-year meeting on Wednesday, July 15 at 7:30pm at Southgate Compton Cricket Club, Chalk Lane EN4 9JG. There is parking on site or it is walking distance from Cockfosters station and bus stops.
AGENDA
- Chairman’s welcome and introduction to Guests [Among others, we will be joined by newly-elected Cockfosters Councillor Alara Ayyildiz]
- Minutes of previous meeting
- New Deal for parks. Funding has been identified for a couple of park projects, which we will discuss. One of them is a major restoration of the north shore of the larger lake, opposite the mansion. The proposals for this project will be subject to public consultation but you can get a preview of them here If you have a chance to review the proposals before the meeting, we would welcome your comments
- Commercial events – future policy
- Park Security – raves. Litter
- Conservation issues – ponds, lakes and waterways, water garden, heritage gate restoration
- Parking issues and future policy
- Campus – Museum and café, estate and heritage buildings
- Local Planning pressures and threats
- Overview of Friends activities and campaigns
- Friends communications / website / volunteering
- Members say
Next meeting – Nov 2026
Thank you for your continued support. We hope to see you on July 15.
Peter W. Gibbs, Chair