Jolly green daySaturday 17th August 2013

Queen Elizabeth II FieldTelford Town Park

11am - 4pm

programme

www.friendsoftelfordtownpark.org

WelcomeTo

Jolly green dayWelcome to Jolly Green Day. This event is to celebrate the 10th Anniversaryof the Friends of Telford Town Park and also the first full year of operation ofTelford Green Spaces Partnership.

The Friends are a voluntary group who exist to promote, conserve and protectthe 450 acres of beautiful lakes, park, wood and heathland that is TelfordTown Park and nature reserve.

Telford Green Spaces Partnership is a forum of 19 voluntary groups, eachof whom help maintain and protect a public green space in the borough ofTelford.

We hope that you have an enjoyable day with us and that you find some newinterest in the outdoors that you will be able to take away with you and enjoyin the future.

Have a great day and thank you for supporting this unique event,Chris Pettman, ChairmanFriends of Telford Town Park, August 2013

www.friendsoftelfordtownpark.org

Jolly Green Day is delighted to be registered as a Community GamesEvent. Community Games offer something for everyone. You don’t need tobe sporty to take part - they are just as much about celebrating culturalachievement as sporting endeavour. The aim of the programme is to bringpeople together, supporting them to organise a Games for their community,which might be their street, estate or local interest group - essentially theGames will be run by communities for their communities. They provide awonderful opportunity for people from all backgrounds right across thecountry to create their own Olympic or Paralympic moment and carry on thelegacy and spirit of London 2012. For further information visit:

www.shropshiretelfordwrekinsportspartnership.org.uk

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What’s going on ! BANDSTAND

● Plant sale by the Friends of Telford Town Park

SPOUT POOL● Can you walk on water? Water Zorbing suitable for 5 years and over £5

QUEEN ELIZABETH II FIELD (The Arena)● Land Zorbing suitable for 5 years and over £3 per person.● Sports Stada offering football & basketball plus go karts & adapted bikes

presented by ican2 Leisure Services, Telford & Wrekin Council.● Bicycle Hub ‘doctor bike’ service. Find out how to get the most out of your

bike and bikes to hire in the park.● Road Safety and Sustainable Transport, Telford & Wrekin Council -

new cycling and walking maps, free adult cycling courses, car sharingscheme, try out commuter folding bike.

● Sports day races and 7-a-side touch rugby presented by Telford HornetsRugby Club.

● Love Food Hate Waste cookery demonstrations presented by Telford &Wrekin Council.

● Shropshire Master Composters - find out how to compost at home - theeasiest way to help the environment.

● Telford Energy Savers show you how you can save money on your energybills. Visit to book a free energy assessment for your home and find out whatenergy saving improvements will save you the most money - and how youcan get help to pay for them. Telford Energy Savers is a partnership betweenTelford & Wrekin Council and Carillion Energy Services.

● Guide Dogs for the Blind demonstrations at 11.30am and 1.30pm. Findout how the dogs are trained.

Grand prize draw - 3pm1st prize - one weeks holiday for two adults in Spainincluding flights and transfers coutesy of ShropshireEvents Ltd, 2nd prize - childs 12” bicycle and safety hel-met, courtesy of the Bicycle Hub in Telford Town Park plusAspirations membership, meals out, segway experiencevouchers, M&S voucher, Julia Bradbury signed dvd andlots more. Tickets just £1 each on sale at the Friends ofTelford Town Park stand in the TGSP Zone until 2.30pm.

(Programme, times and locations may be subject to change)

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JOLLY GREEN DAY EVENT MARQUEE

● Family Connect Service presented by Telford & Wrekin Council - findout about outdoor activities for children and families across the Bor-ough.

● Forever Living Products - Aloe Vera and beehive based products onsale.

● Ironbridge Gorge Museums - find out what’s on at their 10 museums● Ramblers Telford & East Shropshire - find out about the group and

walking opportunities within Telford and Shropshire.● Redhill Primary School - ‘Sustainable Futures’ project making solar

cookers and plastic bottle greenhouses.● South Telford Rights of Way Partnership (STROWP) promotes

walks in south Telford, keeps footpaths well maintained and informspeople about areas of local historic interest.

● Telford Loyalty Card (TLC) sign up for your card today and startsaving at retail outlets across the borough.

ICAN2 MARQUEE● Telford & Wrekin Library Services - story telling, colouring, puzzles

and craft activities all themed around nature and parks.● Parents Opening Doors and MENCAP - come and join in nature

themed craft and activities for all ages.● Child & Locality Services - sand & water play for 0 - 5 years!

Face painting12 noon - 3pm

£1.50

ican2 is an umbrella name for short break activities providers in Telford.Short breaks provide invaluable support for disabled children, youngpeople and their families through a range of activities, which can lastfrom just a few hours to a few days or longer. Activities on offer rangefrom arts and crafts, family outings, sports and leisure activities, dance,computer clubs and lots more and can take place in the childs ownhome, a family based setting, a residential, educational or communitysetting or in their local environment. For further information visit:

www.ican2.org.uk

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● British Horse Society - find out about thei work and how to become amember.

● Button It -unusual jewellery and gifts made out of everyday items.● Cuan Wildlife Rescue, Much Wenlock - find out about their rescue work

and purchase fund raising items.● Dobbies Garden World, Shrewsbury - ‘Here we Grow’ and ‘Little Seedling’

scheme helping community groups out into the garden and green spaces.Planting activity for children aged 4 - 10 years.

● Gentleshaw Wildlife Hospital and Birds of Prey Hospital - come andmeet birds of prey up close and find out about the conservation and rehabil-itation of wild birds of prey by this charity based in Staffordshire.

● Guide Dogs UK - selling branded products to raise funds.● Marc Hughes - folding vases● National Trust - find out about the benefits of becoming a member.● Outback2basics - Little Wenlock based social enterprise promoting primi-

tive and bushcraft courses. Demonstrations of firelighting and grass ropemaking.

● Park Run - find out about the National Park Run scheme and sign up for theweekly Saturday Park Run in Telford Town Park

● Pics and Sticks - handcrafted jewellery on sale plus children 6 years andover can have a go at ‘draw knifing’ and make a spatula to take home.

● RSPB - speaks out for birds and wildlife, tackling the problems that threatenour environment. Find out about their work and become a member today.

● Shropshire Bat and Mammal Groups - find out about the work of these twovoluntary groups who record, protect and promote the mammalian fauna ofShropshire.

● Smallwoods Association - come and make flowers out of willow● Telford Town Park - find out about the work going on to improve the Park

and the ‘Parks for People’ project and make elder jewellery.● The Owl Experience, Stafford - come and find out about the birds of prey

on display.● Transition Town Telford - find out about this local project and plant runner

beans and sunflower seeds to take home.● Unit Ten, Horsehay - skills unit for adults with a disability. Purchase jewel-

lery, bird boxes, rustic bird tables, garden furniture and gifts.

FREE STANDING STALLS / GAZEBOS

Information, wildlife and activities presented by Shropshire based organisations.A small charge or donation may be requested for some craft activities.

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TELFORD GREEN SPACES PARTNERSHIP (TGSP) Zone TGSP was formed in August 2011 as an umbrella group for all the ‘Friends of’ groups within the Telford & Wrekin borough, supporting green spaces within their area. Its main objective is to share the benefits of ideas and how to get things done but above all the benefits that would come from a joint approach to funding. Currently there are 19 voluntary group members of the TGSP, some of which are represented here today.

Come into the TGSP Zone and find out about the Partnership, the work of individual member groups and organisations, volunteering opportunities on offer and join in lots of fun craft activities linked to the great outdoors

● Dawley Horticultural Society - flower head dress garlands● Friends of Apley Wood - making bird feeders● Friends of Brandlee - natural mini beasts and insects● Friends of Hollinswood & Randlay Valley - making dragonflies● Friends of Rough Park - face masks in the shape of insects● Friends of Telford Town Park - bird quiz and grand prize draw raffle

tickets on sale● Severn Gorge Countryside Trust - mini beasts using clay and natural

materials● Smallwoods Association - coracle making● Shropshire Wildlife Trust - river pollution interactive game● Telford Green Spaces Partnership -● Wrekin Forest Volunteers - bugs and moth trap display

Music will be provided in the TGSP Zone by local rhythm and blues musician Tom Doughty

Musical Entertainment (various locations)● The Darby Singers 12noon - 3pm● Thompson Oldeman Band● Wonderland characters● Percy Simmonds - Town Crier

Food and Drink on Sale● Really Good Pizza Company - fresh baked pizzas● Mukaase - Caribbean Food● Percy’s Pig Roast● Napkin Catering Company - bbq● Ice Cream Van● Caffe Milo - hot & cold drinks● Town Park Visitor Centre - drinks and snacks available

NOTE: Portable barbecues will not be permitted on the Queen Elisabeth II Fieldduring this event. Help us to keep the park tidy, please use the recycling litter binslocated around the park.

The friends of telford town parkwould like to thank everyone who supported

and attended this event and in particular:Arriva BusesCarillion plc

Elite OccasionsIronbridge Gorge Museum Trust

Julia BradburyMarks & Spencers, Telford

Segstreme LimitedShropshire Events LimitedShropshire Wildlife TrustSouthwater Event Group

Telford Green Spaces PartnershipTelford & Wrekin Council

The Bicycle Hub in the ParkThe National Trust

The Raven Hotel, Much WenlockWeatherspoons, Telford

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