Welcome to the Friends of Sandall Park

Still No Go For Mute Swan

Don@fosp — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:43:28 +0000

Well they are persistant if nothing else but still not made welcome by the black swans.

Not for the first time this spring mute swans have tried to land on the lake. Unfortunately the welcome party has usually been the black swans who certainly don’t want them to stop.

Again some great pictures from Brian Irvine – shame really it would be great if they could get on together.

Next FOSP Meeting – Tonight

Don@fosp — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:01:57 +0000

The date of the next FOSP meeting is tonight Wednesday 7.00pm 17th March at the usual location at the Sandalwood Centre in the bungalow complex opposite the park on Thorne Road.

Previous minutes and our annual report can be viewed on the publications page of this site.

Playbuilders – Nearly There

Don@fosp — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:10:02 +0000

Well we were there today to see many youngsters hanging their noses through the railing around the new Playbuilders play area.

Delayed because of the waterlogged ground it should not too long now. Several wooden benches, wooden stepping ’stones’ and the information sign are now in place. Oh, and please say a prayer for the willow tunnel!

FOSP Teams In Football Tournament

Don@fosp — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:27:20 +0000

This could be a BIG mistake – but this Thursday two FOSP five-a-side football teams will be playing at The Dome in a football competition for Sports Relief.

So if you fancy a laugh (or even a cry) why not pop along to the Dome 6pm to 9pm. You will recognise the FOSP teams wearing their light blue shirts with the FOSP logo on (that’s what detectives call a clue). We will have a team of ‘young guns’ and team of (very) old cannons playing!

Fakefest Tickets Now Available

Don@fosp — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:56:26 +0000

We’ve had lot of enquiries about tickets for the Sandall Park Fake Festival 2010 – and we now have them. If you are local just give us a ring or Email us and we can arrange delivery.

Failing that they are also on sale at:
Sandall Park Cafe;
Doncaster Free Press Offices;
Day today Store – Crompton Road, Wheatley;
C+N News Brecks Lane, Kirk Sandall;
Formula 1 Motorists Discount, Edenthorpe;
Beevers Newsagent, Church Street Arthorpe.

Gander in the Park

Don@fosp — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:34:25 +0000

A couple of nice goose pictures have been sent in by Derrick Bewell – there is no doubt that in the next month we will be inundated with cute, fluffy goose and duck pictures.

But who is going to get the first snap of the Black Swan cygnets?

New Trees Planted

Don@fosp — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:21:13 +0000

It always attracts attention (and comment) when trees are cut down. Normally there is a reason for such action – in the case of Playbuilders area the trees were in fact diseased and had to come down anyway.

Whenever possible FOSP try and plant more trees in the park if any are taken down. Six years ago many will remember the high winds that devastated many areas and brought down many trees in the park including an entire copse on the old golf course. As part of the golf course project an entire new copse of trees has this week been planted along with many other substantial trees in that area of the park. This should have taken place at the end of last year but because of the weather this was impossible. For full details of the Golf Course project click here.

Motorcyclists – Action Taken

Don@fosp — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:01:00 +0000

It’s a long time since we have had problems with motorcycles in the park. In fact we have had none since the golf course project ‘opened up’ the park and made everywhere in the park more visible.

So it came as a shock last week when off road motorcycles returned to the park and caused not only damage to the grass but endangered visitors to the park. As a result of visitors actually standing up and being counted one youth has been arrested and dealt with by the police and two have been served with notices that mean that if they ride off road in that manner again their bikes can be seized and crushed.

Our thanks to the members of the public who gave details of the incident and were prepared to speak up. Also our thanks to the Safer Neighbourhood Team for the prompt and decisive action. Other offenders have yet to be dealt with by the police.

Fakefest Line Up Confirmed

Don@fosp — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:43:09 +0000

The line up for the 2010 Fakefest has now been confimed as:
10.15pm – 11.30pm – Fillers (The Killers)
8.30pm – 9.45pm – Really Hot Chili Peppers (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
6.30pm – 8.00pm – Kings of Lyon (Kings of Leon)
5.15pm – 6.00pm – Goodfellas (Covers Band)
4.30pm – 5.00pm – Ruinetti (Original & Covers Band)
3.45pm – 4.15pm – 48 Kicks (Covers & Original)
2.20pm – 3.20pm – Look Sharp (Covers Band)
1.15pm – 1.45pm – Winding Sheet (Original Band)

You can get your tickets now by visiting the Fake Festivals site or you can find out more about last years superb event in the park by clicking here.

Spring Has Sprung!

Don@fosp — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:09:30 +0000

Well it seems spring has sprung at last and today (Sunday 7th March) has certainly been the busiest of the year in the park so far.

The main car park was completly full and you could easily see from the road that it was very busy with families feeding the wildlife. It was also nice to see families playing games on the golf course – exactly as intended when the golf course project was being planned. What is especially pleasing is seeing the crocus and other plants coming up – we spent days and planted thousands and thousands of bulbs. Let’s hope a lot more come up.