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POWPFix

and a

Local Nature reserve

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About

We are a self funded charity made up of fantastic volunteers dedicated to the Prince of Wales Park. We meet twice weekly on a Wednesday and Saturday morning at 9 am for half a day. Tools are provided, Each session has a first aider and a Site Manager to organise the session.

Projects

The Friends Group is divided into History, Environmental, Wildlife and Community projects all designed to make the park a more welcoming and enjoyable place to be.

Donate

The Friends Group receives no funding and depends on awards, donations and membership subscriptions. If you feel you wish to become a member or make a donation,please read on.

Get Involved

Interested and want to get involved? What should you do? Remember you don't have to be a gardener, physically strong or come to sessions regularly.

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News 2

What is POWPFix? It's a project to help fix some of the BIG long standing problems we have in the park. Our main issues are related to the old, Victorian drains. They were never expecting the deluges we get now due to climate change. The next problem is the path material we have in the park. Basically, it washes off and blocks the drains. All of this means badly eroded paths and flooding. We have worked hard for 12 years trying to fix this and realise we need professional help and money. 

We are partnering with Groundwork UK to survey the issues and produce a costed plan to address as much of them as we can. When we get that we will use it to bid for major funding to complete the work. BUT, to get that plan it will cost us, The Friends, around £7,000! We have raised some through donations from the community, Bingley Town Council, Shipley Area Community Chest, and Damart. We still have a shortfall and are asking for donations to help us. We are SOOOO close so any donation will be very welcome. If you can please use our new Croudfunding page or use the other methods in our donations page. If you have any questions please use our contacts page or talk to one of the volunteers in the park.

Its all happening in the park! We are now a Local Nature Reserve. The accolade is recognition of what we all know POWP is a fantastic place for wildlife. We intend to make it even better

News 3

More new events for the remainder of 2025. We are going batty again on the Bat Walk on Friday 29th August. Our famous Fungi walk will be on 21st September. If you dare do the Halloween Trail it runs from 25th October to 2nd November. Look out for more details near the dates.

We have more besides these with the installation of our Bingley Heritage Trail station, the Snowman Trial and Carols 'n' Cakes all to be announced soon. Keep checking for more info soon!

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