The Friends of
Prince of Wales Park

In the 1990s, Council budgets cuts led to the park suffering poor maintenance and the loss of facilities. Lack of funding for maintenance continues to this day.​ In 2012 a group of local park users founded the Friends of Prince of Wales Park charity. The aim of the charity was to work with the Council to improve the maintenance of the park. Since the early days the Friends have expanded their activities to cover a range of events, community and educational activities, developing links with other organisations in the region and most recently, a major infrastructure project.

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​The charity has a formal structure consisting of a group of trustees who manage the charity. An Operations Group was also set up with named coordinators for specific activities.

 

Trustees

A group of 6 Trustees are appointed at each Annual General Meeting (AGM). Their role is one of governance. They ensure the stability of the Charity and ensure that the work done follows the its objectives. They are also responsible for finance and documentation required by the Charities commission. Trustees are not directly responsible for a post in the Operations group detailed below but can work within any areas of activity.

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Current Trustees are:

Julie Ramsden – Chair

Isobel Ramsden – Secretary

Steve Adair -Treasurer

Jon Ackroyd

Miles Timperley

Jan Richards

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Operations Group:

This comprises of the following areas of activity. Each activity has a designated coordinator.

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Maintenance – David Smith

Wildlife – Jan Richards

Communications - Jeff Nutter

Horticulture – Elaine Palframan

Community - Lynda Chadwick

Health and Safety – Mags Nutter

Finance/ Book keeper – Dennis Palframan

Website - Kevin Adams

In addition to these specific areas, newly proposed projects can be considered and run by any volunteer.

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Annual Plan:

An annual plan, outlining proposed work, is presented for approval at each AGM. Additional projects will be considered as and when necessary.

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Work plan:

The work plan document shows what we do and where we do it throughout the park. 

Please send questions or comments through the contact section of the web site