SPONSOR A BRIDGE PLANK
Be part of the story of North Lodge Park

At our AGM on April 24th, we launched a public appeal to raise money to enable us to complete the funding for  the Playful Connection.  Through your generosity and a substantiation contribution from Cromer Town Council we have half the £219,000 needed,  We are also looking for grant funding, and by showing your support in the Plank Appeal this will help our application to grant funders.

From the Rusts Shelter and the two model yacht ponds to benches, plants, and equipment, North Lodge Park has benefited from donations since it opened in 1929. This appeal continues that tradition and gives you the opportunity to become part of the story of North Lodge Park.

You can donate any amount, and all donations of £90 and over will entitle the donor to a message etched onto a plaque on one of the planks.  We’re hoping everyone will support the campaign – individuals, businesses, groups, families – let’s make it a real community project.  Get together with your friends and colleagues, with your neighbours or with fellow volunteer groups.  

What will your message be?

You can donate online at NorthLodgePark.org.uk or pick up a form from the Park Cafe.

If you want more information or would like to support the project in other ways get in touch via email.

If you have already sponsored a plank – and many of you have – THANK-YOU

If this park could talk…

…what would it say?

For those of you not able to attend this year’s AGM, here is a copy of the presentation

The community hall is still out of action, so we have booked the PARISH HALL for this year’s AGM.  As usual it’s not a traditional AGM, more a review of the year, a chance to get together to discuss the Park and to look ahead. The meeting will be on:

Wednesday 24th April, 7.30pm

We look forward to seeing you.

North Lodge Park Playful Connection

Our planning permission application for the playful connection project was approved in February, with a couple of conditions to be resolved and we have agreed outline  terms for a 10 year lease on the land from NNDC.  We are finalising some of the details of the project and are ready to share these with you at the AGM.

The are still lots of actions needed to pull the project together before we can start building – not least making sure we have all the money in place. 

Through your commitment to the Park, and a significant contribution from Cromer Town Council,  we already have over half the money in place, and will be looking for grants to cover much of the shortfall. 

At the AGM we will be launching a public appeal to give the community the opportunity to sponsor the project and become part of the story of North Lodge Park.

Through the Easter School holidays families can explore North Lodge Park in rhyme

Saturday 6^th April to  Sunday 21^st April inclusive

This Easter, families can explore North Lodge Park with the help of a special Treasure Hunt. Carefully prepared by a trainee Bard, the rhyming couplets will encourage children to look around them and find the answers to the simple clues around the Park. On completion of the Treasure Hunt, the use of the magic word in the cafe will release an Easter Egg for successful children. Come and see what wonders there are in North Lodge Park.

The treasure hunt (and Easter Eggs!) will be available during cafe hours (10am-4pm Tuesday to Sunday)

Nominal Entry cost: £1 each (with Easter Egg for all who complete it)

Thanks to Kinnerton for their support.

Mother’s Day Special – Sunday March 31st 2019

You’ll get

The Friends of North Lodge Park have been selected by Waitrose North Walsham to be one of their charities for March, which means we will get a share of this month’s £1000, based on the ‘votes’ made with their token scheme. I don’t need to tell you that the more tokens in our box the bigger our share of the cake, and we all like big portions of cake.

A huge thank-you to all the volunteers who stepped up to help out at this year’s skating event in the Park.  For 5 days the park was full of happy families taking advantage of the synthetic ice rink provided by Wonder Ice.

This wouldn’t have been possible without the exceptional support from the community, both joining in the fun, and their ongoing support for the cafe – it’s the profits from the cafe that underwrite such big cost events and make them happen – and North Norfolk District Council.

Tuesday, 5 February 2019 from 15:30-18:00

A Giant Dragon, floating lanterns, art activities & Chinese snacks.
Come to North Lodge Park for this free event to celebrate the Chinese New Year. See the amazing floating dragon on the boating pond; make your own Chinese themed art; enjoy delicious Chinese finger food kindly donated by the Kanton restaurant. Come along from 3.30pm, the Cafe will be open until 6pm.