Play, Learn, Create in Sutton's Garden

Image 2 of 7

Image 2 of 7

Image 3 of 7

Image 3 of 7

Image 4 of 7

Image 4 of 7

Image 5 of 7

Image 5 of 7

Image 6 of 7

Image 6 of 7

Image 7 of 7

Image 7 of 7

Image 8 of 7

Image 8 of 7

Funded on
16 Mar 2021

Manor Park Friends Group will deliver fun and educational events in Manor Park for adults and children during Summer 2021 to bring our community together after Covid19

£4,352 Raised of £3,730

50 Backers

116%

Our Delivery Report

Funded on 16 March 2021 | Delivered on 28 August 2021

£4,352

RAISED

50

BACKERS

32

DAYS TO FUND

BIGGEST PLEDGE

£3,684

From Mayor of London

£10

MOST POPULAR PLEDGE AMOUNT

981

people have visited this project!

130 New users of sports or leisure facilities

Miranda Lewis donated £10

5 Days volunteering opportunities

Artworks created

2 Artworks created

2 community events delivered

Karla Gomez

Karla Gomez donated £10

Dorothy Hannam donated £2

Joanne Willoughby

Joanne Willoughby donated £10

Jeff Richards donated £2

Doug Shaw donated £5

activities delivered

68 activities delivered

Community events created

68 Community events created

More about our impact

The local economy

Paid work for local artists and activity providers, with a chance for them to promote their businesses

Volunteering, jobs & education

Lots of volunttering opportunities for the community

Arts, culture & heritage

We were very successful in bringing art activities to people who might not otherwise access them. We provided two community arts activities, 'Sutton as One', which is being displayed locally and a Sunflower chalk trail for adults and children, plus our plein air drawing classes, nature photography, calligraphy, drama for children and interactive Storytelling, plus finger knitting. We also hosted Folk in the Park, an outdoor concert for 300 people. Most importantly, all activities were free and artists were paid for their involvement

Activity, health and leisure

We promoted healthy activities by [providing 8 sessions of Tai Chi and 16 yoga sessions throughout the summer, plus active storytelling and drama, plus Groove Within dance exercise and Kindy Rock every Saturday for the little ones. In spite of the awful weather, we managed to give everyone fun outdoor experiences with our mini beast hunting, picnics and our Summer Folk in the Park concert. We added our fun dog Show to the mix for our canine friends and their walkers!

Manor Park Friends Group - We're a group of local people, constituted as an official Friends Group, who work together to run events that promote our lovely park. We meet every couple of months and also have sub-committees for events management. We keep our subscription to a very affordable £2 per year in order to attract the whole community, but you don't have to be a member to take part.

Manor Park is Sutton's busiest park and is a focal point for the flats and houses surrounding the High Street. It has the highest footfall of Sutton's park and is used by shoppers and local workers as their 'back garden'.

The Friends group organises litter picking, bulb and wildflower planting, community festivals and other events, raises money for amenities such as the community orchard and restoring our iconic fountain and keep our local councillors aware of local concerns and triumphs. Every Christmas we run our christmas Lights and Mulled wine and Carols events in the park cafe to raise funds for Sutton Mayor's charities.

In 2019 we were lucky enough to receive Greener City funding, matched by Sutton Council, and we planted a social orchard in partnership with Social Orchards and Manor Park Primary School, which we expect to be providing free, healthy fruit for the community in 2021. We also raised funds to replace an historic avenue of trees to improve shade and drainage and to bring interest to a slightly barren area of the park. In 2023, we raised £15,000 to add to a £35,000 grant from Sutton Council to restore our beloved Manor Park fountain in time for its centenary this year.

Our previous Spacehive funding really kickstarted Manor Park Friends and we now provide annual educational and fun free activities in the Summer holidays, including Landscape Artist of the Year, a fun Dog Show, plus yoga, community art and sports and lots more Christmas events.

Project Owner: Manor Park Friends Group The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.