CHARITY BINGO NIGHT

It's time for 'eyes down' everyone at the next Bingo Night on Tuesday 29th April, Saumarez Park Tea Rooms. 7pm for a 7:30pm start. Tickets £15, which includes your meal, 7 round tickets and your dabber. There will be a raffle too. All monies raised will go directly to the playground. So come along, bring your friends, join the fun and get to know your Bingo Lingo! For your tickets contact Sarah on 07781128341, message us on our Facebook page Saumarez-Park-Playground-Appeal or email us at friendsofsaumarezpp@cwgsy.net. Please share this event with your friends and family

RIO2 CHARITY SCREENING AT THE MALLARD

In association with the Mallard Cinema, we are delighted to be able to bring you a charity screening of the fantastic family film 'Rio2' on Saturday 12th April at 10am. Tickets are £7, which includes a drink and popcorn. There will be prizes for the best Rio inspired fancy dress. All monies raised from the ticket sales will go directly to the playground. Please book in advance by messaging us on our facebook page Saumarez-Park-Playground-Appeal, emailing at friendsofsaumarezpp@cwgsy.net or contacting Sarah on 07781128341

MEGA CAR BOOT SALES AT SAUMAREZ PARK

Calling All Car Booters

Following on from the success of the very first Car Boot Sale to take place in the park itself last year and the positive feedback that we had from you all we've set some dates for more of them to take place this year:

Sunday 27th April
Sunday 4th May
Sunday 29th June
Sunday 20th July
Sunday 31st August
Sunday 14th September

We'll post more information on these soon both here on the blog and on our facebook page so keep an eye open for further details

BACK TO SCHOOL 80's CHARITY BALL

Get your leg warmers, ripped T-Shirts, rah rah skirts, luminous socks and shell suits at the ready ..... It's back ....... the 80's Back to School Ball is coming at you on Friday 20th June. Get your friends or work colleagues together and book yourself a table. If you wanna be cool and get with the beat get in touch with our very own Desperately Seeking Sarah on 07781128341, message us on our facebook page or at friendsofsaumarezpp@cwgsy.net. Meet you behind the bike sheds !!!

CHARITY QUIZ NIGHT

Do you consider yourself a bit of whiz at a quiz? You do .... well then get a team together and come and pit your wits against our Quiz Master at our Charity Quiz Night on Friday 21st March at the Saumarez Park Tea Rooms. Tickets £15 which includes... a half time meal and we'll be holding a raffle on the night as well. Contact Sarah on 07781 128341 or email friendsofsaumarezpp@cwgsy.net to book your advance tickets for the night. Teams of no more than 6 people please. All monies raised will be going towards Phase 2 of the playground. Join the event on our events page and please share the event with your friends and family.

SAUMAREZ PARK - CLOSURE OF OLD PLAYGROUND & CONSTRUCTION OF NEW PLAYGROUND

The children’s playground in Saumarez park will be closed to the public with

effect from Monday 17th March to enable decommissioning of the old

equipment. The rest of the Park will remain open as will the car park adjacent to the playground. However please note that there may be some disruption to
the car park in order to allow access for site vehicles and equipment to enter the play area from time to time.

Users of the park are requested not to enter the playground site to allow works to remove old equipment. This work is being done by the Community & Environment Projects Scheme (CEPS). Waste will be minimised as much as possible with the aim of reusing serviceable equipment such as the slides and some of the swings. Other material will be recycled and what cannot be reused or recycled will be disposed of.

Plans have already been approved for the design and installation of a brand new family playground. Further information on this new playground development can be obtained from the Friends of Saumarez Park Playground LBG (FOSPP) at friendsofsaumarezpp@cwgsy.net

 

 

PROJECT MANAGER APPOINTED TO START CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE 1 OF THE NEW FAMILY PLAYGROUND AT SAUMAREZ PARK

The Friends of Saumarez Park Playground are delighted to announce the appointment of NorthGates Guernsey Limited as Project Managers as the first step toward constructing a new playground at Saumarez park.
 
Zef Eisenberg, Chairman of the Friends of Saumarez Park Playground LBG, said “I am thrilled that NorthGates have accepted the opportunity to step up to the challenge to help deliver what will be one of the most exciting play experiences in Guernsey. NorthGates is a well respected firm whose experience and knowhow will prove invaluable as the project progresses”
 
Jason Powers, Director at NorthGates said “the fundraising team have done a great job to take the idea this far and enable the equipment to be ordered. What struck me about this project was the extent to which the local community have offered their support to ensure that the Saumarez Park playground continues to be an exciting facility for all children to benefit from. I feel strongly that this should continue along with the opportunity for the Guernsey Construction Industry to be engaged in providing this Community facility. It was an easy decision to make when I was asked if NorthGates would assist and given that the project will benefit the entire community, we are happy to provide our services free of charge.”
 
The installation of the playground itself will start with the junior (age) section and incorporates a fantastic centrepiece 29 metre long pirate ship which is packed full of play value. The pirate ship will be built using durable natural materials such as Robinia wood (a durable timber) whilst elsewhere locally sourced granite boulders will help to form part of a climbing area. The Ship itself will take around 6 weeks to install. Before this there is a lot of work that must be done, including the removal of the old equipment, ground works, new fencing, drainage, preparation of foundations and landscaping which will start later this month.
 

As we continue to receive more funds we can then move onto the next phases 2 & 3 for toddlers and teens. There are also plans to incorporate adult gym equipment around the park, converting the old pond into a new model boating lake and a smaller skate/scooter park for the younger users. Once it is all built Guernsey will truly have a playground for the whole family!

Charity Bingo Night

The next event in the Friends of Saumarez Park Playground fund-raising calendar is a Charity Bingo Night. This is being held on Tuesday 25th February 2014 at The Saumarez Park Tea Rooms. Registration is from 7.00pm and the bingo itself will start promptly at 7:30pm - so don't be late!! The cost is just £15 and this includes a meal, all 7 normal round tickets and a dabber! There will be extra tickets available for these normal rounds and bonus round tickets too! We have over £300 in prize money to be won during the evening so whether your a seasoned bingo-goer or it's your first time, then why not come along and bring your friends. We will be holding a half time raffle too with some great prizes! Remember, all proceeds go to the the Playground. For tickets please call Sarah on 07781 128341 or email friendsofsaumarezpp@cwgsy.net See you soon!!

Saumarez Live!

Our next exciting date should prove to be a fantastic family day out hope to see you there!

Update:  We have corrected our paypal account to allow you to purchase multiple tickets in one go.  Select your first ticket type eg. Adult proceed to paypal choose quantity and then click on continue shopping button to return to blog where you can then select other types of ticket.

Ticket Prices

Adult £8.00 GBP 10-18 Yrs £5.00 GBP Under 10 yrs £0.00 GBP

Mega Car Boot Sale Sunday 28th July

The weather was looking perfect as the cars started to arrive bright and early!  8.30 start in the world of car booting actually means 7.45, but helpers were on hand to let them into the main park. The buyers were not too far behind!

Around 50 cars came with a large array of goodies to purchase.  From your household having a good clear out to the professional car booters with wonderful displays laid out beautifully.

Thanks to everyone who attended and all the helpers on the day we raised another £514.80 towards the playground appeal. 

A few snaps taken by your friendly blogger.

Sarah worked hard selling her home made bracelets and

putting tattoos on excited little car boot visitors

50 Cars!

Photo taken standing on top of one of the bins!

The main ladies Hazel and Sarah. 

Hazel was told each dinky donut was 33 calories 

......and felt the need to run them off!

 

Barmy helpers!