Last Litter Pick of the Season

Saturday 17 September: Last Litter Pick 10-12
Report on the Peace Grove Trees
Gladstone Gardening Group Report
New Pin Boards in the GP Notice Boards
Help Brent Council Prevent Illegal Motor Scooters
Let's Talk Climate: Have your say: Link
JOIN EASY FUNDRAISING Nominate FOGP as your Charity

AMAZON: When buying choose FOGP as your Charity
Memorial Benches. How to buy one. New Photo
POLICE: New Contact Info for reporting Mopeds in the Park

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LAST LITTER PICK OF THE SEASON
SATURDAY 17 SEPTEMBER FROM 10-12
Meet at the picnic bench at the top of the hill by the walled garden and pond
What3words: begin.garden.when
Litter picks and bags provided. Wear gloves and sensible shoes.
Do join us for a final clean up of the edges and hedges, the parts Veolia doesn't reach. Dick, with rubbish bag, Denyse with her find - a golf club and Dean of Veolia on his scooter! A trifle too small for him.
Children welcome

The Peace Grove Trees
Martin Page, Brent's Landscape Architect, who was responsible for the sourcing and emplacement of the Peace Grove trees has kept a keen eye on their progress during the hot dry weather.
Due to the drought he asked Veolia, ie Dean, to water the trees, including the cherry trees, weekly rather than fortnightly. Dean made a special effort to water just the 'pot' of each tree as the Peace Grove trees were not bare rooted when planted like the cherry trees but in sizeable pots. Filling the gaiters around the trees only watered around the 'pot' and not into it.
Martin is confident that many of the trees' leaves that might look dead to us are in fact just scorched by the hot sun and that the tree will recover and thrive next year. See photo above of scorched amelanchier leaves.
It is rare when large numbers of new trees are planted for all of them to survive and he confirmed that any that do die will be replaced.

Gladstone Gardening Group
The asters and rudbeckias are blooming providing some late summer colour along with Sedum 'Matrona', photos below. We planted a different aster variety last year, Aster dumosus, that is neater and flowers later along with some chrysanthemums that are not yet in bloom hoping to extend the season of interest when the other perennials have died back. Careful dead heading has allowed some of the other daisy-producing plants to burst back into life after the rain. But the real star after the rain are the Japanese anemones that we had to water to stop from dying. They have rebounded with enthusiasm.
And do admire Alyson's sunflowers that she grew from seed by the public loo. They must be nearly 3m high!! The new railings have proven a huge success allowing plants along that strip to be protected and grow. Even the roses to the right of the path to the loo have recovered their verve!

New Pin Boards in the Gladstone Park Notice Boards
Thank you to Brent Council Parks' department for paying for the new green pin boards, to Francine Lawrence of the Friends of Gladstone Park for sourcing them and to Malcolm Hall also a FOGP for his noble effort installing them in his own time. It was quite a task and much appreciated. They look very smart

LET'S TALK CLIMATE: BRENT COUNCIL
Samantha Haines at Brent Council is asking Brent residents to participate as below:
The climate emergency means the way we do things as a council and as a community has to change. We have launched Let’s Talk Climate: waste and green space to ask for your views on what we can do differently and what you expect from us as we work together towards a cleaner, greener Brent.

We are looking for fresh bold ideas. Your feedback could change how waste and recycling is managed, how we keep streets clean and how green spaces are maintained. It will also feed into the delivery of our Climate Strategy and help shape the future of Brent
>> Watch this video to learn more, then get involved and start sharing your ideas

DO PLEASE JOIN EASYFUNDRAISING
IT IS SUCH AN EASY WAY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE FRIENDS OF GLADSTONE PARK.

For example if you buy anything from John Lewis they donate 2% of the value to the Friends! These donations help the Gladstone Gardening Group to buy tulips, alliums and other bulbs for spring colour and contribute to the perennial beds in the walled garden.

HELP MAKE YOUR PARK EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL BY CONTRIBUTING

RAISE MONEY FOR THE FRIENDS OF GLADSTONE PARK
VIA EASY FUNDRAISING
A huge variety of companies are paying charity donations via the website Easy Fundraising.
Follow the link below and nominate the Friends of Gladstone Park as your charity. Download the app which allows you to see which companies support charities this way when you use your browser.
https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/panel/
AND VIA AMAZON SMILE
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/ch/1180529-0
We will use your funding to encourage the park's wildlife, plant in the walled garden and copse and for projects to enhance the park

MEMORIAL BENCHES: MORE NEEDED AS WE WOULD LIKE SOME ALONG THE NEW CYCLE PATH AND IN THE PEACE GROVE. People like to rest, stare at the sun, comfort their baby or just admire the view when walking the park especially along the new cycle track where there is just one bench at present.
Is there a loved one you would like to remember and think about when visiting the Gladstone Park?
PHOTO: Husband and wife, Paul and Yvonne with Helen A taking a welcome break from gardening.
COST: Email: brent.parks.services@brent.gov.uk
or speak to Brent Council on 020 8937 5619

NO MOPEDS PERMITTED TO DRIVE IN THE PARK
If you see a moped in the park, photograph it with the number plate visible and take down details of the time and where you saw it. Email your ward SNT as below and the police have agreed to follow this up where there is sufficient evidence.
Mopeds are not allowed to drive through the park and people are not allowed to sleep in the park.
If you have information about mopeds, rough sleeping or antisocial behaviour:

Email or Tweet your ward, either Dollis Hill, Willesden Green or Cricklewood and Mapesbury Safer Neighbourhood Team, (SNT), as below.
Do not put yourself at risk by taking photographs of people, but make a note of registration numbers, descriptions, time and location.
Remember that the SNT can only follow up messages when they are on a working shift, so they should not be contacted about urgent issues.

DOLLIS HILL: E: DollisHill.SNT@met.police.uk Tweet: @MPSDollisHill
WILLESDEN GREEN: E: WillesdenGreen.SNT@met.police.uk Tweet: @MPSWillesden
CRICKLEWOOD AND MAPESBURY: E: Mapesbury.SNT@met.police.uk Tweet: @MPSMapesbury

IF A CRIME IS HAPPENING IN FRONT OF YOU

PHONE 999 if the suspect is nearby or if anyone is hurt or in danger. If you see a weapon or drug dealing and the dealer is visible, call 999. If you find a hidden stock of drugs, call 999.

FOR OTHER CRIMES

phone 101,
use the MPS website www.met.police.uk
tweet @MetCC
go to Wembley police station counter.

You can also contact the charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or www.crimestoppers-uk.org

DUMPED RUBBISH

To report dumped rubbish, use Brent Council’s "Cleaner Brent" App or report it online via their website.

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