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We hope the use of the park will continue to grow, with varied and diverse groups coming forward to use the park. For more details, please contact the Health and Wellbeing Team at Somerset Council on 0300 123 2224 or email parks@somerset.gov.uk 

The park is host to numerous events, both annual and standalone – some of which are listed below:

  • The Health walks on the last Wednesday in the month begin at the garden
  • Learning session with Pete Grainger Ecologist with Somerset Council – which utilised both the garden and neighbouring churchyard, hosting a nature walk
  • Organised Treasure and Easter Egg hunts utilising both the gardens and St Andrews church yard
  • A Lime Mortaring Workshop
  • Craft fairs and coffee mornings to raise funds for charities such as McMillan Nurses
  • Pirate School in Marine Cove and Treasure Map in collaboration with Ian Jefferies Tourism and Business Manager, which coincided with Pirate Day on the Beach and Love Parks Week
  • Victorian Weekend in Marine Cove
  • Food Festival - Edible crops were grown in the garden with companion planting – offering seed sales or plant sales and maintaining the crop with a view to doing a ready steady cook style soup kitchen in September
  • Pancake Flip
  • Scare Crow Event
  • Zombie Walk
  • Plant Sales
  • Man from Story Mountain set up his Tepee to celebrate National Story Telling Week
  • Avon Owls attended with their birds to raise awareness of their cause
  • Weston Hospice Care and St Andrews Church carried out a Light up the Lake event in memory of loved ones
  • Wizard event – over 20 people squished into the marquee making potion explosions, decorating wands and doing magic tricks

Last reviewed: September 29, 2023 by Keri

Next review due: March 29, 2024

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