“Good gym” makes difference in Foxwood Park
Volunteers from “Good Gym” joined local residents yesterday evening in a crash clean up of the perimeter of part of the Foxwood Park.
Good gym is an excellent idea. Rather than pay to use equipment and lift weights in an indoor gym, volunteers use the energy to help the local community.
Their web site is https://www.goodgym.org/areas/york
Good gym volunteers get to work
Good turn out in Foxwood Park last night
Removing a difficult stump
Neil and Sheena tackle broken tree branches
Mixed news in Foxwood as vandals strike
After some delay, the Council have done a good job in clearing the dumping from the Foxwood Park. Accent Housing are going to provide a skip for use by their tenants on a 6 monthly basis . Unfortunately there is still no word on when the Council skip service will recommence
Broken bottle on Foxwood park footpath. Broken glass can be a danger to both children and animals. Please report any problems that you see to the Council ycc@york.gov.uk
We’ve asked for the pedestrian crossing markings on Bellhouse Way to be refreshed
Unfortunately several of the trees recently planted on the Thanet Road sports area field were vandalised over the weekend. The trees were planted following a volunteer led fund raising campaign. We hope that some can be saved. The Police are being advised about the incident.
Action taken by JRHA on dumping issues in Foxwood Park
Speedy work today by Joseph Rowntree Housing Association.
Issues with dumping on Foxwood Park were dealt with today. Overhanging branches were also cut back.
Good end to Great British Spring Clean
Final bush and tree lopping before nesting season
Residents in west York have been completing hedge trimming work over the last few days.
Bushes which have obscured the view from the Askham Lane bus stop are being removed.
The Council has promised to cut back overhanging highway trees and the local ward committee has allocated a budget for the work.
Elsewhere Sheena Jackson and local residents have been giving the boundary hedge in the Foxwood park a final trim (below).
Arrangements are in place for the Great British Clean up next Saturday.
Join the Foxwood Residents Association as they “walk the bounds”
Rugby League at Energise and Foxwood park today
The regular York Knights community sessions are unaffected by the current issues facing the club and will continue
What’s on in York: York City Knights Rugby at Energise today (Monday)
and later at the Foxwood Park
Foxwood Park looking good in summer sun
The improvements undertaken by volunteers last year to the Foxwood Park area are now more apparent as the area is bathed in the summer sun.
Members of the residents association have worked hard to clear undergrowth and install new seats. Local children made plaques for the railings
Its disappointing that the new (somewhat confused) York Council web site doesn’t even list the park as an open space
Residents from across the City will be able to see the progress made when the Foxwood Park Country Fair takes place next Saturday
Summer Fair on Saturday
Spring cleaning York
Over 100 bags of litter have now been collected during the first two weeks of the Smarter York Spring Clean campaign to spruce up areas of York.
The campaign, now half way through, has been carried out by volunteer residents together with York and North Yorkshire Probation Trust’s Community Payback team. They have been busy litter picking, planting, weeding, edging and painting and new volunteers are now being sought to continue the great work achieved so far.
Foxwood Park clean up continues
Foxwood residents were joined by Bootham School pupils this after noon as the clear-up of the Foxwood Park continued.
Work concentrated on the overgrown areas.
Further work is planned later in the year