Briargreen Park!
This Saturday is the Annual Briargreen Community Day. Its a great opportunity to come out and mingle with your neighbours, so come and join us at the park. The event will take place on the concrete and grass area closest to Carlaw. Bring a lawn chair to the event if you want to sit and chat.
- Community day requests:
- If anyone has some spare foldable/portable tables and can bring them on the day, please do and be sure to label them with your name and address.
- Rocket building materials - if you have some empty 2L pop bottles in your blue box this Wednesday, put some aside and drop us an email with your address and we will collect.
- Accepting any late Briargreen membership dues & forms at the membership table
- We always require volunteers to help make this event a success. If you can spare a half hour or hour, please contact briarvine@gmail.com or show up early to help setup, or help out during the day.
Rough Schedule of events:
11:10 - Decorate your bicycles and ride as a group around a few streets in Briargreen
11:30 - 1:30 For Purchase
BBQ Hamburgers (including Veggie Burgers) - $3.00
Hotdogs - $2.00
Chips - $1.00
Drinks (pop, juice & water) - $1.00
12:00 - 1:00 Listen to music while enjoying your lunch
12:30 - 2:30 Pony rides are back once again - great photo opportunity for mom and dad; great fun for the children
1:30 - 2:00 Races/Games for kids and adults alike:
2:30 - 3:30 Rays Reptiles will bring their zoo to Briargreen. Get up close and personal to these amazing creatures. This will be fun as well as educational. During their presentation, they’ll bring a map or globe and do a little world tour, bringing out the animals one at a time. They’ll explain all the neat things about each animal in a fun and relaxed manner, and of course the audience will be able to touch and/or hold just about every animal they bring safely under the supervision of their presenter.
Other events...
- The Bouncy Castle returns to the delight of all kids.
- Bring your creative side and make a water-powered rocket that you'll then launch at the park, building materials will be provided! The rockets are made from 2L pop bottles.
- There will be a table of books for a book exchange - bring a book, take a book and enjoy a story you've never read before.
- Face Painting will be available throughout the event.
