Happy Christmas

Robins are still my favourite Christmas card picture, so here’s another one  from Woodlands Farm to accompany my seasons greetings, and best wishes for 2014. Also Madeleine from the Friends of Eaglesfield Park wrote asking me to thank everyone who has helped with the continued development of the park’s wildlife pond and meadow and to …

The Hill is Alive

The Friends of Eaglesfield Park are holding a ParksFest2013 event on Saturday (13th July), with an afternoon of music by the pond. Madeleine from the Friends wrote: The Friends of Eaglesfield Park would like to invite you to join us at  the Eaglesfield Wildlife Pond and Meadow for an afternoon of fun and music on …

Local Enthusiasms

From books to Bull Terriers, via  ukuleles, steam trains and a dipping pond: an eclectic set of personal passions were on public display last weekend on or around Shooters Hill. The weekend started on Friday with the official opening of the Eaglesfield Park Lilly Pond. Madeleine from the Friends of Eaglesfield Park wrote describing the …

Shooters Hill Sunday

Volunteers were out in force in Shooters Hill last Sunday: one group continuing work on the wild flower garden at Eaglesfield Park Lilly Pond and another running the Tarts & Crafts fête at Shrewsbury House. Madeleine from the Friends of Eaglesfield Park sent me the poster above with an update: Friends of Eaglesfield Park and members …

Changing Views

I’ve been a fan of e-shootershill for several years, so it’s a little bit daunting to be taking on the job of chronicling happenings on the hill and the surrounding areas. Producing a repository of “Hilliana” as my predecessor so succinctly expressed it. Learning the technology involved in blogging is also a little daunting, and …

Fête accomplit

Following today’s midday downpour, which coincided with the start of the Eaglesfield park Fête, there wasn’t much water left in the sky, and the rest of the afternoon was mostly warm and sunny, hence the rather painful pun of a title for this post. The organisers of today’s event could be pretty pleased with how …

Eagles in the field

Wow! The 3rd eaglesfield neighbourhood watch fête was absolutely fantastic. The main park users catered for were the children but i’m sure the dogs didn’t mind. A possible 3rd user group was being sounded out yesterday with the beginning of a council consultation regarding funds allocated for new fitness facilities in the park. There are …

Green Legacy Gym

The New Oxleas Gym There has been some talk on this site about the olympic legacy money that has been allocated for work on Eaglesfield park (gym or trim trail, plus path and signage improvements). Similar goings on are happening all over the borough[1. the new hyperlocal kidbrooke kite has also covered this], with at …