Committee Report 2018 / 2019 Your Committee

Larry Herbert (Chair) - Friend of Common John Ince (Vice-chair) - Friend of Hoblingwell John Cutting (Treasurer) - Friend of Kelsey Park Kari Silvester - Friend of Town Parks Keith Rodwell - Friend of Winsford Gardens Richard Gibbons- Friend of Priory Sandy Goddard- Friend of Whitehall Rec Vivien Smith - Friend of

th 20 November 2019 Friends Forum of Bromley Parks and Green Spaces – Annual General Meeting Membership

­ 46 Friends Groups

­ 790 Active Members

­ 9560 Members/Followers

­ 48,300 Task Hours

20th November 2019 Friends Forum of Bromley Parks and Green Spaces – Annual General Meeting Friends Groups

­ Member meetings

­ Support & advice to member groups

­ Assisting new Friends Groups develop

­ Training course provision

­ Organised walks

­ Friends statistics and payment processing

­ Small grants to Friends Groups

­ Assistance with Group’s insurance renewal

20th November 2019 Friends Forum of Bromley Parks and Green Spaces – Annual General Meeting Training

1. Leading a Work Group 2. First Aid 3. Safeguarding 4. Fundraising 5. Dead Hedge Laying 6. Live Hedge Laying 7. Small Pond Maintenance 8. Improving Biodiversity in Amenity Places 9. Reptile Surveying 10. Butterfly Surveying 11. Invasive Species Identification and Control 12. Facebook Communications / Instagram & Twitter

20th November 2019 Friends Forum of Bromley Parks and Green Spaces – Annual General Meeting

Small Grants

­ Interpretation panel at South Hill Wood

­ Notice board at Keston Common

­ Notice board at Jubilee Country Park

­ Shed at & Walden Road Rec

­ Picnic benches at Jubilee Country Park

­ Tree Poppers for Hoblingwell Wood

­ Art work for Keston Common

20th November 2019 Friends Forum of Bromley Parks and Green Spaces – Annual General Meeting Small Grants

20th November 2019 Friends Forum of Bromley Parks and Green Spaces – Annual General Meeting Small Grants

20th November 2019 Friends Forum of Bromley Parks and Green Spaces – Annual General Meeting Small Grants

20th November 2019 Friends Forum of Bromley Parks and Green Spaces – Annual General Meeting Partners

­ On-going working partnership with LBB / idverde

­ Active participation within the Stakeholder Panel

­ Contribution to the Biodiversity Partnership

­ Liaison with local volunteering community

­ Contact with mental health provision

­ Meetings with London and National scene

20th November 2019 Friends Forum of Bromley Parks and Green Spaces – Annual General Meeting The Year Ahead

­ Continue to help and support Friends Groups

­ Endeavour to resolve collective issues/problems

­ Grow the partnership with LBB / idverde

­ Actively engage with stakeholders

­ Liaise with other external parties

­ Provide a training programme for 2020

­ Host a variety of meetings / events

­ Manage our budget on an on-going basis

20th November 2019 Friends Forum of Bromley Parks and Green Spaces – Annual General Meeting Contacts

Bromley Friends Forum

www.bromleyfriendsforum.org [email protected] www.facebook.com/bromleyfriendsforum

20th November 2019 Friends Forum of Bromley Parks and Green Spaces – Annual General Meeting