The Gloucester Park Community Group

The Gloucester Park Community Group We are Friends group for Gloucester Park and are working to make it a better place.

So please come down and join this friendly bunch of people, you will be made so welcome.

Looking forward to our Community Picnic today! Thankfully it will be a cooler day than it has been in the last week!!! P...
15/08/2026

Looking forward to our Community Picnic today! Thankfully it will be a cooler day than it has been in the last week!!! Phew!

Don't forget, we have a new location, which is in a more shaded area -See you there 🫶

09/08/2026

This is what community looks like. 💚

Behind every flower, thriving plot and little patch of green in Gloucester Park are volunteers giving their time to keep it going.

And during this incredibly dry summer, that has meant a LOT of watering!
Carrying water, tending plants, weeding, checking what needs some extra love, often quietly, with no expectation of anything in return.

We’re always looking for more hands. You don’t need gardening experience, special skills or loads of spare time. Come for an hour, learn as you go and help us look after a little piece of our park together.

Want to volunteer with GPCG? Drop us a message

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Gloucester Park is incredibly dry right now.We’ve already seen fires like this. Fire can destroy insects, plants and hab...
09/08/2026

Gloucester Park is incredibly dry right now.

We’ve already seen fires like this.
Fire can destroy insects, plants and habitats in minutes, while further damaging already drought-stressed ground.

We don’t know what caused this one, but please take extra care, avoid disposable BBQs, fully extinguish ci******es and be mindful of anything that could spark a fire.

Right now, a little care can prevent a lot of damage. 🌱💚

Looking for work experience, volunteering or a way to build practical skills? 🌿GPCG now has two routes depending on your...
07/08/2026

Looking for work experience, volunteering or a way to build practical skills? 🌿

GPCG now has two routes depending on your age:

- Ages 13–17: Youth Environmental & Community Work Experience Programme
A structured programme combining environmental volunteering, practical activities in Gloucester Park, community projects and digital skills.

Participants can gain experience in areas such as green spaces and wildlife, blogging, social media, creative projects, community outreach, events, research and organisation.

- Ages 18+: Adult Community Work Experience
A flexible route for adults who want to build confidence, gain recent experience, develop transferable skills or create real examples of work for future applications and their CV.

Projects can include communications, research, social media, community projects, digital organisation and practical environmental work where suitable.

No previous experience is required, just a willingness to learn and get involved.

👉 Register your interest here:
https://forms.gle/zDxYkntJpHgFMnx6A

Please share with local young people, parents, schools, colleges and anyone who might benefit. 💚

Good News for Gloucester Park's Brook 🌿We've had some fantastic news from Lee Summerfield who has let us know that 2.8 t...
24/07/2026

Good News for Gloucester Park's Brook 🌿

We've had some fantastic news from Lee Summerfield who has let us know that 2.8 tonnes of waste have been removed from the brook in Gloucester Park. 👏💚

This is a huge amount of rubbish that has now been taken out of the watercourse, helping to improve the local environment and creating a healthier habitat for wildlife.

A big thank you to Lee and everyone involved in organising and carrying out this work. It's great to see investment in looking after our park.

As a community group, we're passionate about making Gloucester Park an even better place for people and nature. Projects like this, alongside our plans for the Mini Woodland Walkway & Nature Trail, all contribute towards a cleaner, greener and more welcoming park for everyone.

If you're visiting the park, please help keep it looking its best by taking your litter home or using the bins provided. Every small action makes a difference. 🌱

We are so happy to see that Park Lake Fisheries will be hosting a "Have a go at fishing day" in Gloucester Park on the 2...
22/07/2026

We are so happy to see that Park Lake Fisheries will be hosting a "Have a go at fishing day" in Gloucester Park on the 29th July!!

📸 Spotted in Gloucester Park 🌿Look closely and you’ll discover some incredible plants growing in our Bee Sand Planter.On...
19/07/2026

📸 Spotted in Gloucester Park 🌿

Look closely and you’ll discover some incredible plants growing in our Bee Sand Planter.

One of them is Devil’s-bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis). According to folklore, the Devil became so frustrated by its healing properties that he bit off its roots—giving the plant its unusual name!

Today it’s celebrated for a different reason: it’s one of our most valuable late-summer nectar plants, providing food for bees, butterflies and other pollinators when many other flowers have finished blooming.

Sometimes the smallest plants tell the biggest stories. 🧡

🗑️ 123 bags collected by one incredible volunteer!Over the past month, our volunteer Mahdi has been quietly heading out ...
18/07/2026

🗑️ 123 bags collected by one incredible volunteer!

Over the past month, our volunteer Mahdi has been quietly heading out around Gloucester Park - often in the evenings- and collecting litter and watering the plots solo.

We estimate that he has removed an approximate of 123 bags of rubbish over the month of June, usually collecting one or two bags each day and sometimes several on busier days. He has also been watering the plots and trees while he’s there.

A lot of this work happens behind the scenes, but it makes such a visible difference to the park. Thank you, Mahdi, for your extraordinary commitment and for caring so deeply about Gloucester Park. 💚🌿

His work has now been added to our CleanupUK record.

🗑️ Community Litter Pick Tomorrow!Join us from 10am at the GPCG container - the location is marked on the map. You'll se...
18/07/2026

🗑️ Community Litter Pick Tomorrow!

Join us from 10am at the GPCG container - the location is marked on the map. You'll see us in high vis!!

We have adult and child-sized litter pickers, so bring the children along too!
It’s a great practical way to teach them about caring for their local environment. 🌿

If you’d like to borrow equipment for your own solo litter picks, please speak to myself (Sami) or Zelda tomorrow and we can provide some for you to take away.

Event link in the comments

At our June Community Picnic, we invited everyone to leave their mark on a blank flag.The idea came from Bas-Arts-Index’...
13/07/2026

At our June Community Picnic, we invited everyone to leave their mark on a blank flag.
The idea came from Bas-Arts-Index’ Emma!

The children absolutely loved it and some adults too! By the end of the afternoon, it had become something much more than a creative activity. It became a symbol of our community and the values we want Gloucester Park to represent.

This flag belongs to everyone who helped create it, and we’ll proudly bring it to future GPCG events as a reminder that our park is a place where people come together, support one another and help something special grow.

Thank you to everyone who added their mark. 💚🌳

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