About Friends of Parks
Friends of Parks and Open Spaces (Friends Groups) are made up of hardworking, passionate and knowledgeable residents and other interested people who work together to improve local parks and open spaces.
Each group of volunteers is as unique as the wide variety of green spaces they look after.
Friends of Parks activities include:
- gardening
- bulb planting
- woodland management
- pond and wetland maintenance
- habitat creation and conservation
- conducting biodiversity surveys
- litter picking
- carpentry and construction
- heritage research and document writing
- trail creation and printing
- event planning and stewarding
- website creation and management
- social media campaign management
- content creation
Groups in Enfield
List of current Friends of Parks groups:
- Albany Park
- Arnos Park
- Broomfield Park
- Bury Lodge Park
- Bush Hill Park
- Chase Green
- Church Street Recreation Ground
- Conway Rec
- Durants Park and Ponders End Park
- Enfield Chase
- Enfield Playing Fields
- Firs Farm
- Forty Hall
- Grovelands Park
- Hazelwood Recreation Ground
- Hilly Fields
- Jubilee Park
- Kenninghall Open Space
- Minchenden Oak Garden
- Montagu Recreation Ground
- Oakwood Park
- Painters Lane Open Space
- Pymmes Park
- Silver Street Pocket Park
- Tatem Park, Weir Hall Recreation Ground and Wilbury Way Open Space
- Tottenhall Recreation Ground
- Town Park
- Trent Park
- Voice of Jubilee Park
- Whitewebbs
- Woodcroft Wildspace
To be put in touch with a specific Friends of Parks group, email parkactivities@enfield.gov.uk.
How to get involved
Join a Friends Group
Anyone can join a Friends of Parks group. You do not need to live nearby, and it is up to you how much time you volunteer.
By joining a Friends of Parks group, you can:
- help improve the park's appearance
- have a say in its facilities
- improve its biodiversity
- increase safety
- meet new people
- enhance your skills
- improve your employment prospects
- get exercise and improve your health and wellbeing
- make a positive contribution to your local area
Form a Friends Group
We are always looking for enthusiastic volunteers of all ages who want to make a difference in their local community. If you want to set up a new group in a park or open space near you, follow the steps below:
- Email parkactivities@enfield.gov.uk with your request to form a group (wait for approval or further advice before proceeding)
- Recruit members by speaking to people in the park, running a flyer campaign or connecting with community groups online
- Set up ways to keep in touch with members (for example, email, a mailing list, Facebook or WhatsApp)
- Arrange and advertise your first Annual General Meeting
- Set up a committee to help run the group, including a Chair, Secretary and Treasurer (these roles should be agreed by majority vote and re-elected annually)
- Agree a constitution setting out how your group will operate, how often you will meet, and your aims and objectives. View the Friends of Parks Constitution template (PDF, 228.51 KB).
- Plan fundraisers and apply for funding grants to raise money for your projects
- Once your group is established, apply for a bank account in the name of your group to manage funds and any membership fees (if applicable)
For any other queries about Enfield’s Friends of Parks groups, email parkactivities@enfield.gov.uk.