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Harpenden's smaller green spaces and the volunteers who inspired and help maintain them

2 June 2018

By Rosemary Ross

Postponed from 3 March, when Harpenden was deep in snow and chill, the exhibition on 2 June reflected the glorious sun-lit greens, open spaces, nature reserves and hidden corners of Green Harpenden. Organised by John Marlow, Diana Parrott and Rosemary Ross, it featured many local groups, who prepared their own displays:

  • Southdown Play Areas Working Group
  • Friends of Greenway Spinney and their Facebook page
  • Friends of the Nickey Line
  • Friends of Lydekker Park
  • Batford Springs Volunteers, and the Upper Lea Valley Group

St Albans District Council maintains playgrounds of playing fields at

  • Westfield
  • Porters Hill,
  • Roundwood Lane (Old Bell)
  • Wood End/Kinsbourne Green and
  • Oakley Road/Parva Close in association with Southdown Play Areas Working Group,

and open spaces at 

  • Gilpin Green
  • Southdown Green
  • Hatching Green
  • Alzey Gardens and
  • Crabtree Fields
  • (as well as Harpenden Common, Rothamsted Park and Kinsbourne Green Common).

Harpenden Town Council maintains:

  • Pickford Corner/ also known at Batford Corner/Green
  • Batford Green along Lower Luton Road, with Herts County Council
  • Batford Springs and Marquis Playing Fields and playground in association with Batford Springs Volunteers.

The photos of the screens were taken in March and do not show added information and photos. For more details and images, contact the organisations who took part, or the organisers who used photos from the Local History archives.

Photo:The historic setting for Harpenden's green spaces
Photo:Location of the sites in the exhibition
Photo:Greenway Spinney
Photo:Southdown Play Areas - Oakley Road
Photo:Southdown Play Areas - Parva Close
Photo:The Nickey Line - who also had additional displays
Photo:Batford Springs Nature Reserve
Photo:Batford Springs - Reed bed
Photo:Batford Springs - Wet woodland
Photo:Batford Springs - hay meadow
Photo:The new HQ for Batford Springs Nature Reserve
Photo:The Lea Valley & Upper Lea Valley Group
Photo:Pickford Green - Marquis Field - maintained by SADC/HTC
Photo:Batford Green - Gilpin Green
Photo:Lydekker Park
Photo:Hatching Green - Southdown Green
Photo:Crabtree Fields
Photo:Playgrounds maintained by SADC/HTC
This gallery was added by Rosemary Ross on 04/06/2018.
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