Our Hardie Park Gardeners…what a team!
What a fantastic job our volunteer gardeners do in keeping our park in bloom year round. The team of 20 or more have finished for the winter but usually meet every Friday (and lots of other times in between). The well kept flower beds greet visitors to Hardie Park and...
Join our Events Planning Team
We asked our Facebook followers for their feedback on what they would like to see on the events calendar for next year. Big thanks for the input, all of your ideas have been noted. Our events team meet regularly and would love for more of you to join the gang. Focus...
Pennies to pounds walking the pooch
WOW... Jacqueline, one of our lovely Wednesday crafters has collected £106.81 of loose change found on dog walks around Tilbury and Chadwell over the last year. Amazing! She has decided to donate it to Hardie Park! 🐶 Big thanks to Jacqueline and her 4 legged friend 🐶...
October Newsletter
Your local park's news can be delivered direct to your inbox. Sign up to receive our news via the pop up on our homepage. In the meantime here's a link to our October Edition of Hardie Park Newsletter Topics include: Rethinking Parks Programme A bench with a view When...
When the bikes appeared…
In September our park was graced with bike art. If you are still wondering what it's all about here's a few words from the artist: 'Like all art they are open to interpretation by the viewer and will hopefully trigger different emotions. As a keen cyclist as well as...
Gain new skills at the park…
We were invited to take part in the Jobcentre Jobs Fair in Grays this week. Many job seekers are looking for experience in the workplace, opportunities to extend their skills base and sometimes just a foot in the door to a new career. We were able to speak to them...
Studying art or enjoy drawing?
There's a new Art Club at the park suitable from age 14 years to adult . A great club for anyone studying GCSE Art, covering methods of drawing from reference and using techniques to create realistic images with graphite pencils and colour. In time the group will move...
Our bench with a view…
Autumn, the perfect time of year to install a new bench in memory of the park's friend Dean McGaughin. It is perched on the top of the hill surrounded by fallen leaves with a great view of the park. We hope our community sit for a while and enjoy the view. A second...
Rethinking Parks Programme
Hardie Park has been recognised as a successful park that demonstrates excellent potential for changing the way that a public space is used and managed. Rob Groves is leading the Performing Parks project in Thurrock and is working with five other parks that have the...
Elf – Christmas Screening in the Park
Join us for two screenings of the fantastic family film ‘Elf’ on Friday 30th November – Showing one is at 5:30pm (doors open 5pm), Showing two is 7:45pm (doors open 7:15pm) If you want to embrace the season we’d love you to wear fancy dress! Please bring a camping /...