Norbury Park Picnic 2023

2 September 2023

What a fantastic day we had at this year's picnic!

The weather was perfect - not too hot for the dogs, and no rain.

People set up their picnics under the tree by Heatherset Gardens, and also bought delicious chai and cake from our volunteers.

Angela read her delightful stories and led a walk through the nature trail.


The dog show was hilarious, and somehow the judges Sarah and Ziggy managed to select worthy winners amongst the chaos.

There was Channa's talk on bee-keeping, Jenni's plant sale, guess the weight of the cake and how many sweets in the jar.

Sean Creighton from Love Norbury was there to talk about the area, and Angela put up her pictures showing the history of the park.


We signed up 7 new members to the Friends of Norbury Park - welcome!

We hope you can join us at next year's picnic.

Read our new Action Plan!

20 October 2023
The Friends of Norbury Park have produced an Action Plan for the Mayor of Croydon, Jason Perry. We have included the issues which we think are most pressing to restore the park to the important community asset that it should be. You can read the Action Plan by clicking here.

Maggie's Garden Opening Ceremony

4 September 2023
Over 100 people attended the opening of Maggie's Garden on Green Lane on Saturday 2nd September. The garden, which you can read about here , transformed a neglected flytipping hotspot into a beautiful public garden. The ceremony was held on a beautifully hot day and was attended by the Mayor of Croydon Jason Perry, Deputy Civic Mayor Cllr Appu and special guest Sir Trevor McDonald. Cllr Appu gave a beautiful speech and cut the ribbon to official open the garden whilst Mayor Perry said some kind words about the late Maggie Mansell. Friends of Norbury Park would like to thank everyone involved in Maggie's Garden, including Margaret Woznica for designing the garden and all her hard work in making it a reality, Tom and Edyta, every volunteer who has donated their time and energy, Litter Free Norbury and everybody who turned up to the opening ceremony. We hope you enjoy the images below and, most of all, visit the garden throughout the year as it becomes a permanent landmark of Norbury.