The desire for outdoor cooking continues to rise, so Wandsworth Council and the Wandsworth Parks Police Service have issued a policy statement. Policy Statements are statements of intent issued in order to guide and advise Officers and Members of the public how to approach or expect officers of the Parks Police Service to approach and deal with particular situations.
The overall position to be applied is that NO BARBEQUES are to be allowed in or on the Parks, Commons or Open Spaces with the exception of events organised by the Parks Service or Events Team with professional caterers.
Should an officer come upon a situation where a Barbecue is lit or in the process of being lit and with no food having yet being placed on the barbecue the persons involved are to be advised to desist from their activity a recorded warning issued and the contact logged in the Parks Police daily occurrence log.Should an Officer come upon a Barbeque which is already lit and food is cooking thereon but the Barbeque is not causing damage or a nuisance, the persons involved are to be instructed to end the process as soon as possible and issued with a recorded warning and the contact logged in the
Parks Police daily occurrence log. Should an Officer come upon a Barbeque which is already lit and food is cooking thereon but the Barbeque is in a position likely to or having already
damaged the ground or surrounding foliage or is creating a nuisance due to excessive smoke, the persons involved are to be instructed to end the process as soon immediately, full details are to be taken and submitted as an intended process for contravening the relevant by law where one applies. The contact is to be logged in the Parks Police daily occurrence log.In all instances the persons involved MUST be advised to remove/dispose of the burning coals/residue in a responsible
manner and not to leave/deposit them in the surrounding bushes or on the grass and only in rubbish bins when they are completely extinguished and cold to the touch.
So, now you know!
The Friends Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday 6th July, starting 7:30pm, at All Saints Church, 100 Prince of Wales Drive, SW11. This is your chance to meet the Friends Committee, Wandsworth Council's Park Managment and other enthusiastic Park users. Refreshments will be available. Please do come along and let us know your views.
The Friends of Battersea Park team of Sophie Campbell, Angela Grant, Joanne Taylor and Sherrin Thompson has been invited to run in the JP Morgan Corporate Challenge on 8th July, raising money for the final phase of the Winter Garden. The team invite you to sponsor them towards the Friends’ next target, which is raising money for the shrubs, perennials and bulbs, Twelve camellia sasanquas will cost £300, three mature magnolia loebneri cost £220 each, and 6600 snowdrop bulbs cost £1050. more...
Again this year, La Gondola al Parco, the cafe by the lake, are arranging live music every Tuesday and Friday evening (weather permitting), from 7pm with a BBQ and refreshments. Entrance is free.