Join the Friends
Benefits of Membership
The Friends of Battersea Park provide a responsible
group of people whom Wandsworth
Council can consult with as Park users.
A magazine, containing news, views and
articles about the Park, is produced quarterly
and sent free to Friends.
Friends views and ideas are represented at
monthly meetings with the Park management.
Friends organise, and are represented at,
numerous events thoughout the year. These
include an annual sculpture award and various
fund raising events.
A membership application form is available for download.
Albert Bridge Closing
On Monday 15th February the Kensington and Chelsea Council are closing Albert Bridge to motor traffic for major refurbishment. The work is expected to take 18 months, but Park users will still be able to walk across. more...
Sign for All Seasons
Within the frozen Park today,
A ”caution” sign was half-witted.
Warning of ice was quite OK.
Why “No BBQs permitted”?
Please those on duty another day,
Before warnings are transmitted,
By signs or any other way,
Use words that are better fitted.
Philip Wright, January 2010
I have a sign to warn of ice
Because to fall would not be nice
Oh where to put it, what to do
Oh here's a sign, No BBQ
On which I'll mount it, by the gate
Not centred, quite deliberate.
It may bemuse, it may well rile?
I hope, at least, it made you smile.
replies Jerry Birtles, Park Manager
Popular with Photographers
The Park is always popular with photographers and websites are popping up where their work can be seen, such Flickr...