Welcome to the new website for the Friends of Bishops Park, we hope that you as users of our Grade II Listed Park and local residents will actively participate in ensuring that the Park provides a place of fun, enjoyment and sanctuary for all.

The Friends group is made of members of the community far and wide who enjoy the Park and hope to ensure that the improvements which have been discussed and with the Heritage Lottery Fund we all benefit all park users. The Friends are working with London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Council’s Parks Department, amenity groups and residents; we can now say that we passed the first hurdle.

The Council has accepted a development grant of £270,000 in order to develop Stage 2 of the application. The Council will be consulting with the Friends and other groups about the submission which they hope will be submitted to the Heritage Lottery people at the end of October, with a decision to be expected within 6 months. If Hammersmith & Fulham Council is successful it will be awarded a further £3.6m towards the implementation of the £6m project. The works would therefore be expected to commence towards the end of 2010.

As you can see these are very exciting times for the Friends of Bishop Park and we want your involvement, your enthusiasm and commitment to ensure that our fabulous park is restored to its once picturesque state. One very tangible way to do this is to join the Friends and have a real say in how our park is managed and developed for future generations of park lovers.

Best Wishes,

Amanda Lloyd- Harris
Chair