Why not come along on Saturday and make a bird box for more info see

Wildlife Watch Club

Fantastic everyone, well done see you next week

Here we go

Park View 4U  are taking part in the Big Garden Watch this Saturday, we have joined forces with the Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside, who run a wildlife watch club from the park on the last Saturday of every month. The club is aimed at children age 8 – 13 but younger children can attend with their parents.

The Big Garden Birdwatch runs for 2 weeks starting from January 16^th. Children and adults need to spend an hour looking at birds in their garden, school grounds or park and make a note of what they see.  They can then enter this information on the RSPB website which has been collecting these figures for 30 years.  It helps them spot
trends of declining and increasing bird species across the UK.
The watch club activities will take place from 10 -12am, Saturday 28^th January. At Park View Playing Fields, Lytham. Suitable clothing is essential
Julie Norman Watch Club manager explained “We can supply some binoculars if children or families wish to join in or you can bring your own. We will also be making pine cone bird feeders to take home as it is vital to feed the birds at this time of year, especially with the recent cold weather”

For more info contact Ted or Julie on
lythamwatch@lancswt.org.uk or 07593055399

The competition was judged by professional Lytham Photographer Heater Nelson, who runs her own business Imageree Photography and is also the latest trustee to join our group.

The winning photograph was taken by 17 year old Seb Postings from Lytham, who is a regular visitor to Park View. A selection of photographs from the competition will form the first exhibition to be staged in the new Community Centre at Park View when it opens in the spring.

The high standard of the entries made judging difficult but Heather explained “”I knew when I saw the winning image it was from someone with a good eye for composition.  Not only was beautifully composed but the photographer obviously had a creative edge.  After meeting Seb a few weeks later, I realised I was right.”

Seb’s prize includes accompanying Heather on a photo shoot as well as having his very own exhibition in the new centre.

Budding photographer Seb explained “It feels great to win the competition, especially as I have been working with riders from the park to achieve a certain result in photographs. I am delighted to get my very own exhibition.”

In 2nd Place was Dawn Mander

3rd Place Tom Hobson

You can see all the winning entries when the new centre opens

for more details see

Our Job Opportunities page

For more details see

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or

http://lythamsings.blogspot.com/

2012 promises to be a very exciting year for

Park View 4U and Lytham.

Our long awaited café and community Centre will be open in time for spring; this will become the heart of the park from where we will be delivering many exciting new programs and events.
2012 will see the launch of our new Kitchen Garden and Edible Avenue, see

Growing Up

We will also we also be officially open the Amphitheatre, and hosting a calendar of events.

To celebrate this exciting year we are working closely with our partner organisations to make sure that 2012 is a vintage year for our community.
We have already announced the Lytham Community Choir, the response to which has been fantastic. Did you know that singing is good for your health? see

Lytham Community Choir

We are now launching a Lytham Logo Competition, which gives our youngsters a chance to design a logo for this special year. see

Lytham 2012 logo

So here’s to a very Happy and Healthy 2012

Thank you for all your support this year

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and here’s to an exciting 2012

Photo taken at Park View 2010

As part of Park View 4U’S Lytham 2012 program we are launching a Lytham Community Choir, open to absolutely anyone who lives or works in Lytham!

It is hoped that the choir will perform at key events in Lytham throughout 2012, such as officially opening the Park’s Amphitheatre in the spring, performing at the Lytham Proms, and finishing the year off with a carol concert.

For more details see our  Lytham 2012 Program page

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lythamsings.blogspot.com