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                                Picnic in the Park
 
                               Sunday 9th June 2024 11 pm to 5 pm.
                                                      
    It was a sunny and warm Sunday in June and hundreds of people came to South Park in Fulham to enjoy the day.
Mums and Dads with children of all ages, groups of local friends just hanging out in the park, couples sauntering in the sunshine, and lots and lots of dog walkers.

Picnics were set out on the lawn, lines queued in the park for wonderful burgers from Randalls in Wandsworth Bridge Road, and others queued for ice cream in dozens of flavours and freshly brewed tea.

The funfair was a great attraction with the bouncy castle, the fantasy slide and the magic roundabout busy all day with long queues until the close.

The band played all afternoon with a broad selection of music and songs that spanned the ages from the 50’s to today.

The Pétanque Competition, courtesy of Kendrick’s Merchant in Wandsworth Bridge Road was superb, it was in French, very serious, pétanque balls clicked, discussions were had about the gravel and the tape measures were out in full.

The dog show courtesy of Wolfe Vets in Wandsworth Bridge Road was a spectacular success with far too many dogs to count. The dogs and the dog owners were all enjoying the noise, and the atmosphere created by dogs playing together and ignoring the owners’ instructions. Lots of prizes were won with categories including the prettiest, the fluffiest, the tallest, the smallest and lots more.

Our very well-known prize giver on the day was Ben Coleman H&F Councillor and prospective MP for Chelsea and Fulham. Ben eventually went home covered in dog hair, dog nose marks on his suit lots of new canine friends and
contact with dozens of residents who wanted to say hello. 

The Friends of South Park raffle stand was very very popular, and winners went home with everything from cuddly toys, champagne and some of Fiona's wonderful plants.

The volunteer team from The Friends of South Park put many hours into organising the event and on the day, they were in the park from early morning, setting up the stands, helping at the funfair, and answering a multitude of questions. At the end of the day, it was the volunteer team from the Friends of South Park returning the chairs and tables to the Community Centre and of course, spending ages litter picking and dustbin emptying.