It’s been a wonderful half term in the park – glorious weather, lots of people out and about, and the Young Friends of Rowntree Park hosted a ‘Boat Making’ activity!
Making the most of our park recycling, our young engineers set to work trying to create crafts that float. It was wonderful to see the problem solving and creativity that went on. Some fantastic designs and ideas – some more practical than others! Our Young Friends tested their boats out and watched to see if they floated. It was fantastic to see some resilient builders who assessed why their boats were not working as they hoped, and went back to the creation station to remedy this and modify their designs.
This event was run by our ‘Young Friend’ volunteers Abigail, Christine and Ruth. Over 60 children came and all the money raised will go back into the park.
The next Young Friends event is Den Building on Saturday the 2nd of June, followed by The Very Young Friends (0-5-year-olds) monthly meet up on Thursday 7th of June at 10am where they will be learning all about bees! All activities designed and organised by the Young Friends of Rowntree park are created for the whole family to get involved. Please see Facebook for up to date information on planned events.
All Young Friends events offer a discount or free entry to Friends of Rowntree Park households. To join fr just £5 a year please go to http://www.rowntreepark.org.uk/membership or email membership@rowntreepark.org.uk for further details.
