Connect with Braye Park Community Picnic

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Media Release
Transition Town Newcastle
20 November 2009

Transition Town Newcastle is hosting a community picnic at Braye Park in Waratah, to help the community connect with this wonderful park.

“Bring a picnic and join us for a free family friendly celebration. There will be music, a cake stall, and activities for the children, including face painting and prizes for the best kite, and best-dressed dog, bike, scooter and pram. Picnickers will even have an opportunity to leave their mark on the park. We are turning one of the concrete paths into a permanent artwork, with picnickers adding their own colourful handprint” said Tricia Hogbin, member of Transition Town Newcastle.

 “Braye Park is a wonderful place that is not used by the community as much as it deserves. It has spectacular 360 degree views over Newcastle, a great playground and a couple of kilometres of bike paths. We hope this picnic helps more people connect with the park so that it receives the visitation it deserves. The event will also help raise funds towards proposed ‘Movies in Braye Park’ in 2010, so come along and show your support”.

The picnic is supported by Newcastle City Council’s Place Making initiative. Place making is the creation of safe, vibrant public destinations and neighbourhoods. The event is also part of a broader Greater Waratah Wellbeing and Sustainability Project recently initiated by Transition Town Newcastle. “The project is all about improving the wellbeing and sustainability of the Waratah, Mayfield and Georgetown Community, all suburbs serviced by Waratah Train Station. We held a community forum a few weeks ago and had 35 residents come along and have their say about what would make our community a better place to live. We will be working towards implementing many of these recommendations over the coming years”.
 
Transition Town Newcastle is inviting everyone to come along and join our picnic 4.30-6pm Saturday 28th November at the Braye Park playground, off Edith Street Waratah. More information, including information on parking and how to get there by public transport, available here.

For more information, please contact Tricia Hogbin on 0414248993, or Will Vorobioff on 4967-3231 or email us here.