Beckenham Place Park – Summer celebration river activities day

Beckenham Place Park Children’s River Wade – 11am – 12pm

Are you a parent/guardian in Downham or Bellingham? Join us for a child and parent/guardian wade upstream in Beckenham Place Park’s Ravensbourne River, a minute’s walk from Old Bromley Road on the 21st of July. Learn about the exciting improvement works in this side of the park for your family and find out what’s alive in the water.

For this event, children under 14 years old will have limited access to certain parts of the river due to depth of the water. We’ll adapt the wade appropriately to the age of the children booked.

Please book a space for your child/ren as well as yourself. Two children maximum per responsible adult. All children under 18 years old must be accompanied by an adult. When booking your place you’ll be asked to confirm your shoe sizes so we can provide you with the correct size waders.

This event is part of the Thames21 Summer Celebration River Activities day 11.00-16.00.

Stay on after the wade to join in with river related activities on the riverbank.

What to bring:

A picnic lunch and your water bottles to stay hydrated.

Please dress appropriately for weather on the day with layers including leggings/trousers to wear under waders and warm socks.

We’ll provide waders, gloves, litter pickers, bags and walking poles plus any tools for the activities.

Please book your place here.

Beckenham Place Park River Clean Up – 2pm – 4pm

Join us for a wade upstream in Beckenham Place Park’s Ravensbourne River collecting litter and removing any debris as we go. Learn about the exciting improvement works in this side of the park by the river and future volunteering opportunities to improve the river itself.

This event is for children above the age of 16 years, and anyone under 18 years old must be accompanied by an adult.

What to bring:

Your water bottle to stay hydrated.

Please dress appropriately for weather on the day with warm layers plus leggings/trousers to wear under waders and warm socks.

We’ll provide waders, gloves, litter pickers, bags and walking poles.

We’ll provide free tea, coffee (cows/oat milk) and biscuits after the session in the site office.

When booking your place you’ll be asked to confirm your shoe size so we can provide you with the correct size waders.

Please book your place here.

Meeting point for both events:

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East side of the park by the Ravensbourne River in The Common (large field with compound fencing surrounding the improvement works).

The nearest access into the park is at the Downham Gate on Old Bromley Road.

Our van will be parked across the river from the previously known Cherry Blossom Pre-School, next to where the new playpark is being built, close to the skate park and BMX track. The old bridge is has been replaced but you may need to use the pedestrian bridge next to the new playpark if you come in the Downham Gate.

If you are walking from the Beckenham Hill Road entrance or North Gate/railway bridge entrance you do not need to cross the river to get to the meeting point.

When the river is on you left and the compound fencing in the large field is on your right with the outdoor gym, keep walking until you see our van.

If you are arriving from Ravensbourne Avenue entrance:

• Walk through the Summerhouse playing fields, then into The Common past the new pond on your left and we’ll be further on by the river on your right.

Address: Beckenham Place Park, Downham Gate, The Common, Old Bromley Road, BR1 4JZ

Facilities: We’ll use the toilets and kitchen facilities in the building Cherry Blossom Pre-School which is currently the site office for the park’s improvement works.

If you have any questions ahead of the event please email Catriona at bppriver@thames21.org.uk or call 077439 27796.

You’ll receive final details and a reminder of the meeting point by email.

Catriona and Vic from Thames21 look forward to welcoming you all.