Petanque on Hurst Meadow
Join us anytime for a relaxing game and the chance to meet new friends! The Club meets Saturdays at 10:30 AM and Sundays at 2 PM (if there’s enough interest). While you’ll eventually need your own Boules, we can loan some for beginners. The terrain is also open for practice or casual games outside club […]
Dangers to wildlife and dogs when they enter our streams, rivers and ponds.
Risks to wildlife and dogs from entering streams, rivers, or ponds were highlighted in a CARA talk by Elliot Newton, Kingston Council’s Biodiversity Officer, and Dr. Peter Higgins, a local vet and CARA member, as well as in an article by Janet Bostock in a Richmond Park magazine. How do dogs impact wildlife in water? […]
Twenty local dogs and their faithful owners
On a sunny Sunday, 29 September 2024, Hurst Park buzzed with joy as 20 local dogs and their devoted owners gathered at the marker for the Hurst Park Residents’ Association’s (HPRA) inaugural Fun Dog Show after-party. Tails wagged, laughter echoed, and the Thames-side air was filled with the scent of excitement—and, briefly, sausages! The event […]
Notes from Molesey Riverside Action Group (MRAG)
Removals Good news first: On 24 Sep 2024, Hui, RoR, and a small support launch were removed from moorings near Sadler’s Ride slipway and towed to Erith for scrapping. Boat Count But the good news stops there. The Environment Agency (EA) reports unauthorised overstaying boats on the Thames in Elmbridge more than doubled in two […]
Annual General Meeting
Our Annual General Meeting this year will be held at the British Legion in St Mary’s Road, East Molesey, KT8 0ST. The date is Friday 28th of March at 8pm. You may wish to use this opportunity to meet our very welcome Guest Speaker Monica Harding MP. You can renew your membership at the door if it is […]
The winter quiz was a roaring success
The 54 participants enjoyed a mix of entertainment and educational light-heartedness. Competition between the tables was friendly and fair with the odd hint of fierceness being extinguished by laughter and banter. Six rounds of very interesting and engaging questions provided a rich mix of topics, generally well within the range of most people’s knowledge or […]
Easter egg hunt
A date to put in your diary! Charlotte is organising an Easter Egg Hunt. This will be great fun; you might even allow the adults to help you if they behave themselves. Our younger Easter egg hunters have to find six different coloured golf tees to claim their egg. The older hunters need to solve […]
We do need help!
The HPRA Committee is appealing for more help from the committee. Paula and Rod have left the committee after many years of unstinting service for which we thank them. Also, our Chairman Frank is moving on to pastures new and we wish him well. We do need a Chairman, Newsletter Editor, Treasurer and Secretary. They […]