The Friends win prestigious national award

On August the 17^th 2013 the Friends, in conjunction with Telford Green Spaces Partnership, held an event known as Jolly Green Day. The day was a free event for the public to come along and see what was on offer in the way of exciting things to do out of doors, mostly for free. There were community games, water zorbing, crafts and much more. The event was held on the Queen Elizabeth 2 Field, known as the Arena, which is a protected site with the Fields in Trust Organisation (formerly the National Playing fields Association). Jolly Green Day was entered into a competition for the best “Have a Field Day” with Fields in Trust. The Friends were shortlisted out of 100 applicants and subsequently invited to attend an awards ceremony at Lords Cricket Ground in London on the 28^th November 2013. We were up against Down Lane Park, Tottenham Hale, London and Queensgate Park, Bridlington in Yorkshire

The moment arrived with athlete Dave Moorcroft OBE and footballer Graeme Le Saux on stage saying “and the winner is…………………………………………………………………………………..…Telford Town Park Arena!”