Lottery Funding bid

Our picture shows representatives of the Heritage Lottery Fund together with your Committee and DMBC Leisure Dept. during their FINAL visit today before the bid is presented to the Trustees for their approval.
Notification of the decision should be with us in the next three to four months. We hope that all the hard work over the last eight years will give a positive result..Everyone keep your fingers crossed.

Dorothy Round

Some of you may have seen images similar to the above in the local press.
This model is the winner of a public competition for a statue of our local Wimbeldon champion which will form part of the art to be placed in the Park should our bid for Lottery monies be successful.
Many thanks to Steve Field and his team in the Borough Artist department.

Action Heart Amble Sunday 2nd May

The annual Action Heart Amble takes part in Priory Park on Sunday 2nd May from 10:30 until 12:00. Walkers can complete as many, or as few, laps as they want around the marked course. Please check in at the Pavilion - there is a small entry fee.

Exhibition at Dudley Museum & Art Gallery

There is currently an exhibition at Dudley Museum & Art Gallery relating to Dudley Priory and the Cluniac monks. It is a fairly small exhibition, in a room on the ground floor, but well worth a visit. The exhibition will be on until 3rd July.
There will be a special event on Friday 14th May, in the form of a special evening opening of the museum at 6.00 with a guided tour of the Priory Exhibition at about 6.30. At just after 7.00 there will be a departure from the museum for the Priory for a guided tour of the ruins. There may also be some sort of event, including a re-enactment, on 15th as well - more information will follow.
Apologies for the quality of the photos below - taken with a mobile phone!

Easter Egg Hunt

Once again FoPP's magic was worked on the weather and our Egg hunt was blessed with one of the best days of the year so far.
Thanks to a partnership between our Chris Rich and the local community police about 20 local children, mostly under the age of 10 years were able to have a good search around the park for the hidden bird pictures and be rewarded with quite a large Easter egg.