ABOUT THE FoEP
Friends of Eastfield Park (FoEP) is a voluntary community organisation whose main aim is to improve Eastfield Park, Northampton, UK, for the benefit of its users. We do this through research, consultation, planning, development, and promotion of the Park as well as organising conservation activities and social events in the Park.
Our vision is “To create a safe and accessible park with well managed and maintained facilities and amenities that enhance the well-being of residents living in the area. The park should reflect and retain its natural beauty and heritage and be a place to relax, learn and be inspired.”
CONSTITUTIONAL OBJECTIVES
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Make every effort to ensure that the Park’s qualities, resources and facilities are cared for and improved for the benefit of the whole community,
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Endeavour to protect the Park’s natural beauty, heritage and biodiversity,
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Develop schemes to monitor and develop resources and facilities within the Park,
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Encourage greater use of the Park for sport, play and relaxation in the interests of community welfare, health and well-being, with the intention of improving the quality of life for local residents,
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Work to improve access to the Park for all sections of the community,
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Ensure a community based involvement in the future of the Park,
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Promote knowledge and understanding of the Park’s history and wildlife,
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Seek to improve the Park and its management to a level sufficient to achieve a Green Flag Award.
THE FoEP LOGO
The FoEP logo consists of a ring of 26 black circles on a green square with a blue strip running down the left-hand side of the square. ‘Friends of Eastfield Park’ is written vertically in Monotype Corsiva font down the blue strip and the initials ‘FOEP’ are written in Goudy Stout font as a block in the centre of the ring.
The green and blue of the logo represent the grass and water of Eastfield Park; the 26 black circles represent the Bull Ring, one of the oldest features of the Park being present on maps dated 1798 (there were 26 trees in the ring at the time of the sale of the Weston Favell House Estate in 1923/1924). Monotype Corsiva font was used as a heading for ‘Friends of Eastfield Park’ when it was first formed in 2006 (it has since been replaced with Script MT Bold or Monotype Baskerville); Goudy Stout font was chosen for ‘FOEP’ to represent the ‘rural’ nature this suburban Park. (The ‘O’ of FoEP is in capitals for the sake of balance; it is normally written in lower case.)
ORIGIN & CONSTITUTION
Friends of Eastfield Park (FoEP) was originally formed in November 2006 as a result of local community interest in improving Eastfield Park. The organisation was officially constituted at a public meeting in November 2007. A new constitution was adopted at the 2019 AGM, to which an additional clause was added at the 2022 AGM.
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