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INFORMATION ABOUT THE FoEP
(For formal informaion about Aims, Policies, Constitution Membership, Volunteering, etc., see relevant page)

Meetings

Next Ordinary Committee Meeting
Tuesday 17th March 2026: 7.00-8.30pm
Eden Close Community Hub - NN3 6NS

​FoEP Committee Meetings are held every other month (usually on the third Tuesday of the month in January, March, May, July, September and November) in the Eden Close Community Hub, Lakeview (NN3 6NS) between 7.00 and 8.30 pm.  Please consult this page for variations and special meetings. All members are invited to attend and comment but only committee members are entitled to vote on the issues discussed.

A short FoEP AGM is held once a year, normally in February or early March.  It is usually preceeded by a public talk on an issue related to Eastfield Park. The venue is announced nearer the date.

The FoEP Committee

The FoEP committee consists of up to twelve members, committee members being elected for a period of three years at an AGM in February.  There is no limit to the number of three-year terms a member may serve but they must seek re-election every three years.

The 2026 FoEP Committee:

  1. Colin Bricher (Acting Vice-chair)

  2. Paul Ferris

  3. Brian Markham

  4. Jamie Mckenzie

  5. Turon Miah

  6. Carole Morrison (Acting Secretary)

  7. Mike Poole

  8. Vic Smith (Acting Chair) 

  9. Clare Tinston

  10. SamMie Wakefield (Acting Treasurer)

There are two vacancies on the 2026 Committee

NEWS

AGM & PUBLIC TALK

​​​​​The FoEP AGM on 17th February was preceded by a public talk, 'Where have they gone?', given by Vic Smith.  The talk considered the fate of the statue that once stood on the plinth at the centre of the Bullring in Eastfield Park, and the spring water that once flowed through the series of ponds and on to the lake.

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During the talk, Vic announced that he had discoverd the name of the French artist who had first designed the statue, probably in bronze. He concluded that it was crafted by Charles Théodore Perron (1862-1934) and cast at the Val d'Osne foundry in France. It was made of cast iron and Manfield would have chosen it from a catalogue of works. 

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Another copy of the statue still exists at the front of a house in Linas (25 kilometers south of  Paris).  Perron called the statue 'Surprise' or 'Le Gaulois'.

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More information will be published on Facebook and on this website on the page dedicated to the Bullring Statue.

New Committee Members

This year, Colin Bricher, Paul Joyce, Carole Morrison, and Vic Smith had to stand down from the committee, having completed three years as elected members. Colin, Carole and Vic stood for re-election and were voted in for a further three years at the AGM in February.  Paul decided not to stand.

 

At the AGM, Mike Poole was elected unanimously as a new committee member, to serve for three years. 

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Committee members are expected to attend meetings if possible but they do not have to volunteer for work in the park or other duties.

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