The biggest park to be made in London in the past 100 years

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The biggest park to be made in London in the past
100 years

• Northolt and Greenford Countryside Park

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Northala Fields

• 4 Large Mounds each a different size
• Largest 25 m high
• café and toilets to be opened in October
• Bridge over Kensington Rd, still going ahead.
• Fishing and miniature boating lakes
• Open air theatre
• Kick about Play Areas
• Woodland all round edge to stop noise for
  residents
• Oriental gardens

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It is the bunding has provided funding for the
park
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Northala 2005
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Construction of mounds
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Gabion basket wall along Dolphin Road prior to
material infill in 2004
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Currently material is being sourced from

• White City 100,000 m3
• Fulham Road
  13,000m3
• Marylebone High Street 4,000m3
• St Vincent Hospital, Pinner 2,500m3
• Wembley Stadium 2,500m3

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Depositing material on site
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Importation of material adjacent to Dolphin
Kensington Roads
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• Within Northala

Get Hooked on fishing
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Lakes

• MoD at Northolt Airport stopped planning
  permission because the lakes encouraged birds

• To discourage birds from breeding, no gradients

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Northala only a small part of the bigger Northolt
and Greenford Countryside Park
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Time for play

• Already Built and being used in Rectory Fields

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Medievalzone
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Futurezone
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5 a side football
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Willow Tree Cottages are in the only Rest Gardens
in the borough.
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The Manor House

• Built in the 1300s
• Mapped out on the ground in sleepers
• Picture of how it was
• Entrance from Court Farm Road, or Belvue Park
• Moat filled with water for biodiversity

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Birch Wood
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Smiths Farm

• Wetland area

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Grand Union Canal

• Countryside area

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Grand Union Bridge
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Art work under Bridges
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Marnham Woodlandhttp//marnhamwoodland.tripod.com

• A woodland planted by the community in Northolt

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Where are we?

• In the NGCP
• Along side the Grand Union Canal
• At the back of Marnham Crescent
• Opposite B Q along the A40.

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Who are the community?

• Everyone who lives in the area.
• Schools
• Cubs, Beavers, scouts, Brownies and Guides.
• Churches.
• Shops. Like BQ

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Working with schools all children's groups
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Our wonderful Ealing Ranger Team
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Marnham 2002
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Marnham 2003
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Northolt and Greenford Countryside
Parkhttp//ngcps.tripod.com
..a place all the local community can enjoy