25th Anniversary Fun Day - Aldershot, Hampshire
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  • 25th Anniversary Fun Day - Aldershot, Hampshire
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  • Aldershot, Brickfields Country Park, Boxalls Lane
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  • Sunday 4th July, Brickfields Country Park - 25th Anniversary Wildlife Fun Day. 11am to 4pm. With farm animals, Birds of Prey display, stalls and displays from local environment and wildlife groups, hot and cold refreshments, games, quizzes, tombola, cake stall and our own brand "Brickfields Park" jams, a very popular item. Coffee and Tea from our refreshments are all "Fair Trade" products. The mobile farm display is still a very popular attraction drawing young and old to the interactive display of Ducks, Goats, Geese, Rabbits, Cattle, Chickens Pigs and many other farmyard animals.

    Exhibitor space is available for this years 25th Anniversary event, email us for a booking. Wildlife groups and organisations are especially welcome to help us celebrate this special event for one of the UK's least known urban wildlife parks.

    Participants at our 2009 "Fur and Feathers" event were -
    Blackwater Valley Countryside Partnership - with their information stand about wildlife in this area and a live display of bugs and beasts from Brickfields Pond.
    Butterfly Conservation - display about the butterflies of the UK and their conservation and what you can do to help them.

    St. Michaels C.E. Infant School - Children's with their very popular toy stall.
    Mark's Birds of Prey Display - Eagle Owl, Buzzard, Harris Hawk, Kestrel. Get the chance to see these rare birds, handle them and have your photo taken.

    Millers Ark Animals - an old favourite at our Fun Days, come and pet the animals, learn more about them and if the Sheep decide to roam free like last year, watch out for a rumpus at the cake stall !.

    Camberley and District Cats Protection - With their display and stall showing the work they do in the local community caring and advising about cats.

    Bricks and Bread - Sustainable Living Centre - a brand new venture in Aldershot, based in the Albion Works Church Lane with exiting potential for the future. Advice, exhibitions and training on all environmental aspects.

    Cove Brook Greenway - a new exhibitor this year showing off the Cove Brook, it's environs and the volunteers who help maintain it.

    Rushmoor Urban Wildlife Group - another new exhibitor this year. The group promote wildlife gardening in the borough through awareness events, practical training sessions, production of an informative guide to encouraging wildlife to your garden, and the design and maintenance of a demonstration wildlife garden in Farnborough.

    Our 2009 Sponsors were :-
    Speedy Tool Hire, Aldershot(www.speedyhire.co.uk) - electrical facilities.
    Rushmoor Borough Council (www.rushmoor.gov.uk) - leaflets, publicity and toilets.
    We must again thank our sonsors. Without the help of local businesses and organisations we would at times be unable to do some of our conservation work and stage events like the Fun Day. Our grateful thanks go to them.
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