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Welcome to the Friends of Hatherop Park in Hampton in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. A new committee has been elected (January 2021) and an update of the website will be undertaken soon.
We are volunteers working in partnership with London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Council and people who use the Park. We suggest improvements and make them, such as the play area, sports pitches and the nature conservation area.
The entrance is at the west end of Broad Lane, at the junction of Hatherop Road. To see where we are, click map.
We work with the Council to maintain our prestigious national Green Flag Award. To find out more, click Green Flag Award.
To learn about its plants, birds, insects and habitats, click Nature and Ecology.
To read the minutes of the latest meetings as well as news of the next meeting of the Friends of Hatherop Park, please click Meetings and Minutes.
The new play road scheme was offically opened by Her Worship the Mayor of Richmond upon Thames, Cllr Meena Bond on Friday 18th October 2013.
Hatherop Park played host to several groups of excited and exceptionally well behaved pupils and children from local schools and nurseries:
Greenacres Day Nursery, Priory Road Hampton Infant School Buckingham Primary School
Hampton and Hampton Hill Junior schools both sent their Junior Safety Officers to assist at this event and meet the Mayor.
Buckingham Primary have made this lovely video of their trip to Hatherop Park for the official opening of the play road. |
We all had a great time! Thanks to all the teachers and helpers who found time to bring the children along. |
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Richmond's Junior Safety Officers (L to R) from Buckingham Primary, Hampton Hill Junior, and Hampton Junior schools assisting Madam Mayor |
The youngest children - from Greenacres Day Nursery in Priory Road, Hampton - show that they know how to cross the new play road |
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| Hampton Infants show the Mayor, on her mayoral scooter for the day, the new play road | Who's got the Mayor's hat? |
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Buckingham pupils give a master class in scooting on the play road watched by local School Crossing Patrol man (affectionately known as our Lollipop man!) Adrian Collins. |
The enthusiasm shown by the children was infectious - this time it was the turn of pupils from Buckingham Primary. |
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| Two of the Greenacres Nursery children greet the Mayor on arrival | The play road gets the thumbs up from the Hampton Junior Safety Officers (JSOs) |
See some more photos of the play road here.