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Love Beckenham Place Park Community Day 2025 #LoveBPP
Saturday the 31st of May 2025
11:00am – 4:00pm
Free fun for all ages!
Join us for #LoveBPP Community Day 2025, a celebration of nature, local life, and the exciting new improvements to the eastern side of Beckenham Place Park!
It’s a day packed with FREE activities, a dog show, and hands-on experiences for the whole family - plus delicious food from Drive By Donuts and the future park café owners, Frothy Coffee Riverside
Whether you're a nature lover, a cycling enthusiast, a curious explorer, or just looking for a fun day out, there's something for everyone!
Park picnics welcome
· Bring a picnic to enjoy with friends and family and chill out on the grass, benches or in the community picnic areas under the trees between activities. Please note, no BBQs or fires are allowed in the park.
· Remember your reusable water bottle to fill up at the playground’s water fountain to help us prevent waste.
We'll be asking dogs to be on leads in the event field during the day and the community picnic area will be dog free.
Get to know your neighbours
· Meet local groups at our community stalls including Bellingham Linking Lives, Holistic Well Women, Lewisham Fostering, Ten Em Bee Football Club, My Aerial Home and Sevenfields PCN
Eddie’s Dog Show
· Bring your best furry friend and join the fun at Eddie’s Dog Show, with guest judges and tail-wagging prizes from Scrumbles. Starts at 1pm, registration from 11am–12:30pm. See all the details at Eddie’s Dog Shop here
Explore and Learn
Discover the park’s nocturnal residents on a Bat Walk with Lead Ranger James on Friday 30th May at 9pm (pre-bookable here)
Discover the vibrant bird life in the park with a Bird Walk led by local experts at 8am on Saturday the 31st of May (pre-bookable here)
Guided walks with BDP Architects
Discover the River Ravensbourne with Thames21 - book into a wading session to see the restoration or drop by to learn what’s living in the water by getting up close to Riverfly. (pre-bookable here)
Learn about the park’s recent environmental improvements, and how they help tackle flooding and climate change with project partners; BDP Architects Environment Agency, Thames21 and T Loughmans
Get Active
Dr Bike: free cycle checks, repairs, and advice next to the BMX pump track
Forest Bathing choose from one of three 60min sessions from 11:30am including an accessible route option (pre-bookable here)
· Lewisham BMX drop in on the pump track with Access Sport (pre-bookable) To book a spot, please complete this [Google form]
Mountain biking with Penge & Herne Hill Cycling Clubs on the new Mountain Bike Trail. (pre-bookable here)
Go-Ride sessions on the flat grass for under 8-year-olds too! (pre-bookable here)
Munchkins Sports drop in activities in the event field
Family Fun, Literature & Nature Play
· Adventure Learning with Hugh - Get ready for a rolling good time by using your imagination and materials provided to build your very own marble (golf balls) runs!
· Angel Books children’s story-themed crafts and resources about hair and colouring
Hapa zome, games and dye painting with Happy Wild Ones Forest School
Read and play with Lewisham Libraries who have been crowned London Library of the Year at the British Book Awards 2025!
Mini-beast hunting with the Field Studies Council
Natural-based crafts with Nurturing Wild for families with young children
Hands-On Activities
Pick up something green from the BPP Community Gardeners' plant stall
Cook with Kid’s Kitchen
Hula hooping for all ages and abilities with Planet Hoop (between 12 and 1pm)
Make your own smoothie on Downham Men’s bike with Sevenfields Primary Care Network
Travel Sustainably
Please walk, cycle, or take public transport if you can. Plan your visit to Beckenham Place Park here