From 11.00 to 13.00 on Saturday 26th June, roughly 100 people of all ages attended the Save Bertie Campaign’s second “Brunch on Bertie”. The activities were spread out across the park.
Activities involved pavement chalk, paint, French skippping, balloons and bubbles. Shazia made samosas for everyone, we had our first book swap, and a bake sale in aid of the New Hinksey School Association raised at least £100. All this was accompanied by sunshine, and live music by Belle Musette.
Oxford City Council would like to build on most of the space we were using today. They would like to “re-provide” all of the open green space as a family nature trail on an adjoining area of wasteland that the police say is not safe for unaccompanied children. The event emphasises just how important it is to have an open green space for the community to come together. One of our supporters said that her son didn’t want to leave, and commented how on how lovely it was to chat to parents that she usually just says ‘hi’ to on the school run.
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