Wray Crescent Playground Fundraising

jward · March 2014

<div> </div><div>And if you'd like to help us fundraise as well....Dan Curtis, a resident of Thorpedale Road and a father of two Wray Crescent playground regulars is running the London Marathon on 13th April this year. All the money Dan raises will be matched by Islington Council and spent on playground equipment for Wray Crescent Park. This is a great opportunity to support a local resident in his marathon challenge and make a big difference to the playground facilities in Wray Crescent playground. So far Dan has raised over £800 in pledges (the fundraising is going much better than his training currently, he reports!) so please don’t delay, dip into your pockets and sponsor him today! You can either: <ul style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; direction: ltr;"><li>Send / drop off a cheque payable to the ‘Friends of Wray Crescent Open Space’ to Dan Curtis at 114, Thorpedale Road, London N4 3BS.</li><li style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Donate online: <a href="http://www.zequs.com/campaign/running-for-wray-crescent">http://www.zequs.com/campaign/running-for-wray-crescent</a> (please note, the website doesn’t seem to work on some internet explorer browsers)</li><li style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">By bank transfer to:Lloyds TSB, account name: Friends of Wray Crescent Open Space; Account no: 01556819; Sort code: 30-97-81 If you make a bank transfer and would like your donation to be acknowledged, please use your name as a reference and reply to this email, letting us know how much you donated and when. </li></ul>For more info, call Dan on 07760 245747 or email <a href="https://outlook.uk.arup.com/owa/14.2.309.2/scripts/premium/redir.aspx?C=widTPLABA0yglAG5xwIg43VPnG4EEdEIF94gQ2syTYl0YgalxHiod54ALuht54QgtNMWZUhKs8U.&URL=mailto:dan.curtis@bbc.co.uk" target="_blank">dan.curtis@bbc.co.uk</a> Go on, this is a real chance to make our local park an even better place for everyone to spend time in, so whatever you can pledge will be really gratefully received and enormously appreciated. </div>

Mirandola · March 2014

Dan's a good guy, and this is a great cause.

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Mirandola · March 2014

Don't think so. Not enough people willing/able to do the work. They're going for smaller and more tangible things like the tree planting.

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boxrunner · March 2014

What a great idea, have just donated.

Sanganddan · March 2014

I didn't realise this had been posted already. Many thanks to Boxrunner and any others who have sponsored...if you haven't yet, that Zequs.com account finishes in 10 days (you can only have one for 50 days) but there will be other ways to donate. I'll keep you informed.

boxrunner · March 2014

I had trouble using the zequs.com website. After a couple of attempts I gave-up and just did a direct electronic transfer from my bank.

Sanganddan · March 2014

Thanks for letting me know, Boxrunner. I think on Internet Explorer the website struggles, but seems to work on Firefox and Chrome. If anyone else is struggling, let me know and I can help you pledge in other ways!

boxrunner · March 2014

I was using FF, but as a I say I had no problem making the bank transfer.

Sanganddan · April 2014

Update: over £1900 pledged, including a notably generous donation from Davies and Davies...this will be doubled by Islington Council (match funding up to £2k)...a real chance to make Wray Crescent playground a better place. Please help if you can. So the nature of crowd funding websites is they only last for 50 days...alas the old campaign has run its course, but here's its replacement: <a href="http://www.zequs.com/campaign/running-for-wray-crescent-pt-2#.U0Kel8eSCaM" target="_blank">http://www.zequs.com/campaign/running-for-wray-crescent-pt-2#.U0Kel8eSCaM</a> Still time to sponsor me if you haven't already... Sunday is the big day...anyone coming along to watch, I'll be running around a 4 hour pace, wearing a yellow Oxford United shirt (this will make me quite unique). Please shout your support...it really helps Dan

boxrunner · April 2014

@Sanganddan That's fantastic news, good luck on the run!

djmattyoung · September 2014

just wondering what happened about this? How was the run? Did islington council match the funding? has permission been granted for playground improvements? <div> </div><div>Be good to have an update. Thanks. </div>

jward · September 2014

Dan's fund raising plus some cash from John Jones and the council Local Initiatives Fund means that have raised nearly £6k<div>Unfortunately its taken a while to get the plans off the ground. permission doesn't seem to be a problem, its more about getting a design sorted out, with input from local kids, and then a project manager and contractor to make it happen. Ideally we'd use volunteers for some of the easy work too.</div><div> </div><div>So if anyone would like to help the stretched resources of the Friends of Wray Crescent with some organisational skills then please let us know!</div><div> </div><div>thanks</div><div> </div><div>Jonathan</div>

miss annie · September 2014

Six months is quite a long time, which bits of the design are you actually struggling with? Might be useful to know what particular skill gaps need to be filled.

jward · October 2014

We need a project manager! We have a range of good ideas and various offers of help but no one to get it done. A normal problem in life! Im speaking slightly out of turn but it's possible we could pay someone to take this up - to be agreed formally with the Friends.

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