The development of the FHP began with a public meeting last September 2007 in Hillworth Park. The Town Council presented their ideas for Park conservation and the improvement of facilities to over 100 people. The proposal to apply for a £1.5 million Heritage Lottery Fund grant in March 2008 was announced.

Meetings in October, November and December 2007 of a group of those interested in a Friends Group led to the formation of the Friends Group in January 2008.

Objectives of the Friends of Hillworth Park are to:

• Promote the Park as public open space for the social, recreational, heritage, educational and environmental benefit of all members of the community,
• Improve the future development of facilities in the park and to assist and lobby the Council in their application for a lottery grant,
• Promote and help interpret its history as an important part of the local heritage,
• Present the views of people with an interest in Hillworth Park to the Town Council
• Volunteer in the Park. E.g serve in a café, provide supervision and coaching for games, help in the greenhouses and gardens, become volunteer park warden.

Or to put it concisely:  “to keep the best and improve the rest”.

Membership in the Friends of Hillworth Park

• Now that the Friends of Hillworth Park is a legal entity we wish to involve as many local people and children in establishing detailed public wishes for the Park’s future.
• We are an advisory and volunteer group in Devizes for those who use the park.
• We are advising on a Master plan to guide the Park’s conservation and development.
• We want you and your family as members so that we can keep you in touch with fast moving events and to enlist your help in making the Park better for all.

So why not join us today?  Hillworth Park needs you.

You can join the Friends of Hillworth Park as;

• Family members for £8.
• An Adult member £5.
• A Youth member(15 and under) £1
• Concessionary rate of £1.

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Membership forms
Friends of Hillworth Park Constitution
Park photo gallery