Friends of Gillespie Park
News & Events
Find out what's happening at Gillespie Park
Upcoming events
The Mid-Summer Celebration 2024 is coming!
Join us on Saturday 22nd June from 12pm - 4pm for our Mid-Summer Celebration!
We'll have nature arts and crafts, live music from local bands, stalls selling local wares and bee hive visits! Entry and activities are all free but you will need cash to buy from the stalls or the cafe.
Don't forget to bring your wheels for a Dr Bike check-up.
Current regular activities
Monday
4.45pm: Ballet and Tap with Nightingale School of Dance. For ages 4 - 10
Tuesday
10.30am - 12pm On the third Tuesday of the month, we run a Park Cuppa with Age UK Islington. A chance to chat to new people
Wednesday
7pm - 8.30pm Tai Chi with Chris
Thursday
10am - 12pm
1.15 - 3.15pm
Weekly volunteering at the Nature Reserves. More information here.
Friday
10am first Friday of every month Health and Nature Walk. Everyone welcome but those living with Dementia are especially welcome.
You can hire the Ecology Centre at the weekends for kid's parties or during the week for meetings, conferences and training courses. You can also hire the centre on weekday evenings for regular classes like yoga.
For more information about this contact Islington Ecology Centre
Previous events
Islington Ecology Centre run many events throughout the year. In 2022 they have pond dipped, searched for creatures in the meadows, held numerous guided walks for different groups, ran a cyanotype printing workshop and much much more. They advertise their events on posters around the park and in the Ecology Centre. Please get in touch with them or look for posters to find out about upcoming events.
2022 saw the return of Apple Day, a fantastic yearly community event we run with Islington Ecology Centre. We juiced hundreds of delicious apples grown in Kent, enjoyed live music from brilliant local bands and invited local artists to sell their homemade products. And the mayor came along to join the fun too! Here are a few photos from the day.
Hopefully we'll see you at next year's Apple Day!
