Alice Davidson-Richards Wins Crickets 100 Trophy
Our own ADR who grew up near the Nevill Ground, was part of the Northern Supercharger’s winning team. The final of crickets Hundred competition took place at Lords on 31st August the Northern Superchargers sealed a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Southern Brave in the women’s final to win The Hundred for the first time. After […]
Street Art at Upper Cumberland Walk Bridge
The graffiti art project has been led by Upper Cumberland Walk residents after the bridge has been spoilt by graffiti vandals for many years. We are hoping vandals will respect a real artist who uses spray paint in a more constructive way than them. This remains to be seen. The Warwick Park Area Residents Association […]
Postal Delivery Delays
Residents who have been commenting on the erratic deliveries of mail will be pleased to know that the issue has been taken up by our MP, Mike Martin. In April, Royal Mail proposed to shift its focus from letters to parcels with all non-First Class mail delivered every other weekday. Thirty seven delivery offices around […]
Sponsored Planters Installed on the Railway Bridge
On Sunday 8th June 2025 volunteers from WPARA helped to install the new planters on the railway bridge in Warwick Park. The first task was to level the planters to compensate for the camber of the road. They then had to be filled with drainage stones, soil and compost before the flowers and grasses could […]
DRAIN REPLACEMENT PROGRAMME IN WARWICK PARK
In case anybody is wondering what’s happening with the roadworks in Warwick Park, WPARA have been asking Kent County Council for the past 18 months to do something about the surface water on the street and it’s finally resulted in some action. The first step was to clean out the drains. This proved difficult due […]
Planning sought for Flats in Warwick Park
Outline planning permission is being sought to build a 4 story block of flat in the car park between 7 and 13 Warwick Park. WPARA have objected and listed below is our comment. Feel free to make your individual comments closing date is 25th February. Full details can be found here Outline (Landscaping and Scale […]
New Planters
As you may know we have purchased metal planters for the railway bridge, thanks to the generous donations of local businesses and our residents. These have been quietly oxidizing all summer to improve their finish and will be installed in the autumn. Watch out for a call for volunteers to help with the task!
Two New Benches in Warwick Park
Thanks to the cricket club, we have been given two benches, which have been installed. One is on the corner of Nevill Gate and the other is by the entrance to the upper cricket ground. This means there are now resting places all the way up the hill for the weary to catch their breath.
WPARA AGM Minutes and previous minutes and accounts
Please find our the minutes of our AGM held 20 May 2024 here (AGM minutes 24) Older Documents AGM minutes 2023 Accounts 2022
New Bench on Upper Cumberland Walk
A break in the weather meant we could install the new bench at the bottom of Upper Cumberland Walk. Those who regularly passed the old one will know it was literally on its last legs. Andy Hempleman and Mark Robson installed the anchors into the pavement with a little encouragement from our Chairman, Neil […]
