Department to Highlight National Photography Month
The City’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities will celebrate National Photography Month in May with an exhibit at its Pine Camp Cultural Arts and Community Center featuring the photographs of Louis Draper.
The exhibit, titled “Louis Draper, Master Photographer,” opens on Friday, May 10 with a public reception from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and will be on display through
James River Park Manager Named
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities has named Nathan J. Burrell as manager of its James River Park. Burrell follows in the footsteps of the well-known Ralph White, who worked for the park for more than 30 years until his retirement in December 2012. His appointment comes after a nationwide search and review by a citizen advisory committee.
“I am confident in Mr.
Department to Host Community Yard Sale
The department will host a community yard sale on Saturday, May 4, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at its Blackwell Community Center, located at 300 East 15th Street. The public is invited to participate both as a vendor and as a shopper.
If you want to get rid of all the items you no longer use that are cluttering up your life, for just $5 you can reserve your space and rent a table or bring
Happy St George's Day!
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| St George slaying the dragon |
To celebrate the day of the
patron saint of England,
VisitEngland enews
Here are the headlines this April from VisitEngland:
- Wallace & Gromit have been recruited as 'Tourism Trailblazers' to inspire Britons to take a holiday at home this year in a nationwide campaign; the first ad is due to be aired on 12th May. More
- Listen Up! is a guide containing tips and advice to help tourism businesses welcome customers with hearing loss. See this page for a video and pamphlet
- VisitEngland is working with destinations to develop exciting itineraries for all visitors including those with access needs - find out more here
- VisitEngland has now published 2012 year end results from the GB Tourism Survey, full report here.
- Awards for Excellence 2012 - the Awards shortlist of finalists is now available.
- Arts Council England has launched the Creative Employment Programme fund providing young people with an opportunity to pursue a career in the arts and cultural sector; employers can receive funding for wage contributions. More information here
Celebrate 2013 Earth Day at the 17th Street Farmers’ Market
The Richmond Earth Day Festival kicks-off on Saturday, April 20, from 11a.m. to 5 p.m. at the 17th Street Farmers’ Market in the city’s historic Shockoe Bottom. Admission to the festival is free.
The Richmond Earth Day Festival will entertain and educate attendees about local resources that make the world a better place, as well as featuring great live music and local food, beer and wine
City, Comcast Partner to Beautify Byrd Park
Hundreds of Volunteers Expected on Comcast Cares Day, Comcast’s Annual Nationwide Day of Service
WHAT: Local volunteers, including City of Richmond and Comcast employees and their families and friends; the Mayor’s Participation, Action, and Communication Team (MPACT); Friends of Byrd Park, Clean City Commission, and Sierra Club – Fall of James chapter; and students from
Municipal construction
Given the (relative) popularity of the post about municipal fountains (http://recreationground.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/top-five-municipal-fountains-eastern.html), here's a news story from Macedonia about its current monument-building programme: no mention of fountains per se, but the picture at the bottom apparently shows a partially constructed one: http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/new-bach-of-statues-erected-in-skopje
The financial implications of killing children
Quote from today's Guardian (5/4/2013): "David Cameron has strongly endorsed controversial comments by George Osborne in which the chancellor highlighted the killing of six children by Mick Philpott to raise questions about welfare payments."
Quote from nowhere: 'Tom Phillips strongly invites David Cameron to endorse controversial comments by yours truly in which I would highlight the killing of numerous children (and adults) in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere in the name of the UK government to raise questions about tax payments to said government.'
Quote from nowhere: 'Tom Phillips strongly invites David Cameron to endorse controversial comments by yours truly in which I would highlight the killing of numerous children (and adults) in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere in the name of the UK government to raise questions about tax payments to said government.'
Easter in England
In the light of Tory welfare cuts, IDS idiocy, Daily Mail hatespeak and the BBC's inadvertent sparking of class war (amongst the, erm, Facebook classes at least), here's Czech dissident Jan Urban, only months after the Berlin Wall came down: ‘There is much that we want and need from the West but there is one thing which I do not want: carelessness with people.’
Register Now for Youth Soccer, Baseball
Registration for youth soccer and baseball is currently underway at all City Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities’ community centers.
Children must be between ages 4 and 15 to register to play co-ed soccer. To play co-ed baseball, girls must be between the ages of 5 and 11 and boys must be between the ages of 5 and 15. Girls, ages 12 to 16, can register to play girls’
Department Offers Lifeguard, Water Safety Instructor Training
The department will offer a Lifeguard Training course starting April 1. Participants who complete this course will receive an American Red Cross Certificate for Lifeguarding/First Aid/CPR/AED that is good for two years.
To take this training, you must be at least 15 years old and pass a prerequisite swimming test that includes being able to swim continuously for 300 yards, tread water
Do You Want to Be a Lifeguard?
Are you 18 years old or older, and would you like to work as a lifeguard for the City of Richmond? The Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities operates eight public swimming pools in Richmond and currently is seeking qualified candidates to hire as lifeguards and pool managers.
Safety is the highest priority at City pools, and all lifeguard candidates must be certified
On Blog Stats
Although it's obviously flattering to know the overall number of people who've bothered to look at this blog (nearly 10,500, as it happens), what's far more interesting, and indeed intriguing, is where these people have logged on from and what they've been looking at. Curiously, according to the latest figures, Recreation Ground is most popular in Latvia (followed by the UK, Germany and USA), while the most popular post seems to be 'Top Five Municipal Fountains (eastern Europe)' from June last year. Techie types will no doubt be delighted to know that 62% of visitors to this page used Internet Explorer to do so.
Destination Management Forum
The first Destination Management Forum (DMF) of 2013 took place on 6 February, bringing together senior executives from England’s Destination Management Organisations in order to share best practice. The forum focused on the need for greater collaboration in order to ensure greater economic viability of events, venues and attractions.
Department Offers Developmental Lacrosse Program for Girls
The department will host a Developmental Lacrosse Program for girls ages 8 to 14 on Sunday, March 24.
The program will be held at the Blackwell Playground, located at 15th and Maury streets, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. The event is sponsored by Nick Costas and the City’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities, and is free to attend.
For more information, please call
Travel Writing Competition
Rough Guides, in partnership with WorldNomads.com are once again offering the chance to win a scholarship in travel writing.
This year, it's Beijing, to work with Rough Guides author Martin Zatko on the new edition of the 'Rough Guide to China'. Then it's three days with a freelance journalist to discover Beijing through his local perspective, and to finish off, there will be a magnificent culinary odyssey.
Free Eggstravaganza Set for March 23
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities, in partnership with Radio One, will hold a free “Eggstravaganza” for children 11 and younger on Saturday, March 23. The event will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the department’s Pine Camp Arts and Community Center, located at 4901 Old Brook Road, and feature three egg hunts, each for a different age group. A total of 25,000
English Tourism Week - 16-24 March 2013
English Tourism Week
is a week-long celebration of events showcasing the quality and vibrancy of visitor experiences and the value that tourism brings to the country.
Find out how to get involved in this year's English Tourism Week, or take a look at what happened in previous years at the
VisitEngland website.
Find out how to get involved in this year's English Tourism Week, or take a look at what happened in previous years at the
VisitEngland website.
ITB Berlin Convention 2013
Following this year's ITB Convention in Berlin, a number of presentations have been provided on the ITB website. These cover a variety of tourism and hospitality related subjects, including Business Travel, Social Media and Wellness. Selected videos are also available to watch on the website. Sign up to their newsletter to find out about future events.
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