News &
Updates

Our first School in Residence

07/04/23 Lindsey Holmes, Project Manager explains what Paston Ridings Primary School has been up to so far this year on our Your Community Greenspace School in Residence programme.

New car park open at Lakeside

We are pleased to announce that after many months of construction, the new car park at Lakeside is now…

STEM learning outside the classroom

15/02/2023 Vicky Chambers, Senior Education and Activities Officer talks about taking STEM learning outside the classroom and building STEM subjects into the education programme at Nene Park.

Capturing Park moments forever

19/01/23 Lucy Thornton Reid, Fundraising Officer talks about a significant change to the Celebration Leaves scheme in the Park.

A Garden of Celebration!

Read all about the exciting new development of the Jubilee Garden behind our Visitor Centre.

Your Community Greenspace – the story so far

13/07/21 Adrian Oates, Head of Fundraising and Marketing explains how it took four years and a huge amount of work and perseverance to achieve the nearly £2 million grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Creating Celebration Leaves

01/06/21 Lucy Thornton-Reid, Fundraising Officer talks to artist Jeni Cairns and craftsman Alistair Thompson about the creation of Celebration Leaves.

How our rubbish funds projects at Nene Park!

Rubbish might not be the first thing you think of in relation to funding, but actually it has played a major role in providing funds for many of the exciting additions to the Park in recent years.

Encouraging the return of nesting terns

20/04/21 Chris Park, Project Development Officer (Environment) recounts the history of nesting terns in the Park, as we install a new tern raft on Overton Lake this week.

Joining the blue fleece army!

22/03/21 Trevor Henderson, Volunteer at Nene Park After many years of enjoying the Park as a local resident, Trevor became an integral member of the Nene Park Volunteer Team in 2018. Here he shares his passion for volunteering and the wonderful experiences gained through his time in the blue fleece army.