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Why we need more Friends

In today's political climate, with intense pressure on public finances, the continuing healthy existence of public assets such as the Parks cannot be taken for granted. They need visible active public involvement and support if they are not to wither or become excessively commercialized.

The Friends, a registered charity, provides a focus for those who value the Parks to make their voice heard. We organize activities and projects to enhance and protect the Parks and improve the public’s enjoyment and understanding of them. Membership of the Friends is thus an explicit expression of the importance that people attach to the well-being of the Parks – and numbers matter in how much influence we have and how much we can achieve.

How to join the Friends

Please use this form* to join. You may pay your subscription by cheque, cash (at a Friends’ meeting) or you can opt to pay by standing order. You may ‘Gift Aid’ your subscriptions and donations by using this form*. The ‘membership year’ corresponds to the calendar year.

Membership benefits:

• Participation in our programme of Walks & Talks
• Receipt of four Friends' Newsletters each year
• Opportunities for volunteering, such as in the Bushy Park Welcome Centre, with training
• Involvement with the Friends' appeal projects
• An invitation to attend the Friends' Summer Party
• Opportunities to help with running or organizing the Friends
• Stay in touch with all the latest news and events via this website and the email newsletter - simply register using the 'Sign Up' form on the left-hand-side of any website page.

Subscriptions due now for 2012 are:

Individuals .......................................	£6
Individuals (concession*) ...............	£4
Couple/Family ................................	£8
Couple/Family (concession*) ........	£5

*Concessions are for over 60s or unwaged.