Local Groups – Friends of Bernards Heath

April 26, 2024

25th Anniversary Community Picnic. Sunday 12 May

You are invited to our picnic celebrating 25 years of protecting our green spaces on Bernards Heath, Beech Bottom Dyke, and Sandridge Road. Bring your own picnic, or order a picnic selection in advance from the Little Star Cafe*. Event runs from 12 – 2pm.

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Come along with family and friends to enjoy an alcohol-free picnic in front of the new playground. There will be face painting and craft activities for the kids, and visits from our local Wilderhood Watch.

Please note that this event is alcohol-free, and there are no toilet facilities on site.

*Order a picnic selection in store at the Little Star Cafe by Sunday the 5th of May, and collect from 11:30am on the day.

January 31, 2020February 13, 2023

Let’s play on Bernards Heath

Let’s Play on Bernards Heath is a charity founded to update the existing play area on the Heath.

This is your opportunity to influence the look of the playground , get involved and chat to our Trustees and St Albans District Council.

Kids welcome too! We have wooden games, sweets and refreshments available.

Saturday, 1st February 2020
St Saviours Church Hall
2 – 4 pm

Click on image for a larger version and here for a link to the website

July 3, 2019February 13, 2023

Lets Play at Bernards Heath Website launch

Let’s Play at Bernards Heath is a new fund-raising charity, formed to make a lasting change to the existing tired playground on Bernards Heath. For more information see the website. You can support the charity by going to the website and in other ways too.

This really nice logo for the charity was designed by a child at Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School. Read more ›

September 30, 2015February 13, 2023

Friends of Bernards Heath – Community Playground Project

The Friends of Bernards Heath would like to work together with the local community to seek improvements to the current playground facilities located on Bernards Heath. The need for this is typified by the current state of the roundabout (left) which is broken.

It is our intention to reach out to everyone who uses this attractive communal area, to have their say in what improvements could be made for the benefit of all, with the least impact upon local residents.

Bernards Heath is an attractive and much used corner of St Albans; appealing greatly to children, parents, dog-walkers, sports enthusiasts, nature lovers and historians a-like.

Playgrounds for children aged 1-16 are very limited in this region of the city. Excellent examples of park equipment exist in other areas of St Albans, which include a wide variety of apparatus suitable for children of all ages and also include adult fitness facilities…. so why not here?