We want to improve the playground and green space at Onchan Park! Your feedback will help Friends of Onchan Park secure funding for new, safe, and engaging play equipment and resurfacing of the old bowling green. This survey takes less…

Chair’s Report – Alison Pritchard – June 2023 – Onchan Park AGM Welcome Paul Goodson to FoOP Committee I am pleased to announce that Paul Goodson has joined our committee, bringing valuable insights and enthusiasm to our initiatives. Facility Usage…

Many of you have probably been wondering what’s happening with Onchan Park. Since COVID things have been very difficult, however we have been working behind the scenes. Unfortunately, we have experienced a number of difficulties working with GBC. We have tried…

Celebration Sports Afternoon Onchan Park (AKA Oakdale Road Recreation Ground) Saturday 16th October 11am till 3pm Friends of Onchan Park are holding an open sports day to celebrate the new facilities at Onchan Park and to thank you, our community,…

Development of the facilities at Onchan Park in March 2021 included installation of two new table tennis tables and a new accessible path from a new gate to allow wheeled users to access the MUGA, tennis court, table tennis and…

Works to transform the Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA) on 1st March 2021 and by April the newly resurfaced court was being well used by groups and individuals for basketball, hockey, training and more. The funding bid made jointly by Friends…

After 4 long years of community support, consultations, events and funding applications the Friends of Onchan Park have finally succeeded in securing funds to begin the first phase of transformation on Onchan Park also known as Oakdale Road Recreation Ground.…

Dear Supporters and Friends of Onchan Park As the year draws to a close we wanted to keep you up to date with what’s been happening in 2019. We haven’t held an event this year for two reasons; 1 –…

The hot dry weather in the summer caused the clay soil to dry out and contract which caused cracks to open up in some of the paths at Onchan Park. Did you notice them? The Friends of Onchan committee raised…

Survey from St John’s playgroup Summer 2019 Friends of Onchan Committee visited the last day of the summer term at St John’s Playgroup on 18th July 2019 to survey the parents about their use of Onchan Park and how they would…