07/04/2026
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the The Outdoor Club CIC, Mill Park Reserve - Long Buckby Green Spaces, Cotton End Park - Long Buckby Green Spaces joint Easter Hunt and Spring Fayre event 🌿🐣
We had a fantastic turnout, and it was wonderful to see so many people enjoying the activities, games, and great community spirit.
A special thank you to the volunteers of all organisations for organising and running such fun and engaging activities we couldn’t have done it without you!
If you took any photos during the day, please feel free to share them in the comments below, we’d love to see them 📸
Looking forward to seeing you all again at our next event!
14/09/2025
Come and join us at Mill Park Reserve next Saturday morning, 20th September for our open volunteer morning. 🌿
We would love to welcome all existing volunteers as well as new faces, to join us in looking after the park next Saturday, followed by hot drinks and cakes too🍰!
You don’t need any experience to join us at our volunteer morning, but would love to have as many people help out as possible. Any age welcome!
12/08/2025
Volunteer Treasurer – Keep Our Reserve's Finances Flourishing! 🌳🌿
Do you love numbers and have a passion for conservation? Mill Park Reserve is seeking a volunteer treasurer to manage financial records, oversee budgeting, and allocate funds effectively to maximize our conservation efforts. Your attention to detail and commitment will guarantee that every pound raised or granted will go toward supporting our local wildlife and habitats. Meetings occur quarterly. Contact Jayne on 07972 101 696 or email: [email protected] for further information and to apply. Please submit your application within four weeks from the date of this announcement😊
12/08/2025
Volunteer Secretary – Join Our Nature Reserve Team!🌱🌿
Are you organized, enthusiastic, and passionate about the natural world? Do you have some free time to put to good use? The Mill Park volunteers are looking for a voluntary secretary to help support our small but vibrant community nature reserve. The secretary plays a key role in handling communications, co-ordinating events and keeping volunteers and the local community connected. If you are ready to use your skills to help preserve local nature and would you like to join a friendly, supportive and dedicated group of volunteers we'd love to hear from you. Contact Jayne on 07972 101 696 or email: [email protected] for further information and to apply. Please note: All applications must be submitted within four weeks from the date of this announcement🙂
16/05/2025
Come and join us tomorrow at Mill Park, Long Buckby for our monthly volunteer morning. There'll be plenty to do, lots to explore and also, plenty of tea and cake too. Volunteers will be arriving anytime from 9am(ish). Tea and cake will be served around 11.
Our volunteer teams are there every Saturday, however once a month Muddy Toes and The Outdoor Club CIC come down with hot drinks and cakes, to say "Thank you" to all the volunteers that help maintain the lovely outdoor space.
We would love you to come and join us.
19/04/2025
Thankyou to everyone who came down to Mill Park today to help us raise funds for the charity. We’ll be totalling up the donations over the next few days and will let you know the grand total!
The event today (and the running of the park in general) couldn’t run without our incredible team of volunteers. An even bigger thank you to all of them, from our cake bakers, stall runners, craft team and even the Easter Bunny too!
If you’d like to get involved in the management of Mill Park, from fundraising to treasurer, there are a variety of roles in need of filling. Pop down and see the team one Saturday between 9:30-12noon to find out more.
Hoppy Easter!
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14/04/2025
🌸 Cake, plants, hot drinks and an Easter themed trail? 🌺
If all of this sounds fun then join us at Mill Park this Saturday 19th April between 10-12noon.
Please share the event with friends and family, to help us raise funds for our beautiful picket park.
To book the Easter trail (with Easter eggs involved) head to https://buytickets.at/theoutdoorclubcic/1580863
03/04/2025
Come and join us at Mill Park Reserve - Long Buckby Green Spaces, Long Buckby on Saturday 19th April between 10-12noon at our spring fayre fundraiser. 🤗
To raise funds, the volunteers will be selling cakes, hot drinks, crafts as well as some plants and flowers too. We would love to see you there, so bring the whole family along 😀
Muddy Toes will be there helping organise a nature trail with an Easter treat for participants. If you'd like to join the trail, please pre-book using the link https://buytickets.at/theoutdoorclubcic
We hope to see you there!
02/11/2024
A big thank you to all of the families and volunteers who came down to Mill Park today to enjoy our mini Halloween trail, hot drinks and cakes. We raised £61.80 with thanks to Muddy Toes for the trail and drinks 🥳