Spruit Day – 19 September 2015

This is held once a year  to Support our green belt along the length of  the Braamfontein Spruit.  Field & Study Park is the biggest area along it  and is the most priceless green lung so close to our Sandton CBD. Friends of Field & Study – FOFS –  our...

August 2015 – West Bank update

WEST BANK This is the unkempt area opposite the Park over the river where the squatters are.  I would like to use this newsletter to get FOFS history with the problem and our efforts to solve it constructively out there  so that there is no misunderstanding regarding...

July 2015 News update

MAINTENANCE – We continue to replace missing planks on the Jungle Gym to keep it safe for the children to play on. This is costly as wood is expensive. TREES – Many of our iconic big gums and wattles are dead, diseased or dying  and an expert opinion is that those...

June 2015 – Late news

A proposal was discovered for a  Doggy Day Care centre operating in office hours,  on  a ¼    acre   of the grounds of the Field & Study Park.  A Petition was circulated which dwelt mainly on the state of those dogs whose owners are at work who are bored, lonely,...

May – June update

This has been a quiet month.  Thankfully the grass is not growing so there isn’t the worry of getting it cut. CRIME As far as I know, we have not had a incident of crime in the Park.   Be aware of your surroundings and who is in the Park. Walk where you can be seen...

April 2015 Update

CRIME  –   Once again I urge you to be aware of your surroundings, especially down below near  the river. Ladies who walk alone, walk  where you are visible. There were 2 incidents in April.  PLEASE LET ME KNOW of the good and the bad. 082 784 1933 –...