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Information about the Endcliffe Park Toad sculpture, in Sheffield. The Endcliffe Park Toad The new iron toad shortly after installation. Donations Although the new toad is now in place, we still need to raise a few more pounds to meet the cost. To make a donation to the Endcliffe Park Toad renewal project, please do so here via our secure donations page. Donate The iron toad after one week. The Endcliffe Park Toad, seen above, is a well known piece of public art located a few metres below the Cafe. The latest version was installed on 5th December 2024 after almost a year of fundraising by FoPV, and it is made of metal by a local sculptor called Jason Thompson, who has also designed and made other works of art in Sheffield such as the 'Chair' in the Rivelin Valley. This is the third toad made by Jason to sit on this base. The first toad, in 1997, was jointly funded as a celebration of nature - by the Off the Shelf Literary festival, and Sheffield Wildlife Trust. Both wooden toads eventually deteriorated, returning them to nature, each lasting about 12 years. The remains of the 2012 toad can still be seen beside the holly bush beside the river. Reflecting the original heritage, the current toad sits on the open pages of a book, as with the previous two wooden toads of 1997 and 2012. Sculptor Jason Thomson, and Glyn Mansell of FoPV, visited Greystones Primary School and talked to pupils in Y2 and Y5 about the Toad project. The pupils were fascinated and later produced art and written work which was displayed in school and the Tropical Pavilion at the Botanical Gardens one Saturday in September 2024 . A selection of this work is inscribed onto the new ‘pages’ supporting the metal 2024 toad, some of which can be seen in the pictures below. The Watch We are often asked about the watch, so we asked Jason to explain. "It’s about time and the frozen nature of sculpture as the world changes around it. The new iron toad , if left alone, could last for ten or twenty thousand years compared to 12 to 15 years for his two wooden incarnations. The frog Prince of fairy tales also comes into it, but as he’s a common toad (Bufo Bufo ) maybe a nice watch is preferable?" Close-ups of the books

Find out about the FoPV walks which take place throughout the year, and book your tickets. Mesačné prechádzky Raz za mesiac organizujeme vychádzky so záujmovou témou, ktoré sú otvorené pre všetkých. Podrobnosti o našich plánovaných prechádzkach nájdete nižšie a v závislosti od zariadenia, ktoré používate na zobrazenie tejto stránky, môžete buď umiestniť kurzor myši na každú udalosť, alebo použiť šípku rozbaľovacej ponuky, aby ste zistili ďalšie podrobnosti o každej prechádzke. Tieto vychádzky sa stali veľmi populárnymi a v dôsledku stále sa zvyšujúceho počtu musíme počet obmedziť prevádzkou registračného systému. Registrácia chôdze Registrácia na naše vychádzky je bezplatná a bude k dispozícii dva týždne pred prechádzkou. Pre registráciu kliknite na tlačidlo nižšie a rezervujte si svoje miesto alebo miesta a prosím upravte množstvo podľa počtu osôb, pre ktoré rezervujete. Okamžite dostanete potvrdenie o vašej rezervácii, ktoré bude obsahovať podrobnosti o začiatku prechádzky a váš lístok/y. Lístok si budete musieť priniesť na začiatok prechádzky, a to buď vytlačením, alebo môžete ukázať digitálnu verziu na svojom telefóne. Neberte so sebou ďalších priateľov alebo rodinu bez toho, aby ste si pre nich objednali lístok, ani nezdieľajte miesto stretnutia, pretože musíme zabezpečiť, aby sa počet dodržal na dohodnutom počte. Registrácia bude ukončená po objednaní všetkých vstupeniek alebo o 17:00 večer pred prechádzkou. Bohužiaľ nemôžeme ukázať, koľko lístkov zostáva počas vašej registrácie. Ak sa pokúšate objednať viac, ako zostáva, nedovolí vám objednať si viac, ako je k dispozícii na túto prechádzku. Ak sa tak stane a chýba vám 1 lístok, objednajte si zostávajúce lístky a kontaktujte nás pomocou kontaktnej stránky. Pripravované podujatia FoPV Walk - Dawn Chorus so 10. 5. Priehrada drotárstva Viac informácií Buy Tickets FoPV Walk - The Lost Waterwheels of the Porter Valley so 10. 5. Endcliffe Park Viac informácií Buy Tickets FoPV Walk - Early Plants of the Valley so 24. 5. Wire Mill Dam Viac informácií Buy Tickets FoPV Walk - Butterflies and Other Invertebrates so 28. 6. Bingham Park and Whiteley Woods Viac informácií Buy Tickets FoPV Walk - Bats! pi 26. 9. Forge Dam Viac informácií Buy Tickets FoPV Walk - Trees so 01. 11. Forge Dam Viac informácií Buy Tickets FoPV Walk - Trees so 08. 11. Forge Dam Viac informácií Buy Tickets FoPV Walk - Tiptoe through the toadstools! so 22. 11. Wire Mill Dam Viac informácií Buy Tickets

Details of the FoPV Work Mornings which are organised every 2nd Thursday and 4th Tuesday in each month. Pracovné rána As one of nearly 90 Friends' groups in Sheffield, we work in partnership with the Sheffield Parks Department to ensure that our green spaces are well-used and maintained. Sheffield boasts one of the largest number of 'Friends Of' groups in the UK in comparison with other major cities. To help with that we meet with the Parks Department at the start of each year to discuss what we can do to help, and organise Work Mornings where those tasks can be undertaken. These take place on the 2nd Thursday and 4th Tuesday in each month, staring at 9:45am until 1pm. For more details about where we meet each time, please see the calendar entry on our home page. 2. štvrtok a 4. utorok v každom mesiaci je pracovné ráno, ktoré začína o 10:00 a končí okolo 13:00. Ak sa k nám chcete pridať, kontaktujte organizátora uvedeného v zázname v kalendári pre daný deň. Termíny a miesta stretnutí nájdete v kalendári na domovskej stránke. Stretávame sa so Strážcami a zapájame sa do akýchkoľvek praktických úloh, ktoré je potrebné urobiť; Čistenie ostružín, Rezanie podrastu zasahujúceho do cestičiek, Zber odpadu a mnoho ďalších aktivít. Navštívte sekciu Blog našej webovej stránky a prečítajte si o našich predchádzajúcich aktivitách v rámci pracovného rána. Ak máte ďalšie otázky, kontaktujte nás prostredníctvom odkazu v hornej časti tejto stránky. PLI Insurance The cover we have with our insurer also covers our volunteers whilst taking part in any of our organised activities, irrespective of their membership status. You can see our full statement about our PLI on the 'Documents ' page Work Morning Blogs Keep upto date with all the activity we have been upto on our work mornings by looking through our blogs below. V tomto jazyku zatiaľ neboli zverejnené žiadne príspevky Zostaňte naladení...