Category Archives: Events

Fleet Pond Society at Fleet Carnival 2017

Events, Fund Raising

A group shot of FPS procession volunteers, in a variety of dress!

Here are some photos from the Grand Procession at Fleet Carnival 2017, which took place on Saturday 1st July. The procession theme was ‘Under the Sea’ and you can see that this was imaginatively interpreted by FPS using a Beatles’ ‘Yellow Submarine’ (album from 1969) motif.

Travelling down the main street in Fleet, collecting funds

Oswald the Octopus, normally a retiring fellow, decided to hitch a ride on the submarine

Tuning up and just about to burst into song…

A mermaid together with King Neptune

The ever popular meerkats made an appearance…this time as mermaids!

Hart Lottery and Fleet Pond Society

Events, Fund Raising

If you would like to support Fleet Pond Society by taking part in the lottery scheme recently launched by Hart District Council please go here.

The first Hart Lottery draw will be on Sat 8 July at 8:00PM!

From Hart District Council:

“Hart District Council has launched a new online lottery, the Hart Lottery, to benefit good causes in Hart by providing a great way to raise additional funds.

The Hart Lottery was launched to good causes at an event at the District Council offices on Tuesday 9 May and was attended by over 50 people representing over 30 local good causes…

Tickets cost just £1 each and about 60% goes back to local good causes, in comparison to just 28% contributed by the National Lottery. The remaining 40% goes back into the prize fund and pays for the running costs.

Players can nominate a specific good cause to benefit in which case 50 pence of their £1 ticket goes to that nominated good cause. Each ticket has a 1 in 50 chance of winning a prize every week. This includes an incredible £25,000 jackpot prize if all six numbers are matched, as well as various other cash prizes.

The Lottery will be live for ticket sales in June and the first Hart Lottery draw will be in July.”

Come See Oswald The Octopus

Events, Fund Raising

Oswald The Octopus Preparing for the Big Day

Fleet Pond Society (FPS) has a strong tradition of contributing imaginative floats to the ever-popular Fleet Carnival. Currently the FPS team is busy preparing our entry for this year’s Grand Procession which will be held on Saturday 1st July (full details here).

Why not keep an eye out for Oswald (pictured above) who will be making a guest appearance 🙂

The colourful FPS float going along the main street during the Grand Procession in 2016

Volunteer Event This Sunday, 11 June

Conservation, Events, Volunteering

There will be a volunteer event at Fleet Pond this coming Sunday and all are welcome to attend (see below for registering).

Colin Gray, Chairman of Fleet Pond Society, writes:

“Our last task for the current season will be one last attack on birch scrub up on the Dry Heath by the car park. After that, two months “rest” and we will start again Sunday 10th September.

For next Sunday we should not need wellies, just some strong footwear. If you feel you might need water, please bring your own and we will supply the usual warm drink mid-morning. Watch out for bramble which tends to trip the unwary and can tear clothing.”

We meet as usual at the Countryside Workshop, Old Pump House Close, Fleet, GU51 3DN at 9.15 a.m. Please park in Kenilworth Road as parking is very restricted at the workshop.

For further information and booking for this event (which is essential as tools and resources have to be planned beforehand), please contact Hart Countryside Services:

Phone: 01252 623443
 Email: countryside@hart.gov.uk

The Sunday volunteer tasks are supervised by a Hart Countryside Ranger together with members of Fleet Pond Society.