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Fivehead Village Hall & Park

Fivehead Park and Play On

Key facts

Every date and figure here comes from the charity's own records.

  1. October 2026

    Five new volunteer trustees appointed on 7 October. They launch Fivehead Park: Play On. Our current Play On target is £60,000, focused on reopening and improving the play area. We are obtaining quotations, and the target may increase as costs become clearer. Our longer-term ambition includes the wider park, extra parking, and improvements to the Village Hall and other buildings.

  2. 13 August 2025

    Play area closed for safety reasons and fenced off.

  3. 6 August 2018

    Surfacing repairs by Play UK Playgrounds Ltd of Stoke St Gregory, £7,180.80.

  4. 2005

    Play area refurbished by Wicksteed Leisure: play tower, roundabout and new swings (£23,756). The rocking horse and motorbike rider stay. The Village Hall opens.

  5. 3 July 2004

    Village children vote for the new design at the Fivehead Junior Superstars event, and raise £309.14 towards it.

  6. 20 May 1982

    The committee thanks Mr J.P. Matravers of Isle Moor Works for repairing and reinstating the rocking horse.

  7. 18 June 1973

    Charles Wicksteed & Co invoice for parts for the metal rocking horse and 10ft swings, both from 1961. Total £11.47.

  8. 1961

    The date given for the metal rocking horse and the 10ft swings on the 1973 Wicksteed invoice. The rocking horse is still in the play area. The swings were replaced in 2005.

Pictures to download

Free to use with credit to Fivehead Village Hall & Park.

Download all (zip)
The rocking horse, October 2026
The rocking horse todayFrom 1961, still in the play area, October 2026Download
The 1973 Wicksteed invoice
The 1973 Wicksteed invoiceParts for the 1961 rocking horse and swings: £11.47Download
The 1982 letter to Mr Matravers
The 1982 letter to Mr MatraversThanking him for repairing the rocking horseDownload
The play area after 2005
The play area after 2005Tower, seesaw, riders, swings and roundaboutDownload
The Village Hall being built
The Village Hall being builtWith the old play area in front, 2004 to 2005Download
The play area today
The play area todayBehind temporary fencing, October 2026Download
The play tower today
The play tower todayOctober 2026Download
The 1981 Wicksteed inspection report
The 1981 Wicksteed inspection reportSlide, swings and rocking horseDownload
The MUGA and the Village Hall
The MUGA and the Village HallOctober 2026Download
Fivehead Village Hall
Fivehead Village HallOctober 2026Download

Trustee portraits are included in the zip. Meet the trustees

Logos and brand guidelines

One charity, two places and one campaign. The charity circle stands for Fivehead Village Hall & Park as a whole. The Village Hall and Fivehead Park logos are for the two places. Please use the logos as supplied, with clear space around them, and never stretch, recolour or redraw them. Versions for dark backgrounds and in one colour are in the zip.

Fivehead Village Hall & Park
Fivehead Village Hall & ParkThe charity circleSVG Stacked SVG
Fivehead Village Hall
Fivehead Village HallThe venueSVG
Fivehead Park
Fivehead ParkThe recreation ground, MUGA, pitches and play areaSVG
Fivehead Park: Play On
Fivehead Park: Play OnThe campaign, with #PlayOnFiveheadSVG
The charity circle with Play On
Charity circle with Play OnFor letters, invoices and headed paperSVG

Our names

  • Fivehead Village Hall & Park for the charity. When you give the charity number, use the registered name: Fivehead Village Hall and Playing Field CIO, registered charity 1204704
  • Fivehead Village Hall for the venue
  • Fivehead Park for the recreation ground, the MUGA, the football pitches and the play area
  • Fivehead Park: Play On for the campaign, and #PlayOnFivehead

Words we use

Say the Park, the recreation ground, the football pitches and the MUGA. Please do not describe the Park as a field or a playing field, or by its size in acres.

Colours

Hall navy#1D334A · Village Hall
Park green#1D3A2D · Fivehead Park
Gold#C9913F · accents
Ink#15201E · text
Cream#F4F1EA · backgrounds
Leaf green#A9D18E · Play On

Fonts

Playfair Display for headlines, Young Serif for appeals and section headings, and DM Sans for everything else. All three are free from Google Fonts.