Welcome
Official Website for the
Friends of Apex Park
(Highbridge, Somerset)
We are a voluntary, fully constituted group, established in 2001, who aim is to provide opportunities for community members to improve and promote the use of the park, to help protect and enhance Apex Leisure and Wildlife Park as a place of freedom, recreation, wildlife habitat and enjoyment for all sections of the local community.
We meet on a regular basis, and work closely with Sedgemoor District Council to achieve the following:
To work in partnership with Sedgemoor District Council and or other interested parties to help manage and generally look after the Apex park to enhance its value to the community.
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Latest News
Throughout the year, events take place at Apex Park..
Grant Received! 
The Friends of Apex Park Improvements Group has been awarded £2615.00 Grassroots grant from the Somerset Community Foundation.
£1615.00 will be spent on providing events and workshops for both adults and children throughout the 2009 calendar year at Apex Park and £1,000 will be spent on activities for children on National Play Day, which will be held at the park on 5th August 2009.
Included within the programme include family and children’s events and workshops such as Punch and Judy shows and Debbie Grices’ Creative Writing Workshop which is designed to encourage children to write and to stimulate their imagination.
If your child enjoys writing stories, this workshop could be just for them. Who knows, maybe your child could be the next JK Rowling!
This lively Children’s Creative Writing Workshop will be taking place at Apex Park Information Point on Friday 20th February 2009 from 10.00 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. (including refreshments). The morning will consist of word games, writing and poetry for 7 to 13 year olds with a friendly professional tutor. If the weather is good, they will be taken outside to be inspired by the lake and park, so wrap them up warmly, with sensible shoes/Wellingtons.
To book a place for your child or for further information, please call Marina Dunstone at Sedgemoor District Council on 01278 435512.
Please note that places are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis so book your child’s place as soon as possible!
Bulb Planting at Apex Park
Daffodil bulbs (provided by Sedgemoor's Clean Surroundings) were planted by the 'Friends' with assistance from Sedgemoor District Council's Clean Surroundings team on 27th November 2008.
Play Rangers and Outdoor Play
Children ages five years and over are invited get active outside and to attend the new fun, free taster sessions with the Play Rangers. Play Rangers help children to have fun outdoors and activities include playing sports, den building, getting messy and letting children choose what they want to play!
Sedgemoor District Council funds the scheme with money from the Big Lottery. The Children’s Society in conjunction with Barnardo’s South West will manage the service and the aim is to encourage outdoor play.
From October 1st 2008, Apex Park (next to the skate park) will have its own 'free' weekly play ranger scheme on Wedenesdays (4.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m.). Parents are still responsible for their children whilst they are at Play Rangers and are welcome to attend the sessions along with their children.
October 2007 - Restoration of the wildflower meadow.
Breathing Places Campaign - Big Lottery Fund/BBC
With the help of Sedgemoor District Council we were awarded £9,000 from the BIG Lottery/Breathing Places Campaign, to fund the restoration of the wildflower meadow at the Park.
A successful seed sowing day was held on Wednesday 3rd October when 120 local school children from St John's C of E at Highbridge, and Beechfield Infants, Highbridge, helped us sow thousands of yellow rattle seeds.
The second stage of the project was planting thousands of wildflower plugs in April 2008 to help establish a variety of wildflowers within the meadow.
Green Flag Award success
Apex Park has been awarded the Green Flag status for the first time this year.
The Chairman of Sedgemoor District Council, Councillor Dennis Davey, and Joyce Beard, Chair of the Friends of Apex Park Improvements Group raised the flag which can now be seen flying proudly from the flagpole by the Marine Drive entrance to the Park.
Now nearly 11 years old, the Governent's Green Flag Award scheme recognises parks that achieve certain standards in the same way that the Blue Flag scheme recognises clean beaches.
The scheme also encourages parks to recognise the role of community engagement in reducing crime, improving educational opportunities and engendering civic pride.