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Memorial Tree Hearts

Memorial Tree Hearts

The memorial hearts placed on the yew tree at the Priory Fields Festival in June have now been moved to a tree in the church.

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Green Flag Award 2026

Green Flag Award 2026

Priory Fields has been awarded the coveted Green Flag Award as it is officially recognised as one of the country’s best green spaces Priory Fields in Bicknacre raises prestigious Green Flag Community Award after achieving international quality mark for parks and green...

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Festival Photos

Festival Photos

Here is a selection of photos taken at the Priory Fields 21st Anniversary Festival.

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Priory Bridge Now Open

Priory Bridge Now Open

After several months of being closed to the public we are pleased to announce that Priory Bridge has now been fully restored and has reopened for visitors to the Priory Arch and anyone just enjoying a walk around the fields. The beams, that were previously softwood,...

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Bridge Closed

Bridge Closed

The Priory Bridge has been closed off to the public as it has become unsafe due to excess weathering of the timbers. Plans to replace all the timbers with a more resilient variety are well underway and the work will start as soon as the ground is firm enough to...

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Paul Harden

Paul Harden

It is with the utmost sadness that we have to report the death of our great friend and colleague Paul Harden. Paul has been a regular member of our work party team for the past 18 years, always willing to pitch in with whatever needed to be done regardless of how...

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Priory Wood

Priory Wood

The small field to the west of the Priory Arch, which was acquired at the end of 2024 and has been named Priory Wood, has now been cleared of all the old farming debris, including scrap metal, rubble, old tyres and plastic. The scrub, brambles and dead wood have been...

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Christmas Raffle 2025

Christmas Raffle 2025

This year’s Christmas Raffle was a great success even though three of our regular ticket sales venues were unavailable. We are very grateful to the Village Stores and the Danbury and Bicknacre Football Club for selling tickets and to the school PTA who invited us to...

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Lost and Found Box

Lost and Found Box

A new Lost and Found Box has been installed near the main entrance to the fields. If you find anything of low value whilst on your walk please leave it in the box for the owner to find. For high value items please use the contact det ails shown on the box.

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Land West of Priory Arch

Land West of Priory Arch

Since we acquired the piece of land to the west of the arch we have been busy trying to make it accessible to the public. The worst of the brambles have been cleared and a large amount of old iron and concrete blocks have been collected into heaps. There is still a...

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NEW GREEN FLAG

NEW GREEN FLAG

We are proud to announce that Priory Fields has yet again been awarded the Green Flag Award for being a well managed and welcoming green space. It is therefore very disappointing to have to say that certain elements of the community do not appreciate the efforts of...

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Charity Fun Run

Charity Fun Run

We recently hosted a fun run which was held to raise funds for the Little Havens Hospice in memory of local girl Bella. Although the fields were very wet and muddy this did not seem to put anyone off, in fact some of the younger participants achieved three laps of the...

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Christmas Raffle 2023

Christmas Raffle 2023

A big thank you to everyone who bought tickets.  We especially want to thank all those who generously donated prizes making this our most successful raffle yet.

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