Preston Parks and Recreation

Community Events

St James Fish and Chips Dinners

Everyone is welcome to lend a hand at this community event.
You need not be a member of St James to join in the fun!
Food prep, waiters and waitresses, kitchen crew…
This is our 45th year of serving fine food and fellowship!
Fridays ~ February 19 through March 26 ~ 3:30 - 7 pm
Call Val at 860-889-0150 for more information.

Baseball Opening Day

 April 24 with a rain date on April 25

Watch for additional information coming soon!

PRESTON COMMUNITY GARDEN

What would a community garden do for you?  

v   Satisfy an itchy green thumb

v   Fulfill your urge to dig in the dirt

v   Introduce you to organic gardening

v   Provide a low cost family activity

v   Enable you to contribute to the local food bank

v   Provide a sunny space to expand your current gardening activity

v   Connect you with others who enjoy the outdoors

Preston Parks and Recreation is collaborating with several interested residents to organize a Community Garden in Preston.  Our proposed garden site has ample sunshine, a convenient water source, and lots of fertile soil available.  Depending upon the individual interests of respondents, we may offer leased plots, a communal section for the food bank, and raised beds for gardeners with physical limitations. 

 Our projected spring schedule looks like this: 

Ground breaking, April 18

Preparation of the Garden, April 25

Planning/Planting of Plots, May 16

Planting of Communal Plot, May 23. 

All of these dates are flexible, depending on the wants and needs of interested gardeners.

 Help Wanted:  Experienced gardener to act as coordinator for this project.  Contact the Parks and Recreation Office at (860)889-2482 x113 for details regarding this position.

 

Celebration of Learning

Save the Date:  Friday ~ May 21

Preston Parks and Recreation is teaming up with PVMS PTO to bring you a Family Fun Night that Celebrates Learning.  Art projects large and small will be created on site that night --- Musicians and vocalists are invited to entertain us --- All students at PVMS will have work on display.

This is a true community event so feel free to contribute your ideas!

Volunteers are needed during the week before this event to assist with mounting students’ work and prepping art projects.  If you have time or talent to share please call Gail Rigney at (860)889-2482 x113.

PRESTON PICNIC & BAND CONCERT

FEATURING....

Navy Band Northeast’s Wind Ensemble

Sponsored by the Preston Historical Society

Supported by Friends of the Preston Library and Preston Parks and Rec. 

Preston Community Park
  13 Route 117
Preston
 Saturday, August 21, 2010
 3 - 7 pm 
 Food and local community booths.
   Band concert starts at 5 pm 
Bring chairs and blankets 
Enjoy an old-fashioned Community Event
Rain location - Preston Veterans
Memorial School – Route 164 

Preston Softball / Baseball Sweatshirt Order Form
Show your Preston pride while helping to raise money for the Preston Youth Softball and Baseball League by ordering Sweatshirts for the entire family!!

 Click here for the order form!

The Preston City Congregational Church is setting up a food pantry to meet the needs of people in the community. Donations of non-perishable foods can be placed in the boxes placed at the church itself, the town hall, the library, and the transfer station. Look for the colorful toucan, reminding people that “two cans” would be better than one. In addition, toucan donation containers will be placed in Preston businesses, for monetary donations. Monies will be used to fill special needs and some fresh food items (e.g. eggs). For further information, visit the town’s web site www.preston-ct.org, call the church at 887-4647, or the food pantry’s co-chairmen, Stella Dawley, 887-6452 and Harriet Rosiene, 889-0238.