Pets' Corner Harlow

13/11/2024

📚 Ezra’s Little Library opens in Town Park 🌳

A new outdoors library has opened at the Town Park Learning Centre in memory of a brave little boy.

Ezra was 21 months old when he sadly passed away last year due to complications related to Holt-Oram Syndrome, a condition that affects the upper limbs and heart.

To honour Ezra’s love of the Town Park and reading books, his family with the support of Harlow Council created a little library where residents can take a book, bring a book or share a book 📚

When you come and see us please visit Ezra’s Little Library which is just outside the Learning Centre.

11/11/2024

Those cheeky Elves are visiting Pets' Corner after dark, to throw a great big party 🥳

It's exciting news as they have said Santa and Mrs Claus will be there too!

Ticket prices include;
🎅Santas Grotto with a small gift
🕺Dance along with the Elves at the disco
🖍A Christmas craft
🤶Decorate a cookie with Mrs Clause

Please see poster for further details ⬇️

Tickets can only be purchased in person from the gift shop and there are a limited number. So we recommend purchasing as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

PLEASE CONTACT [email protected] IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS EVENT

03/11/2024

If you are going to our free fireworks night event tonight here’s everything you need to know…times, local road closures, free parking and keeping safe

📅 Date

Sunday 3 November 2024

📍Location

The Showground in Harlow Town Park

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⏰ Times

Harlow Steel Band playing from 5.30pm 🥁
At 6.15pm the bonfire will be lit 🔥
At 6.30pm the fireworks display will start 🎇

🚧 Road closures

Fifth Avenue, parts of Park Lane and School Lane will be closed between 5.15pm and 8.30pm

The Sainsbury’s roundabout to the First Avenue roundabout will also be closed from 6.30pm to 8.30pm

🅿️Car parking

There is limited parking available for Blue Badge holders only at the Showground car park before 5:45pm. We advise accessing this car park via Gladwin Way. You will not be able to leave this car park until Fifth Avenue has been reopened

School Lane car park will be free from 6pm to 8pm

Altham Grove car park will be free from 6pm to 8pm

Wych Elm car park will be free from 6pm to 8pm

Post Office Road car park is closed due to temporary bus station works

The Water Gardens car park will be free from 4pm until midnight

There is also a large car park at Harlow Town train station

🚻 Toilets

The toilets next to Pets' Corner will be open, but will close from 8pm

❤️ For your safety

We ask you to follow these safety guidelines:

* do not bring fireworks to the event
* be careful with sparklers
* wrap up warmly and wear appropriate footwear - the Showground may be muddy
* bring a torch
* leave pets at home
* children must be accompanied by an adult at all times - if your children become lost or separated, please find a steward or go to the control tent near the Bandstand
* remain behind the safety barriers at all times

01/11/2024

01/11/2024

🏮 Bonfire night lantern parade and lantern making workshop🏮

Did you take part in the Velo Artists Lantern making workshops this summer? If not don’t worry, there is still time to make your lantern for this year’s Harlow Lantern Parade!

Taking place at the Harlow Playhouse Square, our Velo Artist will show you how to make your very own lantern as well as help others with last minute touches.

The lantern parade will start at the Harlow Playhouse Square and lead through the town towards Harlow Town Park, led by our Velo artists. The parade will end with plenty of time to enjoy the lantern display as well as view the Harlow Town Park’s Bonfire Night.

Takes place on Sunday 3 November:

Lantern Making Workshop
All materials are provided, no need to book
Harlow Playhouse Square
2.30pm – 4.30pm

Lantern Parade
Harlow Playhouse Square
5pm – 5.35pm

Please wear comfortable shoes and clothing prepared for weather conditions. Children to be always accompanied by an adult.

ALL LANTERNS WILL BE LIT BY ARTIFICIAL LIGHT.

The Velo Artist programme has been made possible thanks to funding from UK
Prosperity Funding.

For more information email [email protected]

28/10/2024

What happens at Pets' Corner Harlow during the Town Park fireworks display?

Ensuring the health and wellbeing of the animals at Pets’ Corner is a big part of our preparations for the event.

The amazing team at Pets' Corner, which is made up of staff and volunteers, spend the day preparing the site and the animals.

They cover up all the small animal enclosures to prevent light disturbances and reduce some noise. A darker environment helps to keep them calm.

All the animals are kept inside the main part of Pets’ Corner and not in the paddocks. Each pen of animals has a keeper assigned to their care and a person that they are familiar with. For the evening the keeper is responsible for feeding that animal as soon as the fireworks start. This works really well as it keeps the animals distracted and calm. The keeper will stay with that animal, providing them with treats and further reassuring contact if needed.

Regularly contact between Pets’ Corner and the council staff running the event is maintained leading up to the fireworks and during the display. Staff at Pets’ Corner are given regularly updates on when the fireworks will start so they can get ready to feed and monitor the animals. If there is an emergency with any animal, this can be relayed straight back to the event organisers. Staff and volunteers will also stay on after the event to ensure the animals have settled before they leave.

These processes have been in place for all the years the event has been running and it is overseen by a very experienced team of staff and volunteers. We are hugely grateful for all the work the staff and volunteers do.

All the animals at Pets' Corner manage well during the fireworks display, and we have never encountered any issues. This is all thanks to the hard work of the team and the well-established preparations which are in place.

27/10/2024

27/10/2024

we are offering hot drinks Tea, Coffee, Hot Chocolate and Luxury Hot Chocolate as well as juice and fruit teas. We also have gingerbread men, biscuits and bags of sweets too (subject to availability)
Subject to availability we hope to offer refreshments with all profits going to the care of the Animals.
Available under the gazebo next to the gift shop.

26/10/2024

we are offering hot drinks Tea, Coffee, Hot Chocolate and Luxury Hot Chocolate as well as fruit teas and juice
gingerbread men ,biscuits and bags of sweets too
SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY WE HOPE TO OFFER THIS OVER HALLOWEEN WEEK
You will find US UNDER THE GAZEBO next to the gift shop.

26/10/2024

Please pop into the shop to register your creation before you put it in the pumpkin patch

25/10/2024

Don't forget to add your pumpkins to our pumpkin patch and pose for a picture.

🎃If you would like to enter the competition please register your pumpkin in the gift shop before picking a spot on the patch.

🎃For all ages, pumpkins can be carved or painted

🎃Pumpkins can be added any time up until Friday 1st November at midday

10/10/2024

Friday 1st November
1pm to 1.15pm

Dress up in your most ghoulish Halloween costume and join us at the pumpkin patch, under the barn
you may win a gruesome prize.

10/10/2024

Animal meet & greets/Keeper Talks
Reptile, amphibian and invertebrate talks in the aquarium.
Open to all
Monday 28th to Thursday 31st October
2pm

09/10/2024

Spooky Crafts
Join in and create 2 different spooktacular Halloween crafts and spend time at the colouring table.
28th Oct / 2nd Nov

09/10/2024

Ghost Hunt
Go on a search for the hidden ghosts.
Find them all and win a prize.

09/10/2024

Creepy Crawly Lair
Enter, if you dare to get up close to a range of creep crawly animals and interactive activities that may make your skin crawl.
(Taking place in the learning centre)