© Friends of Coy Pond 2017
Friends of
Coy Pond
About
The Coy Pond Area
The area making up Coy Pond Gardens covers Coy Pond
itself and the open space formerly known as Surrey Road
Gardens being, in effect, the uppermost part of the pleasure
gardens that border the Bourne Stream on its journey to the
sea at Bournemouth Pier.
On 3rd December 1935 the gardens were leased for 999
years from Robert Ives and Frederic Ray Eaton, both of
Norfolk. Prior to this not much is written about them. In 1940
they were turned over, in part, to allotments, contributing to
the war effort. Permission was granted to return the
remaining 18 plots to Pleasure Gardens in 1951. Since then
they have provided local people and visitors with a valuable
sanctuary, laid mainly to grass and planted with weeping
willow and alder.
The well-used Bourne Valley Greenway route offers a safe
and tranquil alternative to the surroundng busy roads, leading
pedestrians and cyclists through Bournemouth's Pleasure
Gardens to Coy Pond Gardens and beyond. The pond is
signposted so as not to disappoint should the visitor not
notice Coy Pond to their right, at a slightly higher level and on
the opposite side of Coy Pond Road.
The friends of coy pond are a dedicated team of residents
and friends, whom have taken it upon ourselves to assist the
council in keeping the coy pond area clean and tidy, and
regularly hold what we call “Wombleing Weekends” Litter
picking, which are always popular with the residents.
Every Year we have Carols by the Pond, with the Local
church supplying music in the form of an electric organ and
members of the choir,
we set up a stall offering Mulled Wine, Mince Pies, Sausage
Rolls and squash for a nominal fee.
we invest the monies donated at our events to purchase new
plants and bushes for the maintenence of the Rockery