Friends of Joey’s Park

Joey’s Park Then and Now — A Celebration of 24 Years of Joey’s Park Saturday, May 18, 2013, 5:00 — 7:00 PM After Belmont Town Day, cap off the fun at Joey’s Park with a barbecue, outdoor dance, and celebration of Joey’s Park history. Did you help build Joey’s Park? Do your kids love playing on Joey’s Park during Belmont Second Soccer? Don’t miss this fantastic celebration of community and childhood. We are also going to launch the Joey’s Park Online [...]

Meet John Dean. He was part of the team that designed the original Joey’s Park 25 years ago, and he is lead designer of the updated park today. In September John spent a day with the children of Winn Brook School talking about their ideas for a dream playground. Since then, he has been hard at work making as much of that reality as possible. We asked him some questions about the overall process; here are his answers. Q. Do [...]

Party like it’s 1989 Belmont came together in 1989 to build the first park, now we’re doing it again. Mark your calendar: the build starts Wednesday, October 9 and we tap in the final nail Monday, October 14 (Columbus Day). There is a job for everyone and it is one holiday weekend you will never forget. Folks who helped with the original community build have great stories and many of them call it a “life-changing experience.” So c’mon — swing [...]

  Zip line, hill tunnel, theater-in-the-round — it’s all here It isn’t easy to think about recreating a community treasure. We’ve taken a survey, held community input meetings, put our architecture team to the test, and – most importantly – listened to kids about what they want in the new Joey’s Park. Well, here it is: a double zip-line, merry-go-round, see-saw, hill tunnel with an embankment slide and a walking path (yes, running, skipping and jumping are allowed). We’re keeping [...]