Two bridges behind the pond at Roberts Field are unsafe and need replacement as soon as possible. The materials for each bridge will cost $260. Please consider donating funds or volunteering your time to build the replacement bridges. Checks can be made payable to The Friends of Roberts Field, with a note “For Bridges” and mailed or dropped off at 185 Westford Street, Chelmsford, MA 01824.
Please email info@friendsofrobertsfield.org for more information. Thank you!
Please join the Friends of Roberts Field at our Wednesday, June 19 meeting in Room LL06 at the Chelmsford Town Offices at 7pm. The meeting agenda includes the election of our FY20 Board, a playground fundraising update, discussions of our future playground and volunteer efforts for the Park and Playground, and more. We hope to see you there!
Meeting Date & Time: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 @ 7pm
Location: Chelmsford Town Offices (50 Billerica Road), Room LL06
Click here for Meeting Agenda and Document
Volunteers needed to help weed the gardens at Roberts Field Pollinator Park, Skate Shack and Trailhead gardens, Mostly hand pulling and trimming. Free mint plants too!! (You dig)
We need a few volunteers Monday and Wednesday, September 17th & 19th at 10:30am.
Volunteers should park behind Engine 3 Fire Station and meet at Skate Shack. Come for an hour or more. We’ll bring some waters and get some bags from the DPW. If you can help, please join us for an hour or two. Many hands make lighter work.
For more information please contact Sandie Rainey at 978-833-4601 or send an email to info@friendsofrobertsfield.org.
Thank you!
A ground breaking ceremony was held for the new Friendship Park playground at Roberts Field in Chelmsford with special guests in attendance including author and Boston Marathon bombing survivor Jeff Bauman.
The new accessible and inclusive designed playground is planned to open June 23, 2018 and will be a first of its kind in Chelmsford, with equipment, surfaces and pathways designed to all children and caregivers of all abilities to play together side by side.
The well attended event included remarks from Chelmsford native Jeff Bauman, who described Roberts Field as “the most special place in the world” as he discussed growing up in Chelmsford and playing baseball at the popular Town park. Bauman expressed his excitement about the new inclusive designed playground, saying that the playground’s technology and design would make it possible for parents and children of all abilities to enjoy and that he was looking forward to bringing his young daughter there to play when it was completed.
The event marked the beginning of construction for the new playground, which includes a volunteer staffed Community Build to be held June 2-3 from 7am-4pm. The Community Build will help defer project costs and provide the community the opportunity to take an active role in building the new inclusive designed playground. Volunteers are encouraged to signup at www.robertsfield.org/signup. A variety of jobs are available at the 15 and older weekend event. Any event questions can be emailed to volunteer@robertsfield.org.
Premier and Equipment sponsorships are now available at the new playground and include named recognition on the entryway sponsor plaque and at the playground’s website and social media accounts. More information about sponsorship opportunities can be found at www.RobertsField.org/donate.
DrumHill Pediatrics, located at 20 Research Place Suite 200 in North Chelmsford is a Premier Sponsor – Silver Level, of the new inclusive Friendship Park playground at Roberts Field.
Regarding the sponsorship Dr. David Newman offered, “We at DrumHill Pediatrics are excited for the grand opening of the new Friendship Park. Playgrounds are a wonderful community-based resource for families to connect with others while enjoying time outdoors. This new inclusive playground will offer all our children the opportunity to get physical exercise and practice their social skills while most of all having fun!”
For more information about DrumHill Pediatrics, please visit their website at drumhillpediatrics.com.
Aces Aquatics, a Chelmsford based year round competitive swim team offering high quality professional coaching and technique instruction for all ages and abilities is sponsoring the Belt Bridge at the new inclusive designed Friendship Park playground at Roberts Field in Chelmsford.
Matthew and Kristen Mulrooney of Aces Aquatics said, “Aces Aquatics is proud to be a sponsor of the new Friendship Park. Our family-run business has received tremendous support from the Chelmsford community on both the business and the family end. Aces is happy to help support the community in return, and we look forward to seeing our children and our swimmers enjoying the new park.”
For more information about Aces Aquatics and their elite swim team and instruction opportunities, please visit www.swimaces.com. Also, please watch this interview by Tom Christiano of Chelmsford News where Matthew and Kristen discuss Aces Aquatics, their dedication to the community and their decision to sponsor the new playground.
For information about sponsorship and volunteer opportunities at the new Friendship Park playground please visit www.friendsofrobertsfield.org/donate.
A new inclusive designed Friendship Park playground is opening this summer at Roberts Field in Chelmsford, and community businesses and organizations are stepping up to help build it.
A first of its kind in Chelmsford, the new Friendship Park playground will be a safe and fun place where children of all abilities can play together side by side. The Town of Chelmsford is building a new nature themed playground, which will be developmentally appropriate for children with and without disabilities, have a barrier free and open sensory rich environment, and encourage physical and social play for all.
The 501(c)(3) non-profit Friends of Roberts Field is helping with fundraising by reaching out to businesses with a variety of playground sponsorship and volunteer opportunities. Bill Askenburg, Friends of Roberts Field Chair, said, “Our community is joining together to raise funds, volunteer and work together to build the new Friendship Park. The community response has been tremendous and everyone is very appreciative of the effort to bring this new inclusive playground to Town.”
Sponsorship opportunities range from buying a $50 engraved brick, to sponsoring the playground’s new $26k inclusive ZipKrooz zipline. Premier and Equipment Sponsors receive public recognition and their names on playground signage. DrumHill Pediatrics of North Chelmsford recently committed to a Silver Level Premier Sponsorhip and Aces Aquatics, an elite swim team and coaching organization, committed to sponsoring the Belt Bridge in the new playground.
“We at DrumHill Pediatrics are excited for the grand opening of the new Friendship Park,” said Dr. David Newman of DrumHill Pediatrics. “Playgrounds are a wonderful community-based resource for families to connect with others while enjoying time outdoors. This new inclusive playground will offer all our children the opportunity to get physical exercise and practice their social skills while most of all having fun!”
Askenburg added, “We are so appreciative of these generous donors and their commitment to supporting our community. It’s great to meet other community partners who are equally as excited about bringing inclusive play to Chelmsford. We encourage anyone interested in volunteer or sponsorship opportunities to contact us.”
The playground sponsorship and volunteer programs will continue through the summer, and more information can be found at www.robertsfield.org/donate.
The Friends of Roberts Field is a nonprofit organization committed to maintaining and improving Roberts Field in Chelmsford. The volunteer organization was found in 2013 and is working with the Town of Chelmsford Department of Public Works to provide community input and fundraising opportunities for the new inclusive designed Friendship Park at Roberts Field.
Please join us Saturday, April 21st and help cleanup Roberts Field in Chelmsford. The Earth Day Cleanup event is from 10am -2pm, and individuals and groups wishing to help cleanup the Park are encouraged to attend.
Volunteers can participate in a number of cleanup activities including:
– Park Litter (parking lot, roadside, interior park, trails)
– Trail Maintenance (trimming, lining trails & trail markers)
– Rock Graffiti Cleanup (Jonathan Lane trail head)
– Gardening (Skate Shack & Pollinator Park gardens & Pond side invasive plant pull)
For more information please email info@friendsofrobertsfield.org.
Click here to download a pdf of the New Friendship Park Project or interact with the pdf below.