Your semi-monthly Recreation activities information.
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GREETINGS!
The start of summer and our summer programs is just around the corner! Registration for summer baseball and the Town's Tennis Tournament is open. Registration for activities such as summer swim lessons at the new Town pool, day camps, ramp camp, summer soccer, pickleball, tennis clinics, and more is on-going. Plus, check out other events happening at our Civic Centers such as Mad Science Summer programs and Veez Hoops!.
Information is provided below on special events that we are planning, including the concerts in the parks which begin late June, fireworks, and the Sandblast Sand Sculpture Festival. Other town-wide community events, such as
Experience the Sound held on June 24 are listed in our
Special Events Calendar.
Greenwich Recreation... We make your free time, fun time!
Best Regards,
Sue Snyder, Recreation Superintendent
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Summer Camps Registration
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Registration is open for Greenwich residents and non-residents to sign-up for our day camps.
Registration for Music and Art Camp is only being accepted in person at the Town Hall Parks and Recreation Office and Session 1 of Kamp Kairphree is only being accepted in person at the EGCC. Medical exam forms must be included in order for the registration to be complete!
Kamp Kairphree is a co-ed program for children
ages 5-12. It operates out of the Eastern Greenwich Civic Center in Old Greenwich on Monday to Friday from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Busing is provided to and from camp from specific bus stops. There are four two-week sessions. Campers rotate between the EGCC and two locations at Greenwich Point Beach. Plus, each Wednesday, campers go to Island Beach by ferry.
Music and Art Camp is for those children
entering grades 4 through 9. Music Camp is Monday to Friday from 9:00 AM to noon. There is a pre-requisite of at least one year of study with an instrument, except for the Beginner Band section. Art Camp has only the morning option available, Monday to Friday from 9:00 AM to noon. Afternoon Art is CLOSED. The program runs for five weeks.
NOTE: Camp will begin Tuesday, June 26, not Monday, June 25. The Greenwich Public Schools calendar was extended as a result of excessive snow days, and the last day for teachers is Monday, June 25.
Adventurers is CLOSED as we reached capacity.
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Summer Soccer
and Baseball
We also offer a
Summer Baseball program. Ages 6&7 and ages 8&9 are co-ed; whereas ages 10-12 is for boys. Register now!
Greenwich Skatepark
The NEW Greenwich Skatepark, located at the foot of Arch Street is open.
Click here for the schedule of hours and fees. Registration is now open for
Summer Ramp Camps and Clinics for youth ages 6-14 years.
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Summer Swim Lessons at the new Greenwich Pool in Byram Park
Youth swim lessons for ages 4 and older will be held for three sessions at the new pool. Classes will be held in the mornings from Monday through Thursday with a rain date on Fridays. Registration is now open on-line. Some sections are closed. For details,
click here. Those wishing to register must have a 2018 Park Pass.
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Tennis and Pickleball
The
Tennis Summer Schedule is available for youth and adult clinic instruction held in June and July. Tennis passes are needed for play on all 36 public park and school courts. Registration begins June 1 for the annual
Town Tennis Tournament
Registration is open for
Summer Pickleball held on the platform tennis courts. For additional summer pickleball opportunities,
click here.
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Summer Concert Series
The
Summer Concert Series schedule is now available. Save the dates of your favorite entertainers! The kick-off concert will be The Bob Button Orchestra on
Wednesday, June 27 at Binney Park. All other Wednesday night concerts will be at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park beginning at 7:15 PM. Rain dates will be the next Thursday night, same time.
We have Sunday afternoon and evening events as well. Jazz on the Sound is back!
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Fireworks at Greenwich Point and Binney Parks
The Town of Greenwich
Fireworks Displays date is set for Saturday, July 7 with a rain date of Sunday, July 8.
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Sandblast Sand Sculpture Contest
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Eastern Greenwich Civic Center
The EGCC has much lined up for June including Teak Furniture Sale June 23-24, Friday night
Roller Skating, ladies strength and conditioning classes, Greenwich Archery,
Tennis for Tots and more. Open gym time is also available for basketball and other activities. Call the Civic Center for times. For additional information on these and other activities, see our
June Newsletter
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Coming in July
...Veez Hoops Basketball Camp and drop-in pickleball hours.
The EGCC has rooms of varying sizes available to rent for your next party, meeting, or class! Call us at
(203) 637-4583 or contact us by
email. Download a
Civic Center Brochure. The EGCC is located at
90 Harding Road in Old Greenwich.
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Bendheim Western Civic Center
From June 25-29, Mad Science is offering "Fizz"-ical Phenomena and Che-Mystery for those entering grades 1-6 in the fall.
Open gym hours are available for basketball and other activities; see the schedule on our website. For general program information, download the
BWGCC Brochure. The BWGCC is available for rent and located at
449 Pemberwick Road; phone
(203) 532-1259.
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Special Recreation
Abilis meets the needs of people with developmental disabilities. Their events are posted on their
website calendar.
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Greenwich Farmers Market
The
Greenwich Farmers Market is now open every Saturday through November from 9:30 AM -1:00 PM at the municipal parking lot at the corner of Horseneck Lane and Arch Street.
Senior Center News
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Credit & Refund Policy
Credit requests for recreation program registration will be considered if received in writing prior to the start of the program. There is a $15.00 administrative fee for credits. The general policy of the Recreation Division is that we do not process refunds unless a program has been cancelled. Please read all registration information carefully and contact us prior to registering for a program if you have any questions.
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Parks and Recreation Foundation
The
Greenwich Parks and Recreation Foundation was set up to receive donations, allowing the community citizens and businesses an avenue to donate to the Town of Greenwich Parks & Recreation projects and programs. The foundation is a 501 (c)(3).
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Weather Cancellation Information
Please make note of the
Recreation Division's weather cancellation hotline phone # (203) 861-6100. Information regarding cancellations and closures is also posted on our
Recreation Sports Website, where you can also sign up to get text alerts and /or emails notifying you of changes.
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Griffith E. Harris Golf Course
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The Town of Greenwich Men's 74th Annual Town Golf Tournament will be held on June 23rd & 24th and the Women's on June 25th. There are five men's flights: two Town-wide, two senior and one super senior with a 36 hole medal play gross and net format. There are three women's flights: Town-wide, senior and super senior with an 18 hole medal play gross and net format. Applications can be printed from the Griffith E. Harris Golf Course
website under the Events/Specials heading or are available at the Pro Shop of any Greenwich golf course. Entries close June 17th for men and June 19th for women.
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Parks & Recreation Department Wide News...
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Complete information about Park Pass Renewals and Password Updates is available on
our website.
As a reminder, proof of Greenwich residency is required
once
each calendar year for all Parks and Recreation programs. The primary account holder is required to provide two current proofs of Greenwich residence. Acceptable forms of proofs with resident name and Greenwich address are as follows: residential lease, utility bill (gas, electric, water, oil), phone, internet and/or TV service bill (NO cell/wireless phone bills), credit card or bank statement (NO mortgage statement) or valid Driver's License or CT State ID card.
All participants, under 25, require a birth certificate or passport on file.
All non-residents must provide identification and proof of address. Thank you!
The Parks and Recreation Office at Town Hall is generally open for business hours on weekdays from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
. For information on park, beach, and tennis passes,
click here. You can also call (203) 622-7817 or email
gnpnr@greenwichct.org. For complete information on rules and regulations of Parks and Recreation,
click here for the Greenwich Town Code, Chapter 7.
The next meeting of the Board of Parks and Recreation will be Wednesday, June 27 at 6:30 PM, at the Griffith E. Harris Golf Course. Much additional information can be found by viewing the Parks and Recreation page of the
Town Website.
Joseph Siciliano, Director
Greenwich Parks and Recreation
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Greenwich Parks & Recreation | Recreation Division | (203) 618-7649 | Recreation@greenwichct.org
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