December Update from Parks and Recreation

Greetings!

The Chesterfield Parks and Recreation Department hopes you are doing well. This e-newsletter provides a quick update of the ongoing activities of the department. Check out the resources for virtual recreation programs. Stay informed by visiting our website, and following us on Facebook and Twitter. As always, reach out to us if you have questions or concerns. We look forward to seeing you back in the parks, recreation centers, classes, and events.

It's time to get active.

2021 Program Guide and 50+ newsletter detail activities.

The Winter/Spring Program Guide and 50+ Active Lifestyles newsletter are available now. The publications are online only at www.chesterfield.gov/programguide Registration for programs begins at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021.

Exciting News Coming in 2021

Stay tuned for information on activities planned in 2021. Hint: something old and something new. We can't wait!

Programs

at Satellite Locations

Keep checking back for updates on the resumption of older adult programs at Huguenot Road Baptist and Chesterfield Baptist. We anticipate a reopening of these sites in Spring 2021. Look for emails from Parks and Recreation, check our website, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

First Day Hike at Dutch Gap

Spend the first day of the new year hiking and exploring the Dutch Gap Conservation Area. This will be an easy three-mile hike along bottomlands, wetlands, and the old river channel. Find out how nature reclaimed a landscape changed by humans.

Meet at Henricus Park Visitor Center, 251 Henricus Park Road

Friday, January 1, 10 a.m. – noon

Free, but register online

Details: Mark Battista, 804-318-8735

Facility Holiday Hours

The Chesterfield Parks and Recreation offices will be closed Dec. 24-25 and Jan. 1.

Recreation Centers will be closed Dec. 24-25 and Jan. 1.

Magnolia Grange and Historic Trinity Church will be closed

Dec. 24-26. Magnolia Grange will be closed Dec, 31-Jan. 2. Trinity Church will be open Dec. 31, and closed Jan. 1-2.

Rockwood Nature Center will be closed Dec. 24-25 and Jan. 1. The center will be open Dec. 26-27, Dec. 29-31, and Jan. 2-3.

Henricus Historical Park will be closed Dec. 24 - Jan. 19 for winter break.

County parks remain open. However ballfields are closed for the winter season.

Public Comment Invited - James River Conservation Area trails funding

Chesterfield County Parks and Recreation Department solicits comments on Recreational Trails Program funding for a segment of James River Conservation Area trails. Public comment period ends January 14, 2021.

Additional information and to review documents.

Details: Stuart Connock, connocks@chesterfield.gov or

804-314-7815.

Adverse Weather Policy

Listen for closings and late openings on your local TV and radio stations.

Decisions to close facilities or open late will be made by staff and information regarding the status of facilities or activities will be available by calling the appropriate phone number or the Adverse Weather Hotline, 804-748-1001. Also consult social media or the Closings web page.

Contacts for facilities:

Bensley Recreation Center, 804-768-7904
Ettrick Recreation Center, 804-706-2596
Henricus Historical Park, 804-748-1161
River City Sportsplex, 804-735-9784
Rockwood Nature Center, 804-768-7448
Stonebridge Recreation Center, 804-768-7885
Historic sites - Magnolia Grange and Historic Trinity Church, consult the hotline or Closings web page.

Chesterfield County

Parks & Recreation

12140 Harrowgate Road

Chester, VA 23831

www.chesterfield.gov/parks

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