July 13, 2022

Summer Greetings Willistown Parks & Recreation Friends,

We are Breaking Good News about tonight's supermoon, Greentree In Tune & On Tap a week from today, a Parks & Recreation Board opening, the Willistown Historic Bus Tour, GO WilMa!, horse safety, and more. Happy scrolling!

As always, I welcome your thoughts and inquiries. Feel free to call or email me anytime. 

Can't wait to see you in the park!

Mary 
Mary N. Hundt
Director of Parks and Recreation
Email 
610-647-5300 x224

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GREENTREE IN TUNE & ON TAP ISLAND VIBES

July 20, 5:30-8:30PM

MUSIC
Founded in 2014, Beg Borrow and Steel has become a highly requested “beach band” and continues to bring their tropical infused coolness to the region. The band takes classic rock sounds of the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s and injects their own unique vibe. By using traditional rock and roll instrumentation and adding the nontraditional sounds of steel drums and congas, BB&S offers something a bit different from your standard cover band.

The musical diversity is woven into a unique tapestry of art and entertainment. Music from Jimmy Buffett and Bob Marley to The Beatles and The Stones, and Zac Brown to the Grateful Dead is turned into summer-time, beach band fun.

FOOD AND REFRESHMENTS
We are pleased to feature local music as well as food from the Gourmet Jerk Shack (Caribbean BBQ with kids options), Scoops N Smiles Ice Cream, Locust Lane Craft Brewery, and La Famiglia Cellars.

IMPORTANT NOTES 
No food or outside drinks including alcohol, please. Kindly leave your four-legged friends at home. Please bring a food donation for the Chester County Food Bank. See you in the park!

JOIN THE GANG!

Parks and Recreation Board Vacancy

Calling all Willistown Parks and Recreation fans: Are you interested in joining our five star Parks & Recreation Board? Join this happy crew photographed at our last Greentree In Tune & On Tap Park Party. Pictured from left are Bernadette, Bill, Denise, and Brad (not pictured: Ken and Bob.) There is one opening for a fun-loving, enthusiastic Willistown resident.  Find out more here.

SUPERMOON VIEWING INFO
From the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

HISTORIC BUS TOUR A SUCCESS
Willistown Participates in Chester County's 28th Annual Town Tours and Village Walks Program

Congratulations to Willistown's Historical Commission on a wonderful event led by their Chair, Bart VanValkenburgh, pictured lower left with Terry Kyle, former board member and Chair. A good time was had by all 180 passengers and our team of volunteers. 

The 13-mile, 30-minute historic tour of Willistown was part of the 2022 Chester County Planning Department's Town Tours and Village Walks program, and it took a village to put it on. Willistown Historical Commission members working the event with Bart included Greg Prichard, Marie Mimi Quinn, Sharon Sukonick, Jody Vandegrift, and Dave Hopkins. Parks and Recreation Board members included Denise VanValkenburgh leading the registration and ticketing process and tour bus guides Bill Unrath and Ken Lehr. Planning Department members Nancy Shields, Bill Deguffroy, and Joe Shanley were outstanding additions to the event and wonderful at the check in table. 

We extend special thanks to historic Radnor Hunt and Doug Hill, manager, for being a wonderful staging spot and host for the Tour. Thanks also go to the 1883 Foundation of Radnor Hunt, Historic Sugartown, Willistown Conservation Trust, and Philadelphia Print Shop for exhibiting in the club house; to the Radnor Hounds for making an appearance; and, to Willistown Scout Troop 78 for handling the parking.

We were happy to be a part of this celebration of Chester County's history, and it's not over yet. The County's tour continues through the summer. Find the full schedule of events here and there are brochures while supplies last at Township Administration, 688 Sugartown Road, Malvern as well as Chester County libraries.

CHESTER COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Feedback Request from Director Jeanne Franklin

According the Director Franklin, Chester County is a hotbed for ticks that can carry Lyme and other disease. Ticks can be found in most rural and urban areas.
 
A ChesCo Health Department intern is conducting a community-based survey to understand the knowledge and experience Chester County residents have about Lyme disease. The results of the survey will inform how the Health Department retools its community education and leverages partnerships around addressing Lyme. If you are a Chester County resident, please consider taking this brief survey: Lyme Disease Survey

TICK CHECKS ARE EASY!

Don't let the ticks keep you from getting outside for some fresh-air fun. Tick checks are easy. There are also a wide variety of bug repellents available. 

GO WilMa! 2022: CELEBRATING A DECADE OF OUTDOOR ADVENTURES

Find out more about this award-winning program here, and sign up throughout the summer at Malvern or Paoli Library. Check their websites for summer hours. 

SAVE THE DATE FOR our FALL JAM, MUSIC FANS!

Greentree In Tune & On Tap Save the Date 

         The Fraction September 13, Rain Date September 15

WILLISTOWN PARKS & REC

Mark Your Calendars

Check out our 2022 Fun in the Sun Events Calendar.

SLOW DOWN IN WILLISTOWN
Horse Safety

Equestrian road safety is paramount. Willistown is different than other Philadelphia suburbs because of the significant open space and many horses it supports. Drivers must take heed around horses but may not know why and likely don't know much about horses at all. Here is a brief informational and safety video from equestrians and traffic police in England where many more horses are found in and along road sides. 

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE

Visit the Comprehensive Plan Update page to see the project kickoff presentations and all things Comprehensive Plan.

Please find the draft chapter releases here for your feedback.

The public will have another opportunity to comment on the full seven chapters before adoption as required by Pennsylvania State Law. 

To stay up to date on the process, please sign up for Comprehensive Plan Update Bulletins here.

HEAD OUTDOORS

WHERE TO GO to GET OUTSIDE

• Check out our  Willistown Township Park Land and Open Space Fund Map, an at-a-glance view including short descriptions of the wonderful recreational assets Willistown has to offer. 

• Check out Chester County's Parks & Trails 

• Get the dirt on the best trail navigation and exploration mobile map applications here.

• Locate PA state parks through PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resource and their Find a Park by Region service.

• Scroll down for quick links to our award-winning GO WilMa! The Adventure Continues outdoor adventure program. It's easy to register and is free.

TOWNSHIP NEWS

AREA LEGISLATORS

Links to Willistown's representatives may be found here.

BE IN THE KNOW!

The Willistown Township website has loads of info & news about your township!

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