Category: Charles G. Williams Playground
Parks spring clean April 22 – join in
It’s time for spring cleaning! Join the Friends of Sorauren Park for a volunteer parks clean-up day on Earth Day, Saturday, April 22 starting at 9:30 am in both Sorauren Park and Charles G. Williams Park. This event is being held rain or shine, dress appropriately.
All welcome… meet new people and contribute to your community. Bring gloves and a garbage bag.
You can start at the Friends of Sorauren Park booth on the Sorauren Town Square or near the Fieldhouse.
The clean-up is part of Clean Toronto Together, a City program. The City will pick up all the garbage we collect.
Bocce lessons July 13 at the new bocce court
Join your friends and neighbours at Charles G. Williams Park on Wednesday July 13 at 6:30 pm for an intro to Bocce Ball on the new bocce court. Stephen Dorsey, volunteer director of Friends of Sorauren Park, will be on hand to explain the rules of the game, demonstrate some ball throwing techniques, and lead everyone in some fun game play. Everyone welcome. Co-hosted by PARCO CARLO, CLUB DI BOCCE (Est. 2021).
Ages 5-8 Basketball Jamboree June 11 at Charles G courts
Mark your calendars: the Basketball Jamboree is coming June 11 to the two courts at Charles G. Williams Park across the street from Sorauren Park.
Hosted by the Friends of Charles G. Williams Park, the event tips off at 10 am, with registration starting at 9:45 am. Ages 5 to 6 will convene on the junior court, while ages 7 to 8 will dribble on the main court.
The Jamboree features skills games, competitions and prizes donated by Scooter Girl Toys. Your guides will be Toronto triple threat players and coaches. No admission fee, but donations to support the Friends and free programming in the park are most welcome.
Charles G. Williams Park re-opens
The renovated Charles G. Williams Park is open!
The renovated park, across the street from Sorauren Park, includes new senior and junior playground equipment and nature play area. But it’s a park for all ages… there is a new basketball court, junior court, ping-pong table, bocce court and chess tables. The new splashpad will be ready for summer play. The park also features a safer new main entrance at the corner of Sorauren and Wabash avenues, new pathways and many more benches, plus the beautiful existing tree canopy.
The new park design owes much to the advocacy of the Friends of Charles G. Williams Park. It was build by Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation and its design consultants and contractors, and supported by Councillor Gord Perks.
Read about the history of Charles G. Williams Park.
Sorauren Summer Kids Fun Week 2: Park Bingo!
Missing the playground at Charles G. Williams Park while it’s under construction? Try our Sorauren Summer Kids Fun activities, including this week’s Park Bingo!
Download the Bingo card (PDF) or collect your Park Bingo card at Scooter Girl Toys on Roncesvalles Avenue, and start your hunt. Cross off each bingo square with each find. Do it by yourself, or in a team. Challenge your parents or care-givers!
You can win prizes! Take photos of your completed Bingo card, and tag @SoraurenPark on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter. There will be a weekly draw for free popcorn, redeemable at the concession stand at the Sorauren Park Outdoor Movies once they start up again (fingers crossed!), plus one grand prize at the end of the summer from Scooter Girl Toys, our Sorauren Summer Kids Fun sponsor.
You can also drop by the Friends of Sorauren Park table every Monday at the Farmers’ Market, 3 – 7 pm by the Town Square, for (physically distanced) activity tips.
Continue readingConstruction starts June: Charles G. Williams Park
The City of Toronto says construction will start this month on the revitalization of Charles G. Williams Park across Wabash Avenue from Sorauren Park. The project has been in the works for several years; construction signs recently went up around the park.
The park will be closed during construction, which is expected to last till this fall. Design highlights include:
- A new playground, new landscaping and new pathways
- New surface on the basketball court
- A new junior single-court basketball pad
- A new splash pad, replacing the wading pool
- New bocce ball court and outdoor ping-pong table
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