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Recreation and Park Board | Borough
Parks | Twentieth
Century Club
The Recreation Department is located in the Twentieth Century
Club building at 84 South Lansdowne Avenue. The Recreation
Director has an office in the building and many of the recreation
programs are hosted there, including marbles, piano, art,
tot-lot, tai chi and yoga.
Other
programs like tennis and soccer are held in other locations.
Three times a year a program brochure is mailed and delivered
to the local schools with a listing of the programs for that
season, the brochure is also available at the Borough Hall,
the library and the Recreation Department.
In
the summer on Friday mornings, the Recreation Department through
a grant from Lansdowne Allied Youth Council, runs a series
of shows for 6 weeks, having live entertainment including
a story teller, puppet show, the Philadelphia Zoo, musical
performers and much more.
Day
trips are also available at certain times of the year. Check
program brochures for current activity.
The
Recreation and Park Board sponsors Park Day, a family day
at Hoffman Park in September. Children's games and contests,
pony rides and refreshments are just some of the activities
included.
Recreation
and Park Board
Meets
on the third Monday of the month at 7:30
pm at Borough Hall.
The board
consists of nine members, each of whom shall be appointed
by Borough Council to serve for a term of three years.
The purpose of this organization is to maintain,
operate and supervise the public parks,
play-fields and all outdoor recreation
areas and facilities owned or operated by
the Borough of Lansdowne subject to the
approval of Borough Council.
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There
are nine borough parks:
The
Parks close at dusk. Permits are required for the use of the
fields and tennis courts for teams. Group use of the parks
requires a permit from the Recreation Department.
Hoffman
Park — 8 acres with baseball and soccer
fields, basketball courts, four tennis courts, pavillion,
swings bathrooms and picnic tables. Location: Scottdale Road.
Hays
Park — 1.2 acres with basketball courts,
tot-lot toys, swings, slide and picnic tables. Location: Nyack
and Sayers Avenues.
Interboro
Park — 3 acres with basketball courts,
tot-lot toys, swings and slide. Location: Cedar & Walnut
Aves.
Belmont
Park — 3.9 acres with basketball courts,
swings, slide, tot-lot toys and big toys. Location: Belmont
& Plumstead Aves.
Sycamore
Park — 1 acre meditative setting with
benches. Home of the symbol of Lansdowne, its 300 year old
Sycamore tree. Location: LaCrosse & Wycombe Aves.
Reservoir
Park — 1.4 acres, undeveloped. Location:
Greenwood and Ardmore Avenue.
Pennock
Woods — 6.5 acres of County open space
with Lansdowne Bird Sanctuary.
Location: Pennock Terrace.
Shrigley
Woods — 6.5 acres of undeveloped County
open space. Location: Scottdale & Hilldale Rds.
Marlyn
Park — 3 acres, passive park. Location:
Willowbrook & Marlyn Aves.
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